Scary Halloween Makeup Ideas
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Look your ghoulish best this year by using some scary Halloween makeup ideas as part of your costume.
Your Chance to Shine
One thing is for sure: Halloween is not the time to turn into a wallflower. Even the shiest person in the world can come out of his or her shell on this day of disguise and anonymity.
Whether your outfit is fun and festive or ghastly and gruesome, your look is guaranteed to receive a huge boost with the right makeup. After all, a witch just isn't a witch without green skin and a wart plastered on her nose, and zombies tend to look more like your friendly next door neighbor unless they're covered in heavy prosthetics and colored powders. In other words, make the most of Halloween. It's your time to shine, show your creativity, impress everyone with your makeup-application skills and spook your friends and family!
The Wonders of Makeup
It's amazing what the addition of a little makeup can do. The most beautiful women in the world can be transformed into all manner of horrific characters; from lunatics in slasher flicks to victims of brow-raising accidents, these characters are almost frightening in their realism. Of course, no costume in the world can make a person look terrifying all on its own. Every memorable Halloween costume has benefited from the use of creative makeup application.
Some Scary Halloween Makeup Ideas to Get You Started
The world of Halloween makeup is surprisingly vast. While face paint is probably considered the most common product, the truth is that hundreds of different items are available. Amazing arrays of colors, enormous selections of materials (including gels, powders, pastes, creams and liquids) and extremely unexpected offerings are just part of what makes Halloween makeup so unique.
It takes a brave soul to drive a fake stake through her heart! With the creative use of props and makeup, however, anyone can make it look real. Here are some scary Halloween makeup ideas to get your holiday started right:
- Stake Out: How's this for gruesome? Drive a faux stake through the chest with a prosthetic piece. It stays in place with a special cosmetic adhesive formulated for sticking theatrical elements (such as hair, skin and faux body parts) to the skin.
- Demonized: Hide your usually-gorgeous locks and lovely skin behind a demonic face. A demon look is achieved with the help of a color cosmetic tray, translucent powder, adhesive and several prosthetic pieces.
- Elvira: Achieve the Mistress of the Dark's dark, femme fatale features with porcelain foundation, plenty of black eye makeup to create the perfect cat eye, thick and spiked false eyelashes and blood red lipstick. Don't forget the long black wig!
- Vampiress: A female vampire might flaunt a frightening facade, but she's definitely got some sex appeal, too. Vamp up the vixen look with shades of eggplant and silver eye makeup, fake blood dripping from an ultra-glossy red mouth and a sultry, colorful wig.
- Dark Fairy: She's not leaving quarters under pillows, that's for sure. The dark fairy haunts the night as she flutters about town with dangerously black or deep purple lips, heavily smoked eyes and absolutely flawless, porcelain skin. A wing tattoo is penciled in (with a heavy black liner, of course) over one eye.
- Witchy Woman: Green base paint, black pencils and white highlighters instantly transform beauty queens into witchy women. Though there's no shortage of witch costumes on Halloween, there's always room for the most realistic-looking of them all. A latex hook nose, prosthetic wart and double chin convert so-so into so-realistic!
- Ice Queen: This frosty lady looks a bit like a frozen Jack Nicholson in The Shining. She glows in shades of icy blue and silver, causing those around her to practically shiver in fear. Her frosty features are enhanced by faux ice crystals, icy powder, demonic fangs and a "frozen" wig.
- Devilish: A hot-lipped devil heats things up wherever she goes. This look demands fierce black-red lipstick, faux eyelashes, plenty of smoky eye shadow and, of course, horns and a pitchfork!
Where to Purchase Halloween Makeup
Though you might be able to achieve your desired look with the help of traditional cosmetics found in stores, you're more likely to find the most appropriate products at a retailer specializing in Halloween apparel and accessories. The following online outlets carry a vast selection of products to make your scary Halloween makeup ideas come to life:
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