HOW TO LOOK DEAD

First, what NOT to do. The most common amateur attempts we see involve white slathered over the face with black smudged around the eyes and under the cheekbones. The effect is scary, but not in a good way.

Those amateur make-up f/x artists have the right idea, just the wrong colors.
Our favorite dead look is actually very easy and relies on two makeup colors from Mehron: Blithe Spirit and Monster Gray.

Blithe Spirit is the base color used to create the 'dead skin' effect. This is a very pale off-white with a bluish tint. Blithe spirit is designed specifically to create deathly pallor rather than white clown face. Monster gray is what you will use under the cheekbones, at the temples, and under the eyes to create the hollow, sunken look.

Here are several options for Blithe Spirit and Monster gray:
Monster Gray Makeup:

• DD05MG Mehron Brite Foundation (traditional grease paint)
• DD406 Celebre Professional Cream Makeup
• DD86 Cream Blend Stick
• DD36 Cake Makeup

• DD05BS Mehron Brite Foundation (traditional grease paint)
• DD209 Liquid Makeup
• DD404 Celebre Professional Cream Makeup

• DD155 Vampire Makeup Tri-Color Palette

• NF140V Basic Vampire Makeup Kit

If you want to look a little less dead (only mostly dead) you can replace the Blithe Spirit with Alabaster. This is a very pale shade (still not glaring white) without the bluish tint.
Alabaster Makeup:

• DD05AL Mehron Brite Foundation (traditional grease paint)
• DD395 Celebre Professional Cream Makeup
• DD80 Cream Blend Stick Makeup

Cinema Secrets also has some nice pre-packaged makeup kits. These provide a more professional look than the dime-store kits in stores around Halloween:

• CSCC008C Vampire Stack Makeup Kit
• CSEZMU010 Vampire Lord Vampire Ez Make-up Kit

• Appliances (vampire bites, wounds, etc)
• F/X Temporary Tattoos (bullet holes, fang wounds, etc)
• Realistic Vampire Fangs

Finally - don't forget BLOOD!
For character cosmetic use, we prefer blood gel. Gel is thicker than regular stage blood so it stays put instead of dripping. Use blood gel for extra 3-D realism on your wounds, or dab a tiny bit at the corner of your mouth (just finished a snack).

• Coagulated Blood Gel
• More Stage Blood

• Graftobian Opalescent Body Glitter