Electro - The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Okay y'all. I promised you one more character makeup before Halloween. I rushed through this and I don't like how it turned out. I may redo it down the road and redeem myself. But until then this is my current take on Electro. Enjoy! 

What You'll Need:

Bald cap

Spirit gum or other skin safe glue

Blue face paint 

White face pait

Fake blood

Baby powder

Makeup:

1. By some miracle get the bald cap on and secured with glue

2. Apply blue paint everywhere

3. Mix fake blood and baby powder until it turns orange, apply in random areas

4. Use white paint to create "lightning veins"

5. Highlight veins with  light blue (blue and white paint mixed)

 (I think it's obvious that I can't act)

Costume:

You can either go super villain route:

 

Leather jacket

Leather pants

Gloves

Boots

Or 

You can go the 'I woke up in a morgue and my skin is blue' route:

Black hoodie

Jeans

Sneakers

Those light up mouth pieces you can get around Halloween would be a great addition.

Sorry this looks like crap. Definitely going to redo this one at some point.

-Awel

Abaddon - Supernatural

Supernatural is a guilty pleasure of mine I guess you could say. I'm currently working on season 9, about halfway through, and had this wild idea to recreate something from the show. Abaddon is my third fav female from the show (Meg 2.0 being my first and Sheriff Jody being my second). The character has a killer look and I just couldn't help myself.

Now I know wearing a Demi lovato tshirt and a split throat makeup at the same time sends a bad message. But it was the only rock n roll tshirt I had. If there are any lovatics reading this please please don't kill me.

What you'll need: 

(A basic beauty makeup already applied)

Brown eye shaddow

Black eye shaddow

Purple eyeshaddow

Pink eyeshaddow

Orange/gold shaddow

Red blush

Red lipstick (use a cheap costume one)

Red lip liner

Fake blood

Black eyeliner

Mascara 

Makeup:

1. Use the purple, pink, orange, and brown shadows to create the look of puffy, baggy under eyes. 

2.Drag brown eye shaddow from the bottom of the eye brow, in the inner bridge of the nose and down to where the bag would begin. 

3. Use brown shaddow in the crease of your eyelid to create a hollow effect.

4. Create a cat eye liner and apply mascara.

5. Use brown shaddow in laugh lines 

6. Apply red lipstick. Take your finger and smudge it to one side.

7. Draw a line around your neck with the lip liner. 

8. Smudge pink, purple, and blush over line

9. Smudge brown shaddow on the outside of the pink smudge

10. Smudge orange shaddow outside brown

11. Use eyeliner to create stitches

12. Redraw line with red lipstick

13. Use a Qtip to apply fake blood over lipstick line.

14. Use makeup wedge to apply fake blood on the neck. Don't go overboard by covering up all your hard work.

 

Costume: 

Leather jacket

Band tee

Jeans

Black boots

Red wig

Black contacts (if you're willing)

So now that I'm a knight of hell what should I do? Steal the Impala or mess with Crowley? 

Happy hunting!

-Awel

Blink - Xmen Days of Future Past

Mutant and proud? I thought so. 

Things You'll Need:

Primer

Black eyeliner (sharpened)

Purple eye shaddow

Mascara

Black eye shaddow

Brushes (or you can use your fingers)

Setting spray

 

Makeup:

1. Start with a clean face and primer.

2. Use eye liner to outline the markings. I did them backwards. You'll need three triangles above the left eyebrow, one triangle above the right, one triangle below right eye, and the diamond in the middle.

3. Fill in the outlines with purple eyeshaddow.

4. Line eyes with black eyeliner.

5. Pat black eye shaddow over the eyeliner to keep it in place.

6.  Mascara on top and bottom lashes.

7. Fill in brows with black eyeshaddow.

8. Line and fill lips with the black eyeliner (or black lip liner if you've got that).

10. Pat purple eye shaddow in the middle of the lips, top and bottom.

11. Set with setting spray.

(Feel free to wear foundation or bb cream beneath this makeup if you want to)

Costume Basics:

Leather jacket

Black jeans

Black boots

Purple wig 

This is a really fun makeup. I was supposed to knock out three different looks today and I'm still wearing this one because I love it so much. 

