• Make-up & F/X - Tutorials

    How to Apply Custom Fit Vampire Fangs by Scarecrow

    Scarecrow Vampire Fangs custom fit to your teeth, and then easily pop in and out when you want to wear them. You need to mix up a little paste and set them first, so here are few tips on getting it done right and a video showing the process. Click here to check out Scarecrow Vampire Fangs on Amazon Custom Fitting Scarecrow Vampire Fangs Your vampire fang kit by Scarecrow will come with everything you need to custom fit your fangs, and a little bit extra in case you mess up or need to refit your fangs later. Your kit…

  • Cosplay - Culture - My Life

    The Last Leia

    I first made Princess Leia's iconic Slave Leia costume in 2002 and have handmade probably hundreds over the years. I stopped making them when I closed my costume shop and the demand lowered as cheaper retail versions became easily available. Because I no longer make them, I thought it was time to share how I made the costume so that others can make it for themselves.

  • Make-up & F/X - Tutorials

    Tutorial: How to Make Faux Freckles with Makeup

    There are a number of ways you can create faux freckles with makeup, from splattering to hand dotting. The method I usually use involves a hair pin and cream make-up. You can use eye shadow as well, but the freckles will be much lighter than a full coverage cream or oil face/body makeup. Watch the makeup tutorial below to see how I do my freckles for this Christmas Fairy cosplay look and scroll to the bottom to shop the whole fairy look. Let’s Make Freckles! You can do freckles of any color, but I was doing a Christmas fairy look,…

  • Make-up & F/X - Tutorials

    How to Apply Realistic Elf or Fairy Ears without Latex

    I did a previous post on wearing elf ears using slip-on ear cuffs, but I got a lot of requests for applying realistic elf ears with latex. I happen to use a latex-free product for my own elf ears and costume prosthetic pieces, which requires less layers to build up. Keep reading for details on the process I use to apply them and blend them into my real ears. If you’d like the simple pointed ear cuff tutorial, just click here. How to Apply Elf Ears You’ll need three things for this: ears, spirit gum and 3-D Gel by Mehron.…

  • Cosplay - Cosplay Costumes - Culture - Tutorials

    Bowsette Cosplay Costume Guide

    Bowsette is a fan created mash-up of Bowser and Princess Peach from Super Mario that was totally embraced by Super Mario fans and the cosplay community. This Bowsette cosplay guide covers how I put together the outfit, along with links on where to purchase the items, or how make them yourself. *Some links are affiliate links through which I may make a small commission on purchases. So if you do click a link, thank you for supporting the blog! Who is Bowsette? The character was originally created on September 19, 2018, by Ayyk92, a Malaysian online artist, as part of…