That special time of year is fast approaching… the make-or-break moment that’ll be digitalized and chronicled as the hottest/funniest/scariest/most esoteric you looked that one cold night at the end of October. The difficult choice might seem childish to some, but we understand the struggle, so here’s some Halloween beauty inspo plucked personally by us from your favourite celebs’ feed.
Kylie Jenner
The Kardashians always bring it to any family holiday, particularly Christmas. Kylie Jenner’s Nightmare on elms street inspired look is simple but effective, being both sensual and scary. The use of the pointy long chrome nail in place of blades is a chic touch, and the Beetlejuice-inspired fringe is perfect for edging up any look with just a little bit of gel and a comb.
Justine Skye
A classic go-to every Halloween, but in no way used up, the goth bride. There are many renditions of it come in a diverse variety of styles, from cartoony to morticiaesque. This look is simple, a veil and lacy dress is a must, but beauty-wise consider a smokey eye with a dark lip, or just one or the other. Justine Skye didn’t take this route, but you can never go wrong with a slightly too light powder to make yourself look more ghostly and a little bit of dried blood.
Rosalia
Rosalia as Leeloo from the fifth element is probably the coolest Halloween costume of the year. Taking from sci-fi is always a good idea, particularly as the bustling nerd industry will always have a costume for you. Beauty-wise, it shows the simplicity it takes to create a look where people can still look at you and think ‘oh, I know who that is’. The classic orange wig works great and livens up her face, and her orange-toned eyebrows really help make this look more futuristic.
Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian
A true hall of fame moment for anyone on the internet last year, taking from iconic vintage moments is always a good shout if you want to look cool but still distinguishable. Kourtney and Travis were inspired by sex pistols couple Nancy and Sid, which ended with both of their deaths, so topical for sure. A good blonde wig for that classic bombshell look and a short wig with spikes formed with gel and backcombing are great for producing the late 70s/early 80s punk look.
Rosalia
Megan thee stallion brought Heidi Klum levels of commitment to her Halloween look last year with her own personal rendition of Pinhead from Hellraiser. We can’t even being to imagine how long this look took to do, but the results were definitely worth it. Whilst we can’t tell you how to accomplish the spikes, a great media-grade face paint set with a powder is great for getting that ghostly, late 80s horror movie sheen.
Hailey Bieber
Hailey Bieber here reminding us you can never go wrong with a classic. With the help of a school girl outfit and some fluffy scrunchies, part your hair down the middle and tie them into two high pig tails, braided, and accessorised. This look is great because despite its simplicity, its instantly recognisable, and iconic to be honest.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish gave us a great Tim Burton-inspired ‘the nightmare before Christmas’ holiday look. The inspo you should take from this is the makeup tricks used to create her classic stitched-up arms. if you’re really extra you could use certain media-grade products to thicken up your stitches, but as far as drawing them you can create them with a liner and then use a mixture of red, tan and white powders to create the skin around it and give it the appearance of being raised.
Words by Giuliana Zamudio-Lopez
Header image: Travis Barker
