Marilyn Monroe Zombie Look

So as you can see from the previous post, Me and Nicki took part in Dublin's Annual Zombie Walk! 

For this you can go as whatever sort of zombie you want, be it a regular one or a character of some sort. After struggling to figure out what I was going to go as I settled on Marilyn Monroe.

In this post I'm going to show you how I achieved this look. This could come in handy as an idea for Halloween, or a walk that you may be going to. I know they have zombie walks in different countries too!

Makeup

For the Marilyn makeup you will need:

• Foundation
• Concealer
• Bronzer
• Blush
• Red Lipstick
• Neutral colored eye shadow
• Light brown eye shadow
• Black gel eyeliner
• Mascara
• Pressed powder
• White eyeliner (base)

For this side:

I applied my foundation, concealer and powder as normal. 

I then applied some white eyeliner to my eyelids as a base for my eye shadow. Using the neutral colored eye shadow I applied this all over my eyelid, then I cut my crease using the light brown eye shadow.

Using a black gel eyeliner I did a thin line across my lash line and winged it out. I then finished off with some mascara. 

I then added some red lipstick and a signature beauty mark. 

I contoured this side of my face with some bronzer and then to finish I added some blush.

(From looking at pictures of Marilyn Monroe I could see this is how she usually wore her makeup.)

For the zombie makeup you will need:

• Black acrylic paint 
• Foundation (any cheap one will do)
• Maroon colored eye shadow
• Black eye shadow
• Talcum powder
• Red acrylic paint
• Fake blood/ red food dye
• Liquid latex
• Black thread 
• Paintbrushes/ old makeup brushes 
• A makeup sponge 
• Tissue paper

For this side:

I mixed some black acrylic paint with some foundation and applied it to my face using a makeup sponge (it doesn't need to look even because when you're a zombie perfection is the least of your worries.) I then used an old powder brush to apply some talcum powder over the paint to set it. 

Using my finger I applied some maroon eye shadow around my eyes, I then added some black eye shadow for a more "sunken in" effect. I also contoured this side of my face with some black eye shadow.

For the scar down my face I started off by drawing a line where I wanted it to be with some liquid latex and a thin paintbrush. I then got a strip of tissue paper and placed that over it. I waited for the liquid latex to dry and using a thin paintbrush I started to paint the tissue with red acrylic paint. I also added in some black paint in places to make it look darker. 

For the stitches I cut up small pieces of thread and stuck them with liquid latex the whole way down the scar in an "X" shape. 

I then went back and added some fake blood around my mouth as a finishing touch!

Hair

Using my hair straightener I curled my hair towards my face and simply finished off with some hairspray.

Dress

For this you can either buy a cheap dress that resembles one Marilyn Monroe has worn or you can do what I did and make one out of old bed sheets. 

I would go into detail about how I made it but to be honest I don't know how I did. I just cut the material up, wrapped it around me and pinned it in place. It doesn't need to be perfect as it's going to get ruined with blood anyway.

Here are some photos of how it turned out! 

The makeup

and the outfit.

I hope this was somewhat helpful or enjoyable! 

Until next time

Orla x