Face Paint BasicsNo. 4900 · The 2026 edition
Trick or Treat: 8 Easy Step-by-Step Halloween Makeup Tutorials
Get Halloween-ready with these 11 easy makeup tutorials, from fairies to zombies—each one step-by-step and totally doable!
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This guide walks you through 11 different Halloween makeup looks, covering everything from fairy and witch to zombie and unicorn. Each tutorial includes specific product recommendations and techniques to help you achieve a professional-looking costume at home.
Directions
- False eyelashes can instantly upgrade any costume, whether you're going for a fairy, clown, witch, or Disney princess vibe.
- Ben Nye Creme Colours are intensely pigmented and ideal for whimsical, dramatic, animal, clown, or fantasy themes. Apply them straight onto your skin or blend with other products.
- Gel eyeliner works wonders for dramatic eyes, intricate patterns, spots, lines, and fine details like animal noses.
- For a fairy look, apply makeup with a sponge, use a glitter eyeshadow palette, and finish with translucent setting powder.
- To create a cute autumnal witch, rely on the Urban Decay Naked Honey Eyeshadow Palette, CoverGirl Easy Breezy Brow Gel, and liquid eyeliner.
- For zombie makeup, you'll need red eyeshadow, Mehron Makeup Liquid Latex, Mehron Makeup Stage Blood, and Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel.
- A western werewolf look calls for face paint in various colors, concealer to smooth down the eyebrows, and a fine-tipped brush for precise details.
- To channel Snow White, use NARS Blush in Orgasm, the MAC Hyper Real Glow Palette, and the Colourpop It’s a Princess Thing Palette.
- For an Elsa (Frozen) transformation, grab Revlon Colorstay Foundation, e.l.f. Flawless Eyeshadow, and a colorful makeup palette.
- Kids will love this unicorn look: start with Ben Nye Clown White Creme, add Mehron Makeup Creamblend Stick in Pink, and top with Huda Beauty Amethyst Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette.
- For a cute clown look on kids, use the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dream Glow Kit, Milani Baked Bronzer in Soleil, and Makeup Revolution Foundation Stick.
