I wanted to be a butterfly when I was a kid, not a fairy. There is photographic evidence from first grade, but we’re not going there today. However, I would have to say these tutorials are my favourite so far of all the ones I have looked at while researching for you all.

Twilight Fairy By Charismaster

Forest Fairy by Michellephan

True Blood Fairy by goldiestarling

Life is allowed to be a little magical. I think these would be a conversation starter at the next costume party you’re at!

Dead Set Great Ideas.

I unfortunately lost a dear friend to ovarian cancer around this time last year, and Halloween was by far her favourite holiday. With all the spookiness and the creativity, she was always happiest when helping out at her nearest haunted house.

Something else she usually celebrated with us all was the Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos. Which is similar but more like and extension of Halloween.

So in honor of my friend I give you 3 day of the dead sugar skull tutorials that would have certainly made her smile.

Day of the dead by Michelle Phan

Sylvia Sugar Skull Day of the dead by petrilude

Day of the dead face by goldiestarling

Keep checking back for a few more glamorous ideas on the lead up to Halloween.

Bloody Good Ideas

It’s tutorial time again. Yay! Remember these don’t have to be limited to Halloween looks; you can use them for costume parties and conventions… Supanova Brisbane is on its way.

First up we have Nikkie from NikkieTutorials with a gory Bloody Mary look that is sure to make people cringe

For Tim Burton fans here’s Pixiewoo’s take on The Corpse Bride

Though I’m sure we’ve had this one in an earlier blog here is MichellePhan with a Black Swan look

I know I keep saying it, but these tutorials are a-mazing. The people behind them really are cool, so think about subscribing to their channels and getting to know them a little better. Life can never be boring when you surround yourself with interesting people.

Stay tuned, I still have still some super ideas to come. *wink*

Flaming good ideas

I have no idea if you’ve already decided what you’ll wear for Halloween, and even if you have your costume all lined up, these tutorials are pretty cool. Use them as inspiration for the next convention you want to attend if Halloween isn’t your thing.

I give you Cora from Vintage Or Tacky with a Hunger Games inspired make up tutorial

From xxMichaelJames a Marilyn Manson inspired look

And lastly for today we have Julia from MissChievous.tv with a sexy pirate look

I’m loving the research for these blogs, because I get to see some of the most amazing tutorials with some incredibly interesting people.

More very soon.

Halloween in Australia, too hot to handle

I don’t know exactly when or where I learned about the concept of Halloween, probably through American situation comedies such as Full House and The Cosby Show. I don’t think we even saw someone in costume begging for lollies until I was 10 years old. Yeah, that was a few years ago now.

When that first knock sounded and it looked like we were expected to give up our hard earned Cadbury chocolate, Mum and I just shook our heads, and claimed we didn’t have any. Afterwards we looked at each other and knew this was the beginning of the end. Australia now cared more about traditions based in other countries than our own.

Things petered off a fair bit for a long time after that first year, since nobody in my neighbourhood gave those kids more than a stern talking to about patriotism and the dangers of devil worship. ~It was a small country town~

So after I moved to Brisbane I was a little shocked to see the numbers of kids wandering the streets after dark begging for lollies, and even more agog once my daughter started school, at the numbers of Halloween parties that were happening behind closed doors.

Hubby talks tough every year and gets irritated that something that’s supposed to be, in effect, a day of respect for deceased loved ones, has been turned into a way for kids to get away with vandalism and black mail their neighbours into giving them lollies… ‘or else.’ We were left the lovely gift of a dozen broken eggs on the front of our house a few years ago and ever since, he’s dutifully picked up that extra bag of bounties (worst chocolate bar ever) so if we get the knock, we’re prepared.

Now this all makes me sound like a big ol’ scrooge when it comes to Halloween. But I’m really not much more than an over protective parent, who doesn’t share her lollies with ANYONE!

I do dress up every year in my own home, even though it’s usually hotter than hell by October 31st. I gorge on chocolate… (hey, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it) and I am impressed at the effort people go to when dressing up. However since I don’t share my chocolate EVER, I’d rather see the effort put into Supanova than have you on my front doorstep with threats of vandalism.

If you want to stick with the true traditions of Halloween, light a candle, place it in a carved out turnip and share happy memories of your loved ones who have passed. The Scotts have been doing as such since 1895.

So now that I’ve ousted myself as the biggest party pooper ever, stay tuned for some other points of view on Halloween, make up tips and costuming ideas.

Happy Halloween everyone!