As always if you have any questions or just want to chat, the comment section is below and my twitter link is to the right. I'd love to hear from you.

-Awel

Gamora - Guardians of the Galaxy makeup

SPOILERS AHEAD 

(sorry)

Guardians of the Galaxy is the latest release in the Marvel movie universe and may be the funniest movie of summer 2014. The movie features a cast of misfit bandits from different reaches of the galaxy.  The female lead Gamora is portrayed by Zoe Saldana. This character is an independent female alien who doesn't end up in a relationship with the male lead at the end of the movie! Did I mention that she is green?

I wanted to focus more on marvel characters this year for Hollow-een and I also wanted to do a makeup from this movie. Gamora seemed like the perfect fit. I sat down one afternoon and began my transformation. I didn't take step by step pictures (sorry) but it's pretty simple. If you get lost along the way or have any questions the comment section is your best friend.

Things you'll need:

Face primer

School grade glue stick

Green eye shaddow

Dark green eye shaddow

Yellow eye shaddow

Silver eye shaddow

Black eyeliner

Concealer brush

Lip brush

Setting spray

1. Start with a clean face.

2. Use a primer all over your face. Let dry.

3. Use a glue stick to keep your eyebrows in place. Let dry.

4. Use a concealer brush to apply the green eyeshaddow own all over your face and eye brows.

5. Use concealer brush and dark green shaddow to contour under the cheek bones, eye crease, jaw line, side of nose, and temples.

6. Use concealer brush and yellow shaddow to highlight: cheek, center or nose, center of chin, cuspids bow, forehead.

7. Take black eyeliner and create new eye brows (a single line from your natural brow, gliding in a slightly upward arch).

7.5 add a yellow highlight under new arch.

8. Line eyes with liner and also line and fill lips with liner.

9. Use lip brush and silver eye shaddow to make the markings. 

10. Spray with makeup sealer and let it dry.

(If you want to paint your arms green to match I recomend a green grease paint and a friend. Try to match your lighter green eye shaddow with the grease paint in this case)

I like making funny faces when I'm in character makeup XD

COSTUME BASICS

Black vest

Black jeans

Black boots

Purple wig

Now put on a mix tape and go save the galaxy!

-Awel

ps - I wasn't wearing a wig in these pics, that's my actual hair. 

Centerpied Super Soldier - SHIELD costume

Hollow-een 2014 post número 3 and we're getting off to a good start. This is the first costume post of the season so HOORAY.

This costume comes from the Marvel movie/tv universe. If you've never seen a Marvel movie (avengers, iron man, guardians of the galaxy, etc...) or seen the hit tv show Marvel's Agents of SHIELD I recomend netflixing them right now because you are missing out. And once you come back from a marathon of awesomeness you can return to this page and continue on.

Now I will do my best to not post spoilers because I don't know where everyone is on their marvel journey so here's a basic background to fill you in. Centerpied super soldiers are the bad guys. They make their first appearance in Agents of SHIELD season one. A centerpied is a piece of technology that is bonded to the human body to give super powers or enhance super powers if the volunteer is already super. 

Here is all you need to make this character come to life:

Centerpied 

Clothes

This costume is so cool because you can literally pick clothes out of your closet, throw them on, apply the centerpied, and you're done. That's it. These super soldiers are creepy because they blend in to the rest of the human race. You could wear camouflage pants and a black shirt to really sell the super soldier theme or you could go as normal you but be super you... Oh, oh! I know! A hipster super soldier... Too much? 

Moving on.

I wrote about how to make, apply, and remove the centerpied a couple days ago. As soon as I figure out how to integrate links I will add it to this post. But until then check out the tag Hollow-een and you should be able to find it pretty easily.

I will see you in a couple of days with another costume idea. Let me know how you're marathon of awesomeness went in the comments below or tweet me. The blog twitter feed is over there -> somewheres. 

