Striking the balance between hot and horrifying is a tough task, especially if you haven’t spent weeks crafting mood boards and stitching together the perfect costume that’s funny-hot-quirky-unique-effortless-whatever enough. It’s times like these that we look up to the stars so they might lead us in the right direction – literally – and we’ve made that pilgrimage a little simpler. Here are 5 not so scary Halloween beauty looks for when you want to look hot enough to pull off not putting that much effort into your costume.
Battered and Bruised like Doja
Doja Cat has certainly mastered balancing hot and weird, but what about hot and horror? Well, if the fall fashion weeks have been any indication, the answer is yes. Pulling look after look, our favourite has to be this freshly mugged mug. Throw on a tiny skirt and strategically place purple eyeshadow and fake blood around your face for that battered and bruised appearance, total final girl vibes. Don’t listen to the naysayers! a little bit of blood on your lip IS a costume.
Bleached Brow Barbie
Bleached brows are mega popular right now anyway, and anyone who has them understands the feeling of shock you feel when you first see your freshly bleached bleached brows. That’s why this look translates so well into a Halloween costume without taking away from your lewk. A bleached can be taken in several directions this hallows eve, consider intergalactic glamour a la Gucci SS23, or anything that relates to ghosts and spirits – got to use that ghostly sheen for something!
Bat Girl Kylie
Kylie Jenner has been a makeup mogul since she was a teen, and nothing seems to slow her down. We particularly love how polished and glamorous she looks in every look she pulls, and this is no exception. This Halloween, consider a complex eyeshadow look with emphasis on the colours of the character you’re going as, for instance, black and yellow for Batman. A look like this could be paired with a full body, black catsuit and be a well-rounded look that would require little awkward small talk over the meaning of. Not to mention, unexpected pops of colour are totally in right now, trust us.
Hot Cyborg with Sophia Sinot
Up and coming makeup artist Sophia Sinot proves how effortlessly you can weird up a look with some unorthodox accessories. Consider purchasing some spooky contact lenses for a simple but effective beauty look. If the idea of placing stuff in your eye is too daunting, consider using a white mascara to futurise this look. In conjunction, you get a cool but effortless part-robot-part-baddie look – the true meaning of an egirl?
Morticia Addams glamour with Vanessa Hudgens
Some things just never go out of style, one of those things, venerated through time, is the goth bitch GF in all it’s variations. This variation as we know it, perhaps even the most venerated, is everyone’s favourite Latina goth wife, Morticia Evans. It implies timeless glamour, obsession and being an all-around icon for women. Vanessa Hudgens pulled this off well a few Halloweens ago, and really all it takes is a good, black hairstyle, some eyeliner and a dark red lip. The best part about this look is that it’s been spotted all over the SS23 runways so investing in any of the products won’t be a hit-it-and-quit-it kinda deal.
Words by Giuliana Zamudio-Lopez
Header Image: @Kyliejenner
