The most awesome scary holiday is almost upon us. If you are truly a girly-ghoul, you probably like to celebrate Halloween on multiple days, and not just on the 31st. You like to sport costumes at the mall and dress up for Haunted House crawls with your friends. You're a genius at applying fake warts, doll-like eyelashes, and crazy long fingernails. Luckily for you, this is the perfect time of year to go wild with makeup. We have some spooky and, GASP!, sultry beauty ideas for you below—and they use makeup products you probably already own, which means you'll save money on your costume.
Old lady: If you have enjoy lying around all day, knitting, and listening to the oldies station, consider dressing up as an old lady this year. This costume is super cute if you have a boyfriend—you guys can be an old COUPLE! To get your hair looking nice and gray, use baby powder. Pile on the blue eye shadow and the rosy blush. "Draw" on wrinkles with eyeliner, and blend them with foundation—you will totally look like an old hag in pics and from far away. Go on a Good Will raid for other key accessories: glasses (to be worn on the tip of your nose), a big ugly purse, a babushka, a cane, white Velcro shoes, and totally fugly clothes. Remember, act hard of hearing. I SAID ACT HARD OF HEARING, OK?!?!?
Cat: So what if being a cat for Halloween is totally clichéd? You'll still look pretty freakin' adorable. To get the perfect cat eye, try a liquid liner on your top lid. Don’t be afraid to go extra far into the corner of your eye! And don’t worry about perfection. After you draw the line, brush a light, glittery, neutral color over your whole lid. If you messed up your eyeliner at all, this step will hide the mistakes. Fake eyelashes will really make your eyes pop. The cool thing about cat eyes is they can be an extra playful look on their own, or part of a costume. If you're going the costume route, apply a little bit of a pink lipstick to your nose, and use eyeliner to draw whiskers coming out.
Jersey Shore girl: Find a shade of bronzer that is a few shades too dark, and go crazy on your face (we wanted to say fist-pump your own face, but legal advised us against it). Or if you really want to invest in the look, buy liquid bronzer in the darkest shade available. For lips, use brown lip liner liberally. Scrounge up a frosty, vaguely 90’s lipgloss. (Alyssa Milano nailed it.) Go for a smoky eye—but pile on the black eye liner and mascara to take it to a whole new level of trash. Poofy hair is key. Tease the crap out of it, and use several Bumpits. Find the biggest hoop earrings you can get your ears on for a completely asinine appearance. Rock a fistful of press-on nails—we think a neon color screams “t-shirt time.”
Kardashian: Want to look like Kim, or maybe Khloe? See above (minus the frosty lips thing). Add butt stuffing and a few athletes to complete your look.
Just plain gross: I once dressed up as Richard Simmons for Halloween. By far, the best part of my costume was the chest hair I drew all over myself with eyeliner. I lost the costume contest to a wedding cake. Totes ridic.
What are you planning to be on Halloween? Got any make-up tips we can use to copy your costume? DO SHARE!
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