1st attempt: vampirism

Okay, so I got too excited and had to have another go from what I'm calling the 2nd chapter in my Dick Smith book. From the get go I thought this would be easier than the ageing one as it seemed simpler but as I ran into problems mixing 2 types of makeup (cream and water based do not go well together!) so I had to find another solution in order to finish it off. So it probably ended up taking about the same amount of time again (which I foolishly didn't clock.. Again..) but here's my first attempt at mimicking the vampire. Firstly, here's my inspiration:

 

 And how it's supposed to look.

 Kit used. It's hard to see but that's a metallic silver in the middle.

 Looking a bit pink faced and cynical (oddly). Turns out my 'neutral' face is a bit lop sided..

 After my rosy cheeks made for a poorer looking texture during the ageing effort I thought I'd try to tone them down for the base with a green toned concealer. In all honesty though it later reacted with the soluble snazaroo stuff and ended up clinging to my pores. Not the best idea, but noted for later efforts.

 Thin mix of the white and silver bases.

 And a little more, not forgetting the lips.

 Adding some shading with the silver alone, good thing I did that ageing exercise first eh? Lesson one: learn your skull contours!

 Don't forget the ears and neck shading!

 Disaster! The cream based black wont stick to the base of soluble white, even when it's dry and dusted with loose powder! Result: patchy grey instead of black which gets worse when eyes are closed! Might be a good effect for bruising however...

 Time to make with the crazy eyebrows a la Dick Smith's instructions. This would probs look best on a dude than me but hey, I'll give the feral look a whirl! Used some of the cream-that-would-not-mix to strengthen cheekbone and nose shadows.

 At the risk of it all going a bit 'Twilight' I busted out some black eyeshadow with a subtle gold fleck (only really noticeable up very close) to cover the patchy eyes, made them much darker so I added some really strong shadows under my chin. At this point I should have gone back to my ears but noted for next time. Also this was my first time painting the insides of my nostrils black!

 Finally I slapped some water on my bonce to slick my hair back and added a little black to the very inners of my lips. Then I went back and added white/grey flecks to make them look more pursed. To finish, a little red around my eyes and fake blood dripping from the side of my mouth.

 You probably really shouldn't paint your teeth (hardest was keeping my lips apart, and less saliva sucking!) but I thought it looked nicely monstrous given i had no fake teeth to pop in.

 And the finished effect with minor editing!