How to Make a Vampire Costume.
You’ll need more than just fake fangs and a Bela Lugosi impersonation to pull off a
convincing vampire.
You will need An elegant outfit Vampire fangs White face powder Red or purple lipstick Pomade
or hair gel Fake blood and a cape.
Step 1.
Pick an elegant black dress or a formal black suit from your closet, or find one in a used
clothing store.
Step 2.
Buy plastic vampire fangs and a rubber bat from a costume shop.
Make sure the fangs fit comfortably over your upper teeth.
Spring for moldable fangs and follow the instructions to make them stay securely in place all night.
Step 3.
After dressing, wash your face and then apply white powder with a puff or brush.
Step 4.
Highlight your lips by making them very pale with a light dusting of face powder, or very
dark with a deep red, purple, or black lipstick.
To make your face look even freakier, buy colored contacts—especially a disturbing
color, like red, or a shade that is the opposite of your normal coloring.
Step 5.
Slick your hair back with pomade or gel.
If it’s long, put it in a ponytail.
Step 6.
Dribble a drop or two of fake blood from the corners of your lips, and dot two small drops
on your neck, spaced to look like fang puncture wounds.
You can purchase fake blood from most costume shops, or make your own with a few drops of
corn syrup, red food coloring, and soy sauce.
Step 7.
Don your cape with a flourish, and start practicing replacing your Ws with Vs. Did you know Bram
Stoker’s character Dracula was based on Prince Vlad Tepes, a 15th century Romanian
known as “The Impaler” for his love of that method of torture.