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,…
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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.…
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If you need to complete that elf or fairy cosplay with pointed ears, there’s a super easy way to do it with pointed ear cuffs. They slip right on and are much easier to wear than the ear tips you have to glue on with spirit gum. But if you are interested in applying the kind of ears you need to attach and blend in, I have a tutorial for that too! You can find this type of elf/fairy ear on Amazon for around $6! Click here to check them out. They come in different colors and sizes too. The…