The best thing about animal costumes is that you can use what you already have to come up with the outfit. My friend is really tall, so she went with flat boots and only needed to get the sweater. The hair was created by using the top part separated into 2 sections and braided. Then she twisted them into buns to give off the look of the horns on a giraffe. Acrylic paint was used for her body because of the opaque look (spots made with a q-tip) & #5 was used to add the sparkle. A dramatic smokey eye really contributed to the entire look (we used the Naked Smokey Eye Palette).
____________________________________________________ That brown knit dress was perfect for this outfit. It was warm and long and I will definitely be wearing it on another occasions. For the antlers I just went outside and grabbed a tree branch and broke it into pieces. I attached them to my head band with brown pipe cleaners and they actually stayed on all night. One of the most important things needed to achieve the make up look is the NYX Contour kit. It provided all the whites and browns needed to contour my face into a deer. Black gel eye liner (pictured below) was also used.
____________________________________________________ Luckily for my sister she already owned pieces that contributed to her leopard look. The cat ears were purchased from H&M and were slightly folded to give off a rounder appearance (like a leopard) and were really helpful because they clicked into her hair as opposed to on a head band. #5 was crucial for this look and was used all over the left side of her face to achieve the whitened appearance. And the concealer and gel liner were used to create her spots.
____________________________________________________ I just have to share how much I was laughing all night to see my husband in these kind of clothes. He continued the night with an accent and even nicknamed himself Hunter. Using the Maybelline gel liner we smeared his face with black to achieve the full hunting look.
It was so much fun being animals for the night. It took a lot of courage to wipe our faces down once it was over… but this look really got me thinking that I would love to start transforming our faces from now on for Halloween! Hey, it may have taken 2 hours for all 3 faces, but I think it was worth it.
