Spooky Halloween Makeup

This Scary Halloween Makeup Tutorial Recreates a Classic Character

San Francisco-based makeup artist Kate Nash created a scary Halloween makeup tutorial for Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

To achieve the "undead" look, coat your face in very light blue face paint. Then, in a darker blue hue, paint two circles around your eyes. Apply solid black eyeliner and, using an eyelash adhesive, glue two V-shaped clusters of individual fake lashes to each eye. To create the stitch affect, use a liquid blue liner to draw a diagonal line from your hairline to cheekbone, and then again on the side of your mouth and neck. Cross the lines with an X-shape to finish.

To complete the iconic look, apply a dark shade of red lipstick and don a colorful patchwork dress.

Halloween Makeup Tutorials
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Character-inspired Makeup
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Industries Being Reshaped

Makeup Brands
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4.2 out of 10
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10% Men90% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
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Activity 49%
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