1. Turn your face orange. Resist urge to use self-tanner - you only want the orange glow for a single night, not the next 2 weeks. I found putting on a liquid foundation and then heavily coating yourself in bronzer worked very well.
2. Create costume. Brown long sleeve shirt with some brown/white striped fabric sewn to sleeves to form cuffs, white skirt, brown/white striped tights and a pair of white gloves and you're set. And don't forget the wig - I found that putting on a wig cap first was a huge help - it kept all of my hair in place.
3. Don't put wig on backwards. You're going as an oompa loompa - not Cousin It. It doesn't matter how many attempts it takes you - put the wig on correctly. This step will come in very handy at 2:00am when attempting to walk down street to hail a cab.
4. Find yourself a Willy Wonka. Otherwise, you're just some crazy broad in a green wig.
