spooky faces

other than taking pictures with all the wandering spirits for the outfits that they are in during any halloween event, another make or break factor is the make up of these characters. many times, a right combination of make up and costume gives the extra oomph factor. so what is there to expect of the make up during sentosa spooktacular? like how the 'fashion' was discussed, expect the same for the make up...

1) the white face

these are a given. not having the white painted faces at a halloween event is like a birthday celebration without the birthday cake. why the obsession with white faces? think of phrases like 'white as a sheet', 'turn pale with fear' and you'll get the literary references. medically, blood is the thing that gives your skin the pinkish and radiant glow. so after a person dies and blood has been drained, the person is 'turns white'. that said, some of the white are too white for me... but i'll explain it my next post. i'll keep this post more objective.

2) the rotten face

another given. these, i must say, are fans favourites. it shows the efforts and prowess of the make-up artist at transforming a human face into something else. the duration of make-up is usually an hour and a half or upwards. i always give a distinction to both talents and artists for executing this look perfectly. these are the real scary faces. by the way, i'm not certain if it was deliberate but the dead soldier had flaps of skin flaking off the neck area as well. let's just assume that it was meant to be that way.

hence when you do visit sentosa spooktacular, do take pictures with these faces. if possible, do close-ups with them. just be mindful not to touch their faces by accident. their make-up is sure to stain (careful as i was, i did find make-up on my hoodie when i got home.) 

3) the covered face

i'm mixed about this group. the mask in the centre worked for me (it was in the doll house so it suited the theme) but the other two, i'm divided, divided not due to the poor make-up. in fact i thought the make up was brilliant, like the veins on the face of the last picture but i got those shots after much hunting. 

for the first, that was the best shot i got out of three. i was trying so hard to keep the hair up and in the end i gave up. (tip: do a group shot if you spot her, get the bravest one amongst the lot to hold her hair up) the hair just kept blocking the face, so when this old lady pops up in front of you, the scare factor is weakened because the hair is in the way of the face.

the third picture was taken when i went under the straw hat to see the face. it was a great pity because this was, and still is, one of my favourite spooky face. it had a right balance of every element that makes a face scary. i won't tell you where to find this man but look out for the straw hat. it's going to take a lot of convincing on your part (i had my way because of the media pass) to get him to pose for a picture.

my take for these looks: you need do hunt them out to get the shots (that is if they don't spook you first!)

4) the human face

no surprises from this group. basically it uses your own face as the basis, after which, you add on an element of spook to it. in terms of scare factor, it's much lower but it works as well. i mean, too much rotting flesh can smell. so if the rotting flesh look was the strong, pungent durian, this would be the sweet nectarine.

the dashing gentleman is just there for show. he's not at all scary, pretty friendly guy. he's placed there because if you see him, you are in for a good time. (yes, every pun intended. haha) i had the most fun on the trail he was stationed but i won't give it away though most other bloggers would have revealed it anyway. all in all, as you go through all five different trails of sentosa spooktacular, do take time to look at the make-up of the 'ghosts'.

fash'on... BAM!