Rocky Horror Picture Show Frank Furter Costume
Being a Halloween aficionado means that I get to dabble in the dark side here and there. (They lied about that whole cookie thing.)
I take my spooky alley tours seriously, with tickets bought on the first day they go on sale. I make Halloween sugar cookies, and decorate my house to the nines for the holiday. The Halloween fetish means that I also get to take in cult films, since the fans are so prone to dressing in costume.
For instance, fans of the “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” are still known for dressing up in full costume and participating in onscreen events (throwing paper, yelling out dialogue) as the film plays.
As one of the most famous wretchedly-awful-but-fantastic cult movies, you can’t go wrong by taking your holiday make-up to the max with Rocky Horror inspired face paint. Starring Susan Sarandon and Tim Curry, the film follows the epic journey of a young couple in love who have been trapped in a haunted house full of transexual alien deviants. If that offends you, ah well, (they are from Transylvania, afterall) this post is about make-up, so let’s focus on that.
To get that Rocky Horror Picture Show costume inspired look, you need lots of scarlet red lipstick, pale face paint, and painted-in eyebrows that sit well above your natural brows. You’ll need to start with a pale white foundation, making sure to accent the cheekbones with blush and to add dark color to accentuate any natural shadows.
Next you’ll want to lines your eyelids in a thick, dark line of black eyeliner and add false eyelashes to your top lid. Once you are done with that, add draw in and then fill your eyebrows.
Follow up with a dark black coating of black eye shadow. Think garish, dark and edge-y. For inspiration while you are getting ready, put on the Rocky Horror soundtrack and do the time warp dance, or take in a live showing if it’s in your area.
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Emma Rae Curtis is a costume/dressing up/makeup & accessories expert. She mainly writes about Halloween but also about all things costume and dress-up related.