A Beginners Guide To Cosplay With Crazy Lenses: Part 3

The style of makeup cosplay you create will depend on the character you are playing. If you want to morph into another person, you will need to get clever with contouring. If you are creating an animated character, you may need specific colours and exaggerated facial features. If you are creating an anime character, you might need a soft lip colour or even SFX prosthetics to create scars. For monster makeup and Halloween makeup, you may also want to add prosthetics to transform into all kinds of spooky creatures. 

We love to see makeup for cosplay that is so good you can’t recognise the person underneath. Monster makeup is the perfect place to start practicing these types of transformations with prosthetics and specialist contact lenses such as Cat Eye Lenses.

Mehron Cosplay Makeup

To create colourful and creative cosplay makeup, you will need high quality cosplay makeup supplies with intense pigmentation. We stock Mehron makeup, a popular and renowned brand among makeup artists that anyone can use. Their creamy formula is designed for smooth application and drying so your makeup won’t crack. Get individual colours or choose a palette to build up your makeup collection. Their water activated formula can be gently manipulated with a makeup brush to create the perfect smooth consistency.

Not only do Mehron specialise in creating gorgeous body and face paint thanks to their history in stage and movie makeup, but they also create SFX makeup products so you can give your cosplay characters fake wounds and scars. They are so passionate about fake blood that they have created many different types. Choose a fake blood that dries or one that drips, depending on whether it is water-based or syrup-based. You can also choose the colour of your fake blood, depending on how fresh you would like it to look. Many professional makeup artists will use a blend of fake blood products to ensure their wounds look realistic.

Paintglow Cosplay Makeup

If you are looking for budget friendly cosplay makeup, check out Paintglow. Their handy tubes are perfect for travelling and taking with you for top-ups. You will find a glorious neon rainbow of colours in our collection, with some of their products featuring UV pigmentation for an extra glow under blacklight. 

If you need a specific unusual lip colour for your cosplay character, Paintglow is ready for you. The brightest shades of purple, orange, blue, green, yellow and pink can all be found in our SFX makeup collection.

With the collection of SFX makeup available at Crazy Lenses you can build a cosplay makeup kit to take when you travel to cosplay conventions. If you are travelling for an event, make sure to pick up a Contact Lens Travel Case Kit so you will have everything you need to prepare, store and insert your contact lenses. Get a bottle of contact lens solution and you will be ready to go. Find out more about choosing your perfect cosplay contact lenses in Part 2 of this blog and find out about contact lens safety and tips in Part 1.

Cosplay Makeup Ideas

When it comes to cosplay makeup ideas it depends on the type of character you would like to cosplay.

If you love horror movie characters, you can have fun with SFX makeup to create cool yet creepy characters:

• Pennywise
• Jigsaw
• Art the Clown
• Coraline
• Valak the Nun
• Annabelle
• Frankenstein
• Scream
• The Purge
• Chucky

If you want to cosplay an anime character, you can choose a character that has very basic makeup such as Yor Forger from SpyxFamily or a more intricate design such as Sukuna from Jujutsu Kaisen. Characters from Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul and Demon Slayer are popular choices for cosplay, such as:

• Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto
• Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto
• Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul
• Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer
• Nezuko Kamado from Demon Slayer

Tim Burton characters are super fun to cosplay as they feature large eyes and colourful details such as Sally Stitches from The Nightmare Before Christmas and the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. A popular trend involves turning yourself into a Tim Burton character, using his unique art style. If you want to learn how to do cosplay makeup, Tim Burton characters are a great place to start.

Big franchises such as Star Wars, Doctor Who, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, DC, and Disney are the perfect sources for cosplay makeup. Unite with other fans to dress as your favourite characters from these universes. Some of the non-human characters will require some serious practice and skills to master the prosthetic makeup while others are easy to replicate with the right wig, coloured contact lenses and cosplay makeup. There are so many characters to choose from, we have broken them down into two lists but the beauty of cosplay is that you can make a character your own. The art of genderbending is popular in cosplay; it refers to changing the gender of a character and imagining what they would look like as the opposite of their character.

Cosplay Makeup Female:

• Leia Organa from Star Wars
• Rey Skywalker from Star Wars
• Padme Amidala from Star Wars
• The Scarlet Witch from Marvel
• Gamora from Marvel
• Mystique from Marvel
• Wonder Woman from DC Comics
• Catwoman from DC Comics
• Elsa from Disney
• Ursula from Disney

Cosplay Makeup Male:

• Darth Vader from Star Wars
• Darth Maul from Star Wars
• Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars
• Hulk from Marvel
• Spider Man from Marvel
• Deadpool from Marvel
• Batman from DC Comics
• Aquaman from DC Comics
• Captain Hook from Disney
• Aladdin from Disney

Whether you want to get involved in fan culture or you are looking for a creative outlet, cosplay makeup is the perfect hobby and, for some, it becomes a career! It all starts with practicing your skills and along the way you are sure to meet like minded fans of the franchises you love. Stop by Crazy Lenses to get your cosplay character started with SFX Makeup and Cosplay Lenses. If you are a budding cosplayer and would love to collaborate with our brand, sign up to be an affiliate here.