If you were invited to a Halloween party, it's time to think about your look. If you have already decided on the character, then you need to choose the appropriate costume, accessories and paraphernalia, as well as take care of the hairstyle. But for the image to be complete and realistic, special attention should be paid to makeup or makeup. If you can’t even imagine how to paint your face on Halloween, then some valuable tips and ideas will help you make your choice.
Face preparation
Makeup for a man, woman or child should always be applied only to a previously prepared face. Otherwise, you risk spoiling the skin or even get chemical burns. It is necessary to degrease the upper layers of the skin well, wash with ordinary soap, and then use any alcohol tonic. Then apply a thin layer of cream or foundation under makeup, this will protect the face from the harmful and drying effects of cosmetics.
Makeup Options for Women
How to paint a Halloween face for a woman or girl? Everything will depend on the image and complexity of the costume, we will consider the most popular options.
Gothic makeup
Classical gothic makeup is suitable for the image of a witch, demoness, mistress of shadows or a black widow. Such a face painting on Halloween does not take much time and does not require special skills.
- First, you need to whiten the skin with light powder, theatrical makeup or white eyeshadow. You can use watercolors or gouache, but then the result will not be so realistic. Whitening can be done on your own, for this you need to mix a greasy cream with white clay or loose dye and apply with a wide brush.
Then, with the help of gray shadows, emphasize the cheekbones and eyebrows, give the face leanness and angularity.- Then proceed to the eyes. Here you can use the smoky ice effect or simply highlight the eyelids with a dark color. Using liquid eyeliner, draw even and bold arrows, not only black, but also red, emerald, dark blue or white colors are not forbidden. However, refrain from bright acid shades, this can ruin the image. Classic black mascara and false eyelashes will help make your eyes more expressive.
- Particular attention should be paid to eyebrows. They need to be plucked in advance and given them a neat shape. To highlight eyebrows is very important, it can be a traditional black, brown or even burgundy color.
- The final stage will be the lips. Here you can give vent to your imagination, any shades from blood red to black will emphasize your fateful image.
- The final touches. Halloween face drawings are becoming more and more popular. You can add evening makeup with the image of a little spider or scorpion. You can also make the look more sinister by adding bloody tears, scars, cracks and protruding veins.
Skeleton image
It is very difficult to make such an unusual make-up on your face on Halloween, but the result is worth the effort and time.
- First you need to draw the contours of the main bones of the skull. Places where the bones are supposed to be are painted over in white, voids are highlighted in black. The main elements of the drawing are the eyes, nose, cheekbones and jaw. If your suit does not cover the neck and décolleté, you need to draw the cervical spine and upper chest.
- Start painting with “voids”, for this use black and dark gray shadows. The intensity of the hue should decrease from the center to the edges.
- Paint the rest of the face with white. Mask your lips completely. Use silver and light gray shadows to highlight the cheekbones and temporal lobes.
- The final touches. The lines of teeth and protruding bones need to be made very sharp and clear, for this you will need a liquid eyeliner or pencil.
Artistic images
It is not at all necessary to make a scary and frightening face for Halloween with the help of makeup: the photos presented below are a vivid confirmation of this. Your image can be mysterious, fatal and even romantic. With the help of theatrical makeup, you can turn your face into a real work of art.
When applying makeup, it is worth remembering that it must be designed in a single color scheme with a suit. Too rich a palette of colors can ruin the image and turn it into a carnival.
Makeup Options for Men
If everything is clear with the fair sex, then how to paint the face on Halloween for the male half of the population? The stronger sex was much more fortunate in this regard, because their image can be really awesome, while girls still want to preserve a little femininity and beauty.
the walking Dead
Perhaps the most popular characters among the guys are skeletons and zombies. However, the variations are very different, it can be a stylish skeleton guy or a real Death Rider. But the general essence of makeup does not change, usually a white face and dark accents on some parts of the skull.
Cartoon and comic characters
If you want to emphasize individuality and stand out from the gray mass, then for the idea of makeup you can use the image of a character from your favorite movie or comic book. Heroes such as Edward Scissorhands or The Mad Hatter are especially popular. Batman movie fans can use the Joker or Harley-Joker makeup. But fans of the Marvel comics were the most fortunate, as they have hundreds of thousands of characters from Hulk to Spider-Man to choose from.
Makeup options for children
Do not forget about the smallest family members. Despite the fact that children prefer to wear scary masks on their faces, for Halloween you can choose an image in which they are not needed at all. Therefore, interesting makeup will help complement the costume.
Makeup for girls
How to paint a girl’s face on Halloween? This, first of all, depends on her age and costume. For a baby, for example, the image of a Pumpkin is very suitable.
- Take paint or theatrical makeup and draw a contour of a pumpkin on the child’s face. It should capture eyebrows, cheeks and the upper part of the chin. Using different shades, create a smooth gradient from light yellow to bright orange. The color intensity is enhanced from the center to the edges.
- Use the brown paint to apply the longitudinal curved lines. They will imitate pumpkin sectors.
- With black eyeliner or gouache, apply triangular eyes and a carved mouth for the future holiday pumpkin.
- Finish the make-up with the stalk and green leaves.
An older girl can dress up as a witch, for this you will need a bright and beautiful make-up. Use a variety of sparkles and rich colors. And to give the image of the holiday spirit, draw a web, bat wings or the tail of an imp. Well, if the daughter is not afraid to be funny, she will like the image of a real witch with a creepy green face.
Makeup for boys
Boys can choose from many festive makeup options. Various animal characters are very popular. For example, a puppy, kitten or tiger cub. They are very easy to draw and look pretty cute. For a more specific image, it is worth choosing an individual make-up. If your son decided to be Count Dracula, then you should put on a vampire makeup, if he chose a superhero costume, then the symbolism of Batman or Spider-Man will come in handy. And for the living dead, zombies or skeleton, there is a detailed photo instruction.
How to remove makeup
After the holiday, you must correctly remove the makeup from the face. To do this, it is better to use a special milk, but if it is not, you can do with soap and water. To do this, moisten your face with warm water and apply a little liquid soap on a cotton pad or sponge. Wait until the paint becomes soft and fluid, and with gentle movements, remove it layer by layer. Do not rub the skin and do not smear the makeup all over the face, harmful substances can get into the eyes. After washing, wipe the skin with an alcohol-containing tonic and moisturize with a greasy cream.