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by Shirley Bragg
for About.com

How To Create a Beauty/Zombie Makeup

A strange combination but they both work together quite nicely. You might even win a prize or two!

Difficulty: N/A

Time Required: 60 minutes

Here's How:

1.   Wash face thoroughly.

2.   Divide your face in half. We will start with the left side. This will be your "beauty" face. (Style your hair as you normally do.)

3.   Apply your regular makeup but exaggerate everything. More eyeshadow, more mascara and more lipstick. Remember, this is just one side of your face... one eye, one cheek and 1/2 of your lips.

4.   Start on right side of your face. This will be your "beast" side.

5.   Your foundation will be much lighter than normal... almost white.

6.   An eyebrow pencil can create a line of stitches across your cheek.

7.   Lips will be colorless and if you can black out a tooth or two, so much the better. A drop or two of glycerin will give the appearances of perspiration on the face.

8.   Hair on this site of the face is lank and greasy.

9.   Time for the costume...

10.   Head over to Goodwill and find an old evening gown with long sleeves.

11.   Remove one arm from the gown.

12.   Using whatever method that you can think of, stain one side of the gown. You want to create the appearance of a dress that has been worn for a few years and is in poor condition.

13.   Shoes... you can use two different shoes. One shoe from the eighties that you simply haven't thrown away yet and one of your current shoes.

14.   A feather boa and an old evening bag might finish off your costume quite nicely.

What You Need:

  • old evening gown
  • old evening bag
  • two sets of shoes
  • feather boa
  • evening bag

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