August 4, 2009
Creating Halloween Makeup Can Be Fun For The Whole Family
Many people find it somewhat challenging to find Halloween makeup recipes. Every year there are millions of people going online to see what they can find in order to create their own scary look.
But is that really surprising? After all, a tiny little tube of fake blood can easily run someone four dollars. Even though four dollars does not seem like a lot, it quickly adds up since these tubes do not stretch very far. Just think of how many tubes would need to be purchased for an entire family.
Within this article there are two great recipes for Halloween makeup. If you want to be the talk of the party without spending a small fortune, then you will find these recipes to be very beneficial. You can not only create the makeup for your own use but you can also sell some to co-workers, friends, family, or even sell some on eBay.
Since we’ve been talking about fake blood, we will start with that recipe first. This is an extremely easy to use recipe so there should be no problem creating as much as you need for your Halloween makeup needs.
There are a few items that you need to gather to create this fake blood. Your first item should be measuring spoons along with a bowl and some containers that you can place your finished product in.
He first wanted to take about two tablespoons of water along with about five tablespoons of corn syrup. Since corn syrup will be white you will have to add a few drops of food coloring. He first want to add blue and then adding an approximately 10 drops of yellow food coloring along with 70 drops of red food coloring.
After you have mixed all of those items together you will want to slowly add in the corn syrup until you have reached the desired consistency. This may mean using a little more or a little less of the corn syrup depending on your needs.
If you are looking for a base paint as part of your Halloween makeup then you will be able to easily do that as well. The most common color for the base paint would be green or black, depending on your costume. There are a lot of easy recipes out there for this and the following is one of those.
The first step that you should use is to decide what color of food coloring you would want to start with. You then want to grab two tablespoons of cornstarch. Your next step will be to add one tablespoon of shortening that is usually used for cooking that is solid. You then want to add the shortening and cornstarch and mix them well together. The final step is to add the food coloring until the color that you want is achieved. This is a great and easy way that you can make your own Halloween makeup.
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