your gonna need :
- tulle -
i got mine from an etsy shop, and did have to get some more, just because i wanted it to have volume.
- grosgrain ribbon -
again got this off of etsy for me and my friend, so i got a ton of extra. i got it in mint green though.
- stretch elastic -
again another etsy purchase. what a shocker haha, i got to much of this, but its in the mint color again.
- sewing kit -
this is my new best friend, i got mine from joannes, but all you need is a needle and thread and scissors.
i dont actually have any picutres of me making this, but i do have videos of it, which i could post, just let me know. but click here on how to make a tutu. it really helped me and came out amazing!
my hair was one of my main focus' for this costume, i really wanted to do her signature hair, but i was not gonna die my hair red and not gonna pend a bagillion dolars on a wig lol! so i went for a grecian/realistic mermaid kind of look. i found this tutorial on pintrest, so feel free to check it out!
but here is how i did it
your gonna need :
- a hairbrush -
mine is just my simple conair hairbrush, which you can get from a drugstore or anywhere lol
- hairspriay -
you can literally use any hairspray that has a firm stick to it, i just love the tresemme hairspray ;)
- curling wand -
i used my conair curling wand because i love it so so so much, but you can use any curing wand for it
- bobby pins-
you absolutely need these to hold your hair together and up
- starfish hair clip -
this is just an extra thing that completed this look and made it more mermaidian haha
sooo i just used my hair from today which was half curly half messy. it was a lazy day especially because i woke up about fifteen minutes before class haha. so here is how i did my hair :
( 1 ) so i took two pieces of my hair, one on the left and one on the right and i braided those just a normal braid and let them drop so i could do my next part.
( 2 ) then i sectioned off hair from the front crown of my head and sectioned those into four parts and tease each section.
( 3 ) i used my regular hairbrush for it, but i would highly recommend using a teasing comb, only if you have one to use. you can get one at your local drug store!
( 4 ) after getting this puffy disaster all together, i took my brush and then i gently smoothed out my hair
( 5 ) then take the two braids and pull them tightly back so the crown of your hair has volume to it, like a snooki poof, but not all that snooki haha
( 6 ) then i took those two and bobby pinned those tightly to my head so that i could ensure that they would not drop or fall.
( 7 ) so as i said, my hair was about half curled so i took my infinity curling wand and curled my hair, like i do almost everyday
( 8 ) after finishing that i took my starfish hair clip, that i made with a dried up starfish, a barette and some hot glue and covered my bobby pins with that to give it more of a mermaid vibe.
so this was the finished look, i did very basic and neutral makeup, but you could totally mermaid glam it up, but i wanted to stick with a more neutral vibe! i hope you enjoy this post and i cant wait to make a few more before all the ghouls and the goblins come out, or before you go out to a halloween party!! xx
PSSSTTTT.
check out the fabulous alanna's tutorials where i got this idea to post this from xx
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