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VampiresNo. 7818 · The 2026 edition

Best Vampire Makeup Tutorial for Halloween

Transform into the undead with this step-by-step vampire makeup tutorial that’s perfect for Halloween.

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This vampire makeup tutorial uses white, lilac, black, and burgundy face paints to sculpt features and create fangs. You'll apply highlights, contour, dramatic winged eyeliner, and blood drips for a chillingly realistic undead look.

Directions

  1. Using a sponge, dab a very thin coat of white Snazaroo paint onto the high points of your face—forehead, nose, chin, tops of cheekbones, and jaw—to bring those areas forward.
  2. Apply a slightly thicker layer of white to the arch of your brow so it really pops.
  3. Switch to a contour color like lilac, grey, or very pale brown, and paint it around the areas you want to recede.
  4. Add contour color to your eyelids and wing it outward for an eyeshadow effect, also running a bit under and along the sides of your nose.
  5. With black face paint, draw a fairly thick winged eyeliner on your top lid.
  6. Start shaping your eyebrows where your natural ones begin, then raise the arch as you go higher for a more dramatic look.
  7. On the outer corners of your lower lip, paint two curved triangles to represent fangs, then fill in your entire lips with black face paint.
  8. To make the fangs stand out, go back and fill the middle section of your lips with white face paint.
  9. Take a burgundy color and run a small amount under your eye, then smudge it with your finger.
  10. Add blood drips starting from the edges of your mouth and trailing down toward your chin.
  11. Finish by flicking the brush to create blood spatters across your face.

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