Halloween Makeup Ideas: Easy and Scary

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It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies, but Halloween is just around the corner, and like every year, we have many questions about how to decorate our home, what costume to choose, or how to select an easy-to-do Halloween makeup that will scare everyone.

So, if this year you plan to host your own Halloween party, if you’re invited to one of those parties, or if you just want to get ready to go out and enjoy the scariest night of the year, we have prepared this article with some Halloween makeup ideas that will leave nobody indifferent.

Top 3 Easy Halloween Makeup Ideas

If you think that to achieve a well-done and quality Halloween makeup, you need to be a makeup expert, you are mistaken. There are several techniques and designs, like the ones I will show you below, that are very easy to create and with which everyone can achieve amazing results.

We will look at 3 proposals for creating easy Halloween makeup, the materials needed to do it, and a step-by-step tutorial.

Mexican Skull

The Mexican skull, or the sugar skull, is one of those Halloween makeups that never go out of style and are very easy to create. 

To create this type of makeup, you will need the following materials:

• White or very light foundation,
• Black or dark eyeshadow,
• Black pencil or eyeliner, preferably waterproof,
• Lipstick, preferably red or pink.

Now let’s see step by step how to achieve this type of makeup for incredible results.

1. We start by applying a very light foundation; if it can be white, that’s even better.
2. We use dark eyeshadow all around the eyes and finish by making small half-circles around the entire area with a black pencil.
3. We paint the lips red or pink and add some scars that go from the lips to the cheeks.
4. We can add more wounds, scars, or other details to the rest of the face.

Evil Clown

Who hasn’t had nightmares thinking about that evil clown with a killer face? In reality, even as the years go by, this character still scares us and can be a perfect option for dressing up on Halloween.

Moreover, if you add the right accessories, like a good wig or a machete, you’ll achieve one of the most original and terrifying Halloween costumes.  

Here’s the material you will need to create this Halloween makeup idea:

• Foundation in light tones,
• Pink eyeshadow,
• White pencil for the eyes,
• Black liquid eyeliner,
• Lipstick

Now that you know what you need for this makeup, let’s see how to do it step by step.

1. Apply a light foundation evenly across your face,
2. Use a pink eyeshadow to contour the eyes and blend it with a brush,
3. Draw two half-circles, one over each eyebrow, with the white pencil for the eyes and add a thin triangular line on each side with the black eyeliner.
4. Draw a line of black liquid eyeliner around your eyes and add some triangular lines toward the cheeks.

Vampire

Vampires are mythic characters that are a staple of the terrifying Halloween night. If you want an easy and original Halloween makeup, pay attention to the following tips.

Materials needed for vampire makeup:

• White foundation,
• Red and black eyeliner,
• Red contact lenses,
• Lipstick,
• Red and black eyeshadow.

Follow the steps below to achieve vampire makeup that lasts all night:

1. Apply the white foundation,
2. Put in the red contact lenses,
3. Use black eyeliner to draw a line around your eyes and blend red eyeshadow,
4. Apply burgundy lipstick on your lips,
5. Add some effects like blood tears with the red eyeliner pencil.

Bonus: Halloween Makeup Idea for Men

If you plan to go to the Halloween party with a partner and haven’t thought of the ideal makeup for the occasion, I suggest a Halloween makeup idea for men that will perfectly match one of the options mentioned earlier.

Werewolf

The werewolf is undoubtedly the most feared character during full moon nights due to all the evil stories and legends surrounding him. 

If you want to achieve a perfect werewolf makeup for Halloween night, you will need the following materials:

• Yellow contact lenses,
• White makeup,
• Gray eyeshadow,
• Black pencil for the eyes,
• Brown paints or fake fur.

Werewolf makeup for Halloween step by step:

1. Use the white makeup to apply a base all over your face and neck,
2. Paint the upper and lower lines of the eye in black and put in the contact lenses to intensify the gaze,
3. Blend the contours of your eyes with gray eyeshadow,
4. Paint the tip of your nose black,
5. Use brown and black paint to draw hair on the face or use fake fur.

As you can see, getting easy Halloween makeup ideas that terrify everyone doesn’t cost much, you just need to have the right materials and a bit of time.

However, don’t forget that it is very important to accompany your Halloween makeup with a unique costume and some good accessories. That’s why we recommend checking out the online store of Disfrazzes.fr where you will find everything you need in terms of accessories, makeup, Halloween costumes, and much more.