Before I get into anything, I have to mention that this wasn't a random thing! Didn't wake up one day and decide to play dead. My friends and I all took part in Dublin's annual Zombie Walk.
Zombie walk isn't just a freaky day for people to dress as the living dead and scare the living shit out of strangers and tourists, it has a function. It's function is raising money for 2 amazing Irish charities, The Irish Cancer Society & Barnardos (I'll enter links to both charities websites at the end).
The intention for the day is to get as many zombies as you can, walking the streets and collecting money off the shell-shocked passersby. All round it's an incredibly fun day!
So, this blog post is just a look at what I did for that day. My make up, what I used, wore and roughly how much it cost me. So let's go.
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| Cheek wound, pre-zombie apocalypse |
In this look I used:
- Liquid Latex (€2.99)
- Toilet tissue (1 ply)
- Cheap brown eyeshadow
- Cheap black eyeshadow
- Fake blood/ red food dye (€1.50- €3)
- Cheap paint brush (80c)
How I did it:
- First thing is, I did my regular foundation routine. No exception. Just threw on some foundation, helps the liquid latex come off a little easier when you're done.
- I then got a white eye liner and mapped out where I was going to be sticking the latex, it doesn't have to be perfect.
- I got a cheap brush, one that I didn't like because the liquid latex with completely ruin your brushes, and I put on a layer of liquid latex to my skin where the white liner was and filled in the space between.
- I then placed toilet tissue over it and picked off the excess, making it to the texture and look that I wanted.
- I repeated the above two steps until I was happy with it.
-After the liquid latex dries enough, took about 15-20 minutes for me, I powdered the latex with talcum and started doing shadows and depth with brown and black eyeshadows.
- After doing shadows, I covered the whole thing in fake blood, the more shadow and depth in it the weirder and more realistic it'll look!
Tips:
- I highly recommend using cheap and unloved brushes when using liquid latex. They will get totally ruined.
- Make sure you have checked that you're not allergic to liquid latex. A hospital trip would totally bring down your day, don't you think?
- I wouldn't apply liquid latex in and around the eye area, not so much in fear of getting it into your eye, but that fact that when you're taking it off it can be quite painful the closer to the eye it is.
Here's some pictures of the actual day itself. On the left is me, and my full on look. In total I have cuts all over my body, legs chest etc. And I was wearing a white shirt, skirt and hold up socks. Never wear anything you're fond of to zombie walk, there's a lot of blood going around on the day.
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| Big up to my brothers friend Banksy for letting me loose on his arm. The scar is made up of liquid latex, tissue and blood. It's incredibly simple but a little messy! |
All in all, it's a class day. I recommend it to anyone who loves dressing up, making new friends, or just wants to do something awesome for 2 great charities!
Here's the links to the relevant titles:
Irish Cancer Society website - http://www.cancer.ie/
Barnardos - http://www.barnardos.ie/
Dublin Zombie Walk - http://dublinzombiewalk.com/
PLEASE DONATE IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO!
Have a good one,
Nicki x
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