Makeup Used —
- Black Makeup
- White Makeup – only $2.50 each and can be found at nearly any local Halloween store.
Video tutorial I referenced —
- Halloween Skull Makeup by Chrisspy
- Lo Bosworth also has a video up on her YouTube channel but it’s for “Sugar Skull Halloween Makeup.” Way too pretty and cutesy for what I was going for. I love the dark, hollow look of this particular skull.
Tips & Tricks —
- Face – First use your fingers to apply the white base. Blends much more pigmented with this technique than any of the brushes I tried. Then use a beauty blender to blend out all the streaks and imperfections.
- Brushes – Use thin, angled brushes to apply the black makeup. The thinner the better to create precise lines for the teeth and cheekbones.
- Matte Finish – My makeup didn’t air-dry quickly so I took a tissue paper and lightly blotted to pick up any excess product. After that, I went in with a fluffy eye shadow brush and some Urban Decay shadow in Oil Slick to mattify the look and add some shimmer. Forever 21 also puts out a decent “Naturals Palette” with plenty of charcoal and black shadows that could be used instead. It’s a great inexpensive option if you’re not trying to goop up the Urban Decay colors with all the halloween makeup paint.
- Eyelashes – I used some way more dramatic lashes than I typically wear on a night out. I think a dramatic smokey eye helps balance out all that’s going on in the bottom half of the face. I picked this pair of Classic False Lashes from Forever 21 for only $1.00. I don’t mind being a little cheap with the lashes considering this is purely a costume look and not a natural, night-out face. Usually, I use Xlash to give my lashes a boost, as it enhances them naturally to give me that permanent mascara look, but for this event I needed a very unnatural look!
I’m thinking about ditching my previous Halloween costume idea in favor of this makeup look. But Halloween conveniently falls on a Friday this year, so I’m sure I’ll have a chance to rock both costumes Friday and Saturday nights. Hope these tips help!
KMK
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