(If I had gotten a close up on my face and taken the picture at the beginning of the night instead of the end it would have looked a lot better, but oh well! Too late!)
Things you will need:
1- Black eyeshadow
2- Clothing you don't mind possibly ruining or tearing
3- Red Gel Food Coloring (I used Betty Crocker and it worked great)
4- A very light shade of liquid foundation.
5- Some kind of hair gel that will keep your hair looking messy
What you need to do:
1- Get dressed in clothing you don't mind possibly ruining with fake blood or tearing to look more rugged.
2-Make your hair look at messy as possible using some kind of styling gel.
3-Put on a good coat of the liquid foundation (do not add blush!).
4-Put black eye shadow underneath your eyes with your finger.
5-Smear the red gel food coloring all over your body. Be sure to get some on your lips and all over your chin.
TA-DA! I'm not sure how the food coloring would look if you smeared it on your clothing because I didn't go that far. I am just posting this because I found a lot of information online that made the makeup aspect seem so much more complicated. I was trying to add the food coloring into corn syrup, but it just was way too pale. I even tried adding things like chocolate syrup, a drop of blue food coloring, and other ingredients. There probably is a way to make terrific blood using corn syrup and food coloring, but if you just want something super fast that looks good then I am just trying to save you some time and effort! I was worried I wouldn't be able to get the food coloring off, but I had it on my skin for almost 6 hours with no problems. It came off in the shower with regular soap and no scrubbing. I am glad that I wont be freaking out all the children in the Children's Department tomorrow! :)
Looking for your next great Zombie Read? Here is a list of Zombie Books:
"Forest of Hands and Teeth" Series- Carrie Ryan
"Zombies vs. Unicorns"- Holly Black
"Zombie Blondes"- Brian James
"Zombie Queen of Newbury High"- Amanda Ashby
"Generation Dead" Series- Daniel Waters
"Rot & Ruin"- Jonathan Maberry
"Beautiful Dead" Series- Eden Maguire
"World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War"- Max Brooks
"You are so Undead to Me" and other Megan Berry Books- Stacey Jay
"Never Slow Dance With a Zombie"- E. Van Lowe
If anyone has other Zombie Book suggestions please comment. Maybe I'll do a post about zombie movies...
There is also the whole Pride and Prejudice and Zombies series! I just started reading it, and it is hilarious to me!!!
ReplyDeleteI recommend THE ENEMY by Charlie Higson. A prequel, THE DEAD, will be released in June 2011. The third book, THE FEAR, will be released in the autumn. I’m fascinated by humans’ fascination with books about monstrous cannibals. I read these books as part of my ongoing study of Earth literature.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea "The Enemy" was a zombie book. I read the synopsis and it sounds very interesting. I think it will go on my to read pile. I'm not sure how I forgot about "Pride, Prejudice and Zombies". Thanks for recommending these books Jessi and Morzant. :)
ReplyDelete-Aimee
Aimee, Your reply to my comment is interesting and timely. Moments ago I had a discussion with a human who is currently reading THE ENEMY and she seems agree with you that it is not a zombie book. This particular human argued that these particular cannibalistic creatures are merely sick with a disease that makes them crave human flesh as opposed to being corpses who crave human flesh. Apparently I need to study the zombie phenomenon more carefully because I fail to understand the distinction. However, as a scientist I won’t allow my personal reservations to cloud my research. Thank you for your contribution to my studies.
ReplyDeleteI should also point out that THE FEAR will be released in the autumn, but not on Earth’s North American continent.