Whatever you decide to be for Halloween, applying spooky makeup is one of the simplest and most dramatic ways you can alter your look.
Wild Thing
Tools and Materials
Crepe hair
Molding wax
Spirit gum
Face paint
Paintbrush
Scissors
Wild Thing Makeup How-To
1. Use wax to mold bulb onto tip of nose. Blend in sides of wax so it meshes into the skin.
2. Paint wax on nose and lips with pink face paint.
3. Use yellow, brown, and white face paint to color creases and face.
4. Accent eyebrows with brown face paint.
5. Unravel crepe hair, cut to desired length, and attach to eyebrows with spirit gum.
Frankenstein
Tools and Materials
Green, white, purple, and red face paint
Black yarn
Gel blood
Makeup sponges
Paintbrush
Scissors
Frankenstein Makeup How-To
1. Paint entire face with a mix of green and white face paint using a makeup sponge.
2. Use a mix of purple and red paint to color eyelids, under eyes, and lips.
3. Measure yarn according to how long you want the stitches to be.
4. Apply spirit gum to where you will be applying the yarn.
5. Cut small pieces of yarn to create the cross sections of the stitches and apply with spirit gum.
6. Take paint brush and apply gel blood to yarn to create an open-wound effect.
Venetian Mask
Tools and Materials
White, purple, and pink face paint
Stencil Template
Scissors
Paintbrush
Martha Stewart Craft Gems
Faux Glitter Lashes
Cosmetic Glitter
Spirit Gum
Venetian Makeup How-To
1. Use white face paint to freehand a full face mask.
2. Color eyelids with pink and purple face paint.
3. Cut stencil from template.
4. Put stencil to cheek, take purple or pink face paint and color in desired shapes.
5. Take paintbrush and glitter and apply glitter to shapes.
6. Apply faux-glitter lashes to eyes.
Resources
All makeup is available at your local Halloween store. Gem stickers for the Venetian mask are available at michaels.com. Makeup designer Angelina Avalloneused makeup from makeupforever.com on the show. See more of her work in touring and Broadway productions of Rock of Ages, The Addams Family, Young Frankenstein, The Little Mermaid, and The Grinch Musical.
