How to Look Like a Vampire for Halloween
Dressing up like a vampire for Halloween is a very popular costume idea. From ghoulish vampires to stylish vampires, stores tend to stock a wide variety of vampire costume accessories. While there are many elements you can choose for your costume, all you truly need is some face paint and a pair of plastic vampire teeth. A set of vampire teeth is the defining piece of any vampire costume.
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Things You'll Need
- Paper towels
- White face paint
- Black face paint
- Red face paint
- Black cape
- Plastic vampire teeth
Instructions
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Decide what kind of style you want use for your vampire Halloween costume. Pick out an outfit that matches that style. A basic outfit for men is black shoes, black slacks and a button-down shirt in white or red. A basic outfit for women is high heels and a dress in black or red.
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Put on your vampire Halloween costume. Roll up any sleeves, and unbutton any collars to prevent smears on your clothes when you apply the vampire makeup. Stick paper towels around the neckline of your top to avoid getting makeup on your costume.
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Pull and secure your hair away from your face. Smear the white face paint over your face, neck and arms lightly. Cover any other exposed areas of flesh with the white paint, such as the shoulders, legs or chest. Check in the mirror to make sure your have a light and even layer of white over every inch of skin.
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Smear a dime-sized amount of black face paint on your finger, and dab the finger around each eye to create the appearance of sunken eyes for your vampire Halloween costume. Blend the paint lightly. Then, add a dime-size amount of black paint to your finger, and dab a little under each cheekbone. Blend the paint until it appears light gray to create the appearance of sunken cheekbones.
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Apply any additional vampire makeup you may want to wear such as mascara, eye shadow or lipstick. Use the red face paint to create a small drizzle of blood from the outer edges of your mouth.
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Wash your hands well to remove the makeup. Pull your hair down, and style as needed. Wear it slicked back or tousled for a classic vampire costume style. Roll down any sleeves, and button any collars.
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Drape a black cape around your shoulders, and secure it in place. Slip the plastic vampire teeth into your mouth. Smear a light layer of white face paint over your hands to finish off your vampire Halloween costume.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't mind spending a little extra money on your vampire Halloween costume, there are many extra touches you can add. Paint your nails black or red for a quick and stylish touch. Buy some fake monster nails with pointed ends for a ghoulish look. You can also invest in some Halloween contact lenses with special cat eyes, red eyes or jet black eyes.
