Recipe - Halloween Makeup

3 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Flour
Three fourths cup Karo light corn syrup
One fourth cup Water
One fourth teaspoon Liquid food coloring (color
of choice) OR
One fourth teaspoon Paste food coloring (color
of choice) (paste makes
more intense colors)

OTHERS
1 small Mixing bowl
4 Paper cups
4 Cotton swabs or sm. brush
1 Box facial tissues
Cotton balls or batting
Puffed wheat cereal

The above ingredients are the actual face paint to be used. You may wish to
add other things for application of makeup and special effects as listed
below.

Preparation : In bowl, mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 1 tablespoon flour.
Gradually stir in Three fourths cup Karo corn syrup and One fourth cup water until smooth.
This amount will make up 4 children's faces. Divide mixture between 4 paper
cups. Color 3 batches with food colors of your choice (One half teaspoon liquid
or One fourth teaspoon paste for each batch). Leave 1 batch untinted.

For additional colors, prepare more makeup. Separate tissues into single
layers; tear lengthwise into 2inch wide strips. Using swabs or brush,paint
generous coat of untinted mixture on forehead; place strip of tissue over
area; pat firmly with fingertips. Brush on more of same mixture to cover
any dry spots on tissue. Continue painting rest of face, one area at a
time, and covering it with tissue. Don't paint eyelids or around eyes. Let
dry about 15 minutes; time depends on temperature and humidity.

Stir colored batches before using. Paint on 1 color at a time as desired.
Let dry slightly before using another color if you want them to blend, or
let dry completely if you don't. To speed process, use hair dryer on air
setting.

For deeper, smoother, candycolor effect, use several coats of same color
(allow to dry slightly between coats).

TO BUILD UP EYEBROWS, nose or chin (or for beard) apply cotton to damp,
untinted mixture. Paint with more of the same. Cover with tissue and paint
desired color.

FOR GHOULISH EFFECT, dust madeup face with flour.

FOR WARTS, stick on Puffed Wheat cereal with untinted mixture, then coat
with layers of mixturesoaked tissue. Paint desired color.

TO REMOVE MAKEUP, wet face, then gently peel tissue away. Wash face with
warm water.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 184 by ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on
Oct 30, 1997