62 Artistic Halloween Makeup Ideas for Your Next Spooky Look

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Halloween is just around the corner and, for many, that means it’s time to get creative. If you haven’t already planned your costume, chances are you’re going to need to work some last-minute magic if you want to amaze and terrify fellow guests at the next spook-tastic party. Thankfully, Halloween makeup is the perfect way to show off your creativity, but still allows you to save time and money. We’ve scoured the web to find the most frighteningly impressive looks to inspire you.

Whether you want to look cute or creepy, we’ve included looks for everyone’s style. From the fake blood and guts of the queen of gore, Julia S. Merino, to the head-turning optical illusion effects by Mimi Choi, these makeup artists have unlimited imagination when it comes to transforming the human face. And if you’re thinking there’s no way you could recreate these jaw-dropping looks, all you need is a little practice and the help of some handy tutorials.

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1 Halloween Makeup Ideas

1.1 Colorful Eye Makeup

1.2 Skulls and Skeletons

1.3 Optical Illusions

1.8 Out of This World

1.9 Gorey Bodies

2 Halloween Makeup Tutorials

2.1 Skulls and Skeletons

2.2 Skull-Clown

2.3 Pumpkin

2.4 Phantom of Makeup

2.5 Optical Illusion

2.6 Gorey Face Muscles

2.7 Ekman-Inspired Look

2.8 Pink Alien

3 Halloween Makeup Supplies

3.1 Face Paint Palette

3.2 Liquid Face and Body Paint

3.3 Face and Body Paint

3.4 Brush Set

3.5 Face Jewels

3.6 Holographic Chunky Glitter

Halloween Makeup Ideas

Colorful Eye Makeup

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Skulls and Skeletons

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Optical Illusions

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Witchy Looks

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Bloody Vampires

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Black Cats

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Creepy Clowns

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Out of This World

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Gorey Bodies

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Halloween Makeup Tutorials

Skulls and Skeletons

Skull-Clown

Pumpkin

Phantom of Makeup

Optical Illusion

Gorey Face Muscles

Ekman-Inspired Look

Pink Alien

Halloween Makeup Supplies

Face Paint Palette

Mehron | $99.95

Liquid Face and Body Paint

Mehron | $13.11

Face and Body Paint

Mehron | $15.95

Brush Set

ZOREYA | $16.99

Face Jewels

COKOHAPPY | $8.99

Holographic Chunky Glitter

KARIZMA | $7.99

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62 Artistic Halloween Makeup Ideas to Inspire Your Next Spooky Look