-Awel

Centerpied 101

Hello boys and girls and welcome to the wonderfull and wacky world known as Awel's Hollow. At least I hope it's wonderful and wacky. If it's not then we are definitely over thinking this whole thing.

Any way it is day two of Hollow-een and I have some awesome stuff to share with you. I have made my own prosthetic... Gasp. I know! So cool. Basically I used elements glue and nail polish to create what I wanted. I will say this. The prosthetic is very flat because the glue spreads so if you're hoping to achieve a 3D prosthetic masterpiece with Elmer's glue I don't think it will work but go a head with your bad self and prove me wrong.

I'm using this process to create a centerpied appliance from SHIELD. A post on how to create the rest of the costume will be up shortly. 

CREATE:

Okay to get started you're going to need a patern. I wanted to create a Centerpied appliance from SHIELD. I google searched it and drew a rough draft on a plank piece of computer paper. I then put the paper in a large plastic bag making sure it is flat. Take your Elmer's glue and gently trace your pattern on top of the plastic bag. Wait five minutes and fill in the outline, using a paint brush to apply if needed. Let it dry over night. In the morning you should have a milky plastic replica of your drawing. Carefully peel off plastic bag. Use nail polish to color plastic prosthetic. Let dry at least 24 hours before applying to skin.

Simple right? 

APPLY:

So after you've made this cool looking thing you're probably going to want to attach it to your skin. I  used spirit gum.  Make sure you aren't allergic to the spirit gum. Do a patch test on your wrist by putting a tiny drop of it on your skin and wait 24hrs. If you start having an allergic reaction wash it off and seek medical attention if necessary. (Please don't hold me responsible for allergic reactions) Spirit Gum is time consuming to apply yourself so if you can have a friend who isn't afraid to get glue everywhere help you with this one ask. Also I don't recommend applying to your face, neck, or any other sensitive areas where the sensation of ripping off a bandaid would be extremely painful. As you can imagine if you have body hair in the area you are applying the centerpied you may want to shave it as removing the prosthetic is painful as it is without pulling your hair out of its follicles.

Basically if the idea of applying this to your arm and the prospect of ripping it off later hasn't deterred you from continuing you will then apply a layer of spirit gum to your arm and a seperate layer to the back of the centerpied. Wait until they become tacky and place the centerpied on your arm and hold down. The legs of the centerpied are going to be tricky. Have patience, add more spirit gum, and they will eventually stick.

I'd say give yourself at least thirty minutes to apply.

REMOVING:

So you've made it through the night, it is by some miracle still attached to your skin and it's time to take it off. Don't worry it's not as deadly as it is in the film. Simply take the bottle of spirit gum remover and apply to skin. If it isn't budging grab a bottle of non acetone nail polish remover and keep trying. I recommend removing the legs first and then work on the body of the centerpied. You might get down to the end and have to slowly pull it from your skin. Painful. Residue from the spirit gum will remain and it will take a few scrubs to get it off. 

As for wear time, once mine was stuck on I went and walked around the grocery store and did other things for an two and a half hours and it was still very much stuck to my skin by the time I came home. My guess is that it will stay put for as long as you need it to for a party, trick or treating, or cosplaying. 

Happy to report there were neither hydra nor shield agents at my local grocery store. Guess I don't live in a hotspot.

-Awel

Crappy image placement brought to you by tablet. 

Hollow-een 2014

Happy October everybody! It's finally here and now it's socially acceptable to talk about Halloween. But really it's been on my mind since August. Shh!! Don't tell anybody. It's also the one year anniversary of Awel's Hollow. Big round of applause if you're reading this. You're just in time for the party. I hope you stick around.

If you were here when this crazy adventure started then you might remember my attempt at 31 Days of Halloween. Creating content for thirty one days is a challenge. BUT I am back and am ready to attempt at least 15 days. Any bets on how far I can make it? Ha ha.

