I did honestly have to look up how to do this online and came across the wikihow on it.
(So, I didn't come up with this on my own.)
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Fake-Cuts-Using-Makeup
Now onto the tutorial!
Things you will need:
Black face paint crayon, Brown eyeliner, Red face paint, Pure Red lip gloss, old Black eyeliner, Eye shadow smudge brush, pink or rose blush, brown and black eye shadow
Step 1: Use a black face paint crayon to outline where you want your cut to be. Keep in mind that cuts are not always perfectly straight lines unless its a paper cut. Make it so that there are some places that are thicker than the rest of the line.
Step 2: Trace the black line with the brown eyeliner. This will help make the red look more like aged blood inside the cut.
Nyx Liquid Brown Eyeliner.
Step 3: Go over the line with the red face paint. When doing this, you can go ahead and go outside of the line a bit.
Step 4: Go over the line and red face paint with a Pure Red lip gloss. This will give it the appearance of fresh blood. Make sure the lip gloss does not have any sort of shimmer or glitter of any kind, just gloss. Keep in mind that the applicator will get messy after doing this makeup, so you should either clean it after or not use it on your lips.
Nyx Mega Shine Lip Gloss in Perfect Red
Step 5: Take the brown and black matte eye shadows and place this combination only on the parts where the black line is thicker than the rest of the line. Near the parts where the line is thinner, place only brown eye shadow.
Naked Basics Palette: Faint and Crave
Sephora Smudge Shadow brush
Step 6: Use matte pink blush to blend out the brown and black eye shadow. This gives the surrounding skin a swollen look. Smudge out the edges to make it look much more natural looking.
Nyx Blush in Mocha
Step 7: Using an old Black eyeliner, trace the black line again. Then use the red lip gloss to blend it out so that the black blends into the red to show depth in the cut. The reason why is has to be an old black eyeliner is because when it dries, it starts to crack.
NYC Liquid Eyeliner in Pearlized Black
*Note: Your new "cut" will not dry, so you do have to be careful not to touch or smudge it.*
How to Remove:
Step 1: Use a cotton pad or tissue to wipe it off. Since the eye shadow is powder, it will not come off just by wiping it.
Step 2: Use a makeup remover or oil cleanser to clean off the eye shadow and whatever is left off.
My costume:
Dark Red Riding Hood
The make up I did was just a simple pin-up with Maybelline Color Whisper in Who wore it Red-er.
I'm also wearing Geo Princess Mimi (Bambi) Apple Green circle lens. ;)
[Review to come soon!]
You can use this for any sort of costume that involves cuts, scratches, scrapes, and even bruising! Of course for bruising, you have to add a purple or blue eye shadow to show broken blood vessels under the skin. Remember to just have fun with it and it doesn't have to be perfectly like the ones you see in pictures.
Hope this gives you an idea for next year! :)
