Going Splatter
4. November 2008 Accessories & Jewelry
Dear readership - how do you deal with appalling scars, gaping wounds and frazzled body parts in films?..
I admit - as soon as it gets bloody, I hold my hand in front of my eyes.
But instead of screening, I always look through the fingers.
Sounds stupid. Maybe is.
Because I was really curious, how splatter-stuff is made, I visited makeup Artist Patrick Mai who´s specialized in horror makeup, splatter scenarios and wound masks. Obviously, I had a two-face dream which unfortunately didn´t come true because of a lack of time.
Instead, I got the 10-Minutes scar and learned that´s nothing to fear when it comes to creepy movie scenes.
First, Patrick applied a stinky paste on my neck. After drying it with hot air, he cut the “Second Skin”, frazzled, colored and varnished it.
On a „standard wound” a makeup artist usually works some hours. The work on complex masks for wounds and deformed body parts can take days.
As a scar beginner, even the 10-Minutes neck wound amazed me.
Enthusiastic as I was, I snapped dancer Victor to scream a horror movie scenario. Unfortunately he was dreaming while I was in action 
Besides fake blood, fun and lots of make up, there can be some really creepy things be found at Studio Mai:
Photos via Patrick Mai/Studio Mai
When Coco Chanel opened her first shop in 1913 in Paris, no one would have been thought that this woman would become one of the most influential designers of the 20th century, a role model for the industrially expanding world and a precursor for female independence.... 
Don´t worry, What´s Wrong With The Zoo isn´t going porn - instead, I have a look towards south. To Munich, Germany. In the midst of the Glockenbachviertel, the AMEN Store doesn´t only hawk unique mirroring but also cares about the good style. (read on) 
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