Your Fantasy Costume

Last Faeriecon (a fantasy fairy convention taking place each year in the east coast, in which by the way I’ve been performer myself the latest two years)  some of my friends from band Woodland and Faun where showing off their fancy top hats…  Hmm  I should have followed the clues into “Luna Rana” stand but it was way too hectic for me to visit the booths then, and now I’m trying to catch up with all the cool stuff that I missed .

I saw this lovely top hats close, so I can tell you they’re the best quality! and they really look coo

Another example,  they’re super cute!

so go and grab one from LUNA RANA top HATS. I saw them, they’re great, xmas at the corner, c´mon!!

Still unsure…?

There’s another lovely shop called Silver leaf Costumes that features some delightful top hats too. I’d this one in Steampunk style.  They also have some lovely mini hats and are lovely too. So complete your research with this SILVER LEAF COSTUMES top HATS. I think among this two stores you can find one that fits your style, mood and head!!

Above: Steampunk hat from Silver leaf

And my favourite from them . I think I’m still more on my leprechaun side . I certainly wouldn’t mind to have one of these (listed also in lovely red)

They all looked like Mad-Hatters in a lovely way and I couldn’t get out the poster of upcoming Tim Burt0ns Alice in Wonderland movie. Sure this girl is going to increase the sales of her hats by the time the movie is out.

Above: Picture from Tim Burton’s  upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland

If you want to go on investigating that line. He  looks weird huh? I sort of love the make up so…

This is a make up tutorial to mimic the Mad Hatter´s from Tim Burton’s next upcoming Alice in Wonderland movie. By the way for the tutorial they’re using “glamour doll eyes” eyeshadow that I certainly recommend as they have some striking color mineral eye shadows.

Kryolan is a brand of professional, theatre and fx make up that I use for my performances. Among all make up brands I always recommend MAC (that we’ve previously mentioned) and Kryolan. As both have really high quality products, Kryolan is more focused to FX make up.  It has all you may need, from fake eyelashes (remember our previous article about eyelashes) to anti-shine powder, iridescent, shimmering and glow in the dark make up. Basically it has two different sets of colors, a collection based in water (Aquacolor), that blends the colour  as nice as a watercolor palette. They’re super for body and face painting, though if you’re wearing it too long or in sweating conditions they have another brand of make up based in oil and absolutely indestructible unless you use a cleaning milk. Important thing (at least for me) is that so far I know  they don’t experiment with animals!! I have a very very sensitive skin and I feel super-comfortable with the aquacolor brand.

Also if you’re intending into a further transformation (getting old, becoming a zombie) they work with wax, putty and latex too for special fx make up. And of course they have spirit-gum similar glues and removers. There’s no limit regarding the color and materials provided to become whatever you want to be.

If you want to see their entire catalog or find a local store close to your area you can visit Kryolan official site

As we previously covered in our article about Vampire Fangs, if you’re intending to be a vampire, zombie  or monster this halloween, you may be in need of fake blood. I forgot to mention then that Kryolan works precisely with theatre fake blood up to 5000 ml bottles of pro fake blood (easily washable from your skin and clothes) and in two shades: light and gory dark.

To finish with this article, I leave you with this youtube video  using kryolan make up, this time this guy is creating a mask (great for masquerade) only with the make up and some beads

Enjoy!

Another year and Halloween drawing near (hmm that was quite a rhyme)

With True Blood tv series and other vampire movies Vampires seems to be a hot topic again… I’d say a classic, but waves of popularity comes and go and it seems the vampire trend is back. Thus we’ve decided to make this article about vampire fangs and monster teeth

Scarecrow Vampire Fangs makes the best-selling and most affordable  vampire fangs and theatrical teeth on the market. These affordable custom teeth are designed for realism and wearability. Scarecrow® teeth use a specially formulated, dental grade material for fitting (not over-the-counter craft plastic). The patented approach means there is NO boiling water, NO adhesives and NO unsightly partial plate to construct. You get a tight, rigid, SNAP-FIT without modeling any plastic around your molars. You can find them all over ebay and they also have an official site here.

Here’s a youtube video where you can see how to fit them. Beware they need 10-15 minutes to harden

If you still had any doubt here’s another

Above: fangs from Dental Distortions
Below: Ripper model

Another awesome provider for even more extreme fx, going beyond vampires into nastier and uglier monsters and creatures like demons, werewolves and orcs  is Dental distortions. Made from high quality dental acrylic and designed for ultra-realism, each set is meticulously stained by hand so they don’t look like white fake plastic but dirty enough LOL. No two sets are the same, just like real teeth! Created for Halloween, our products have found a special place in the Hollywood film industry and have been used in a wealth of movies and tv series. Also Dental distortions goes a step further and includes also claws. You can buy Dental Distortions models here

Here´s a tutorial about how to apply Dental Distortions fake teeth

Of course you can go to a dentist, or even try to make a mold of your own teeth to make the ultimate and more realistic effect, there are quite a wealth of tutorials online to do so, but that option is not so affordable. We´ll cover that though very soon.

A final touch! Add some fake blood

Other recommended links:

Custom Fangs: based in UK, custom fangs and prosthetics
Vampfangs: here you can find both scarecrow and dental distortions and other kits

The next link has to be one of the most amazing fantasy costuming sites in the internet.  Alley Cat Scratch costume is a mega data base of movie costume documentations, studying and research in great detail from famous movies gowns models and designers, providing write-ups and will help you to create your own replica.

If you’re intending to dress like ANY of the characters from The lord of the rings movie, or inspired by Tolkien works. We want you to recommend you to visit Alley. They’ve studied about the costumes from fabric to patterns to metalwork. From hobbits to elves, covering not only the gowns and garments, but also cloaks,  headresses, wigs, leather-work, shoes, belts and even make up tutorials to make you look a lotr character. They have a community to get feedback, keep you up to date with costume exhibits in different areas, and also cover dresses patterns, sewing tips  and tutorials of other movies, fantasy and sci-fi and futuristic, but being their pivotal focus in lord of the rings movies.

A must see… for those ones good at crafts, and also for those ones not so but in need of ideas, from very easy to be done to things that are for those with good hands…! Bookmark for reference, it’s an awesome site.