Halloween!

So as you all know Halloween has been and gone for another year.

For Halloween this year I tried out two different looks, the first being a Sugar Skull inspired by the Day Of The Dead, a festival that is traditionally known for the day where the worlds of the living and the dead are at their thinnest, people will dress up as sugar skulls and decorate graveyards with skeletons. A traditional skull is usually a white face with black to draw decorations around the eyes and mouth. However i wanted to make this look my own, so instead of using the traditional black and red i used white for the detailing and deep purple shades for the shading, as i thought this was less harsh then black but still gave a hallow dead look to the face.

If i was to do this makeup again i would change the shape of the teeth and also make the size of the cobweb so that it was smaller, as i feel it was too big and interfered with the eye design. 

Overall i was pleased with the outcome and it is a pretty alternative to a traditional skull. 

The second look which i wore for Halloween is of a traditional skull, I used black and white face paint for creating details, sharp lines and also for getting a denser colour. I then went in with black and white eyeshadow for shading and contour.

I gave this look two attempts as i wanted to make sure i had the anatomy of the skull correct, by feeling my own bone structure to be able to correctly place the skull makeup to my own skull, making the look as realistic as i could make it.

I also took inspiration from Lady GaGa and her 'Born this Way' video. A realistic skull paired with a exaggerated hair style and normal clothing to give a contrast between being alive and dead.

This skull is the look i went for on the night of Halloween, as i felt it was more realistic and also scarier, which in my opinion is the whole idea of Halloween!