#edward elric wig

[semetarycosplay]

I really hate how I look as Edward Elric, I won't even lie to you. I did it for shits and giggles so I don't really care, but I definitely need a new/better wig for when I do him again.

Photos: Umbra Photography

[adultingcosplaying]

WORKING WITH WHAT WE HAVE

By this point of costrials, I have tried a couple of times to contour my face on my own. I think I may have developed light sensitivity due to prolonged exposure to my desk lamp light, but maybe it's worth it.

Featured is a semi-official trial of a character I really adore: Edward Elric. I have watched the FMA franchise since the local TV channel aired it and have rewatched by the time I decided to buy a blonde wig and do this. Speaking of cosplay shopping, I make it a point to avoid buying brand new, since I know how most costumes are on a one-time-use basis, so local communities buying, selling, and trading cosplay stuff is really beneficial. The blonde wig here is from such a purchase, and will feature in other upcoming posts. It's on the rougher side, even though it was washed prior to wearing and idk if there's a reason for it, but it's long and thick enough to get the look.

I remember lamenting how I wasn't able to make myself look "masculine" enough in this contouring session, but it's quite hilarious to see that putting on the only pair of lashes I have turned this Ed to a more "bishounen" look. It's poetic, ngl. Most of the eye makeup I did referenced this style, since it's also a personal ideal to achieve really pretty eyes. Overall, this trial is a mix of what should be and what I wanted at the time.

Was it chaos? maybe.

You know what's great about seeing the character when you dress up? The excitement to see their resemblance in you. I'm literally giddy with joy posing for pictures in this look, which is something I rarely feel about myself before. I'm trying to find that same excitement when I'm out of the wig and makeup, but there's something really fulfilling about getting the character's specific look. If the time permits these days, I may go and opt to improve this particular trial. For now, I think I nailed it. And the burst of energy this caused actually prompted me to begin making... props?!?!

[kaishimo]

Have you cosplayed before? And who do you really want to cosplay if you had unlimited money?

Yep! Not well, of course. Don't have the money nor time to make cool stuff!

When MHA just came out, a friend and I cosplayed Ochaco Urokaka (?) and To(ga?) for Halloween. Granted, it was Halloween so idrk if it counts as cosplay. I still have the wig. The basic elf girl for multiple ren faires and what-not, as well. Daphne from Scooby-Doo. The rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. Amber from Genshin Impact was kinda thrown together the day before a con (friends were full-on Itto and the dog boy I don't remember his name but it probably starts with a G) The most recent is Makima from Chainsaw Man for a con. That was fun. Did it with a friend who cosplayed Himeno.

Probably Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist. I've loved him since I was nine, so I have an attachment. Though, I'd love to cosplay Husk from Hazbin Hotel or Percy Jackson from, well, Percy Jackson. Maybe someone else, but I can't remember any other dream cosplays. Ed has always been the top of that list.

[blakquill]

just saw someones Edward Elric cosplay but i couldnt take it seriously because the wig literally looked like this....

[that-glitter-chick]

Starting off this blog with one of my favorite grumpy shorties. The wig for my Edward Elric cosplay arrived today and I gave it a test drive in the bathroom mirror.

Going to style the bangs so they look better and replace the rubber band the company used to bind the braid, it’s a little heavier than I normally prefer, but other than that it’s good to go.👍🏼

[hauntedhousecat]

Hot dogs who would I go as if I go again?! Lol My dream cosplay is Trish because.......Trish. I don't feel that needs much explanation. X3

But there are literally so many characters I'd love to go as! I've done Roxas and FEM!Naruto.

I would love to do Edward Elric sometime since that was one of my nicknames in middle school. 😂 Or maybe...... There are too many.....

Aerith..... I'd love to cosplay as Aerith too!

Though I literally look nothing like her. Hair dye? Wigs? I'm game. 😁🥰

@levisbrat25 @wortverlust @sylvarantii @sckerman

Thank you gif makers!!!! 🩷

New tag game?

If you've never been to a convention, or if you have and would go again..

Who would you go as??

Even though I have dark hair, I pick 2 different blondes haha Clarke from the 100 or Felicity from arrow.

Tagging everyone including..

