it's almost halloween-ee-ee-en

[wildestranger]

1. My X-Men: First Class dvd arrived today. It doesn't have the deleted scene where Charles makes Erik look like he's crossdressing at the nightclub. I am inexplicably sad. Whyyyyyyyyyy.

2. There is a Halloween party tonight where I am possibly going. In the case that I do go, I will dress up as a pirate (I have a sword and a scabbard and a bag that allows me to wear them on my hip, which means I get to threaten people with my sword). I have pirate breeches suitable for the occasion, but I'm undecided about which top to wear: a) white shirt and vest, which would be vaguely eighteenth-century pirate, or b) sleeveless black top, which isn't terribly piratey but allows me to draw tattoos all over my arms. I'm quite keen on the idea of drawing tattoos all over my arms. My view is that basically this is what arms are for (except Percival's, which are there to be hilarious). Thoughts? Advice on appropriately piratey tattoos/how much permanent marker I can put on my skin before poisoning myself?

Alternatively, non-piratey characters who dress in black breeches and have tattooed arms? And threaten people with swords?

Also, how do I do Jack Sparrow eye make up?

3. Are you going to a party and what are you wearing? Let us discuss (and brag about) our costumes, and wallow in the pleasures of dressing up.

Comments

[such_heights]

yay dressing up! Drawing on tattoos sounds fun. :D

I am dressing up as a witch. Currently I am waiting for my green nail varnish to dry and then I shall wear a lot of black and a cape complete with inside pocket for my wand and also a pointy hat.

[liseuse]

Yay for dressing up! I thought Jack Sparrow eye make-up was basically just lots, applied when kind of drunk and never washed off properly?

I am not partying. I am going to watch Merlin. And knit. And then on actual Halloween I am going to re-read The Turn of the Screw which I do every single year.

Also! At work they have full-sleeve tattoo transfers. I am so tempted to get some, but, you know, not for Halloween.

[donnaimmaculata.livejournal.com]

Can't you wear the white shirt (frilly, I suppose?) and draw tattoos on your neck? Neck tattoos might not be very pirate, but they're badass.

I'd draw them with eyeliner rather than permanent marker, though. They will probably smudge, but at least they won't be, y'know, permanent.

The simplest way to apply Jack Sparrow make-up is to apply black eyeliner and smudge it slightly around your eye and then put black (or dark grey) eye shadow on your upper eyelid. I'd say this is pretty much idiot-proof, especially since it doesn't have to look very precisely and neatly done.

non-piratey characters who dress in black breeches and have tattooed arms

Generic warrior-like characters? Some leather would be good, too. And a long, preferably black, coat. I was toying with the idea of going as a generic warrior-like character, until I decided to go as Dead Bride (there will be pictures). I've spent the last two weeks buying stuff for my costume, including zombie contact lenses, and, most importantly, learning how to put said contact lenses in and take them out. I've never in my life worn contact lenses, and my first attempt involved me spending a fruitless 40 minutes in front of the mirror trying to force the blasted things into my watering, scared eyes and cursing a lot. I'm so looking forward to Monday night when I will have to remove them, at 5am and drunk.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_emeraldgreen/]

I am obviously too late to be of any help costume-wise I'm afraid. What did you decide in the end, and are there pictures? There should always be pictures when dressing up is involved. :D