Make Up War

Make Up War Makeup Costume Contest NHC Make-up Halloween


Winning this event is a testament of your talent. Through the innovative use of your materials, you created a creature that not only surpassed your peers at the competition, but also rivaled the work of many professional artisans within the horror/haunt industry.

1st Place 2010 Winners
1st place: Journey Haunted Trails
2nd place: Shockfootage FX

1st Place 2009 Winners
1st place: Journey Haunted Trails
2nd place: Darkwood Manor

1st Place 2008 Winners
1st place: Eastern State Penitentiary
2nd place: Darkwood Manor




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Make Up War


MAKE-UP WAR !! - A contest to see who is the best at applying makeup! Join our Annual Contest! Each year, the NHC has lots of prizes and fun. See who had won the previous years, and enter to get a chance for your group to be the winner of the Make Up War for the National Haunters Convention for this year!

1.) The competition is open to everyone. Each team must be registered in advance under a "team name", Teams are limited in size to 4, with the model being one member of the team. Each team will have 1 hour total to transform their model into a monster.

2.) Competitors will be allowed to enter 1 model only (male or female) per team. Models must be a living person. No mannequin or prop heads allowed. No other living creatures allowed. (i.e. No real parrot to complete a pirate costume.)

3.) Models will arrive without any makeup above the collarbone.

This contest is to judge the best "total package", so wigs, costumes, and jewelry are allowed.

Hair and Costume design may be done by other Artists under the supervision of the Contestant prior to the competition. If the Hair and Costume are not complete before the competition, the Contestant/Student Makeup Artist may complete them (only) within the allotted time for the entire makeup (1 hour).

PROSTHETICS AND MASKS ARE PROHIBITED.

4.) Makeup may be applied by any member of the team who are allowed into the contest area during the competition. ALL members of the team must be registered prior to the event under the team name.

5.) Each team must provide any and all materials, costumes, and paraphernalia needed to produce the "finished look". All material must be present at the BEGINNING of the competition. Any "forgotten" pieces will not be allowed to be added later.

6.) If the makeup, including hair and costume, is not complete at the “end” of competition, the makeup and total look will be judged as it stands.

7.) The contestants will be judged on a scale of 1 to 10. One is being poor, 10 being outstanding.

8.) The judging categories are Theme, Design, Color, Use of Materials, Techniques of Application, Costume and Professionalism.

9.) The decisions of the Contest Judges are and will be final. In case of a “TIE” the Chairman will make the final decision to break the tie.

10.) Contestants may be disqualified for:
A. Not adhering to classification guidelines.
B. Not adhering to all of the Makeup Competition Rules, Conditions, Terms and Regulations.
C. Being socially disruptive.
D. Using a trademaked or licensed character. This contest is for originality. So no Frankenstein's or Freddy Kruegar's

The Competition Judges and the Chairman of the Makeup Competition will determine all disqualifications.

NOTE: If something goes wrong and you have a problem during the competition, notify one of the Judges or the Competition Officials and they will assist you where they can.


The National Haunters Convention is proud to announce that The Bloody Mary Corporation is now a proud sponsor of the Makeup Wars! Bobbie Weiner a.k.a. Bloody Mary is the professional Halloween makeup artist who has done such movies as all the corpses for "Titanic"!

Bobbie Weiner

She also was recently given award from Universal Studios and even the Department of Defense recently awarded her Camouflage Face Paint its Gold Medal for quality!

Finally, she has her own Comic Book line called "The Tales of Bloody Mary". To find out more about everything Bloody Mary is upto, check out her website at www.DearBloodyMary.com

Bloody Mary