Hey everyone,

I'm cosplaying Allen from D.Gray-Man and Shion from No. 6 at this year's Birmingham expo and I was wondering if anyone has any tips for the scars they both have.

I'm thinking either lip-liner or face paint for Allen and either blusher, eyeshadow, eye-cream... stuff or face paint for Shion.
Any ideas?

Also, does anyone know how to keep make-up on for a long period of time? I casual-cosplayed Allen ages ago and the scar (just drawn on with lip-liner) faded really quickly.

Here are some pictures of the characters, if you'd like to see what the scars look like:

Allen


Shion


Thanks for looking! <3

Face paint works well i use it for my kai hiwatari cosplay. It can smudge if you rub your face though. My friend who also did alen used Acrylic paint on her face. It works well for this situation really but it can flake off depending on your paints ^^ I hear hairspray is good for keeping make up up so it might work for this too!

Face paint and eye liners are both ok. Just make sure they are oil based

After drawing it, spray hair gel on it.

Thank you!
I'll try it with the make-up I have and then use the hair spray trick to see if it works
I'll do a test or something when I get the wig
If that doesn't work, I'll go and buy some face paints~

I have heard that hairspray is good for having makeup last longer (like mentioned above)

Another option that will definatly be longer last is trying tattoo paper:

http://www.craftycomputerpaper.co.uk/.-Inkjet-Tattoo-Paper_CPJ316I.htm

Though I know tattoo paper has a tendency to wrinkle. I didn't have any problems when I used it but then I wasn't using it on my face :S

I was going to suggest tattoo paper too, I used it for the oroboros on my lust cosplay and it was really effective. It does wrinkle a little though, which might be an issue on your face, since you'll be moving a lot.

You can buy fixing sprays for make-up. These are pricier than the cheaper alternative that is hairspray but supposedly less bad for your skin. I've done a facial scar before with the outline drawn out in lip liner and filled in with grease based face paint and it seemed to last a whole evening.