Phantom of the Opera - Halloween Look

Halloween is right around the corner and every year around this time, I struggle with costume ideas. I like my costumes and makeup to be unique and creative. But sometimes, that can be a struggle because pretty much everything under the sun has already been done. So I decided to re-create a classic and beloved character, The Phantom of the Opera, and give it a Bows & Curtseys twist! This is definitely going to be my costume this year, and I'm stoked about it!

I didn't do an exact recreation for various reasons. The Phantom, also known as Erik, has been depicted many times in many ways in films, plays and adaptations. In Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, his unmasked face is described as hideously deformed, like a rotting corpse...or a zombie. We all know he wore the infamous white mask to hide his deformities. He was a mentally-disturbed charismatic genius, with the voice of an angel, and a powerful love for a beautiful girl named Christine. I based my creation mostly on the book description of the Phantom.

Of course, this is a male character, but that doesn't mean a thing! It's Halloween, you can be whatever or whoever you want to be. For the costume, I am wearing a knee length black dress with a black cape. All I needed was a black top hat. Have fun, and make it your own!

INSPIRATION PICS

*images found on Google

FACE:

• Revlon Colorstay Foundation in Buff
• Make Up For Ever Duo Mat Powder Foundation in #200
• Urban Eyeshadow in Buck to contour cheeks, nose and jawline
• For wounds on cheek, nose and forehead, I used scar wax and a Halloween face paint palette that I purchased at Party City

EYES:

• Left Eye: BFTE Eye & Lip Primer
• Sugar Pill Eyeshadow in Poison Plum all over lid and lower lid
• Glamour Doll Eyes Eye Lights Glitter over Poison Plum (applied with GDE Foil Me)
• Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Corrupt in crease and lower lash line
• Sugar Pill Eyeshadow in Love+ blended around crease and lower lid
• Kiss My Sass Eyeshadow in Coma White on tear duct and brow bone
• Wet N Wild Liquid Liner in Black
• Ardell Double Up Lashes in #203 Black
• Right Eye: Glue stick method to cover up eyebrow(s)
• Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Buck along crease and lower lid
• Sugar Pill Eyeshadow in Poison Plum and Love+ blended with buck around crease and lid
• Wet N Wild Eyeshadow in Brulee on lid and brow bone
• Makeup Geek Eyeshadow in Corrupt as eyeliner
• Lens Village Contact Lenses in Gothic 3-Tone Turquoise

CHEEKS:

• NARS Blush in Amour
• Wet N Wild Eyeshadow in Brulee as a highlight

LIPS:

• For the gross part of my lips, I made my own prosthetic with liquid latex and toilet paper. Here is a great tutorial by GoldieStarling: CLICK HERE.
• I then blended out and smoothed the edges of the prosthetic into my own skin using scar wax
• I colored the prosthetic using a Halloween face paint palette
• I then topped everything off using Manic Panic Lip Gloss in Radioactive

WIG:

• Wavy brunette wig from Target last year, but you can easily find a similar one at Party City, eBay, or anywhere else that sells wigs

I really hope you guys enjoyed this Halloween look! The scars and lips were a bit of a challenge for me, but I am quite satisfied with the turnout. Have you decided on your costume yet? If so, what are you going to be? I'm going to try to post a couple of more Halloween looks for you guys if all goes well!

 Take care, and I will leave you guys with this:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

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