Despite the fact that at the beginning of the year uncertainty, panic and sadness reigned throughout the world, due to the arrival of Covid-19, over the months, the vast majority of people have adapted to the new situation that it is living.
For example, many work or study from home, leave home only to make certain purchases, pay for their services through the Internet or telephone applications, instead of eating in restaurants, use delivery and order food that is delivered to their door. The house and even celebrate their parties virtually.
Soon Halloween will be celebrated worldwide. The vast majority of these parties will be held electronically. This has been a new trend that has been implemented and has quickly gained popularity.
Of course, naturally, one of the most characteristic elements of Halloween is the use of costumes. Some spend a lot of time thinking of an original, unique, realistic, scary and well-crafted costume.
Every year new characters are added that you can choose to personify, have you wondered what the trend will be for this year. What are the most coveted costumes of 2022? If you want to be in tune with current fashion, you can’t stop reading this article.
Here we will be telling you which are the most popular costumes for this year, but we will also give you some ideas of how you can make them, including accessories and makeup. Therefore, look for paper and pencil so you don’t miss any detail and your costume is one of the most talked about.
You don’t have to stay home bored; you can hold your virtual parties in style, by wearing costumes that are trending today. Let’s see.
Instructions
If your idea is to be the center of attention at the party or not go unnoticed, you should consider one of these original options. One of the most popular characters is the evil clown from the movie it, as the latter was a real hit movie.
While it is true that you will always have the option to buy a mask, nothing beats a good makeup. Next, we will tell you step by step how to make up like Pennywise:
- The first thing you have to do is flatten your eyebrows. To do this you can use a little glue stick, so that you can easily remove it later. Let it dry well.
- While the glue dries, comb your hair back and to give the impression of a bigger head, place some cotton sheets on top of your head. In the center, on the side and finally on the front. Then put on a hat or pantyhose to keep them in place.
- Put on the character’s wig and apply a layer of latex around the edge of the forehead to fix it well and match the thickness of the head.
- Then, it is necessary to give texture to the face. To do this, you will need to glue pieces of napkins. You must do this on the entire forehead. To make it dry faster, you can use a hair dryer.
- Next, paint your entire face white, including your eyelids, neck, and lips.
- Next, proceed to mark the eyebrows. Let yourself be carried away by the way the character wears. Use a fine brush to work more comfortably and then blur a little.
- Make up the mobile eyelid using black shadow and then blur the area of the eye socket. Repeat the procedure at the bottom of the eye. To make the look deeper.
- Then, frown to mark the expressive lines of that area with a note gray shadow. So the look will have an angrier look.
- Now it will be time to work with the nose. He paints a quarter of it, from bottom to top, with red color. Then you will have to blur the edge.
- Continue with the lines from the character’s mouth going to the eyes. Trace them very carefully so they look well defined.
- Mark the entire edge of the lips with red color and then fill them with the same color.
- Finish by marking some lines on the forehead and on the hundred to give an appearance of cracks on the head. She then applies white, gray and black on a sponge and presses it onto different areas of her face so that her makeup does not turn out too white.
It only remains that you dress as the character to complete your terrifying look. If you go as a couple, you can use a similar makeup for your companion.
Another of the most popular costumes is that of the Joker, for men, and that of his famous girlfriend Harley Quinn, for women. They will surely be in the spotlight.
An impressive costume is that of the nun from the movie The Conjuring. This is considered one of the best costumes of the year, due to its sinister and diabolical appearance. To get that look, you need to give your makeup a lot of attention. The same could be said for the Annabelle doll costume, which can be worn by both women and girls. But what do you need to have good results?
What do you need
As you may have noticed, there is the option of wearing a mask or doing your own makeup. To do this, you will need to watch a tutorial on how to do it or use your creativity and let yourself be guided by an image of the character.
You can use acrylic paint or regular makeup; it all depends on how real you want the makeup to look. Don’t do it in a rush. If you look closely at the details, you will achieve a better result.
Use a brush for the parts of the makeup that require delicacy and a sponge to more quickly cover the space that you are going to make up. To finish, you can apply a layer of fixing spray so that the makeup lasts much longer and you do not have problems if you sweat a little.
Remember to use wigs or the hairstyle that the character wears. Try to wear as similar an outfit as possible, and if she wears any kind of accessory, like the baseball bat in Harley Quinn’s case, don’t leave it out.
You don’t have to spend on clothes, you can use what you already have and adapt it to the style of the character you are going to characterize. Thus, the costume will not represent an additional expense for you.
Lastly, you need to get into character. That is, it is not enough that you dress like him; you must also try to personify him. Talk, laugh, move, act like him and you won’t be able to go unnoticed. But what other things should you take into account?
Tips
You may want to integrate your pet into the virtual party, what can you do in that case? Dress them up too! There are special costumes for dogs. Some of them are related to the great classics of horror movies, such as Frankenstein, Freddy Krueger or skeleton.
However, there are also the funniest costumes, such as the Minions or ghost hunting. The sky is the limit. There are many options that you can use, many of which you can adjust to your budget.
In case you are a woman and you are pregnant, do not limit yourself. You can use your creativity to get a very clever and original costume. For example, you can wear a zombie pregnant costume or put on a bloody dress where a kind of baby’s head protrudes.
You can also make up your belly or use a flannel that simulates the baby’s skeleton. Try to have fun, no matter what your condition is. After all, fun is the most important thing.
Wear any of these 2022 fashion costumes to look amazing at upcoming virtual Halloween parties. It will be an unforgettable experience.
