Be it for Halloween, carnival, carnival or a play, portraying a convincing pirate requires the right combination of costume, accessories, attitude and of course make-up. If you want to be convincing from the neck up, then check out our ideas and examples of how to make up like a pirate.
Pirate makeup basics
For a real pirate look you need suitable make-up. Use the typical carnival make-up, so-called grease paint, and common make-up tools such as eyeliner, lipstick, eye shadow, sponges and brushes. Almost all other nuances can be mixed from the basic colors red, blue and yellow, which are darkened and lightened with white and black.
The pirate spends all his time on the deck of a ship and therefore has a tanned complexion. First, apply a foundation that is a few shades darker than your skin color. Then use black paint and a thin brush to make the eyebrows bushy and wider so that the look appears more masculine.
Skull mark on the forehead
Both male and female pirates have rosy cheeks because they brawl, sword fight, and run around the deck completing various tasks. Gently apply some blush to flush the cheeks.
Make-up tips for different pirate looks
Classic pirate
The wonderfully unkempt beard is another identifying feature of a pirate. The classic 5-day beard is best, as it is easy to put on make-up. You can either paint small dots and stitches with a black or brown eyeliner pencil, or dab the face with a coarse sponge and leave random traces of color.
Make up your stubble
To create a three-day beard, professional make-up artists use the so-called stubble sponge - a coarse-pored, firm sponge for beard effects. This can also be used to successfully depict abrasions.
Accessories and details such as arm hooks and binoculars complete the outfit perfectly
Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean”
Captain Jack Sparrow has been one of the most famous film characters since 2003, when the first part of the film series “Pirates of the Caribbean” was released. With the right makeup, even a woman can look like the famous pirate. The main features of the film character are the red headscarf, the pearl necklaces in the hair, the beard braids and the dark eye make-up.
Jack Sparrow
Prime the face and highlight facial contours with a shade darker than your skin tone. Apply brown eyeshadow to the entire upper eyelid and outline the eyes with a gel eyeliner. Smudge it heavily on the lower lash line with a cotton swab to make the face appear more ghostly. Glue on a black goatee and braid the lower ends into two narrow braids. Also create a thin mustache above and below the lips. Braid a few beads into your hair and tie a red pirate scarf as a headband.
Pirate with eye patch
The eye patch shouldn't be missing either. Of course, you can buy this accessory, but it may not be so comfortable to walk around all night with only one seeing eye. That's why you can easily apply makeup to the eye patch.
Highlight eye patch with glitter
First draw a circle around the eye with an eyeliner pencil, then color in the circle with a round brush and black grease paint. The strap is painted across the forehead and to the side of the ear. For an even more interesting accent, women can also highlight their eye patches with glitter or rhinestones.
Horrible Zombie Pirate
For Halloween you can opt for the spooky pirate look. With sunken eyes and bleeding wounds, you can authentically stage the horrors of the seas! According to legend, pirates were driven by an insatiable desire for gold and treasure and were therefore often punished by a curse. The entire crew and their ship of the damned then fight through the world of the living and the dead until the curse is lifted again. A zombie pirate is an indestructible corpse that has to struggle with this curse for decades and is a particularly frightening phenomenon.
Pirates should spread fear and terror because they rob, plunder and have no principles of morality. The pirate flag features a skull and crossbones and you can also incorporate this pirate symbol into your costume.
Skull makeup
Skull make-up is one of the classics on Halloween and can be successfully combined with the pirate look. The skull is very easy to make up and you should only pay attention to a few essential features.
The evil half
The skull should look bloodless, so the entire face is covered with white paint and a cosmetic sponge. The lower cheek area and chin are shaded with gray so that the face appears hollow-cheeked. The tip of the nose and the eye sockets are painted with black paint and should look like black holes. The decisive accent is set by the teeth, which are particularly highlighted.
Emphasize the boundary
With this make-up you can dance at two weddings at the same time - as a pirate and as a walking zombie. Simply make up one half of the face like a beautiful pirate and the other half like a skull.
Black sclera contact lenses for that spooky touch
You can make the skull make-up very scary if you choose the so-called black sclera contact lenses. These cover the entire eye and make it look very scary.
Creepy pirate bride
To make your appearance complete, also apply makeup to a bony skeletal hand. If you find it difficult, you can use a template and mark the bones with eyeliner first. You can find more ideas about putting make-up on your handsfind here.
Don't forget your neck, décolleté and hands
If you have chosen the zombie pirate bride costume for Halloween, then your look should be in gray tones. When emphasizing your facial features, don't forget to also apply make-up to your neck and décolleté.
A made-up scar also goes well with it
In order to dress up and make up successfully and effectively for carnival, you have to pay attention to the details and of course get all the accessories for the selected character. The pirate look should not be missing a pirate sword, an eye patch and a pirate scarf or a pirate hat. In addition, the costume complements the most authentic make-up possible and you should invest just as much effort and hard work into it.
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