Hey guys! I was wondering what you all think is the easiest 2011 strain to work around? I just cured my Swan Flu and got the Heart burn one, but I'm debating if I should cure myself again and try to get another strain instead. Like maybe the heart ache/naughty nip one?

I'm pretty terrible at coming up with good HAs, so I want to get a strain that I can work around and be able to keep for a while. :D So what do you guys think is the easiest strain to work around? The new liquid latex items make them all pretty easy to work with, but parts of the infection still peak through & there's the downside that you don't have a nose D:

@Chai_Tea Brain Rot isn't too bad as there isn't really any bits that stick out

i'm covering a heartburn decently well, if i do say-so myself. and it's pretty simple too; just something to cover the face, hands and neck and you're set with most shirt/shoes/pants combo.

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I'd think heart ache would be the easiest since you've still got most of the face. And there's really nothing sticking out.

@chai_tea I'd have to go with heart ache, It's just a bit of pinky-purple fuzzys, and it doesn't stick out much. Haha, although, personally I think the difficulty makes it all the more fun. ;D That's part of why I chose Swan-Flu over all the others.

@Chai_Tea Heart Ache, imo. It doesn't completely take over the face, and the fuzzy appearance can easily be avoided with whiteout or a background.

Yeah I'd say the heart ache is probably the best since most of the face is uncovered. I kind of like the heartburn too but the fishy face at the end kind of ruins it for me xD

You're definitely doing a good job of disguising it! I'm thinking I'll probably go with a mask/latex combo to cover the rest once I'm a zombie again :D

True but at the same time it's hard to preview items with your feathers/fungus dripping around all over the place xD

Well...

BRAIN ROT

• looks the most like a zombie (which is why everyone absolutely LOVES it) so you could incorporate that into your HA
• doesn't stick out from the base
• has a fairly normal face compared to the others :P
• covers entire body

NAUGHTY NIP

• sticks out from the base a bit
• doesn't cover entire body
• odd color to work with

BINDI BITE

• sticks out from base
• doesn't cover entire body
• spikes could be incorporated into the HA

HEART BURN

• covers entire body
• doesn't stick out from base
• skin could potentially be used as a normal skin color
• eyes and mouth are... odd.

FACEWORM FUNGUS

• sticks out from HA
• covers entire HA
• looks like a bird (not very easy to incorporate, imo)

So I'd say....brain rot.

@chai_tea

I think Brain Rot is.

Slap a [item=ghouls Choice Liquid Latex (Dark)] and makeup kit and you're golden. XD

@Chai_Tea

thanks. c: and that's def. one of the easier options for all.

Thanks for the handy list! :D

That's really true. You could also get away with claiming the parts that the liquid latex misses as dirt smudges/grease smudges or something. Which could totally work for the masquerade when everyone's holding tools and guns and stuff xD

That's true. The Zombie den items this year are amazing! @Chai_Tea

Oh I know! I'm so stoked about them all! I'm definitely planning on staying zombiefied for a while this year! :D Maybe I'll even keep it until the epidemic next year ^^ There were definitely some bonuses for the people who didn't cure themselves from last year

I just cured my bindi to get naughty nip/fuzzies. Personally, as much as the ghoul liquid+white out is awesome at covering stuff up, I really missed having a nose. Somehow the nose made all the difference in my HA designs... The fuzzies, thankfully, don't take over the entire face so, even at stage 8 I'll still have a nose and maybe use a scarf or something to cover the fuzzy chin.

With whiteout anything is possible lol, Bindi is actually really easy to cover. Well it is for me anyways.

Oh and I also love the lets me fool around with my wigs and whiteout a bit

if you don't have whiteout, bindi is realllyy hard to cover up. I don't even try anymore XD I have whiteout, but then I have to use the liquid latex or I look weird, and then I don't have a nose. gah. I guess I always have mutant sheep makeup or creepy masks, though. I'd say naughty nip/fuzzies would be easy to cover up. c:

Faceworm is a nightmare to cover up, I ended up using Whiteout just to make a Faceworm-based HA. I'd say...Brain Rot if you don't want anything going outside the base and Heart Ache if you want most of the face untouched.

I think the easiest to cover would be heart ache....

I personnaly love my brain rot skin and will be trying to not cover it ^-^