Make a Fake Skin

Make fake skin for your Halloween fun, just like we did when I was a kid! Use it for fake cuts, burns, and other ghoulish fun! Or use it to cover up those ghastly birthmarks.

Is your skin less than perfect? This how-to video will help you fake it like a pro. These makeup tips can help your skin look better than a work of art. A little bit of airbrush foundation can hide what ails you, from veins and dark circles to blotchy redness. Watch this video ...more

Watch this video to learn how to use Skin Tite™ silicone rubber to make fake scars and wounds right on the skin. These are very detailed instructions. This is great for special effects or Halloween!

This video is a step by step guide for creating exposed teeth makeup . This is loosely based on the Harvey Dent character from Batman: the Dark Knight. * Begin with etching out the shape you want with a darker colored lip liner. * Next you take spirit gum, which is available ...more

Show your kids how to make special effects for the movies, haunted houses, or disaster drills. You can really freak some people out with this special effect makeup. Just watch this video tutorial to see how to make the fake "glass in the hand" Halloween effect. This fake glas ...more

Not all of us were born with Covergirl skin. In fact, we can bet that even most Covergirls (that's right Drew, even you) weren't born with perfect, front over skin. While we can use products that help exfoliate away dead skin cells and create a brighter glow, sometimes our ski ...more

Applying foundation is the absolute most important step in obtaining a flawless makeup look. After all, makeup artists agree that good makeup starts with good skin (even if that good skin is faked). Learn how to fake China doll skin by watching this tutorial by Petrilude. Aft ...more

Once you contour your face you never go back. That's because contouring - or using varying shades of makeup (bronzers, foundations, highlighters, concealers) that are lighter or darker than your skin - helps define your features. Alternatively, contouring can also fake feature ...more

Apply the zipper eye makeup Halloween costume look by gluing real zippers below your eye. This gives a really creepy, skin opening look. Make it more gruesome with fake blood and darker eye makeup. It's originally a MAC makeup look, but many use it for scary costuming or an in ...more

We really hope that by now you're not careless enough to head out for a day at the beach without a single drop of sunscreen. While many gals prize deep bronzy tans that seem to make us glow and look skinnier, real tans are horrible for your skin (even if you don't get a sunbur ...more

This video describes the coloring techniques to make a realistic gelatine prosthetic wound. The presenter chooses to use grease paint as it applies easily to the rubber gelatine wound mold. First, apply a base color to mimic that flesh tone around the wound and blend it until ...more

In the past few years (thanks in no small part to "Twilight") vampires and sorta kinda werewolves have been the IT creatures of the night. But ten, twenty years back it was all about the zombies. Bring flesh eating back by dressing up as a super disgusting and realistic zombie ...more

We all have those days when we wake up and we look, well, pretty darn terrible. Whether you had a late night doing overtime at work or are still getting over a hangover, every now and then a bad skin day will arise. Puffy bags and purple rings under our eyes don' help either. ...more

This video shows you how to grow a beard or mustache, even if you're a lady...sort of. Using a Jack Sparrow makeup kit and some clever tapering of the fake beards contained in the kit with scissors, you'll be able to finish your Jack Sparrow makeup look authentically. Make su ...more

Cinema Makeup School instructor Greg McDougall goes through the steps your need to know in order to create a silicone wound on a student. He starts off by explaining the products needed in order to get the best results. Greg then proceeds to apply and explain how to place a pr ...more

Get ready to gore it up this Halloween with some gruesome make-up, shown in this how-to video! In no time you'll have some bloody scars that are sure to give everyone a fright! You will need tissue paper, corn syrup, spirit gum, a rubber scar, some make up (to match skin tone) ...more

To apply a Megan Fox-inspired makeup is very simple if you work on the steps which is as follows. First, use a 'Maybelline' Quad in 'Chai' Latte and use the lid color and put into the crease of your eyelid (use a color slightly deeper than your natural skin color). Next, use t ...more

This video will explain how to apply a fake tan to a person, using the Photoshop software. Creative Ice Designs shows you how to do this in a more simple way than some of the other techniques you'd have to use with other software. An easy tutorial that explains how to change j ...more

Every makeup artist knows that great makeup starts with good skin. And for those of us who weren't born with Halle Berry type flawless skin there's concealer to help get us there. We'll fake it till we make it, right? So if you're looking to cover up unsightly undereye circle ...more

Anyone who's worn a wig for Halloween or a theater performance knows that no only do they look pretty fake coming out of the bag, but the edges of the wig and the scalp portion contrast awkwardly with your own skin. Though it's the worst thing to do, many people often take a ...more

Makeup artist Daniel Sandler shows how to use bronzer to get a natural-looking sunkissed glow. While tanning can be unhealthy, and impossible for the fairest skinned, a warm glow can be very flattering and faked without sun-induced skin damage. Watch this video makeup lesson a ...more

A wig doesn't need to ever look like a wig. In fact, we don't recommend you leave the door without first styling and teasing your wig a bit to integrate it with your skin as well as to make it look more natural. If you need to wear a wig soon and would like to know how to mak ...more

It's now possible to maintain a tanned look without damaging your skin. Learn how to create a healthy glow with makeup with this tutorial. This step by step how to video give you tips on faking a tan using makeup.

