HALLOWEEN COSTUMES - MAKEUP - ACCESSORIES
 Elvira
- Mistress of the Dark
This Halloween I plan to dress as Elvira, the
Mistress of the Dark. I've already bought the Elvira costume
and wig. Be careful when
buying your Elvira wig. There are many that when you take
them out of the package, don't look anything like hers. The
gown costume is the deluxe officially licensed
Elvira costume. It fits pretty good, but I will be taking it
in a bit in a few loose places. I'm not built quite like she
is!
I found a complete how-to on the
Elvira costume which helped out, there are a ton of
Halloween Costume ideas there, too!
With
the make-up, I'm going to start with the foundation as
everything else seems to build from it. You'll need a pale foundation,
preferably a cream-powder foundation as opposed to liquid.
This will give you better coverage and wear longer. You can
check out the cosmetic section of your local drug store or
retailer, or find a theatrical supply or costume shop for a
pale colored grease paint. You don't want white, that's too
pale. Elvira is pale with porcelain skin, not dead. Use a
foam wedge to apply foundation.
Next, work on the eyes. Apply a
set of extra long, thick false eye lashes last, after you do
the eye makeup, it'll make it easier. Choose a
pale violet color eye shadow and cover from lash line to eye brows.
You'll see in the picture below that it's pale shade of
light red-purple. Next, use a thick black eye liner pencil and start at the inside corner of the
upper lid, covering
the lid and expanding out at the outer corner, so you have
the lid covered and some of the above area to the eye socket
bone. The lower lid is done close to the lash line but turns
down at the inner corner to go below the eye itself, meeting
with the line from the upper lid. This creates a "Cat Eye"
makeup effect
Use a wine colored
eye shadow on the inner corners of the eye and below the
liner on the lower lids. Use a white shadow or pencil to
fill in just below the inner corners of the eye, as pictured
below. Using fat eye shadow pencils will allow
for better blending. Use a foam wedge or your finger to
blend the edges out so they appear smoky and not harsh.
Apply the flash lashes and use a
black eye liner to hide the base. Cutting the lashes into
three sections helps to apply easier, you really only need
to use extra lashes at the mid eye and outer corners anyway. Apply a couple coats of Blackest
Black mascara on the upper lashes and one light coat to the
bottom lashes.
 Apply a deep rose blush, using
either powder or stick, depending on what you find and your
preference, to cheeks. Stick more to the lower cheek, below
the cheek bone
and the hollow just below it. Blend this as well, using a
foam wedge. Finish the face off with a dusting of
translucent loose face powder and a large powder brush, be
sure to tap off excess before applying to face. This will
set the make-up, making it last longer into the night.
For the lips, you'll want a red
shade with blue undertones to it, not a yellow based red.
Blue based reds give the deeper, blood red look that you
want. Find a lip pencil in as close to the same color as
possible. Line the lips with pencil first, it will help hold
the lipstick on the lips and prevent it from feathering into
make-up. Fill in lips using the tube or a lip brush. Blot
lips on a piece of tissue then apply another coat to set it.
Use the black liner pencil to
add a beauty mark if you choose and there you go! Add a set
of false nails, you can find press-on long black nails at
this time of year or paint your own nails black. Your Elvira
make-up is now complete! |
