The Chelsea Clown!

Hey guys I've been waiting to create a Chelsea smile effect for a little while using Mehron Synwax, and although I'm happy with the final results I believe there's definitely a lot of practicing I need to do with the wax before I'm happy with the final result. Overall I don't think I used enough adhesive and mixed too much Vaseline in with the wax so it became extremely sticky and hard to work with, but hey practice makes perfect and hopefully when my sculpt-gel arrives i'll be able to recreate a better smile. But still I think this look would be really effective for Halloween (just remember a sealer will help to keep it in place all night), so I hope you guys enjoy this one!

The Finished Look!



What You'll Need:

Mehron Spirit Gum and  Remover

Mehron SynWax

Triangle Sponges

Vaseline

Random Brushes, Spatula
and Ben Nye Bruise
wheel

Face and Eyeshaow brushes

Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foudation
 in RO115
and Eylure Eyelash adhesive

Mehron Paradise Paint - Red and
Black

Natural Collection
Loose powder

Ardell Lashes 105 and
Sugar Pill 'Porcelain'
Eyelashes

Bloodymarvellous
Thick and Light blood

Sugarpill Eyeshadow Palettes in:
Burning Heart and Sweetheart

Step One:

Using a brown or dark eyeshadow lightly place out where you want the wax for the Chelsea smile to go and then go over these lines using spirit gum and tap it so it become tacky. Then using a metal or plastic spatula scrape out some wax and then lightly coating your fingers in Vaseline start molding the wax, making sure to get all of the lumps out of it. Then rolling the wax into a sausage the same length of your marker lines, place this onto the spirit gum. Then using the spatula lightly coated in Vaseline blend out the edges of the wax until you're happy with how it blends into the skin. Then taking the end of the spatula carefully scrape out the area where you want the cut to be. (As you can in the picture below I didn't apply any spirit gum around the bottom of the mouth and therefore the wax started to fall down and misshape so make sure to apply spirit to places where the wax will be, although do be careful around the mouth, and tissue off excess Vaseline). Then once you are happy with this apply a light whitish foundation, I used Illamasqua Rich liquid Foundation in 115 using a foundation brush and sponge, I then set this with a translucent powder. 

Step Two:

Then once the foundation has been set, apply a small amount of water to the Mehron Paradise paint in red, so you get a thick consistency of paint. Then with a thin eyeshadow brush paint four lines in the shape of a diamond and start to colour them in with the paint, but only go with the paint to the top of the eyebrow and leave a clear rim around the bottom of your eye as it is recommend to not use this colour of paint too close to the eye. To fill in the rest of the eye use a white eye pencil and use it on the areas not covered and blend out. Then using the red eyeshadow from the Burning Heart palette, put this over the top of the white pencil. Then taking a small eyeshadow brush, use the purple eyeshadow from the Burning Heart Palette to outline the red, blending it inwards. Once this has been done, use a medium size face brush and lightly blend around the diamond shape so it creates a faded red/pink effect around the diamonds. Dont worry about any fall out this adds to the messy, horror look of the clown. 

Step Three: 

Using the red Mehron Paradise paint again getting it to the same thick consistency, use a small brush to create a circle on the tip of your nose and set with the red eyeshadow from the Burning Heart palette. Then using the same techniques as we did on the eyes use the purple eyeshadow from the Burning Heart palette and go around the edges blending it inwards to help create a more 3D effect. Then mixing the white eye pencil from earlier and the red paint to create a light pinkish shade draw a half moon shape to the top left corner of the circle to again help with the 3D effect.

Step Four:

Next using the Ben Nye bruise wheel, use a small brush to apply the dark blue and red/brown to the inside of the cuts, blending it out with a sponge and being careful not to disrupt the wax. Then use the lighter red over the outer perimeters of the cuts and again blend this out around the outside and inside of the cuts, being careful with the wax. 

