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Who doesn't want to be a Spice Girl?
Halloween is here, and regardless of what your plans are for the spooky holiday, you may still be scrambling with a costume that's not quite as solidified as your evening plans. Good news, though — Bustle reached out to professional makeup artists for some Halloween makeup looks you can achieve all on your own.
Honestly, Halloween makeup can be a bit daunting. From liquid latex to fake blood to contacts, a lot that goes into creating the more intricate looks. But luckily, plenty of costume ideas don't require an arsenal of FX makeup — instead, you can opt for non-gory costumes that allow you to utilize products you have at home and never step foot inside a Halloween shop. (If you do want something a bit spookier, however, great scary Halloween makeup tutorials are out there for those looking to delve into the bloodier bits of the holiday.)
If you've been searching for the perfect costume idea or if you've already got a concept in mind and just need some guidance on how to do your makeup, these eight Halloween looks from professional makeup artists may be just what you've been looking for.
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Baby Spice
Influencer and Dominique Cosmetics owner Christen Dominique recommends a Baby Spice-inspired costume for something simple and easy. "Baby Spice is always an easy costume and falls in line with the current '90s and early 2000s trends we're seeing right now," she says.
To get the look, she recommends doing your base makeup the way you usually would. Next, move to the eyes and add a soft wash of pink eyeshadow all over the lid and into the crease. Using a highlight (like the Dominique Cosmetics Skin Gloss in Sunset Glow), add a pop of brightness to the inner corner. Once done, you can use the same pink shadow as your blush, sweeping it on the apples of your cheeks. Finally, using the same highlighter, add a glow to the top of your cheekbones, and apply a glossy pink lip.
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Scarecrow
In addition to her cat look, Deenihan also explains how to do a creepy (but not too creepy) scarecrow.
For the makeup, Deenihan recommends a simple and natural base — essentially, your everyday foundation routine. Once that's done, apply coral blush to the apples of your cheeks for a bright and rosy glow. Feel free to layer it up if you'd like an effect that looks like the bright painted patches of a scarecrow. Then, apply any lip color you'd like, draw faux stitches (like little Xs) around your mouth with a liquid eyeliner, and use the same liner in your crease (not your lash line) to create a wing. Beneath the wing, apply neutral eyeshadows to ensure your coral cheeks are the focus of the look.
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Vampire
The beauty experts over at NYX Cosmetics also recommend an easy-to-create vampire look that's all about the eyes.
For the glam but spooky makeup, apply your foundation as normal, then use a brow pencil to fill in any sparse hairs and highlight underneath them using concealer. Next, cover the entire lid using black eyeliner (or something similar like NYX's Jumbo Eye Pencil). Then, blend a mix of purple and burgundy-toned shadows onto the lid and into the crease before adding black eyeliner to your waterline. Once done, shade the same colors you used on your lid beneath your lower lash line and apply mascara. Finally, use the same burgundy shade to create faux veins around your eyes. Top it all off with a vampy lipstick, and you're done.
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Clown
For those who want something a bit creepy, Adam explains how to get a clown look.
First, apply your base as normal. Next, apply a full face of makeup as you typically would, then apply blush under the apples of your cheeks (Adam says the more, the better). Once done, take liquid eyeliner in whatever shade you'd like and create four points on each side of the face: one centered below the brow, one on the cheek, one at the inner corner of the eye, and one at the outer corner of the eye. Connect the dots, curving inward slightly to create the look of a star. Next, extend the top and bottom portions of the star. With a fluffy brush, fill in the star shape with matching eyeliner or cream shadow. Place dots on the top and bottom of the shape.
Next, it's on to lips. Using a lip liner, extend a line from the corner of each side of the mouth. Overline the lips coming up to meet the lines you created on either side of the mouth. Finally, fill them in with a matte liquid lipstick.