My family hosts an annual Halloween party. I look forward to dressing up for Halloween and celebrating with friends each year. I normally think about characters that I do (or have) really enjoyed in movies, history, books, or television shows. Then I try to create my own version/outfit to represent them. I haven’t been into purchasing store-bought costumes in years because I love the creative outlet to create my own costume. Also, this way usually ends up being (slightly) cheaper and results in pieces that you can mix-match through your real clothes and future costumes. It normally takes me a couple months to fully create my costume. It involves a lot of thrift-shopping and time to think about the best way to create certain pieces and do makeup (welcome Pinterest). This year I planned my costume more last minute than I usually do but I am still excited about the way it turned out!
It turns out, I prefer being the villain, maybe because I play a very different role in my real life. Last year, I dressed up as Posion Ivy from Batman. This year, I am dressing up as Cruella DeVil. I did my best to emulate the original (cartoon) Cruella DeVil from the Disney movie, 101 Dalmatians. There have been a lot of remakes, but I wanted to try and mimic the original cartoon character as much as possible!
I wanted my niece and nephew watch the cartoon version with me but it was incredibly hard to find! I wanted them to see how she looked in that version and so I could get into role! Luckily, one of the remakes is on Netflix. We watched that instead, it was their first time watching it and it ended up being a hit!
// Create the look //
// Makeup You’ll Need //
(yes, really– watch the video to learn why and how you will use it)
Start with a clean face and a moisturizer as you normally would to make sure you protect your skin. Next, I pretty much did my makeup as I normally would with as much contouring as possible. I used a lot of my mom’s makeup so my skin match wasn’t great but hey, it’s Halloween. I did green eyeshadow when the time came, but I wish I had done it more drastically.
For my eyebrows, I used a black pencil and exaggerated them and extended them to look more cartoonish and animated. However, I later watched this video and definitely recommend doing eyebrows like this! If I had a little more time I would have gotten the supplies!
If you’re interested in a Cruella DeVil costume, watch this makeup tutorial. She did such an amazing job!
// Hair Supplies You’ll Need //
and Black
Hair Spray
I have long blonde hair, a far cry from Cruella’s sophisticated changing hair. First, I showered and added a lot of product to my wet hair. I did this in hopes to protect my hair color and help the spray I would be adding wash out as soon as possible. After I showered, added product, and let my hair dry, I began the process to mimic her hair. In the cartoon, she had what I could best describe as a lob. So, I put a braid in the ends of my hair and pinned it under the top so it looked shorter. I used the clip to do this. That clip had a lot of hair to hold, so I added some pins to the bottom and side to help keep everything in place. Next it was time to add color. I had my sister do the spraying. She made sure there was a clear part by holding a paper towel along the line. First she sprayed my white side then my black side. The white was a lot harder to layer on. We used the entire bottle of hairspray and probably could have used a little more. The black had a lot left over. We also noticed that the black side looked like smooth hair while the white spray kind pooled in certain parts of my hair (as if it was wet, but it wasn’t) and dried with a more “paint like look”. By the time my hair was sprayed, it was as-if I had a TON of hairspray in so my fake lob lasted all night. (Good news- you don’t have to worry all the color came out in the shower that night too!)
// Costume Materials You’ll Need //
We actually ended up with another Cruella DeVil at the party! One of my mom’s friends came as Cruella DeVil. She purchased her costume and it was definitely to mimic the remade movie. She had a little Dalmatian with her, which was so cute! The best part of her being Cruella, is that she breeds dogs!
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