Costume help for when I go "green".

Submitted by Jose M. on Sun, 7/3/2011 at 8:51pm

 I dont know exactly what to go with either a mask or face paint when I'm a goblin cause with a mask it'll get really hot, and with face paint I risk wiping it off, since im gunna be a enigeer i kinda need help deciding what type of clothing style to go with torn up like a normal goblin or more fancied to like armored/fancy type clothing as a goblin. I can't tell exactly, any help or ideas?

 A steampunk goblin would be pretty cool.

Green facepaint isn't reusable like a mask but masks can get really hot and bulky, you can always reapply green paint if you wipe it off but the mask might get so hot that you may not be able to tolerate it.
 

if ya can spare the funds i'd go with a "living latex* mask...apply and it moves with you...
http://www.mostlydead.com/Foam-Latex-Prosthetics-Masks/c8/p503/Imp-foam-appliance-mask/product_info.html something like this....

 ehhh not trying to appear so fancy on the face only ya know? plus its still a mask so it'll still
get hot, also ill need alot of time to put it on.

Gotta agree with Jenn here, alcohol actiavted is the way to go for all day facepaint.  I've got the grishal mask which is living latex but it still gets super hot.  I could probably wear it for a few hours at a time, but I don't think that I'd even want to consider wearing it all day in the heat.  On the up side, once we get past the August game, the heat really isn't an issue anymore =)

 alright I guess ill go with paint (alcohol) then and I know how I'll dress now so its all settled just gunna need to prep my gear and buy the things I need :). Thanks for the help guys & gals.

Anyone know where just individual colors of the alcohol paint can be purchased, rather than the entire palette?

 You can buy pre-mixed bottles of the various colors.  We got an extra green when we bought ours, because we figured that we'd use it the most.