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Halloween Costume Party Ideas:
Homemade Halloween Makeup
Here are some Halloween ideas to help you get started with
your Halloween makeup. Remember: in order to achieve
an effect, apply your Halloween makeup in ordinary
light, but test it out to see how it looks in the
same light as when others will be viewing you.
Typically, you can apply more and more makeup the
darker the environment. So if you are planning on
roaming around outside in the dark, the more the
better.
Basic Face Paint Recipe
this can be used for most of
your face painting projects!
1 tbsp. solid shortening
1
tbsp. cornstarch
Food coloring
Mix all together. Remove with soap and water or cold
cream.
SPECIAL EFFECTS: try this technique to change your
image!
Cornstarch
Flour
Karo light corn syrup
Liquid or paste food colors (paste makes more
intense colors)
Facial tissues
Cotton balls or batting and Puffed Wheat cereal for
special effects
Sm. mixing bowl
4
paper cups
Cotton swabs or sm. brush
In bowl, mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1
tablespoon flour. Gradually stir in 3/4 cup Karo
corn syrup and 1/4 cup water until smooth. This
amount will make up 4 children's faces. Divide
mixture between 4 paper cups. Color 3 batches with
food colors of your choice (1/2 teaspoon liquid or
1/4 teaspoon paste for each batch). Leave 1 batch
untinted. For additional colors, prepare more
makeup. Separate tissues into single layers; tear
lengthwise into 2-inch wide strips. Using swabs or
brush, paint generous coat of untinted mixture on
forehead; place strip of tissue over area; pat
firmly with fingertips. Brush on more of same
mixture to cover any dry spots on tissue. Continue
painting rest of face, one area at a time, and
covering it with tissue. Don't paint eyelids or
around eyes. Let dry about 15 minutes; time depends
on temperature and humidity. Stir colored batches
before using. Paint on 1 color at a time as desired.
Let dry slightly before using another color if you
want them to blend, or let dry completely if you
don't. To speed process, use hair dryer on air
setting.
For deeper, smoother, candy-color effect, use
several coats of same color (allow face paint to dry
slightly between coats). TO BUILD UP EYEBROWS, nose
or chin (or for beard) apply cotton to damp,
untinted mixture. Paint with more of the same. Cover
with tissue and paint desired color. FOR GHOULISH
EFFECT, dust made-up face with flour. FOR WARTS,
stick on Puffed Wheat cereal with untinted mixture,
then coat with layers of mixture-soaked tissue.
Paint desired color.
TO REMOVE MAKEUP, wet face, then gently peel tissue
away. Wash face with warm water
Have sensitive skin? Try these additional recipes:
FACE PAINT #2
1
tsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. water
1/2 tsp. cold cream
2
drops food coloring of your choice
In a small mixing bowl stir in all the above
ingredients. Make sure they are all mixed well.
FACE PAINT #3
1/4 tsp. tempera
1/8 c. Baby Magic
1
squirt liquid soak
Mix a little cornstarch with white shortening. Add
food coloring to make a paste.
Mix all together. Remove with soap and water or cold
cream.
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