In this section we give you some free handy tips on how you can not only improve your fancy dress experience but also make you stand out and make the most of your dressing up.

Dressing up as a character

If you have chosen to dress up as a character there are a few factors worth considering. Detail is always the key, if you want to really look like your hollywood star, its always worth doing a bit of research so you can perfect your look and more importantly feel really good about what your wearing! thats the most important part right?

In this example we will use a well known movie star 'Johnny Depp' playing the part as Jack Sparrow in the movie ' Pirates of the Carribean'.

This is a very popular outfit and with a few attentions to detail it will most deffinately be a hit with your family and friends!

We always suggest if your going to create the facial features with makeup and accessories its always worth while getting yourself a photograph from the internet so you can clearly see the attention to detail.

The eyes and eyebrows can all be made up with conventional makeup , eye liner pencils ( liquid and pen variety) are very handy , as is mascara which im sure you can find from a female friend! We sell hats with hair already attached that can easily be platted and craft beads added for that authentic look.

There are a few different methods you can use for creating the beard, one being the easy method of buying a premade self adhesive one, or the other method which also has great looking results is using hair extensions, platting them and using a skin friendly glue.

Remember! the aim of fancy dress is to have fun! and we like nothing more than seeing other peoples creations and hearing tips from people which we can include on our site, so if you have any, please feel free to email them to us and they may well be included!