5 Halloween inspired Makeup Tutorials

With Halloween just around the corner, many of us are starting to plan our costumes, with an essential part of the costume being the makeup look! We have put together 5 step by step guides to some Halloween-themed looks to either give the inspiration you need or to complete your look. 

5 Halloween Makeup Tutorials

1. Classic Vampire Look

What you need for this look:

• Pale foundation or white face paint
• Black eyeliner and eyeshadow
• Red lipstick
• Contouring powder (grey or cool-toned brown)
• Fake blood (optional)

How to create this look:

1. Base: Apply a pale foundation or white face paint evenly over your face and neck to create a ghostly complexion.
2. Eyes: Use black eyeshadow to create smoky eyes. Blend around the eyelids and under the eyes for a hollow effect.
3. Eyebrows: Define your eyebrows with black eyeliner or brow pencil, making them slightly more dramatic than usual.
4. Contour: Use a grey or cool-toned brown powder to contour your cheekbones, temples, and jawline for a chiselled look.
5. Lips: Apply deep red lipstick. For added drama, you can overline your lips slightly.
6. Details: Add fake blood dripping from the corners of your mouth or under your eyes for a sinister touch.

2. Zombie Transformation

What you need for this look:

• Grey, green, and purple face paints or eyeshadows
• Liquid latex or skin-safe adhesive (optional)
• Tissue paper (optional)
• Fake blood
• Black eyeliner

How to create this look:

1. Base: Mix grey and a hint of green face paint to create a decaying skin tone. Apply all over your face and neck.
2. Eyes: Use purple and dark brown eyeshadows around your eyes to create a bruised effect.
3. Wounds (Optional):
   • With Liquid Latex: Apply a thin layer where you want a wound. Place small pieces of torn tissue over it, then cover with another latex layer. Let it dry slightly, then tear or cut the latex to create an open wound.
   • Without Latex: Use red and black face paint to draw cuts and gashes directly on the skin.
4. Details: Add fake blood to wounds and mouth area.
5. Finishing Touches: Mess up your hair and use a toothbrush dipped in dark face paint to flick specks onto your skin for a dirty look.

3. Enchanting Witch

What you need for this look:

• Green face paint (optional)
• Dark eyeshadows (purple, black, green)
• Black eyeliner
• Black or dark lipstick
• False eyelashes (optional)

How to create this look:

1. Base: Apply green face paint or a regular foundation.
2. Eyes: Create a dramatic smoky eye using dark greens and purples. Extend the shadow outward for a more dramatic effect.
3. Eyeliner: Apply black eyeliner along the lash line, adding a wing if desired.
4. Lips: Apply black or deep purple lipstick.
5. Extras: Add a beauty mark or draw small spiders and webs near the eyes.

4. Creepy Clown

What you need for this look:

• White face paint
• Red and black face paint or makeup
• Black eyeliner
• Red lipstick
• Setting powder

How to create this look:

1. Base: Cover your face with white face paint.
2. Eyes: Use black eyeshadow to create exaggerated, darkened eyes. Extend the shadow in a messy fashion.
3. Features:
   • Eyebrows: Draw thin, high arches or jagged brows with black eyeliner.
   • Mouth: Apply red lipstick, extending the corners of your mouth outward. Add black lines or stitches for a sinister grin.
4. Nose: Paint a small red circle on the tip of your nose.
5. Details: Add cracks or tears using black eyeliner for an eerie effect.
6. Set Makeup: Use setting powder to prevent smudging.

5. Skeleton Face

What you need for this look:

• White and black face paint
• Black eyeliner
• Makeup brushes

How to create this look:

1. Base: Apply white face paint over your entire face.
2. Eyes: Paint black circles around your eyes, including the eyelids.
3. Nose: Paint an upside-down heart or a simple triangle on your nose with black paint.
4. Cheekbones: Use black paint to hollow out your cheeks by drawing a line from your ear to the corner of your mouth, then shading it downward.
5. Mouth: Extend a black line from each side of your lips toward your cheeks. Add vertical lines over your lips to create teeth.
6. Details: Add cracks or shading for a more realistic effect.