Tomorrow’s the big H! You’ve been tied up with work and had no time to plan, or you’ve just received a last-minute invitation to a Halloween party. You need a fast, easy and inexpensive costume. Turn to the beauty bloggers who’ve shown us that the way to true spookiness need only rely on one product: eyeliner. That’s right. The staple in your makeup stash can make you queen of the night. So treat yourself to these five easy makeup tricks, and have a great time celebrating Halloween!
Walking Dead
Here’s the easiest and the most creative eyeliner costume you can imagine. Is there someone recognizable that you’d like to turn into a zombie? Political figure? Pop singer? Movie star?
Lola Von Esche refers to this look as simply “Dead.” Draw on plenty of under-eye liquid liner plus black teardrops, and you’re one glammed up zombie super sexy kitten.
Skullduggery
This costume is downright bone chilling. Use gel or liquid liner to paint horrible shadows on the hollows of your cheekbones, your nose, your full lids and under your eyes. Stitch up your mouth, and you transform into a hideous skull.
Classic Cat
You know you have a killer cat eye in your makeup repertoire. Now is the night to ramp up it’s effect. Draw on your favorite liquid or gel liner wings as you would normally but extend them all the way into the inner corners of your eyes. Add some cute whiskers, cat woman, and you’re ready to prowl.
Masquerade Ball
This masquerade mask can be found on Pinterest. Copy the picture, or, if you are super creative, design your own Mardi Gras/ Venetian Ball mask. This costume depends on fine detail, so use a multipurpose primer pencil to erase mistakes. Finish off with stick-on face gems for extra glam.
Pop Art
Jump down off that museum wall and roam the midnight streets as a living Lichtenstein work of pop art. The secret to this costume is reversing everything you’ve learned about contouring. Start by drawing liquid eyeliner directly onto the lines in your face. Cover your facial canvas in Lichtenstein’s classic dots with a white pencil liner, and add a red lip lined in black.
Masquerade Ball
This masquerade mask can be found on Pinterest. Copy the picture, or, if you are super creative, design your own Mardi Gras/ Venetian Ball mask. This costume depends on fine detail, so use a multipurpose primer pencil to erase mistakes. Finish off with stick-on face gems for extra glam.
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