Halloween Makeup: Special Effects for Your Halloween Costume

In this video above, filmmaker Nick Calder shares a few techniques in creative makeup including how to create realistic blood, cuts, and bruises just like in the movies.

These Halloween makeup techniques can help you put your Halloween costume over the top.

Halloween Makeup – Fake Blood

To make fake blood you will need to following items:

Corn Syrup, Red and Green food colouring, Small mixing bowl, Some Cocoa chocolate powder.

1. Put a little corn syrup in your mixing bowl and add 1-2 tablespoons of the red food coloring. Stir it up until everything is evenly mixed.
2. Add just a drop of green food coloring to the mixture. You don’t want to add more than a tiny bit because we’re not trying to make green blood, just darken and brown it up a bit. Mix it until the color is consistent.
3. Add a tiny bit of cocoa powder. Mix it in until you get the desired viscosity. You shouldn’t need much at all, but adding a little extra will make it look more like a scab when it dries.

When completed you’ll have realistic, nice tasting, fake blood!

Check out this Halloween makeup video to find out how to create realistic bruises, as well as cuts and bruises.

 Halloween Makeup Tips From the Web

Barbie Halloween Makeup Tips

Ok I may not pull off Barbie with a blonde bad weaves but hey Halloween is the perfect excuse to have some awesome Halloween Makeup Fun!

How To Create Sexy Eye Halloween Makeup

Yes ugly is scary but you don’t have to be ugly to dress up for Halloween. If you’re going to an adult party you need special Halloween makeup that you can still feel beautiful in. Here are some makeup tips for you to try.

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