@happybird16 @chaotic-on-main @charlotteplsdosth @m-jelly @levi-supreme @charlotteplsdosth @skittlelover69 @wyvernslovecake @ladycheesington @youre-ackermine @levisbrat25 @theferricfox @hauntedhousecat @lovolee3

[capriciouscosplayerposts]

Edward Elric Cosplay Tutorial Links

For your convenience, here is a list of links for all pieces of the Edward Elric Cosplay tutorial.

Black Coat: https://capriciouscosplayerposts.tumblr.com/post/163731002904/edward-elric-cosplay-part-1

Red Coat:  https://capriciouscosplayerposts.tumblr.com/post/163948619924/edward-elric-cosplay-part-2

Hand: https://capriciouscosplayerposts.tumblr.com/post/164384119459/edward-elric-cosplay-part-3

Wig: https://capriciouscosplayerposts.tumblr.com/post/167912021199/edward-elric-cosplay-part-4

[cuchufletapl]

I didn't do anything for FMA Day this year, so I'm posting a little cosplay video that I did for TikTok in 2021. It's still my favourite Ed video out of all that I've done, so in my eyes it's worthy of Tumblr.

[Video transcript: Burning Pile by Mother Mother plays, the lyrics appear on screen. A person, crouching down, plays with a lighter with one hand and a State Alchemist pocket-watch from Fullmetal Alchemist with the other. They put the lighter in their mouth and when they snatch it, the camera cuts to an Edward Elric cosplay; their hand follows the previous movement with the now-lit lighter, the only source of light. The cosplayer moves the flame away and out of frame. They take the watch out of their pocket and look at the engraved words in it ("Don't forget 3.Oct.11") and then back up to the (out of frame, implied) house fire. After staring for a few seconds with a somber expression, they leave as they say, "Let's go, Al."]

[leviathanlies]

Day 31 - Guess which Link forgot to take a decent pic before leaving for con for the day and spent the next 7 hours baking in 20°C+ degree weather in a very thick fleecy it's jacket while koroks slowly melted off and escaped around the convention centre?

A months work didn't quite go to plan, but hey! I had a lot of fun! Hope anyone following along did too!

[seffien]

nobody's gotten it yet so i'll just save you some endless wondering: it's edward elric. i didn't get a wig because i just. didn't want to deal with any of that

k. so. can anyone guess who i'm dressed up as for halloween

[34choco]

maybe the universe needed to balance out from how fucking incredible and artful and healing and beautiful finale was gonna be so the last two seasons of voltron were sacrificed for the good of steven universe

[fullmetalchemicalromance-blog]

HOW I TURNED A CRAPPY 10$ WIG INTO AN ENVIOUS MASTERPIECE

Hai! As I have mentioned way too many times, I have always wanted to cosplay ENVY from Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood. (Reference Below) I was going to wait until I got skinny again, but I just couldn’t wait and I love Pizza way too much! Now, I am no stylist , but I wanted to document my steps for my own future reference, and just to possibly help others out in the future. Nevertheless, HERE WE GO!

I started out with this mess of a wig. 

I started out by filling my sink with about three inches of scalding hot water. I Flipped my wig inside out and let it soak for a good 15 minutes. I added nothing special into the water. After that, I let it drip dry for about five minutes before towel drying it gently.

After it was pretty much dry, I pinned the wig to my wig head thing. I then mad a solution of weater and anti-brass conditioner. The ratio would probably be about 80%water, 20% conditioner. I put this combo into a spray bottle or mister and shook it up so they mixed pretty well.

Using my cheap little wig brush, I misted the wig with the solution above and brushed the wig like crazy. Probably took about an hour. Now I remember why I cut my hair! Anyway, I eventually got it all brushed out! 

The wig was still crazy long and I honestly didn't need it to be. Using a black rubber band, I gathered all of the hair and made a tiny ponytail towards the bottom of the wig. I then used regular scissors and cut just above the rubber band! 

After this, I separated the wig bottom from top! 

(SAILOR PLUTO IS THAT YOU?!?!?!)

HA! Anyway, I separated the bottom layer into about five different pieces, using a tiny rubber band to make ponytails! Then, I took a CRAP ton of this ION Hair Gel and caked it on each individual piece!

After the bottom, you do the same on the top!

