Mütter Museum College of Physicians Of Philadelphia

There were all sorts of unusual sights and attractions within the Mütter Museum…of course, my favorite was the conjoined fetus, but I was also so grateful I got to see Einstein’s brain in slides…I had always hoped I’d be able to and it was purely coincidence. There were such astounding sights as all of the…

Edgar Allan Poe Historic House Tour

I had to make it a priority to visit the Historical Edgar Allan Poe House in Philadelphia…Poe is a favorite poet and author of mine, because of the whole Gothic macabre thing, but beyond that his voice and tone are captivating. It was amazing to walk through the house and historic home of Edgar Allan…

DIY Halloween Costumes From Scratch

I wanted to create our Halloween costumes from scratch, and decided to sew Pirate Vampire looks inspired by the victorian trend we saw hit the runway. I used Simplicity pattern 4059 to create bishop-sleeved frill-collared shirts and Vitorian knickers to match, and hacked the pattern to add a button fly, draw string waistband, and differentiated…

Halloween Special Effects Makeup: Pinhead and Cenobite Hellraiser

This is the PinHead Halloween Special Effects Makeup I did for these amazing people Chris and Yas’min. I used Becca foundation on her, L’Oréal concealers, BH Cosmetics Palettes, Bare Minerals foundation on him (and wow is the packaging and shade name totally off!). [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06SIDyHS5bI] I created her Cenobite throat prosthetic beforehand (chains and hooks…

A Maddening Halloween

I was the Mad Hatter for Halloween: I made the hat out of a Ritz cracker box. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaKlOwozAjA&w=560&h=315]

Halloween Skull Makeup Tutorial with Eyeshadow and Powder: Won’t Clog Pores

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPLsHNKx2lA&w=560&h=315] Halloween Skull Makeup tutorial, made with regular eyemakeup and white face powder, using Nyx Box of Smokey Look Collection and MAC brushes: flat lined brush, concealer brush, and angled shader brush. This will be way better than using grease and won’t clog your pores. 13min total time to create this Halloween skull costume…why…

Devilishly Handsome

“It’s not right to be hellish” I picked a mishmash of items at the costume store: clip in horns, a bat fillagreé mask, cat tail, forever 21 moto PU leather leggings, a hot topic button up, aldo Schettini shoes with gold chain detail, and a Cellblock 13 harness. h

Makeup Master: Halloween

I figured Halloween would be the time to do the most dramatic eye make up, so my victim was my aunt. I did a smoky eye ombré from black to white, with a shimmery silver mid tone. I over dramatically contoured, giving her eyebrows and cheeks a very sharp angular look. I used a liquid…