The best makeup for Halloween
Spooky season is upon us, meaning you get to be whoever you want for Halloween. Whether you decide to go as a witch, rockstar, or superhero, Halloween lets you explore and play with looks that may be outside your everyday experiences. The holiday isn’t just about donning a costume; it’s a chance to really step into a character through transformative makeup and beauty products. Need some help perfecting your All Hallows’ Eve look? Here are 10 must-have spooky beauty products (that actually work year-round):
1. Lime Crime Venus LX 2 Eye and Face Palette
This bright and colorful eyeshadow palette features eight cool-toned smoky shades with elements of rich foil and shimmer to step into the dark side.
2. Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil
This cruelty-free, vegan eyeliner goes on smoothly, stays soft for blending, and dries to a long-lasting finish. Urban Decay’s eyeliner comes in over 39 shades, including bright green, deep purple, and glittery gold.
3. Lemonhead Spacejam Ultra-Luxe Glitter Balm
These glitter balms are unique blends of self-adhering luxury cosmetic glitter designs that apply and stay all day without glue. Choose from eight different colors.
4. Gucci Velvet Matte Lipstick
This lipstick collection by Gucci matte, metallic, and satin finish lipsticks in bold, creative colors, like green, purple, burgundy, and dark lilac.
5. Tarte Tartiest PRO Cruelty-Free Lashes
These vegan, latex-free false eyelashes come in 11 versions to suit any Halloween costume you choose. Designed with a clear flexi-band, these lashes adhere to your natural lashline using Tartiest PRO lash adhesive, and they can be used multiple times.
6. Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Nail Color Black to Black
Nothing says spooky like black nails! This nail polish from Sally Hansen dries within 60 seconds of application and only requires one coat.
7. MAC Pro Palette Paintstick
This paintstick eyeshadow collection is exactly what you need. These highly pigmented cream colors are non-greasy, and they’re great for many Halloween looks, including monster, alien, mermaid, and more.
8. Colourpop BFF Mascara
This cruelty-free mascara comes in four eye-catching shades, including lavender, cobalt blue, true red, and black — perfect for whatever look you choose.
9. NYX Professional Makeup Face and Body Glitter
Glam things up with this vegan loose glitter for both face and body that’s available in many different shades, from purple to bronzy brown to yellow gold.
10. NARS Blush
This pressed powder blush comes in over 22 shades, including bold and bright reds, pinks, corals, fuchsias, and more. Use them for contouring, highlighting, or popping your cheeks.
Don’t forget to remove your makeup
After a fun-filled night of frights and delights, don’t let the ghost of Halloween past haunt your skin. Remove all your makeup using a gentle cleanser (or if you’re feeling lazy, reach for makeup wipes) and follow with a high-quality moisturizer before hitting the hay. Taking these steps not only preserves the health of your skin but also ensures that every speck of glitter and face paint is gone, leaving you ready to face November fresh-faced and fabulous.