You’ll notice that You can see some of the netting of the wig. I took some of the giant clubs of hair that fell out while brushing and sort of weaved them into the empty places!

After filling in the pieces, I totally forgot I had to do the bang/front of the wig. I was really nervous and I had no Idea what todo. I did a sort of “Sweetheart” haircut, and then separated the bangs like the rest of the hair and gelled them like crazy! Luckily it worked!

After Finishing the Bangs, I WAS FINALLY DONE!

Below is the end result!

It may not be super amazing, but for my first styling of a wig, I’m pretty proud!

[adultingcosplaying]

IT'S THEIR FAULT!!!

....sheesh, that was unnecessarily accusatory, but I'm sure it piques the curiosity of anyone to know what (or who) drives anyone to cosplay the characters they... cosplay. It might be an equally unnecessary thing to share, but as someone whose time is now mostly dedicated to being a (somewhat) useful member of society, I will 100000% drop everything to yap about the characters I have (and will) attempt (attempted and/or attempting) to cosplay.

I do have an inclination to prefer male anime characters, given it's relatively easier for me to match my personal fashion tastes with theirs. I find it difficult to do so with female anime characters before (exemption on the seifukus bc that was my favorite) since I actually rejected femininity growing up; viewing it as garish and time-consuming to do. Ofc, it's a different case now, and I am making amends with my little self and healing her by making my current self the prettiest princess ever.

That being said, my initial preference with cosplaying male characters still wins these days, but perhaps a good consolidation to it is that I prefer characters who take more androgynous appearances; ones that can confuse the normal person's eyes when seen strutting around the mall (I think this is the mission God gave me before sending me to Earth.) So characters with long hair are an immediate check for me.

Edward Elric is already a fine choice since I see myself in him physique and personality-wise: short, hot-headed, and unstoppable. These, alongside the fact that he's a great character from a great and beloved franchise, are the reasons why he's in my list.

Perhaps a semi-spoiler to the next few ones you'll see around here will be characters sporting blond hair! You may attribute it to the fact that I currently only have one blond wig to work with and frankly speaking, it can be surprising how many blond characters I know and adore to my core. In the meantime, I have listed many anime characters who are boosting me to continue:

•Grell Sutcliff (and tbh everyone from the Black Butler franchise) - all of them are beautiful to the point I cry every time I rewatch the show.

•Leviathan from Obey Me! - lovable nerd and bc I have a wig that can go well with a fem! version~ though ngl otome fantasy games and their lovely costumes somehow deter me from trying to cosplay them bc it's quite complex, but I really love the Obey Me! cast and I miss Levi

•Hitoshi Shinsou from MHA - idk man, I loved Shinsou's character the moment he appeared in S2. Haven't seen him in the recent seasons, but ik he rocks!

•Caren from Mermaid Melody! Pichi Pichi Pitch - also bc of the wig lmao bUTTT I'M REWATCHING THE SHOW AND I REALLY WANTED TO BE A MERMAID NOW

•Hijikata Toshirou from Gintama - .... I have a short black wig aaaa okay but to be fair, Toshi is like a failure of a man and I totally relate to him being a formidable person but also a nerd so yeah, I will!

•Shinobu Kocho from Demon Slayer - milady deserved so much T^T

wait.....

[izzy-bd]

Customização FullMetal Alchemist 

Foi um pouco trabalhoso  fazer esta customização a peruca tinha algumas falhas tive que realocar parte da nuca para as laterais. 

Para o rabo de cavalo de cavalo foram aproveitadas as mechar cortadas  que foram costuradas em uma tela que depois foi alinhada em uma presilha com dentes..

[windwardrose]

We have a convention on the horizon (Sakura Con), strange as it seems at last. So... cosplay planning time. excitements! confusions! It's been such ages since I thought about doing a full make, I've half forgotten the way of it.

- current gear - Edward Elric jacket set and glove, a classic for a reason; some RWBY stuff that probably doesn't fit me now because it was from my thin-and-scared phase

- Fire Emblem friends - Professor, Bernadetta, Ashe? I can't see my way clear for Professor's costume, I'm sorry. I suppose I could just do m!Byleth's costume but with long hair, and confuse everybody. (Floral tights: good. Miniskirt: serious eh. Crop top: ye olde nope.) I mean I could probably make a pretty Ferdinand with my current hair but I don't think, bless him, that I'd want to. Or maybe Annette.

