Another Make Up Question

ladyellen

Hi! first post, and am enjoying the site!
We are attending a Stargate Convention, and my dtr is going as the Wraith Queen from the episode "Submersion" (SG Atlantis, Season 3, i think)
Last year she went as a different wraith queen, and when she put on her face and arm make-up...it was ALL OVER the room and the outfit. it was some Ben Nye that a friend loaned us-though I am not sure how old it was! Also, I was not there to assist either-so she did well for her first time, actually.

Anyway-we are looking into some different ideas on what kind of make-up to use and how to apply.IWe will alsd need to mix the color to get the "proper" shade of ghastly grey/green. I read all the posts about "Dominoe" and found some useful ideas.

We are not going to wear make-up most of the day, just for the costume contest in the late afternoon-so we will not have a lot of time to apply it, but I need it to stick. Did I mention that Hubby is going as the Doci and I am a Prior-so our make will need to be done, though it is less intensive than wraith Queen Dtr.

Thanks for any and all suggestions-but am not going to invest in an airbrush at this time. the fabric and leather, as well as convention admission is enough to spend for now!

iycis

I've done a lot of research on various kinds of make up that won't come off from sweat or rub onto your clothing. Nothing even comes close to alcohol based paints. However, without an airbrush, you won't be able to apply it evenly. Anything that's going to be applied really fast, is probably going to be a product that you might have problems with getting it on your costumes. You'll probably have to use a lot of powder to try to set any normal theatrical type make up such as Ben Nye, etc.

piehead

try a product like ben nye final seal or kryolans fixier spray over the top. these a realy good make up sealers that should help

ladyellen

Thanks! I am looking forward to trying these products soon!

brimst0ne13

either custom colored latex or a clear powder to seal the makeup.

piehead

powder will only set the make up and take off the shine and greasiness it wont realy seal the make up and wont help the durability. a spray sealor creates a plasticy type barrier over the make up .

TrooperDudeFace

yay! my thread helped someone!
So after using everyone's helpful advice (I was the Domino asking the questions) If you have any make-up that's going to at a minimum be on your hands you should invest in a cheap airbrush. I was able to apply the Mehron and the Ben nye to my face very evenly but when it came to my neck it was challenging and the make-up on my hands was a nightmare.
The air brush method is better because you can mix the sealants into the paint instead of just applying it as a top and a base coat. Even if it's for a few hours it's totally worth it and air brushs' can be pretty cheap if you're just using it for an all-over application. also this might be the best route to go since you have to mix paints to achieve a specific color. You'll get a more even color if you can mix a whole bottle of liquid paint rather than trying to blend a creme or a water activated paint.
Good luck, sounds like an awesome costume!!

penwiper

I'm not 100% sure what this costume looks like, but I don't know if something like the technique I used for my Blink angel arms might work for her arms, which are probably your biggest source of rub-off. The great thing about this technique is that there is no makeup to rub off. Also, all you have to do when getting dressed is pull on the gloves, so it's much faster than applying makeup.

Copying and pasting...


I started by pulling a pair of tights over my arms and pinning them between my fingers:



I cut along the pins, then sewed the fingers together by hand using a whipstitch. After that, I took a little tuck in the wrist area of the gloves to smooth out some wrinkles.



As soon as you pull the gloves on after this, dab some nail polish along the seams - this will stabilize them and prevent the tights from running. Then turn the gloves inside-out so that the seams are on the inside (at this point, the right glove will become the left glove and vice-versa).

To increase the illusion of fingers, I glued artificial nails to the gloves. You have to do this while the gloves are on to get the correct placement - to prevent the glue from sticking to you, rub some oil or lotion into your fingertips/nails before you pull the gloves on.

Paint the gloves while you are wearing them and let them
dry on you, otherwise they will shrink. I used the same old acrylic paint/fabric medium mix. Before painting the gloves, I gave the nails several coats of silver nailpolish so that they wouldn't show pink if the paint scratched.

They look really freaky when you aren't wearing them.



But once on, the illusion is very convincing.

WookieeGunner

Here's a really good discussion on Body Paint.

Body Paint

TrooperDudeFace

That's fantastic! I will definitely do this the next time I do Domino because the paint on my hands was a nightmare!! thanks so much!!