Zombies & UndeadNo. 1813 · The 2026 edition
Halloween Makeup Tutorial: Zombie
Transform into a walking corpse with this step-by-step zombie makeup tutorial.
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This Halloween makeup tutorial guides you through creating a spooky zombie look. Start with a pale foundation base, add gray conturing, and finish with tired, bloodshot eyes. Perfect for a night of frights!
Directions
- Start by priming or moisturizing your skin. Mix a foundation that is paler than your natural complexion with a dab of gray cream makeup to achieve that undead pallor. Using a makeup sponge, spread this mixture over your entire face, including eyelids, lips, and neck, then seal everything with translucent powder.
- Take a brown eyebrow pencil and carefully outline your brows with thin, precise strokes.
- Using a brush and gray eye shadow, carve out eerie contours beneath your cheekbones, in the temples, along the sides of your nose, down your jawline, and on your neck. Add depth by blending gray with black shadow in random, uneven patches. For a spooky lip effect, purse your lips and apply black shadow into the natural creases.
- Line your eyes heavily and unevenly with black eyeliner on both upper and lower lash lines. With a shadow brush, dab red blush close to the eye and swipe red eyeliner along the waterline to create a tired, sickly look. Finish by applying mascara in a messy, haphazard fashion.
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