- Fate folk! Saber, of course, or Ilya maybe. I mean, the joy is obvious. Downsides include blinkin' difficulty level, fabric impossibilities or else redesigns. What work, what wonder... what putting up with wigs, if I felt up to it.

- School Live! girls - but which one of them? Or Megu-nee. (Emotionally, Imagine The Toll.) Not hard to sew, though. Props for practicality. Practicality is important. But I'm not sure it's possible to feel festive under such costumery circumstances.

- One of my Haibane Renmei! I mean, I always did want to have wings. Who's to say no. Simple (except for the wings) and sweet.

- I love the PMMM costumes but I'd feel quite wrong as any of the girls. Except maybe Madoka herself. Unclear.

- I mean, I loved Akudama Drive, but see notes on School Live! concept. We're trying to have fun here after all, not be nose-deep in Feels.

(We do want feels. We just want... non-catastrophic Feels, let's be clear on this.)

- I refuse to participate in Yona of the Dawn cosplay without at the least three buddies. Also I would have to wear a lot of pink as Yona. I legit might draw the line at wearing that much pink. I think going solo I'd almost want to do Yun, but even so.

--

Well. We'll ponder, and results to follow.

[gamequeenanya]

Platonic Logan and Nico?

I agree!!

................................

Geeking Out!

Peeking out at Nico through his steampunk goggles, Logan sipped his blueberry bubble tea.

Nico sipped his own bubble tea, dressed as Edward Elric, blond wig and everything.

"So, how are you enjoying the convention?" Nico said.

Logan grinned like he was waiting for someone to ask that. He pulled up his goggles to his forehead and took a deep breath.

"I love it! Everything about it. I never knew there could be so many people like me who are so passionate about the things I love!"

Nico smiled as he listened to Logan infodump. He loved it when he did that.

"Look at all these detailed costumes!! It is as if these people stepped out of the movies!"

He watched people in perfectly replicated stormtrooper costumes walk by. Behind them were Deku, complete with green hair and freckles; Dumbledore and Umbridge; The Joker, and so many more.

Logan squealed with barely contained joy.

Nico looked at his schedule and found that a fandom trivia contest was about to start in ten minutes. He pointed it out to Logan.

"Seems like you'd be good at it."

Grinning, Logan ran over to the room it was being held in. Nico followed behind.

...

They were there for half an hour. At 11:30, the contest ended.

Logan ended up winning the gold cup, filled with little fandom memorabilia, such as a Darth Vader bobblehead and some Harry Potter collectable cards.

"Congratulations!" Nico said.

"I was sweating so much. I swear, I am not good under pressure." Logan wiped his brow with a cloth.

Nico patted him on the back. "You did great. Look at the stuff you got!"

Logan showed Nico and offered to divide it with him, since participating in the contest was his idea.

"You sure?"

He nodded. "Trust me, Thomas has so much fandom stuff at home he barely has anywhere to keep it."

So Nico looked through it and agreed to keep about half, but no more. A few minutes passed as Nico found the things he wanted.

Munching on a chocolate frog, Logan watched Nico play with his Foxy plushie.

"Arrgh, it be a mighty fine collection. Mind if I steal it?" Nico said, perfectly replicating his voice.

Logan was taken aback. He let Foxy take his trophy with loot.

"Oooh, what a valuable booty! Look!" he found a pin with Logan's face on it. "It's you!"

He chuckled, petting Foxy lightly.

"So it is."

Foxy made an indignant sound.

"Hey! You dare condescend to the World's Greatest Pirate?!"

Logan couldn't help it. He burst into laughter. And kept laughing as he pushed Foxy, held by Nico, away.

"Stop!"

Nico laughed too. He put the toy away in his bag along with the other things he'd chosen.

"So, now what?"

Logan looked over the things in the planner.

"Well, I suggest we eat lunch first..." His voice suddenly rose in pitch as he got excited. "Then we go to the rap battle happening at 1:00!"

Nico nodded, getting a sandwich from his bag.

Who knew he would relate so well to Logan? They were both nerds, and he couldn't be happier.