Trick Or Treat?
Dazzling makeup products that will dress up any Halloween show.
Issue: October 2000

Aquatic Accents
Give your actors a whole new look with Aquacolor Wet Cake makeup from Kryolan. This cosmetic is a glycerin-based moist cake foundation with excellent covering characteristics. It can be easily applied with a moist sponge, but accent colors should be applied with a brush. It’s removable with soap and water and available in approximately 160 skin tones, in .5 oz. ($5.90), 1 oz ($7.90), 2.5 oz. ($10.50) and 3.5 oz. ($16.60).


Makeup designs with Kryolan’s Aquacolor

Performers can also glow with Aquacolor Metallic Shades, available in an array of colors—gold, silver, copper, bronze, silver blue, silver green and silver lilac. You can order them in the same sizes as above for $8.30, $10.20, $14 and $20.40.

For that complete body effect, use Aquacolor Liquid makeup. When dry, the product is smudge-proof and long lasting. It’s easily removable with soap and water and available in white, gray, lilac, hot pink, black, blue, dark red, maroon, green, turquoise, dark brown, jade, mustard, yellow, orange and lavender blue. You can order either the 1 oz. ($4) or the 4 oz. ($10) size. To learn more about these and other Kryolan products, contact them at 132 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA, 94103; telephone: 415-863-9684; fax: 415-863-9059.


Gold becomes Aquacolor

Alas, Poor Yorick…
Hamlet knew him well and so can you, or at least his skull, as well as a collection of other skeletal faces guaranteed to add that extra bit of fright to your Halloween fare. From Burman Industry’s collection of Bone Clones, you can purchase skulls and a host of other body parts skillfully cast from originals. Made from the highest quality plastics, they are durable and resist breakage. Available varieties of skulls include Human ($160), Aborigine ($210), Siberian Wolf ($160), Chimp ($150), Fruit Bat ($50), Komodo Dragon ($220) and Orangutan ($160). For more information, call 818-782-9833 or log onto www.burmanfoam.com.

Ghoulish Effects
Need to blacken out a tooth? Create blotches, wounds and other unsightly features for a less-than-comely character? Bob Kelly’s special effect makeup is tailor-made for a gamut of effects, from simulating scars and wounds to spinning out facial hair, like moustaches and beards. Black Out Tooth Color ($3 for a 1/4 oz. tube) is available in two shades: black, to eradicate the tooth of your choice, or brown, to conjure up the ravages of dental decay. Notable waxes offered by Bob Kelly are Molding Wax ($2 for 1/2 oz tube), which is highly conducive for manufacturing facial wounds out of high quality microcrystalline wax, and Eyebrow Cover/Moustache Wax ($2.25 for 1/2 oz. tube), which can be used to temporarily blot out eyebrows or wax

Bob Kelly’s Special Effect Waxes
a moustache. For those seeking a hirsute transformation, there’s Beard Stipple ($2.25 for 1/2 oz tube), a versatile wax formula that comes in both black and brown and is ideal for easy stippling. There’s also Beard Stubble Adhesive ($2.25 for 1/2 oz), a translucent adhesive wax used on dry skin or over finished makeup. Bob Kelly’s makeup, a leader in the theatrical field for more than a quarter of a century, will make your spooky Halloween face look its gargoyle best. For more information on these products, contact Bob Kelly Cosmetics, Inc., 151 West 46th Street, New York, NY 10036; telephone: 212-819-0030; fax: 212-869-0396.

Clowning Around

Mehron’s Clown Makeup
But before you think Halloween is all about fear, the clowns are here. Mehron Inc., which outfits the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, has a slew of clown makeup for your onstage Bozos and hobos. The “Happy Hobo,” in fact, is one of three common clown looks you can learn to achieve yourself through step-by-step instructions in the Mehron catalogue (along with the “Whiteface” clown and the “Auguste” clown). Mehron Clown White, Original Clown White Lite and Clown Pink are the staple products for coloring the full face,
with White Lite getting its name from utilizing a lanolin base—requiring lesser volume for the same whiteness. Mehron Clown White, the most popular product, is available in .7 oz. ($2.50), 2 oz. ($4), 8 oz. ($9) and 16 oz. ($16) sizes. Clown Pink comes only in a 2 oz. container ($4), while Original Clown White Lite is available in 2 oz. ($4) and 8 oz. ($9) sizes. You should expect six to 12 full faces per ounce, and seven to 14 full faces for Original Clown White Lite.

If you’re looking to fasten on those nutty clown noses and bald caps, Mehron offers two different types of adhesive: Latex Liquid is available in 1 oz. ($3.50), 4.5 oz. ($6.95), 9 oz. ($10.95), 16 oz. ($16.95) and gallon ($75) sizes, while Spirit Gum Adhesive is available in the same size denominations at the above mentioned prices, plus a .25 oz. ($1.95) size for small jobs. For more information about these and other makeup products offered by Mehron, contact the company at 100 Red Schoolhouse Road, Chestnut Ridge, NY 10977; telephone: 800-332-9955; fax: 888-88-MAKEUP; website: www.mehron.com.