Simple Halloween Makeup Ideas and Tips

Looking for last minute Halloween makeup tips and ideas that are easy and will save you money? Whether you are looking for a dramatic cat eye or a punk rock look, grab the colorful makeup and transform your look with these three artistic Halloween makeup ideas and tips.

Cat Eye Makeup

Get a dramatic cat eye look with this simple makeup application. Start by applying a light highlighter around the eyes. The light color will help make the cat eyes pop. Then draw on cat eyeliner and trace the upper and lower lids from the inside out. After you draw on the cat eye makeup, add whiskers and a nose by drawing a small black nose on the bottom of your nose and draw a black line from the base of your nose to the tip of your upper lip. To finish the look, add a few dots with the tip of your eye liner above your upper lip and use black lipstick to draw on a black upper lip. This simple, inexpensive look will give your cat eye a quick Halloween makeover.

Sugar Skull

Looking for a more dramatic look than just a simple cat eye? Inspired by Day of the Dead, this sugar skull makeup application only requires four products. Find your favorite dark or black eyeshadow and start by making a smokey eye. Be bold with the application. The darker and bigger the color, the better the look! Once the smokey eye is done, grab black lipstick and fill in the nose. Find your brightest red lipstick and apply for a dimensional lip. The last step is to apply and customize your halloween sugar skull look with a black liquid eyeliner. Add different shapes and curls on your face to create a Day of the Dead look.

Rock Inspired Grunge

Find the rattiest rocker clothes and get ready to go grunge. The easiest look to create with only two makeup products. Using a dark eyeshadow, coat the eyelids with the dark eyeshadow shade. To add a little dimension, take black eyeshadow and apply on the outer and inner corner of your eyes and on the lower eyelid. The last step is to take a bright red bold lipstick and apply on your lips. Now your grunge look is complete within minutes.

Grab your artistic hand and make a statement with our Halloween face makeup tips and ideas. Be fierce with red lipstick or gothic with black eyeshadow; pull-together a complete showstopping Halloween makeup look even if it’s a last-minute costume idea. And if you're looking for a professional touch beyond Halloween, Salon James has a Makeup Bar services to truly stand out. Call us today at 225-636-2220.