We’re hosting a Hallowe’en costume party this year, and I’ve decided to go all out with my getup. I’m going as a zombified version of a historical figure. Problem is, I don’t have any experience with makeup. Can someone help me with some details?
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[li]I’ve got curly, dark hair, but the historical figure had straight, greying hair. How can I make my hair temporarily straighter and grey?[/li]
I think some hair gel can help straighten my hair a bit. And I’ve read some online guides that say hair can be greyed by brushing through flour or talcum powder, or even makeup. Can I use these greying techniques along with the gel? If so, which one should I use first? And what kind of makeup should I use? (I’m using greasepaint for my zombie makeup—will this also work in my hair?)
[li] Will the greasepaint I’m using on my face, neck, and hands rub off on my clothes? If so, is there anything I can do to mitigate this? Will it ruin the clothes or will it wash out?[/li][/ol]
You can try straightening your hair yourself by blow drying it section by section while you pull the section straight with a brush. If you don’t like the results, go to a hair salon and ask for a shampoo and straightening blow dry.
You can buy white or silver hair spray at Party City or the Halloween section of a store. If you go the salon route, bring it and the stylist would likely spray it for you.
I used Ben Nye cake makeup for my zombie costume. I’d apply Clown White with a dampened sponge, and then to highlights with Corpse Grey. I used blue greasepaint on my lips. I applied a very thin stripe of red greasepaint with a paint brush around the edges of my eyelids. A bit of talcum powder for graveyard dust, some commercial spider webs, and I was ready to go.