Gigi

Sam, Gypsy Treasure might have some...That's where I got mine. Give 'em a call. They're hard to get since Paramount/Viacom put out all those Cease and Desist orders.

Kate :)

Santa Ana winds...HOT and dry, like summer is never going to end. This week it's started to cool down a bit...

San Diego, CA...a desert that just doesn't LOOK like one thanks to all the sprinklers.

A tall one and them some for our heroes over there!

What else are lackeys for???

And where did THAT quote come from Ves??? Couldn't even call us French! Had to call us frogs! I'm sicking the gophers on you!!!

and then I'll run like hell. Nyah.

Hmmm...wouldn't dance supply shops have body suits? Never had to find one before. Other than that, there's always google.

It's gonna rub off fairly quickly anywhere your body "rubs"...armpits, cleavage, neck, etc. I try to make a bag or pouch of some sort part of the costume that I can carry my touch up stuff in and try to work the costume so most of the rubbing parts aren't showing so I don't have to paint them (which works out mostly to be just the armpits!) You can layer things, too, to create an effect. I put on green tights that matched the body paint and then put fishnet stockings over them so I didn't have to paint my legs. Gloves are a good idea so you can actually use your hands without leaving color everywhere.

I think the green lasted a few hours. Washing it all off is a major wreck in the bathroom. You can count on ruining a few towels and probably taking two to three showers to get it all off.

We use, of all things, baby wipes to remove most of the make-up pre-shower.

If you live in San Diego, we get all our stuff at Gypsy Treasure. They'd have blue paint for you, and probably some skeletal prosthetics and adhesive.

Of course if you don't live in San Diego, then just forget everything I've written.

Gigi how did you get that green makeup all over your body so nice and even? 

Whenever I do full body paint it's all blotchy.  What do you use?  Got any tips?

I'm planning to be painted full black for Halloween and I want it to look good.

It was a couple of years ago and I'm trying to remember....It wasn't easy.

The paint is from a local costume shop with clown make-up, and if I recall correctly it was the biggest cake of green clown make-up I could get my hands on. It was water based, not grease paint.

I used a big make-up pad, like you use to put on powder foundation, wet the pad, loaded it with green and PATTED the make-up all over. Same thing with any kind of oil based make-up, you have to pat it on, not rub. Rubbing is what causes the streaks and lifts it off so it gets patchy. Use a lot of the paint, too. When you're done, go over everything with translucent powder to keep it all on (for a while, anyway...eventually everything sweats off).

The thing I remember about this water based stuff was that when it dried, it kept turning into powder that would just fall off, so I had to use a lot over and over. I was terrified I was gonna bump up against someone and leave green marks everywhere...but, somehow it all pulled through.

I hope that's helpful. What's the black for? I did a dark elf as a teenager that was a disaster!

We do a lot of playing around gags and "bits" while we're at the faire. Some people in our group go more for authenticity and others go for flash and flare. I have to admit, it's really nice when you get that special smile from a kid, but it can also really drag down what was a great day when a period nazi decides to be snide. So, being that I'm not working on my authenticity, I stick to faires and gatherings that are more "entertainment" and playful, and let the pros handle the rest where authenticity is required.

Fun...and a lot of adhesive! Who could ask for anything more?

C'mon over to the dark side!

Killian, you gotta wear those contacts for me!

Gigi, love two things, your Spoon head scares me.

It's the demon eyes flash photography that really makes the pic! LOL

Hey it worked! Hey Mikey, he likes it!

Orion Slave Woman (which I will not be trying again unless I drop 50 lbs!) :

Romulan:

Klingon (I was pregnant in this picture):

and a Ferengi:

I hope this works...

We of the Stranglehold have Star Trek alter egos. This is my Cardassian costume (if this works, I'll post up my others!)

Three galleons' holds bearing manta to Spain...

(am I playing this right?)