This Halloween....

[Sakechick]

I am reaching out to you guys who are into Jgoth music to help out and give me any ideas of where to look for instruction on making myself into Mana or other members of Moi Dix Mois this Halloween. Thanks!

[LunarPhoenix]

One place to browse for ideas (and possibly tutorials) is Cosplay.com (clicky for Mana!).

I have zilch experience with wigs, but that's one route you could go for the hair.

As for the outfit, depends on how complicated you want to get and what look you prefer...

If you don't have sewing skills or just want to keep it simple, the Mana style where he has the white shirt holding the roses might be best.

To do that, you could see if there are white ruffled band shirts in your local craft store (I've seen them in the Tshirt section). You could add a loose black ribbon bow to it (and maybe take an extra step by sewing cuffs to the bottom of the sleeves...) and wear the shirt tucked into black slacks or a black skirt (with black stockings) and nice boots. Powder up your face to death (literally. resembling.) and add black lipstick, eyeshadow, and nail polish.

[Sakechick]

[Sakechick]

^^^That outfit or close to it and make up job, I am flexy on the hair but I want it just as teased and black.

[LunarPhoenix]

Hair Portion:

If you don't know, temporary dye can stain or damage your hair, so best to avoid that route unless you're willing to risk it staying at least partially weird for a while.

That said...

Mana Hair

Mana Hair

[Sakechick]

I past that video on youtube today! Thanks! I didnt watch it then so now I can anytime on here. Here's the make up look Im looking for...

[LunarPhoenix]

Ooh good. Ok, Makeup Portion...

Also on Youtube... for example:

Mana Lips

Mana Lips

However, check out this tutorial (of course, you'd have to adapt a little... like choosing black, not blue):

Livejournal: Mana Tutorial.

[LunarPhoenix]

For the clothing portion...

You could browse the patterns at a local craft store (a fabric store is best if you have one...), see if anything catches your fancy.

Or you could start with black slacks or a black skirt as a base... and cinch/sew multiple layers of black organza (folded accordion-style) around the waistband to make a skirt. You could add highlights of blue organza to the mix while you're at it if you like. Finish it off by wrapping fabric around the midsection, covering/smoothing out the top of the organza. You could also use tulle, but I think it'd end up poofier than you want.

The organza could double as a neck scarf and shirt embellishments as well...

If you can't find/make lace gloves, a substitute is to take black fabric gardening gloves and snip off the fingers (or leave them on, depending on what kind of gloves you want).

[Sakechick]

thanks for LJ link, that was the most helpful so far. I added it to my memories.

[Sakechick]

it's funny you posted both videos I knew of! Thanks for looking though. She did a great job with her make up I thought!