Step Five: 

Next using the Mehron Paradise paint in black, wet it with a small amount of water and then using a thin brush draw on eyebrows that flick up at each end. I decided to do one eyebrow arched higher than the other, but you can draw them both the same. Next use the paradise paint to thickly line the eyes and set with black eyeshadow making sure it's all dry before opening your eyes. Then apply the Ardell lashes to the top lashes and the Sugarpill lashes to the bottom lashes. Once these have dried, use a black eyeliner to waterline the eyes so the eyelashes blend better. Again don't worry about any fall out from the black eyeshadow, this adds to the look.

Step Six: 

To finish off the look use some white eyeshadow to highlight each top right corner of the diamonds around the eyes and apply the thick Bloodymarvellous blood in the inside of the cuts and blend/spatter using a sponge and then use the light blood to help create drips around the mouth and use a sponge to spatter it around the outside of the mouth to create a very messy effect.

Step Seven: 

To remove first gently pull off the fake eyelashes (you can reuse the lashes by pulling off any excess glue and sanitizing them with a makeup sanitizing spray if you wish). Then use the spatula to scrape off the wax and then makeup remover to get rid of the rest of the makeup. Scrape off any leftover wax and then using the spirit gum remover on a cotton wool bud wipe this over the areas you applied the spirit gum making sure it is all removed. Then wash your face with a cleanser and apply some moisturizer. (P.S the red Mehron paradise paint can stain lightly but should be easily removed with an eye-friendly cleanser.)

Thanks once again guys for reading this blog post, I hope you all enjoyed the outcome and have fun recreating it. 
Becky ox.

Stitched up Wrist!

Welcome to another Mehron Synwax creation, I thought I'd create something a little more gory this time! This would be perfect for something like Halloween (just make sure to use an adhesive and sealer as the wax is prone to slipping and sliding all over the place if not!) I hope you enjoy this looks guys and have fun recreating it :) .

The Finished Look!

What you'll need:

Mehron SynWax

Mehron Sprirt gum and Spirit gum remover

Vaseline

Random brushes, Plastic Spatula and
 BenNye Bruise Wheel

Bloodymarvellous Light and Thick
blood

Random Triangle Sponges

Step One:

First apply a thin layer of spirit gum to the place you are going to create the effect on. Then tap it lightly to help it become tacky. Then using a plastic or metal spatula scrape out some of the wax and take the wax making sure to coat your fingers lightly with Vaseline (and I mean lightly to much Vaseline will just create a horrible sticky mess which is a nightmare to work with!) and start to warm the wax in your fingers making sure to get rid of any lumps in the wax which will ruin the smoothness of it later. Once the lumps have been blended out with your fingers roll the wax into a sausage shape to the correct length and apply it to the tacky spirit gum (if the spirit gum has dried just apply a little more and allow to become tacky).



Step Two:

Then coating your spatula lightly with Vaseline start to blend the wax into the wrist trying to get the edges as thin as possible so they blend into the skin seamlessly. Keep blending and reapplying Vaseline to the spatula until you are happy with the final result.

Step Three:

Once you are happy with how the wax is blended, use end of the spatula to carefully create a slit in the middle of the wax, pull out the excess wax and start to smooth some of the rough edges of wax. Try to make sure the cut is a little jaggered. Now would also be a great time to apply a sealer if you plan on wearing this out as this will help keep the wax in place and will also help the Vaseline to not effect the staying power of the cream colours and blood later on. If you don't have a sealer, tissue off the excess Vaseline being careful not to ruin the wax structure. 

Step Four:

Then using a mixture of the dark blue and red/brown from the Ben Nye bruise wheel, use a thin brush to start painting this into the inside of the cut making sure to get in all the edges to create depth. Then applying the lighter red from the bruise wheel start to stipple and sponge this in and around the cut to create the effect the skin is irritated. Keep doing these steps until you are happy with the result. (At this point you can also colour match the wax to your skin colour before adding the other colours if it doesn't match already, I didn't bother as it matched pretty well to my sisters wrist.)

