Halloween thread, maybe you can help me.
I'm invited to a "zombie prom"-themed birthday party this weekend. I plan to stop by a Goodwill and pick up some sort of prom-like dress that I can rip up and throw fake blood on. But what else can I do? How can I look properly zombie-ish?
now here's a question i can help with!
gelatin makes great fake scabs but it's SUPER sticky. make sure you don't have any hair where you put it... it's usually best to take a piece of tissue and coat it in the gelatin and then stick that to you.
*Fake Scab Recipe:
1 part Gelatin
1 part water
+Mix in small quantities, and apply to skin within 30 seconds. This will harden to form a decaying flesh texture. Do this before putting makeup on!
-what i did was put cotton balls in my cheek to puff it out while the stuff dried, then when you cheek is normal the stuff looks just disgusting all wrinkled up
*Fake Flesh Recipe:
2 cups Self-Raising Flour
1 cup Salt
4 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups water
2 Tablespoons cooking oil
+First boil the water, and add everything but the flour. Then add the flour slowly, over low heat. Cook until it becomes a warm doughy ball. Form this into rotting flesh slabs, and adhere them to your face with liquid latex(ideally), or fake scab mix. This stuff has been tested, and it makes great scars, gashes, and decaying flesh
*Other Useful Tips:
+ Toilet paper soaked in blood recipe works good as splattered guts. Use a little vaseline to make it stay in place.
+ green & gray eye makeup works best for coloring the skin. Also we’ve used oil crayon pastels. Don’t overdo it though, or you’ll end up looking more like the Hulk than dead.
personally what i do is after the scabs and gory stuff, i'll put a few choise bruises around... yellow, purple, violet, blue etc. make sure to make sure you have hella purple eye bags! use green near mucous membranes (eyes, nostrils, corners of mouth) as well as at the edges of your scabby grossness. then just make yourself pale all over it, then you might need to do a little more colors over it but i prefer the freshly turned look over the super green hulk zombies. i also rolled around in the dirt and climbed through a bush for accuracy. oh and for realistic clothes shredding, instead of a scissors, just take a steak knife and make the tiny lil holes, then rip!
obviously i mean, if you are not dirtpoor like me, you could just get liquid latex and costume make up but...
oh and corn syrup + chocolate syrup + red food coloring = extremely messy and gross and sticky fake blood that tastes good. excellent for putting in your mouth and then letting it drip down
i hear it's not so sticky gross if you put dish soap in it... but i bet it doesn't taste as good.
OH lastly: that green gel food coloring stuff? put it in your mouth, give it a swish and spit it out. between your teeth and your gums are now green. as well as the inside of your lips. pretty cool looking i think
