How to Apply Horror Makeup

Horror make-up makes you look scary and can be fun to wear for Halloween or for making movies and plays. There are several techniques to use as part of the process of putting on horror makeup.

Things You'll Need

• White or pale foundation makeup
• Sponge
• Mirror
• Black pencil
• Fake blood
• Fake teeth

Instructions

1. Apply a white foundation base to your face. Cover your face completely. Go all the way up to your hair line and blend down your neck. The white base will give you a nice, unhealthy pallor which is a must for any horror makeup.

2. Use a black pencil to emphasize the circles under your eyes. Shade in or darken the circles beneath your eyes as well, if you like.

3. Darken the lines running down your cheeks and around your nostrils.

4. Add lines across your forehead, and lines radiating from the corners of your eyes.

5. Dab your face with fake blood.

6. Include fake teeth to complete your look. Let these teeth be horrible--green, decayed, pointed or teeth missing, for example.

References

• Jillian Mcdonald, Performance Artist, Forsakes Billy Bob Thornton for Zombies
• Horror Make-up