[DeLa Doll] Uzumaki – Azami Kurotani Cosplay and SFX Makeup Tutorial (Dolloween 2020)

Fun fact: When I say “I’ll be back tomorrow with a new thing!” as I did at the end of the Wednesday Addams Dolloween Post, I really mean “2 – 3 business days.” Let’s face it: Art takes time, and cosplay is art. I am sometimes guilty of underestimating the amount of time it will actually take to:

1. Gather supplies
2. Record a cosplay makeup tutorial
3. Take pictures of said cosplay
4. Edit the makeup tutorial
5. Write a blog post and video description
6. Publish everything

So my solution to this is to just say “soon” rather than giving specific dates because I don’t want to deal with the personal disappointment of not meeting self-imposed deadlines. But I digress; you’re not here for that. You’re here for pretty pictures, or in this case, pretty unsettling pictures. Well, I have them in abundance, having cosplayed Azami Kurotani from Junji Ito’s Uzumaki , complete with a homemade latex prosthetic. Enjoy!

The Cosplay

I hadn’t read Uzumaki in its entirety until last Saturday. I read all 20 chapters, horrified, disgusted, stressed out, and completely enthralled. As a writer and artist myself, I thought “I want to make people this deeply uncomfortable and mesmerized with my work.” What can I say? I’m a real humanitarian. Naturally, I had to express my reverence for Uzumaki with a cosplay, so I decided to recreate the iconic panel of Azami Kurotani’s face being consumed by the spiral in the chapter “The Scar.”

The Makeup Tutorial/Transformation

I created this look using body paint, liquid latex, a $3 Walmart Halloween wig, and patience. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t extremely proud of how it turned out, especially considering how this was my first time both creating and applying my own latex SFX prosthetic. I also tend to practice a makeup look a few times before recording a tutorial, but in this case, I just went for it on my first attempt.

Product List:

• Wet n Wild Matte Photofocus Primer – https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/photofocus-face-primer.html
• Wet n Wild Prime Focus Primer Serum – https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/prime-focus-primer-serum.html
• Neutrogena Shine Control Powder – https://www.neutrogena.com/products/makeup/neutrogena-shine-control-powder/6819600.html
• Clown White Snazaroo Facepaint – https://www.snazaroo.com/us/product/snazaroo-clown-white/
• Wet n Wild Paint Palettes – https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/fantasy-makers-paint-palette.html
• NYX That’s The Point Eyeliners – https://www.nyxcosmetics.com/thats-the-point-eyeliner/
• Wet N Wild Color Icon Kohl Liner Pencil – https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/color-icon-kohl-liner-pencil.html
• Wet n Wild Liquid Catsuit “So Noir Cool” – https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/megalast-liquid-catsuit-matte-lipstick-so-noir-cool.html
• Eylure ProMagnetic Lash Liner – https://www.ulta.com/promagnetic-magnetic-lash-eyeliner?productId=pimprod2009570
• ReusableMagnetic Lash Set (that I pretty much always use)* – https://amzn.to/31bDhHJ

2021 Update!

In addition to the makeup transformation video above, I also created a video tutorial explaining how I created my prosthetic uzumaki eye! Enjoy <3

Overall, I’m really happy with this cosplay, and with how I pushed myself to try something new. If you enjoyed this post, be sure to subscribe to my mailing list, and check me out on YouTube and social media.

~DeLa Doll

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DeLaDoll

DeLa Doll is a culture writer, cosplayer, and artist based in Florida. She has been writing professionally since 2016, with some of her work being featured on sites like HuffPo and /Film. She is an advocate for meaningful diversity and representation in media, a gamer, a mom, and an avid user of DIY hair dye.