Alien Galaxy Girl Halloween Costume

For the makeup, use a makeup sponge to apply iridescent silver cream makeup to the face, lips, ears, and neck. Spray hair with silver glitter hair spray.

Apply false eyelashes to upper eyelids. Paint details above eyes and at the outer corners with silver liquid eyeliner.

Press silver glitter onto cheeks, temples, and edges of the forehead with your fingertips.

For the hat, pour silver glitter into a shallow bowl. Use a small paintbrush to apply white craft glue to the top of a thin headband, working in small sections. Holding headband over bowl, spoon glitter over craft glue; shake off excess. Repeat until entire surface is covered; let it dry. Repeat the process to coat an acrylic martini glass with glitter. Affix two mini (5-inch) aluminum pie tins to the sides of the headband with metal-repair tape to cover ears. Squeeze the tins into points at the tops and bottoms. Hot-glue one foil cupcake liner to the center of each tin; pinch tops into points. Tape the headband to the martini glass along the inside front rim. Trim the rims from one 8-inch and one 9-inch aluminum pie tin. Place the smaller rim inside the larger one and connect with wire; use the wire to secure rims to the stem of the martini glass. Tilt one rim for an orbital effect.

For the skirt, connect two pieces of silver dryer-duct tubing with silver metal-repair tape to make one 8-foot length (use wire cutters to cut excess; reserve extra tubing). Cut an 8-foot-by-20-inch piece of Mylar; secure the long edge to the duct tubing using double-sided foam adhesive.

Fold the Mylar back over the foam adhesive; reinforce folded seam with metal-repair tape. The seam will be on the outside of the skirt.

Fold the Mylar back again so that you are working with the underside of the skirt. Place a 10-foot length of 1/2-inch-wide ribbon or seam binding (for the drawstring) along the top of the Mylar, about 1 1/2 inches from edge. Make a channel by folding the Mylar edge over the ribbon; secure with masking tape.

Bend dryer-duct tubing into a ring to make the skirt; connect the tubing with metal-repair tape and the Mylar with masking tape. When you are ready to get dressed, step into the skirt and cinch the drawstring at the waist.

For the collar, cut a length of pipe insulation to fit the collar of the leotard. Then wrap it in the Mylar, securing with fast-drying craft glue. Once dry, bend it into a ring and secure with metal-repair tape. If desired, secure it to the leotard with metal-repair tape.

For the cuffs, measure the circumference of your wrist, cutting a piece of dryer duct to that measurement. Slice it lengthwise and press it open. Cut the duct lengthwise into thirds, discarding one third. Cover all exposed edges with metal-repair tape. Wrap the duct pieces around the wrists; secure with metal-repair tape.