Halloween Makeup Ideas That Are Equal Parts Creepy & Cute

Directions

1. Use the edge of a fork to scratch a small claw mark on your face, then fill it with fake blood.
2. Draw stitched lines across your cheeks and forehead, then add tufts of cotton sticking out to give the illusion your face is tearing apart.
3. Mess up your hair, apply dramatic contouring, and add wild fangs, furry eyebrows, and sharp cheekbones to create a werewolf look.
4. Paint bold black stitch marks around your face, neck, or arms to simulate sewn-together body parts, with shading near the stitches for realism.
5. Slash a large claw mark across your face using dark reds and purples to mimic bruising, then add fake blood.
6. Sketch small bats fluttering across your cheeks or forehead, and combine with a smokey eye.
7. Paint big, fuzzy spiders emerging from your eye or mouth.
8. Dot tiny spiders across your face for a more subtle creepy effect.
9. Draw small horns above your eyebrows and a red tail extending from the corner of your eye, finishing with a bold red lip.
10. Apply exaggerated clown lines, smudged red lipstick, and an intense stare, optionally holding a red balloon for a Pennywise look.
11. Paint thin spiderwebs stretching from the corners of your eyes, adding glitter if desired.
12. Drip fake blood from your eyes and mouth over a pale foundation base.
13. Smudge bright lipstick, shape bold eyebrows, and add green streaks to your hair for a chaotic glam female Joker.
14. Paint a creepy grin and a round red nose to become an evil clown.
15. Apply huge exaggerated eyelashes, heart-shaped lips, and wear a black wig or curls for a vintage-cute Betty Boop.
16. Create a flaming skull effect with fiery reds, oranges, and blacks for Ghost Rider.
17. Add stitched lines around your mouth, rosy cheeks, a straw hat, and a plaid shirt for a scarecrow.
18. Paint red spirals on your cheeks, pale skin, and an eerie puppet mouth, then dress in a dark suit for Jigsaw.
19. Style bold brows, red lipstick, a half-black half-white hairdo, and exaggerated cheek contour for Cruella de Vil.
20. Wear bold red lips, purple eyeshadow, exaggerated lashes, and a red wig to become Jessica Rabbit.
21. Draw exaggerated lashes, rosy cheeks, and cracked lines across your face for a broken porcelain Annabelle doll look.