Project

Galaxy Guy Halloween Costume

Cosmic couple, indeed: These shimmery space people are more Studio 54 than Area 51 (or any other alien hangout) in costumes crafted from everyday hardware-store supplies, including dryer tubing, pipe insulation, Mylar sheeting, and metal-repair tape.

Photography: Henry Leutwyler

Source: Martha Stewart

Introduction

For a space-age sheen, follow these instructions for hair and makeup, omitting false eyelashes, silver eyeliner above eyes, and the glitter.

materials

Makeup sponge

Iridescent silver cream makeup

Silver glitter hair spray

Silver liquid eyeliner

Rubber boots

Metal-repair tape

Dryer duct

Scissors

Painter's suit

Leather gardening gloves

Bubble gun

Acrylic margarita glass

Chrome spray paint

Silver clamp light

Thin headband

Hot-glue gun

2 5-inch aluminum pie tins

Wire

steps

For the boots, cover a pair of rubber boots in metal-repair tape. Cut a 28-inch piece of dryer duct; slice lengthwise and press open. Cut into two 6-inch-wide pieces. Wrap tubing around tops of boots and secure with metal-repair tape.
For the suit and collar, spray a painter's suit, leather gardening gloves, bubble gun, and acrylic margarita glass (for the hat) with chrome spray paint; let dry. For the collar, wrap dryer duct around neck, trimming to fit; secure with metal-repair tape.
For the hat, remove the bulb socket from a silver clamp light; attach fixture to a thin headband with metal-repair tape. Hot-glue painted margarita glass to top of fixture. Cut rims from 2 mini (5-inch) aluminum pie tins. Snip 1 inch from one rim to make it smaller than the other and hot-glue shut. Wire rims together, one about 1 1/2 inches above the other, then wire to stem of glass. Tilt one rim for an orbital effect.