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Creating Aging Hands for Old Lady Costumes

Use theatrical makeup and supplies to create aged hands to complement your costume. Start by putting foundation on one of your hands to even out your skin tone. Highlight knuckles, veins, and wrist bones Shadow knuckle creases and sides of fingers. Apply touches of age spots, then powder. Repeat process on your other hand. And, let's not forget that one part of our hands that we can decorate, too! Our fingernails, ladies! Fashion trends say short nails are in, however, for costumes and holidays why not put on some claws and deck them out with odd colors? Blacks and oranges and greens, oh my!