CATRINA COSTUME AND MAKEUP: ORIGINAL COSTUME FOR HALLOWEEN

Dear lovers of creative parties,

It’s very very close to one of the most fun parties of the year: Halloween. DIY party enthusiasts especially like this, because it’s entertaining to create a fun, spooky environment. But for us the best part is creating a new costume each year, something amazing to try out for the first time and to wear when going around the houses ‘Trick or Treating’.

This year, we have created a very simple, but popular costume: La Catrina.

La Catrina is the main figure in the Festival of the Skulls and the Day of the Dead, celebrated every year in Mexico. The character also bears a striking resemblance to the images used by Tim Burton in his ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’.

Original Halloween Costume

The most striking part of this original Halloween costume, is the makeup, as it uses colours and designs that produce a very aesthetic, frightening result.  We have also incorporated some clothing ideas to complete the Catrina 'look'.

Here, in this video tutorial, we show you how to develop this original makeup and disguise for Halloween, made with the collaboration of the young Beatrice and her amateur makeup artist friend, Amalia Varas.

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To create the Catrina makeup and disguise, you’ll need very simple materials and a little bit of preparation.

{ MATERIALS }

1. White face paint
2. Black face paint
3. Red face paint
4. Gold face paint
5. Green face paint
6. A brush

For the costume: 

1. 1 colourful scarf
2. Black blouse with ruffles
3. Black tube skirt
4. Back tights
5. Artificial flowers in different colours

{ STEPS TO FOLLOW }

1. Apply the makeup as described in the video tutorial. First, apply white makeup as a foundation all over the face
2. Then paint the eyes with black face paint using a brush
3. Use the black and gold face paint to elaborate the designs around the eyes
4. Finally use the black and green face paint to draw the rose and the leaf
5. Dress up in a frilly blouse, skirt and tights
6. To finish the costume, do the hairstyle and decorate the hair nicely with artificial flowers

We’ll be in touch soon with some more fun DIY ideas for Halloween.

I hope you liked our suggestion and feel encouraged to try it out.

Over to you!

Best Wishes,

Lucrecia Rodríguez de Acuña

Founder and Creative Director

Fiesta4U.com