Face Paint BasicsNo. 6160 · The 2026 edition
31 Easy Halloween Makeup Ideas That Range From Cute to Scary
From spooky to sweet, these 31 Halloween makeup ideas have you covered for every costume.
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Whether you want to be a classic ghost or a detailed skull, this list has a look for everyone. Each idea uses common makeup products to transform into your favorite Halloween character. Get ready to impress with these easy-to-follow tutorials.
Directions
- Start with green eyeshadow and green lipstick, then draw webs using black eyeliner.
- Apply red eyeshadow around your eyes and finish with black eyeliner for a Chucky look.
- Achieve Wednesday Addams style with pale foundation, heavy contouring, and a deep purple lip color.
- Design spidery legs extending from your eyes for a hyper-realistic effect.
- Apply orange face paint around the outer edges of your face and accent your nose and lips with black.
- Paint your face white or grey, then use black eyeliner to darken your eyes and lips.
- Brighten under your eyes, contour your cheekbones and hairline, dot white on the contoured spots, and darken your upper lip.
- Draw the shape of a mouth and teeth, then fill in with white foundation or face paint to mimic a skull.
- Use black eyeliner to paint whiskers on your face.
- Line your lower lashes with white eyeliner, apply false lashes on the bottom, and add circular blush for a doll vibe.
- Pair gray eyeshadow with winged liner, dark red lipstick, and sleek black hair.
- Cover half your face with black and white face paint and add a smoky eye on the other half.
- Contour your cheekbones with red eyeshadow, put on red lipstick, and either wear or draw red horns.
- Begin with a glam base, then trace a thin blue line under your eyes and sweep blue and green glitter out toward your temples.
- Go for a jester look with black eyeliner, black lipstick, and gray eyeshadow.
- Apply a dark smoky eye with false lashes, red lipstick, fake blood, and white contact lenses for a vampire.
- Eyes get light pink and purple shadows, with smoky liner; use a nude or soft pink lip and attach small horns.
- Start with white foundation, then add black lipstick and mix purple and green eyeshadow.
- Apply light pink eyeshadow around your eyes and on your nose for a bunny.
- Wear white foundation, blend black and silver eyeshadow, and pop in red and black contact lenses.
- Use brown liner and shadow, conceal your brows to look bleached, wear deep red lipstick, and cover your left arm with silver paint or a glove.
- Apply a lighter foundation, put in white contacts, do a smoky eye, and contour heavily.
- Dress in a blond wig, pink dress, and blue jacket, then add a fake nosebleed with blood.
- Darken your brows, combine dark red, brown, and black eyeshadows, finish with black lipstick and a fake mole drawn with eyeliner.
- Begin with white foundation, then blend colorful shadows around eyes and cheeks, add bold false lashes and glitter under the eyes.
- Outline your features with black face paint, dot white on certain areas, and stick rhinestones on the white dots for sparkle.
- Apply red lipstick and red eyeshadow, use black eyeliner and shadow, and finish with colored contacts.
- Create a shimmery smoky eye with false lashes, red lips, and mimic scratches with fake blood or brown eyeshadow.
- Line your lower waterline with white, wear a bold red lip, and add fake lashes.
- Mix black and brown shadows, line with black, use false lashes or heavy mascara, and shade between your brows for a grunge skeleton.
- Pick a devil, sinister clown, or vampire theme; if going devil, you can draw on horns.
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