Halloween is right around the corner, which means it's time to start planning your costume and makeup! A creepy, spine-tingling look is a Halloween classic, but achieving it can be tricky. The key is paying attention to details and using the right techniques and products. Follow these tips and tricks for creating Halloween makeup that will terrify and delight.
Prep Your Skin
The foundation for any good makeup look is healthy, glowing skin. Be sure to exfoliate and moisturize your face a few days before Halloween. Use a lip scrub and balm to smooth and soften your lips. On the big day, wash your face and apply moisturizer before beginning your makeup. If needed, use primer to create a smooth, even canvas.
Create a Ghoulish Complexion
The right complexion sets the tone for your creepy look. For an undead effect, apply a white cream foundation or Halloween face paint all over your face and neck. Blend carefully around the hairline and ears to avoid visible edges. Set with a translucent powder to take away the shine.
Use grey or blue powder shadow or contour stick to sculpt the hollows of the cheeks, temples, under the cheekbones and down the sides of the nose for a sunken, skeletal look. Sweep burgundy blush on the apples of the cheeks for a flushed, morbid touch.
Finish with a setting spray to keep your ghoulish complexion locked in all night long.
Emphasize Sunken, Tired Eyes
Making your eyes look shadowed and sunken is key for a creepy makeup vibe. Use a matte black or charcoal eyeshadow heavily in the crease and outer corners of the eyes, blending up towards the brow bone. Extend the shadow down below the lower lash line as well.
Use a small brush to line the inner rims of your eyes with a black pencil liner or shadow. This makes eyes appear deeper set. Finish by using white pencil liner or shadow on the waterlines to open up your eyes.
Apply mascara or pop on false lashes if desired. Keep your brows natural for an authentic zombie look.
Create Creepy Eye Effects
Take your eye makeup to the next level with these spine-chilling touches:
a. Glue small pieces of latex next to your eyes to emulate rotting skin or cuts. Blend the edges with makeup.
b. Make one eye look bruised by using black, purple and yellow shadow. Make the other eye look bloodshot by using a red pencil to draw veins on the whites of the eye.
c. Affix custom sclera contacts to turn your eyes black, red or ghostly white.
d. Use colored contacts in unnatural colors like yellow, black or blue for an otherworldly look.
e. Scary Scars, Wounds and Stitches
3D makeup effects like fake scars, wounds and stitches amp up the creepy factor. Here are some easy ways to mimic gruesome skin imperfections:
a. For simple scars, lay rigid collodion (liquid latex) diagonally across your face and layer tissue on top before it dries. Once dry, blend the edges with foundation or concealer.
b. Glue a piece of latex with pre-made wound effects to your skin using spirit gum adhesive. Stipple darker red, purple and brown shadow around the wound to make it look bruised and inflamed.
c. Draw jagged stitches over each wound using a black liquid liner pen. For added dimension, lay thin thread diagonally over the wounds using spirit gum.
Vampire Bite Marks
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What vampire costume would be complete without realistic bite marks? To make it look like you were bitten, lightly stipple red and purple cream makeup or lipstick around the edges of two fang puncture points (use nose grips for perfect spacing). Blend the colors outward using a brush or sponge. Add a touch of liquid latex dripping down your neck for added oomph.
Gruesome Blood Effects
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Blood splatters amp up the gore factor for vampire, zombie or insane clown makeup looks. Here are some easy blood techniques:
a. For a fresh look, use red lipstick, cream makeup or a cream-based special effects product to create drips down your mouth and chin or smears around a wound.
b. For realistic dried blood, use a highly pigmented red eyeshadow powder or special effects powder on a small cut crease brush. Tap it lightly around your mouth, eyes or over wounds.
c. Mix corn syrup with red food coloring for edible blood. Use it to fill your mouth to dribble out or apply with a brush for streaks and splatters.
Rotting Teeth and Black Lips
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