In stage makeup it is essential to know how to apply fake cuts; so for this post I decided to apply my makeup as if I got into a big accident. I looked in my book to find some tips and tricks to make my makeup realistic. “Deeper cuts usually require building up the area with wax or putty” (Corson 149). Sadly, I did not have wax or putty available but I built up some of my cuts using liquid latex which works similarly to cosmetic wax. After building up layers upon layers of liquid latex I use scissors to create a deep incision to where I built up the fake skin; but you can’t just leave it at that because everyone knows that cuts get irritated and usually end up bleeding. 
“The inside of the cut can be painted red with greasepaint. For a cut that is still bleeding, a few drops or even a stream of artificial blood can be added to the cut…” (Corson 149). I decided to make it as if my nose and my cuts were still bleeding to I used my Bill Nye Scab Blood product and applied it to the inside of my cuts and running in a stream out of my nose. All in all I think the finished product looks pretty realistic and could easily be used in school plays or for Halloween.

Have you ever attempted to apply fake blood?

Corson, Richard, et. al.. Stage Makeup. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975. Print.