18 Skeleton Makeup Ideas

Directions

1. Show off your versatility by doing a half face of skull makeup and keeping the other half your usual glam.
2. Give your skeleton makeup a galactic spin by incorporating celestial colors like blues, neons, and purples.
3. Add a touch of sweetness to your skeleton makeup look by incorporating this fun ice-cream theme into the look.
4. Combine candy corn and skull makeup by replacing the "teeth" of the skull with silhouettes of little candy corns.
5. Create an abstract skull drawing in fun pastel colors instead of a realistic skull.
6. Create your skull makeup in olive green, a staple color for fall.
7. Do a half-rainbow, half-gothic theme by incorporating bright, bold colors like blues, reds, and purples on one side and keeping the gothic side pared back with blacks, whites, and grays.
8. Add fake, textured skin to one half of your face and paint the area below it in a quintessential skull to "reveal" the skull.
9. Add Louis Vuitton logos to rainbow skull makeup for a high-fashion look.
10. Use gems to create an abstract version of the typical skull makeup.
11. Incorporate your favorite color into your cute skeleton makeup and add accessories like a floral headpiece.
12. Perfect your shadow placement for maximum effect with a traditional, pretty skeleton makeup look.
13. Amplify a purple, pretty skeleton makeup look with diamond accents.
14. Pair the color pink with skull makeup for a more playful Halloween costume.
15. Keep the other side of your face pared back to emphasize your half-skull makeup look.
16. Add abstract lines around the eyes in addition to the silhouette of teeth to give the illusion of a full face of skull makeup.
17. Pair deep, smoky eyes with a classic skull makeup look by piling on black eyeshadow.
18. Complete the look with your chosen style, whether it's galactic, pastel, gothic, or glam.