Although KISS has not enjoyed the huge success in recent years as they did in the late 70’s and early 80’s, they have had a strong, steady influence in the music industry. Not to mention the costume industry.

Since back in the 70’s when KISS first became a household name, people have been trying to dress and look like the members of KISS. While the wild way that they dress is really quite simple, it isn’t like anyone has a lot of items lying around in their closet that are likely to work for a KISS costume.

First, you would need to find a black body suit and start adding layers. Basically, you need to go for as much black and silver as possible and platform knee high boots in the most outrageous style you can find. Capes and really large, gaudy belts would help enhance the outfit and don’t forget the makeup.

Once you apply the makeup, it will be quite easy to tell who you are dressed as.  If you’re like me and are not so good at applying makeup, you can buy some really great Kiss Makeup kits online.   Halloweenmart carries the full selection of Catman, Spaceman, Starchild and Demon Kiss Makeup kits.

They even have some Kiss masks (on the pricey side)  if you want to chunk the makeup all together.

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Since the wonderful movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, came out in 1999, Cindy Lou Who has become a much more well-known character making her a new favorite of young and old alike.

The character of Cindy Lou Who is undeniably sweet and innocent and makes any age remember a time when they felt that way too.

Creating the look of Cindy Lou Who would not be too challenging by just using a little creativity. A small amount of pink makeup and some false eyelashes would complete the face and then a simple black and white checked dress would take care of the clothes. To really look authentic, throw in a red velvet cape, some red tights, black patented leather shoes and a red ribbon for the hair.

The hair is easily the most difficult, and the most important, part of the costume to accomplish as it is an updo with lots of extra braids and curls around the face.

No one will ever forget the first time they saw the rock band KISS. Whether it was on a stage or on a television set, it was something they had never seen before.

The wild costumes, the hair, the makeup, the long tongues were not something you saw every day. Whether it was the costumes or the music, the band enjoyed a strong presence in the music world and one of the founding members, Gene Simmons, is still enjoying the fame today on his own reality show.

Trying to look like Gene Simmons in costume is no easy feat. The costume itself is all black and silver. It covers you from hands to feet, including very nice black and silver platform boots. Due to that whole open chest part this costume might require some chest hair to go with it. Don’t forget the white face make up covering your whole face and the black patterns over your eyes. Throw in a long, black wig and you should be ready.

You can buy Kiss Makeup here.

Creating a scary looking Zombie face doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive.  You can create a rotting zombie face by using toilet paper, liquid latex, white cream makeup and a five color aging make-up kit. 

Add extra layers of loose toilet paper so you can rip them open for big cuts and gashes.

Make your costume stand out by applying creepy prosthetics.  Learn how to apply latex prosthetic makeup pieces for Halloween with ease.

There isn’t a Halloween costume mask in creation that can look as realistic as a good makeup job.  However, getting that special Halloween undead look can be a trick for anyone that hasn’t used costume makeup or prosthetics before.  I know in my youth I had spent numerous hours sticking icky sticky stuff all over my face.  Desparately trying to get the desired ghoulish look for my costume and always ending up looking more like a circus clown gone bad than the horrific ghoul I had invisioned.

The problem isn’t that you don’t have the correct  costume make-up or materials, it’s just that no one ever explained how to apply the make-up.  Directions on the back of bottles and the prosthetic makeup packages leave just about everything to the imagination.   It doesn’t matter if you’re making a tiger, pirate skeleton or an undead zombie face, sometimes a little direction goes a long, long way. 

This first video is without prosthetics and just costume makeup.  Using a simple costume makeup kit you can make one creepy undead zombie.  I will be listing more halloween how to videos on using prosthetics, so stay tuned.  Be sure to let me know of your halloween costume worries and I’ll try my best to help you out.