How to Dress As an Evil Wizard for Halloween

Last Updated: November 2, 2020

We all know that Halloween is right around the corner, and that standing out among the crowd is no easy task. But by following these easy how to instructions, you will be one of the greatest Evil Wizards roaming the parties and streets on Halloween. It’s a great way to celebrate the holiday or even to scare the neighbors on a summer night. This costume is primarily meant for adults though it could be easily adapted to children.

Part 1

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Donning the Outfit

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Put the black shirt and loose black pants on. If you are expecting cold weather it may be prudent to wear a form fitting undershirt beneath the costume as additional insulation.
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Put a black Gi on. Individual Gi may vary depending on the martial arts tradition. This particular Gi is fastened using two strings.

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Part 2

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Applying the Makeup

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Thoroughly wash hands and face. Do this before beginning make up process, using soap and warm water.
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Put on a protective plastic cover over your clothes. An emergency rain poncho is ideal. Make sure to tuck the protective covering under your collar for through protection.
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Apply the temporary hair color spray. Use short controlled bursts about 8 inches (20.3 cm) from your head. Avoid eye contact. Prolonged bursts may cause the spray to run down your face and onto your clothes.
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Apply white face paint.Using a sponge spread the makeup evenly over the face avoiding only the eyes. Make sure you get behind your ears.
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Apply the black face paint around the eyes. Use the artist brush to carefully apply the makeup to the area around your eyes. Use your imagination as to what shape you’d like your sunken eyes to take.
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Apply creative details. Use the contrast provided by the red and black face paints over the white base to create noticeable and fun details.
- Using your windpipe, lower lip and chin as guides, you can trace black lines on your lower face.
- You might choose to make your lips blood red and to create blood trails running from your mouth and eyes.
- You can also add a bloody ankh to your forehead. (The ankh is meant as a kind of symbolic irony. It is an Egyptian symbol of life and the fact that it is written in blood on an evil wizard’s face adds to the creepiness of the costume.)
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Don your wizards robe. Go forth mighty wizard and crush the forces of fuzzy cuddliness.

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Warnings

Be aware of any ingredients in the make up to which you may have an allergy

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The temporary hair spray comes in the form of an aerosol spray can so avoid open flames and punctures to the can

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In the case of getting stains on your clothing the temporary hair spray will come out with soap and water and the face paints should be water soluble. Be sure to check the labels of any make up you use to confirm this though.

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Things You'll Need

Black Gi ( A Gi is a martial art uniform. It can be bought at most dojos or martial arts supply stores )
Black t-shirt
Loose black pants ( Black sweat pants will suffice)
Black loose fitting robe with a hood
Red face paint
Black face paint
White temporary hair spray
White face paint
Poncho
Small artist brush
Sponge