Here we are with the second week of Mogulween focused builds for October (check over at Week 1 here), this week I thought I would go with a classic that has been requested quite a few times in the past, MUMMY MAKE-UP. While the basic Mummy doesn't seem that different from the Zombie (it isn't really, throw Karloff's Mummy into a Romero picture and he would hardly look out of place), one of the most difficult parts is getting the wrappings look just right. So this week I am going to show you how to properly strain bandages to get some cheap and easy Mummy Wrappings for your own Mummy Costume!

 

 

 Like with previous builds, a strong unsweeted black tea or coffee, can be a very effective staining compound, and this build is not much different. You just take a coffee mug (or any jar really) full of dark tea or coffee, and some medical gauze bandages...

 

 

 

And dip them inside. After they absorb the staining mixture fully, squeeze them out over a sink and get them just nice and damp. The next stage will be to wrap the damp bandages in a towel you don't mind getting stained, then tossing them in the dryer. Give it half an hour and they should be dry and ready to use in no time. 

 

 

After their ride in the dryer, they are indeed dry and ready to use. 

 

 

To start with the make-up layer under the bandages, you can just put down a layer of gray to give you a cold "lifeless" look. For the make-up if you just follow the Zombie Tutorial, that's 90% of the look right there. 

 

 

Now, it's just a matter of wrapping it. I am focusing on the hands since that is a good place to start. I poked holes through the tip and slipped my fingers into the holes and wore it a bit like a fingerless glove. Then I just wrapped it around my arm. If you want a simpler application, something you can do is get a thin shirt and pants and apply the gauze outside of them similar to the Stunt Dummy Build. It would take a bit more time, but you wouldn't have to reapply the bandages everyday, but could instead have a costume that actor could more easily slip into. 

 

 Now, it's just a matter of cutting the edges and causing some extra frays, and perhaps add additional make-up to make it look older and dirtier, and there you go, your very own basic mummy wrapping application for cheap!