TOPIC: Costume tips and helpful hints. . .

Please share your tips and helpful hints when it come to costumes.<br /><br />I believe bro you have your those with boots tip, and heidi those insoles. Maybe y'all could post that stuff here.<br /><br /><br /><br />Or if you are running into a stumbling block with a costuming issue you can post so we might be able to help eachother.

Nylons inside high boots - very good for donning and keeping feet cool...as for a particular type...I DUNNO - they are calf high/knee high so they don't show over the boot...they are normal .99 hose.  <br /><br />The insoles Heidi recommended are VERY GOOD - I tried them out at SoCal - they are the Dr Scholls Memory foam inserts...<br /><br />Also - eyeliner works really well to darken facial hair...be it goatee or eyebrows or stache...whatever.

<br />Nylons inside high boots - very good for donning and keeping feet cool...as for a particular type...I DUNNO - they are calf high/knee high so they don't show over the boot...they are normal .99 hose.  <br />

<br />Ohhhhh, so you use knee-highs, not full length pantyhose. That makes sense. <br /><br />And yep, those are the insoles I recommend. I may even have a few pair in each size to have on hand at the con for people who want to some. (I shoule be able to get around the "no selling" rule to have people reimburse me for a pair of insoles.  =))<br /><br />As for darkening facial hair, some eyebrow pencils work even better than eyeliner, and aren't as likely to "rub off". You can sharpen them for fine lines, or dull them a bit for thicker lines.

Actually I think I was using an eyebrow pencil - and Mascara (sp?)  Both did a good job - but the Mascara needed to be pressed in a bit...or blotted.

We have a number of threads set aside for just this type of discussion.  There is an extensive Links thread and a few tips threads as well.<br /><br />Go HERE to see these.