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What colors do you use for zombie makeup?
Blend a combination of black, purple or blue eyeshadow around your eyes for a hollowed-out effect. Cream makeup in red, black and green. All these colors can be used alone or mixed together to create bruises and scars. The red can also be used to create blood around the mouth.
How do you make homemade zombie makeup?
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- Apply Moisturizer & Face Mask. The first thing you need to do is moisturize your face.
- Add Black Eyeliner Around Eyes.
- Smooth and Add Green Eyeshadow.
- Add Temple Shadowing.
- Add Shadowing Around Nose.
- Add Texture.
- Add Some “Blood”
What do I need for zombie makeup?
You will need black, red, and purple matte eye shadow to make your skin look more zombie like. You can also get some fake blood to make it more dramatic.
What color are zombies skin?
Zombies in the film had a distinctive blue-green hue to them. Of course, Frankenstein’s monster (a zombie of sorts) is also often depicted as having green skin. While zombie marketing tends to go with the more visible day-glow green hues, there actually is some science to behind coloring zombies green.
How do you make zombie makeup with household items?

The ingredients are super simple:
- Moisturizer.
- Face Mask (use what you have; green or white ones work best)
- Green or Purple Eyeshadow (you can use them both if you want)
- Black Eyeliner.
- Makeup Brush and Sponge.
- Vaseline.
- Red Food Coloring (I used red gel icing)
- Fruit Roll-up (any color will do)
What color are zombie eyes?
This is proved in Black Ops 1 and Black Ops 2. In Moon and Nuketown Zombies, the eyes switch from yellow to blue when Richtofen switches bodies with Samantha. In Buried, the eyes switch to orange when completing the Maxis side of the easter egg. This only applies for the beginning dimension though.
What makeup do you use for Day of the Dead?
Don’t use anything grease-based like clown paint from the halloween store. Instead, using water-based theatrical makeup, like the one sold by Ben Nye, is often recommended. White Kabuki makeup is also a good option.
Why do zombies have white eyes?
Note – in many zombie films and books the zombies often have milky-colored eyes, this is because these zombies do not blink, and the milky color of their eyes is the representation of the millions of microscopic scratches that would be caused to an eye if blinking did not occur.