latex glue

galwaygal09 · 27-09-2010 9:52am #1

any advice on where to get latex glue and blood (as cheap as possible) for makeup people doin zombie walk in loughrea...any shops in Galway do them at good rate or do you know of any website? and maybe modeling wax too?

thx!

snubbleste · 27-09-2010 10:50am

Use google.
Buy online for cheapo stuff. Shipping can take weeks from this store..
http://www.suntekstore.com/halloween.html
http://www.suntekstore.com/halloween2.html

Fionn MacCool · 27-09-2010 11:50am

Just buy new condoms ya filthy yoke

Mrs OBumble · 27-09-2010 1:05pm

I'd usually use Amazon for stuff from on-line, looks like they've only got a couple of latex-glue options (but maybe it has other names?)

Sometimes there are other companies that are cheaper, but I prefer the well-known company name (seeing as they're getting my CC number) and I've always had good (ie what they promised) experiences from the re delivery time.

moonflower · 27-09-2010 7:10pm

I assume you mean liquid latex? I bought some from Meg's Masquerade for around €4 (sold as Fake Skin or something, in a little black bottle with a sponge) you can also get big bottles from Cregal Art for €16.

I think the Masquerade place have wax and spirit gum too, and I'm fairly sure the Art & Hobby shop in the Eyre Square centre do them. As for blood, you can make your own very cheaply, we used cornflour, honey, water and red and blue food colouring. It looked quite realistic but make sure you don't use too much cornflour or it will turn pink when it dries.

Edit: It's something like this that I bought. Oh and make sure you do a patch test before you use the liquid latex, some people can be allergic to latex.

Oh and there's a chemist on Dominic St that has a section with Special Effects Makeup, I assume they'd have fake blood and stuff if you wanted to buy it.