Whether you plan on being freakish, fearsome or fancy this Halloween, the Federico Beauty Institute can help.

The Federico Beauty Institute, located in Sacramento, has trained cosmetology experts who can apply either glamorous or ghoulish makeup to help accompany your haunted or hot Halloween look.

To make your costume especially frightening, the cosmetology experts can also apply prosthetic appendages such as warts, bruises, witch’s noses, scars, blood, bullet holes and more.

Whether you plan on entering a Halloween costume contest or just want to be the center of attention at that Halloween party, the Federico Beauty Institute says “once a year, we’ll make you ugly.”

Director of Education Pamela Knight teaches a class on Halloween makeup and appendage application about two weeks before the chilling night. Every student is trained in Halloween makeup and prosthetics. Knight trains the students on how to use colors to create bruises, give the appearance of a black eye and how to apply glue to make the appendages stick.

Knight demonstrated to a class how to create a freakish character on student Ashlee Bowman. Knight glued prosthetic fingers to Bowman’s face to give the illusion of a hand punched through the face. She also gave Bowman prosthetic bruises and a black eye using makeup.

“I am amazed at how realistic it looks,” Kathryn Galindo, the Operations Manager for Federico, said. On the weekend before and the night of Halloween, the students will be put into groups of two or three to team up and work on clients, Galindo said. This helps to get the terrifying task done quicker and more efficiently for clients.

Clients can bring in photographs of what they want done or have the cosmetology experts use their creativity to come up with their own unique look.

Knight encourages the students to be creative with the looks. Knight tells students they don’t have to use the prosthetics exactly how they come from the manufacturer. For example, she cut off the thumb from the hand she stuck through Bowman’s forehead and glued the thumb to Bowman’s cheek.

The school will have extended hours on Saturday, staying open until 8 p.m., to ensure clients have time to stop by and get their Halloween looks completed.

In order to achieve the best look, Knight said clients should come in with a clean face and without any other makeup on.

The makeup application is $20 per hour for adults and $10 per hour for children.

The school has a complete section of appendages you can purchase ranging in prices from $8 to $15.

The school also offers a complete range of other spa and salon services, including haircuts, manicures, waxing, skin treatments and much more. They also offer several package deals for large groups.

The school’s normal business hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are closed Sundays and Mondays. They are located at 1515 Sports Drive in Sacramento. For more information call (916) 929-4242 or visit them at www.federico.edu.

Amy Ball can be reached at [email protected]