Let's be honest here: Most of us weren't born with makeup ad-worthy skin. Even if we had a perfect complexion when we were kids, teen acne, hormonal changes, and dry spots contribute to uneven skin tone and hyperpigmentation, meaning not so clear skin. Luckily, you can fake w ...more

Even, natural-looking foundation that covers up redness and flaws but doesn't look caked on or fake is the desired basis of any makeup look. But it just so happens that the rudimentary skill of applying foundation evenly is one of the hardest for women to master. So if you've ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to apply half dead zombie makeup for Halloween. First, clean off your skin completely and then dry it. Next, apply glue to the skin while using a sponge, then apply toilet paper on the forehead skin and layer it with glue. Next, apply more glue t ...more

Applying foundation is one of the most basic and most important makeup skills a girl needs to know, yet for many women this is the hardest step. Problems with application, such as not matching the foundation color with your skin color, not choosing the right formulation, and n ...more

In this video, we learn how to fake confidence. First, you need to look your best and tell yourself that you look great. Your breath should smell good, you skin should be soft, and your teeth should be brushed. Also, wear bright colors because this shows confidence and will ma ...more

Okay, so there are lots of things about Jersey Shore's Snookie we wouldn't want to imitate. The fake bake (sorry, but we'd prefer not to have our face look like a Birkin bag at 40), the crazy bump it hair, and the shorter than short minidresses make us shudder more than watch ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to get a dramatic smoky eyes look. First, prime your entire eyelid with a color that matches your skin. Next, take a silver color eyeshadow and apply it to your entire eyelid. Next, apply a black eyeshadow to the outer edge of the eye then blend ...more

In order to make fake blood, for special effects or for Halloween, you will need the following: Potassium Thiocyanate (KSCN), Iron (III) Chloride (FeCL3), which is also known as ferric chloride or may substitute Iron Nitrate (Ferric Nitrate). You will also need water or dihydr ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to get a Navy sailor's pin-up hairstyle. To start, curl your entire head of hair with both tight and loose curls. After this, clip your bangs back on the top of your head, and place a white sailor's hat behind the clip with bobby pins. To do the ...more

This fantastic Halloween special effect makeup tutorial teaches you how to create a bloody bolt look using mostly MAC products. The artists teaches you how to create texture and create a distressed look with the base and color makeup. He applies the adhesive and attached the s ...more

Before applying any make-up start by thoroughly cleansing the face and moisturizing after cleansing. Start with a good concealer to cover up and blemishes or dark spots. Apply liquid foundation with a stipple brush to ensure all over coverage of the entire face. Now using anot ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to create a green and purple makeup look to wear with a black dress. First, apply a primer to your eyes that matches your skin color. After this, apply a bright yellow pigment to the entire eyelid. Once you are done with this, take loose green gl ...more

Watch this video to learn how to get Rihanna's bronze look by the Makeup Geek. Use your ring finger to apply a coppery color (example: Illamasqua Liquid Metal in "Enrapture") and spread it all over your lids and up towards your eyebrows. Use a smaller dome brush to apply a br ...more

- First, use a Maybelline Quad in Chai Latte and use the lid color and put into the crease of you eyelid (use a color slightly deeper than your natural skin color). - Next, use the brow color in the quad and apply to brow. - Next, use Sally Girl eyeshadow in Champagne and appl ...more

The cost of acrylic paint and corn syrup? Minimal. Freaking out your friends beyond all reason? Priceless. You Will Need * Liquid latex * 2-3 cotton swabs * 2-3 toothpicks * Purple, red, and brown acrylic paint * 2/3 c. white corn syrup * 1 tsp. red food coloring * 2-3 drops b ...more

Find a good work area where you can sit down and be comfortable. A kitchen table works perfectly for this. Be sure to cover the surface of your table with a plastic garbage bags and a thick layer of newspaper to soak up spills and prevent damage to your table's surface. Get al ...more

Cover brows with wax or glue stick and concealer that is a lot lighter than your skin). Place some of the much lighter concealer under your eyes. Stroke concealer all over face for an extra layer. Apply full coverage foundation. Set makeup with powder. Use something that'll lo ...more