Halloween is the ultimate time of year to go all out and unleash your inner … whatever you want! And if you love playing with makeup, even better. Whether you want to go with full-on face paint or just add something fun like sequins or fake eyelashes, we've got you covered.
Click through the slideshow for some of the best Halloween makeup tutorials from top makeup bloggers as well as tips and tricks from pro makeup artists and brands. Wait until you see the second version of Elsa!
Check out the looks below and then tell us:
What look would you most like to try?
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Effie Trinket
This stunning Hunger Games look with butterfly lashes is explained in this great Effie Trinket tutorial. May the beauty odds ever be in your favor! (Couldn't resist!)
Elsa From 'Frozen'
Those big, gorgeous Disney eyes! That luscious pout! Elsa may be cold, but she is HOT! Follow this tutorial for your own Frozen look. Of course, if you were thinking of something a little more scary, may we suggest …
A 'Frozen' (Zombie) Elsa!
I want my eyelashes to look like this all the time! In the same tutorial as last slide's Elsa look, makeup blogger Jen Harlow shows you how to turn your Elsa into something a little spookier. Brrr!
Mod '60s Twiggy Look
The Illamasqua beauty team designed this glam doll/Twiggy-esque look with eye popping lashes. To recreate this, apply Illamasqua Precision Gel Liner and Lush Lashes to channel your inner Twiggy, and perfect your pout with Lipstick in Sonnet and Sheer Lipgloss in Electrify. Yeah, baby!
A Glamorous Zombie
Check out this great zombie makeup tutorial by Emma Pickles for how to achieve those freaky bloody gashes. If you just want to go for a pale face and add in some dramatic black-red lips, pro makeup artist Sarah Tanno offers these easy tips:
- This look is all about lightening the skin. Start by mixing your a high-resistance foundation like Armani Lasting Silk UV Foundation with MAC Studio Face and Body Foundation in white. This will subtlety lighten and make skin look pale.
- For a more drastic look, try just the white MAC Face and Body Foundation with a white setting powder and finish with Skindinavia Makeup Finishing Spray in Oil Control to avoid any shine.
- For dark, ox-blood lips, try black liner blended with matte lip color like NARS Velvet Matte Lip Pencil in Train Bleu. It's super pigmented and lasts forever. Apply messy for a scary look.
Maleficent
Wasn't that such a great movie? Capture Angelina Jolie's dark and hauntingly beautiful look by following this Maleficent makeup tutorial.
Sexy Sugar Skull
Day of the Dead skull costumes are easy to do, because it's really all about the face paint! This tutorial gives you some great tips for how to arrange the flowers in your hair and continue the effect down your heck and shoulders.
Sequined Mermaid
I love Julia Graf's makeup videos and actually used this mermaid makeup tutorial one for my daughter's mermaid costume two years ago. It was a huge hit! The sequins are a lot easier to work with than you might think.
Freaky Haunted Doll
Something about this scary doll face really freaks me out! I love it!
Wonder Woman!
Your secret identity! Check out this great Wonder Woman tutorial to unleash your true self this Halloween.
