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Face Paint BasicsNo. 3929 · The 2026 edition

29 Fairy Makeup Tutorials You'll Definitely Want to Try for Halloween

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29 Fairy Makeup Tutorials and Ideas for Halloween 2021
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Directions

  1. Apply a blend of purple, pink, and orange eyeshadows for a classic fairy base.
  2. Place pressed flowers perfectly along the temples for an elaborate look.
  3. Apply glowy skin and iridescent highlighter to bring the whole look together.
  4. Use white liquid eyeliner or face paint to draw a handful of sparkles around your eyes.
  5. Apply a bright turquoise eye and glowy highlighter.
  6. Finish off the look with face-framing highlights.
  7. Draw cute little mushrooms on the center of the nose and along the temples.
  8. Skip face paint for the mushroom base and go for a sparkly red eyeshadow for a softer, diffused look.
  9. Use white face paint and a fine-tip brush to draw dots on the mushrooms.
  10. Create a stunning smokey eye and dewy skin combo using an eyeshadow palette with orange and gold shades.
  11. Apply a warm liquid highlighter and a matte pink lipstick.
  12. Add fairy ears if available.
  13. Choose a base color (e.g., purple) and layer on favorite eyeshadows, lip glosses, and highlighters.
  14. Add subtle butterfly detailing on the lids.
  15. Apply white eyeliner and green eyeshadow.
  16. Apply a glowy highlighter to the tip of the nose.
  17. Apply warm blush to the cheeks.
  18. Consider wearing colored contacts for the look.
  19. Apply yellow eyeshadow details extending from the center of the lids all the way down to the apples of the cheeks.
  20. Add sparkly accents around the eyes.
  21. Apply orange lipstick.
  22. Use an eyeshadow palette stacked with shades of purple.
  23. Use a mini face paint palette to recreate detailing on the cheeks.

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