Step Five:

Then taking the dark blood from Bloodymarvellous apply this into the inside of the cut, and then using the light blood use this to fill the cut to create a dripping effect. This helps to create different textures as the thicker darker blood will stay in the side of the cut and the lighter blood will mover around more. To create a messier effect stipple the blood all around the cut in a random manner. You can stop here if you like the effect of the wrist not being 'stitched'.





Step Six:

Then using thick black thread cut it into little strips big enough for stitches. To apply these push each end on the thread very carefully into the wax and then recover with the wax to make it look like the thread is in the skin. Keep doing this until the whole wound is 'stitched'.

Step Seven:

I found that as I was applying the stitches the excess Vaseline was causing the cream colours and blood to spilt away from the Vaseline making the colour much lighter, this is why in an earlier step I mention using a sealer or to tissue off excess Vaseline as this will prevent this from happening. To correct this I just added more colour and blood. You can also use the sealer again now to seal the final colours and stitches in place for a longer wearing time.

Step Seven:

To remove just carefully use the spatula to scrape off the wax and stitches and then using a makeup remover, wipe off the blood and cream colours. Scrape off any leftover wax after this and then using the spirit gum remover on a cotton-wool bud swipe this over where you place the spirit gum making sure to remove it all and then wash with water.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and I hope you have fun recreating it!
Becky ox

Arm Laceration!

So the other day my Mehron SynWax arrived in the mail and I had to start playing with it straight away! It was relatively easy to use, a little sticky like most waxes but that was easily over come with some Vaseline. So here's the outcome of my first little play with the wax. I hope you guys enjoy!

The Finished Look

What you'll need: 

Mehron - Spirit Gum and Remover

Vaseline

Random Detailer Brushes/ Plastic spatula/
Ben Nye - Bruise Wheel

Mehron - SynWax

Bloodymarvellous - Thick and Light
Blood

Triangle Sponges

Bloodymarvellous - Siliglass

Bloodymarvellous - Siliglass

Step one: 

Apply a small strip of spirit gum on to the place you want the lasceration to be, remember to tap the spirit gum so it becomes sticky. Whilst the spirit gum is tacky, use your spatula to scoop out a small amount of wax. Then coating your finger tips lightly with vaseline take the wax and mold it into a sausage shape, making sure there are no lumps in the wax. Then place the sausage shape of wax onto the spirit gum and then light coat your spatula with Vaseline and while holding down the wax strip start to use the spatula to blend down the edges of the wax so it blend seamlessly into your real skin. Keep blending and reapplying Vaseline to the spatula or your fingers until you are happy with how the wax is blended.

I blended the wax a little more after this photo was taken.

 Next take the pointed end of the spatula and making sure to be careful, slice down the wax to create a wound shape and remove the inside wax until you're happy with the result.

Step Two:

Using the dark blue from the Ben Nye bruise wheel fill the inside of the cut and then taking the dark brown/red go over the blue to help create depth.

Then taking the lighter red from the bruise wheel, use this around the edges and top of the cut and then taking a sponge or using your fingers blend out the red so the skin looks angry and inflamed, be careful not to misshape the wax when doing this!

Then using the yellow from the wheel, very lightly using a sponge dab this around the skin to create a light bruising effect.

Step Three:

Next take the thick/dark blood and use this to fill the wound, and then taking a sponge stipple some of the blood around the wound.

Then taking the light blood fill the wound so it overflows a little and then using the same sponge as before stipple this blood around the wound until you're happy with the result.

Then take two small pieces of the siliglass and place these into the cut using your fingers or tweezers, and adjust accordingly.

Step Four: 

Removal! Like the previous tutorial this is really easy to remove. First remove the siliglass pieces and wipe them off with a makeup wipe so they can be used again. Next using another makeup wipe, wipe away the blood and cream colours. Then start to carefully scrape away the wax with the spatula, this may take a while! Then once the wax is removed use the spirit gum remover on a cotton wool bud and wipe away the spirit gum, making sure you get rid of all of it.


Thanks for reading guys, I hope you enjoyed the look and have fun recreating it!
Becky ox.