I just love Halloween! I had a plan for this years activities well in advance. I liked the idea of combining a creepy food with a creepy hostess outfit. I am thrilled about how the whole thing came together but I really enjoyed the makeup! I actually went to the supermarket, Big W and the pet store in the outfit and eyeshadow! I didn’t have the lips yet though! I felt nicely evil and almost wanted to wear it out somewhere. C’mon, I do look like a pretty psycho hostess and I have the brains to prove it… Haha! Even though I spent weeks plotting and several hours taking photos, It’s all really easy to recreate.
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I found this dress second hand and bought it to see how it was constructed but I kept it because I thought the horror movie theme would come in handy. If you want to do this look, any 50’s style dress would do it. I was going for a sort of psycho Barbie/Stepford wife look. I feel like it came out more Disney villain, which was also cool! This tutorial explains the eye makeup method, I used NYX jumbo pencil in Electric Blue & Makeup Geek eyeshadow in Shark Bait plus black liquid and pencil liner. For the lips, I used a black eyeliner pencil as lip liner, filled in with matte red lipstick (MAC Russian Red) and added a little black eyeshadow to the edges. I went a little heavier on the brows and added a beauty spot with a pencil liner. The hair is just in a pony with a few hair pins poofing it. My hair horns/curls are a combo of my naturally curly hair and spraying the ends with hairspray and wrapping the hair around fingers until the spray dried.
You might remember that I picked up this vintage serving tray when I went Op Shopping with M. The forceps, surgical scissors and syringe are courtesy of Mummy Ask but you should be able to pick them up at the pharmacy. The syringe is filled with water and few drips of green food dye. The laudanum and arsenic bottles came from a market but you could probably find and print similar labels and glue them to bottles of your choice. The creepy black cocktail is just coke!
Summary: Brain dip is super simple! I love my ranch mix but if you’re in a hurry, you could use a packet of taco seasoning mix. Just add a little bit at a time, until you’re happy with the flavour. If you go that route, you may not need the paprika, which is mostly to get a nice pink colour. I got my mould from eBay but if you have a cooking or sugar art/chocolate supply store nearby, you might find one there. Twiglets are a snack food from the UK, I’ve loved them for ages and they happen to look like bird bones! In fact Mr Ask found one on the floor and thought the cats had snuck off with a chicken bone! We Aussies are lucky that Coles now stock them in the international isle.
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Ingredients
- 3 x 250g pkts cream cheese, room temp
- 3 tblsp ranch mix
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- Brain shaped mould
- Red liquid food dye
- 2 x 45g Twiglets
- Tofu pieces for the ‘flesh’ bits
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Instructions
- Use electric beaters or a stand mixer with a paddle to beat the softened cream cheese for 2-3 mins. Cream cheese is very dense, beating it first introduces air, which allows it to properly combine with other things. If you skip this step, you’ll get white lumps in your dip.
- Add the ranch/taco/paprika and beat until well combined. Taste as you go.
- Spray the brain mould with non stick spray and fill with dip. Make sure you properly fill out the mould. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Dip the mould in warm water and flip onto a plate. My brain had two hemispheres, so I stabbed them together with skewers and used a drop of two of food colour as blood.
- Serve with Twiglets and baguette slices. Twiglets are kinda too salty for dipping but they do look cool!
I hope you enjoyed this years Halloween post as much as I did! If you are doing a Halloween thing, maybe I gave you some ideas about costume, creepy foods and fun props. I had a blast dressing up and posing for you. I am always making crazy eyes when a camera is in front of me, at least this time it was a good thing! I also have the bonus of delicious dip! If you do this or any other Halloween shenanigans, please, please, please post pics for me! Facebook, Instagram or email, I want to see your Halloween! I have several previous Halloween posts linked below, just incase you need more encouragement to embrace this holiday. Happy Halloween Lovelies xxxx
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Very creative……..have a great halloween!