Feeling Ghoulish ... Halloween makeup inspiration.

Simply using £5 worth of makeup, and makeup I already had within my stash, I created some really simple ideas to help enhance those halloween costumes I know many of you will be planning already!

Makeup used:

MUA eyeshadow palette £4 from superdrug.
MUA black liquid eyeliner £1 from superdrug.
Avon eyeshadow quad.
Red lipstick
Black Khol eyeliner.
Light foundation, or powder makeup.
Brushes to blend.

Start with a pale foundation or powder makeup to provide as a base, I used a mix of an airwhipped light foundation by Collection 2000 in biscuit mixed with Stargazer's white foundation. However anything that is paler than you will work as well, the idea is to make you look ill and pale. So anything that will achieve this is a winner.

Using a stippling brush, and my fingers, I made sure that the foundation was blended out nicely to create an even base for everything else. 

To create the lips, grab your khol black eyeliner, and line the lips just outside your natural lip line, adding definition to the corners of the mouth, fill in the lips with any red lipstick mine here is MAC Russian Red, and then using a lip brush or your fingers blend the black and red together, touching up the black eyeliner to finish to give a defined black outline.

Next grab your MUA eyeshadow palette and I also used my Avon quad. Taking the number 4 shade of my Avon eyeshadow quad on a contouring brush I applied to the hollows of my cheeks. Alternatively you could use shades 8 or 10 of the MUA palette, we're looking for a dark shimmery shade that is not black but a few tones lighter, as it'll give more shadow-like dimension. 

For an extra bit of contouring you can add definition to the chin, using the shame shade of eyeshadow. In doing this the face will look more skull like. 

Next we want to fill in our brows with shade 11 of the MUA palette, which is a slate black with a shimmer in it, mixing with it a little shade 8 just to make it less harsh. We want to define the brows and make them a statement, the heavier the brow the more menacing and ghoulish you will look. 

Following the line of the centre of the brows contour the nose with the shame shade blending out the edges as you go. 

 

Next taking the darker brown shades of your MUA palette, shade in the outer corner of your eye, blending up towards the brow, using lighter shades blend the colour towards the centre of your eye. Always blending up towards the brow. Repeat this process until you get the right amount of shading you wish to have. 

 

Next take your MUA black eyeliner and add some to your upper lash line adding a slight wing following the line of your existing eyeshadow. 

 

Next grabbing your blending brush gently apply a small amount of dark eyeshadow into your under eye area, to create shadow, and the idea you've been awake for 1000 years.  Using the same blending brush add eyeshadow in a dark shade to your temples and hairline to contour and add dimension to the look. Et voila, your ghoulish look is complete, simply style your hair as you wish and enjoy halloween!