Friday, August 7, 2009

Creating Your Own Halloween Makeup Will Save You Money

By Orson Welles

This year millions of people will search for Halloween recipes for makeup. By using the Internet you will find tons of Halloween makeup recipes to help you can create your very own unique costume.

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.

Luckily, there are some easy Halloween makeup recipes that just about anyone can make use of. These recipes are so easy that you will not only want to make your own makeup this year but you might want to consider making a few extra dollars and selling some Halloween makeup to your friends, family, and even strangers across the world through powerful auction sites such as eBay.

Since weve been discussing fake blood we will start with this recipe first. This recipe is actually one of the most popular and easy Halloween recipes for makeup that individuals can create for this Halloween season.

You will first want to gather some things you will need such as measuring spoons, a mixing bowl, and storage containers for the finished makeup. You will also need corn syrup and food coloring.

First mix together two tablespoons of water, three drops of blue food coloring, seventy drops of red food coloring, and about ten drops of the yellow food coloring. Mix these colors together with the water until they are completely blended.

Your next step is to take all of these items put them together and mix them apart from the corn syrup. When you have completed mixing the other items you can add the corn syrup slowly while continuously stirring until you get the desired consistency for the blood.

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.

First pick out the color you want your base makeup to be and get that color in food coloring and set that aside. Mix two tablespoons of cornstarch and one teaspoon of shortening. Once those are mixed you can add in the color you picked out. Add the coloring slowly as you mix everything together. Continue to add the coloring until you have reached the exact color that you want for your Halloween makeup.

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