Makeup for Halloween

Summary: Halloween is a night of fun and festivity in a growing number of countries around the Western world. The holiday is usually celebrated by throwing parties, dressing in costumes of a silly or ghoulish appearance, drinking spirits, and eating candy and sweets. Although this represents a somewhat grown-up experience of Halloween, much of the celebration is geared toward children, who go door-to-door, yelling “trick or treat” and hoping for as much candy as they can haul.

A large part of the experience of Halloween, whether you’re young or old, is the opportunity to dress up in the most outrageous costume time, money, and courage can afford. Many people take pride in the outlandishness or creativity of their Halloween costumes, and many remember their childhood costumes well into adulthood.

In this free video series on Halloween makeup, our special effects makeup artist will show you how to apply makeup for a variety of costumes. Learn cheap, easy, last minute, creative tips for Halloween costumes, including the basics of blood making, scars, wounds, and bruises, and even fake moustaches and wigs in this do it yourself guide to Halloween makeup effects.