Hi guys, so today I wanted to do a Halloween look for you that isn't actually
That hard to do, doesn't take too much time
And doesn't use too many materials, so it's actually pretty easy to recreate
I've been wanting to do a burnt zombie ever since I saw one on The Walking Dead
And a really simple way to get that tasty, crispy effect is just by building up tissue and latex
So I've already applied a bald cap to save time, but I'll leave you some useful links
Teaching you how to do that down below in case you need to know
So I'm gonna start with the mouth area, I'm first applying liquid latex around the outside of the lips
And then I'm layering kitchen roll or tissue on top and then applying latex over the top of that aswell
You could also use cotton wool for this, but I figure that
More people are gonna have access to loo roll or kitchen roll
So you just wanna do this all the way around the mouth ignoring the lips
And preferably not eating any of it
While you're going through this process and while the latex is drying
Make sure that you open your mouth a few times, move your jaw around and smile and whatnot
Then you know you're still gonna be able to drink and speak and whatever once it's dried
Another tip, if you wanna avoid pulling out any facial hair or peach fuzz when you remove the latex
I recommend applying a thin layer of Vaseline on the area that you're gonna apply the latex to
And I'll explain how to deal with larger areas of hair, like the eyebrows, later on
Then once I have that base around my mouth, I'm gonna go ahead and add some fake teeth
I'm using spirit gum to attach these, I'm applying it on both surfaces
So the latex on my face and then the back of the tooth as well
Then you wanna allow it to dry and get tacky or tap it to speed up that process
And then the two surfaces are gonna stick really nicely together
You can also attach them with the liquid latex if you don't wanna buy any additional products
So I use these resin teeth from Amazon, if you don't have time to order these or you don't want to order these
Alternatively you can go to a beauty supply shop, or a supermarket usually
And pick up some fake nails, then you can just cut them down into tooth shapes and you'll be good to go
So once they're stuck on you also wanna anchor them in to make sure that they don't go anywhere
So I'm taking a strip of tissue, and I'm just layering this over the bottom of the teeth
And I'm making sure that latex goes right between the teeth too
And it also works really nicely as a receding gumline
And after adding this little anchor here, they really were solidly in there so
This would last you an entire evening probably
So usually when stuff dies, it shrivels up, right? When you see an old zombie the lips are dehydrated
And peeled back, so you could do that kind of thing with tissue too
Then now, all you need to do is go crazy with tissue and latex just randomly all over your face and your head
And I guess your body too if you're gonna wear this as a costume
Again, make sure you apply Vaseline to any hairy parts to avoid... just
Sheer pain and sadness when it comes to removing it
But then that's all there really is to it, you can also use this technique with the tissue and the latex
To make wounds too, you can build up the sides or you can apply a flat layer and then
Carefully cut a hole in the middle, and then fill the space in the middle with blood
It's simple, but it's definitely effective
So with the brows here, I applied the Vaseline through them first
And then I applied a piece of tissue big enough to cover the brows over the top
I just used the stickiness from the Vaseline to kind of hold it in place
And then I applied the latex around the edges instead of right over the middle where the hair is
You could also do a second layer exactly like this, and then you can go over it with
The tissue and the latex and add some texture there if you wanted to
But I just decided to block them out instead
Another thing you can do to hide the brows is the popular glue-stick method
Then you would have that nice barrier, and you could apply your latex and tissue right over the top of that
So once all that tissue and latex is on there and it's dry, you wanna go ahead and apply a flat red colour all over
Because we're applying over a lumpy surface, you really wanna smush the paint in there
And make sure you fully cover everything
I'm using Snazaroo's water-based paint in the colour 'burgundy'
Their standard red was a bit too bright for what I wanted, but it would still work
So, just use whatever you have and whatever you can get your hands on
Moving back to the mouth, I'm adding some black face paint around the base of the teeth
And then just blending them out by tapping it with my finger
Make sure to get behind the teeth as well, and cover up your lip to keep
The illusion of this new mouth being our actual mouth
I'm also gonna apply some black to the nose, and around the eyes too
For the eyes and the lips, you could use a black eyeshadow and a black lipstick
If you have them, and then that way the colour on those two areas is gonna last longer
Instead of fading or creasing, but don't worry if you don't have either product
This isn't exactly a neat, put together kind of look, so
If the makeup becomes distressed through wearing it, it's gonna look fine
Next you wanna take that black paint and go over everything again
But don't smush it down too hard this time, you want the black to sit on top of the texture
And then for that red at the lowest points to peek through
If you do end up applying too much black, you can wait for it to dry and then apply the red over the top
And basically try it again, the red will obviously then be a deeper red, but it's still gonna work so
Don't feel worried about going straight in with the black
Because I know it can be quiet intimidating the first time you put that sponge down
But just know you can fix it, so just go for it
So, those teeth were looking a little too pearly white for a zombie
So I added some yellow tooth enamel, and I blended that out with my finger
Next I added a brown tooth enamel between the teeth
Because this is where teeth usually get stains and buildup
Then I took that black face paint again, and I just cleaned up that gum line
And cleaned up any of the enamel I'd accidentally got on there
Don't worry if you don't have tooth enamels though, I know it's not a regular thing
To have just lying around in your house for most people
So you can use a brown eye shadow or a face paint instead
Or you can even make a little paste with coffee, and then
You'll have the sweet sweet smell of coffee in your nose instead of horrendous latex
But then that's it, even though this look has so many less steps than the looks I usually do
I usually like really big, complicated projects
It was so much fun to do and I think it looks really effective
So I hope you liked it and I hope you'll give it a go, make sure to send me photos if you do
As always, thank you guys for watching and... I'll speak to you next time!