Today is day número uno on this 31 day journey and that means I get to talk about Halloween. I googled and youtubed (that's a word, right?) several Halloween tags and have put together my own little list. We are about to set sail into my crazyiness. EVERYBODY ABANDON SHIP!

1. Favorite Halloween Movie?

I feel like this is the typical answer but I mean, Hocus Pocus is a classic. Nightmaren Before Christmas and Halloweentown are runner ups.

2. At what age did you stop trick or treating?

Around 15. At that point I started to help with taking my little brother trick or treating.

3. Favorite Halloween costume you have worn?

Genie. I heard that Christina Aguliera song on the radio and wanted to be a genie in a bottle. 90's kid.

4. What is your costume this year?

I haven't really made up my mind yet but perhaps something Supernatural. *hint hint, wink wink*

5. Do you like to go to haunted attractions?

The Haunted Mansion at DisneyLand is about all that I can handle. I don't like scary things or being scared.

6. Favorite Halloween candy?

Either NERDS or those random strawberry ones that magically show up in your tote like Christmas morning... I mean, Halloween.

7. Do you decorate your house?

Sometimes. I have a plastic skull in my room. Maybe I'll throw in some purple fairy lights or something. 

8. Least favorite costume? 

Sexy costumes. Sorry but to me Halloween is about being silly.

9. Have you ever repeated a costume? What was it?

I have a feeling that I've been a witch at least twice but I can't remember specifics. 

10. Do you believe in ghosts?

No. But ghost stories are really interesting.

11. Scariest Halloween?

There was supposedly a guy running around with a chainsaw one year. Freaked me out more than a bit.

12. Vampires or Werewolves?

This sounds like a back handed Team Edward or Team Jacob (Team Jasper represent!) but in all seriousness I tend to gravitate more towards vampires than werewolves. If anybody knows of good werewolf movies let me know maybe you can convince me.

13. Are you dressing up this year?

Maybe. Probably. 

14. Is your go to Halloween look funny, scary, or sexy?

Just fun in general. Last year I dressed up as a Skylander to match my little bro. I've been Lola (Hannah Montana), a Kioshi warrior (the last air bender), and a skeleton.

15. Most embarrassing childhood costume?

... Werewolf. *wince* I know, I know. But i slapped cheap werewolf fur stickers on my face because I read a book about werewolves and wanted to dress up as one of the characters in the book. 

16. Are you good at trick or treating?

Unintentionally yes but never when I'm actually trick or treating. My lil bro goes up to the doors and I hang back. The people see me in the back and give him candy to give to me. I dont even eat candy all that much. I usually give it to him.

17. Do you throw and/or attend Halloween parties?

No but I wish I did. Someday.

18. Favorite scary movie?

I hate scary movies. I usually watch them on mute because it helps cut down on jump scares.

19. Are you the prankster or the prankee?

Prankee if there are pranks to be had I'm usually the target.

20. Favorite Halloween memory?

Growing up we'd put on a Halloween mix cd (golly gee wiz, do you remember those?) and carve pumpkins. One eyed one horned flying purple people eater was one of my faves. I never could figure out if the people eater was purple or if the people eater only ate purple people. The world may never know.

21. 1-10 how much do you enjoy Halloween?

I'd say about an 9. I love the silliness of it all not so much the scary factor.

22. Have you always loved Halloween?

Yes.

23. How do you get into the Halloween spirit?

August rolls around and it's instantly Halloween prep time in my head. I don't know how it happens.

24. Favorite Halloween decoration?

Candles. They're a fire hazard, they give off odor, they cast shadows on the walls. Candles just scream Halloween.

25. Favorite Halloween / Fall scent?

Haha see what I did there? I like pomegranate I guess. 

26. Weird/odd fear?

I'm afraid of moths and goats. Not sure how weird those are.

27. Favorite Halloween joke?

What do you get when you cross a vampire with a snowman?

Frost bite.

So that's it for the Halloween tag and day one of Hollow-ween. Hope you stick around and check out what else is happening this month.

-Awel