

Obviously, when you think of a skull, the main pieces you have to hit are the hollow parts like the eye sockets, the nose, and just under the cheekbones. This way, you won't dive in, realize you've made a mistake, and be stuck with a huge black smudge somewhere.

While you might want to hop right in with a black shadow or eyeliner, starting with a gray or cool-toned brown shade allows you to have a guide for where you want the dark black to go while really adding to the hollow, spooky vibe. But, the brand’s Refillable Pan in “Taupe” ($16, KVD Vegan Beauty) will get you the same look. Therefore, Strazzere started the layering process by reaching for the Shade + Light Crème Contour Palette Refillable Pan in "Grayscale,” which has sadly been discontinued. The thing about getting a look to go on evenly, look fierce, and stay like that for a while is that you always, always, always need to layer. Step 2: Shade the eye, nose, and just under your cheekbones with gray. "You could eat, you could drink, you could cry - you're still gonna be a skeleton at the end of the night." Since Halloween nights can get a bit rowdy, you’ll love knowing that this look won’t budge an inch. "Anything that you put on top of is also 24-hour wear, so this is a bulletproof makeup," she says. Of course, because this is the brand's cult-favorite Lock It formula designed to last for up to 24 hours without the need for touchups, Strazzere said I didn't need to worry about this look going anywhere for a while - even the products atop the foundation. While the shade isn't exactly white, it's light enough to fit the bill for a skeleton costume look without being so stark that you have to layer it a million times to get just the right look. Starting with a clean base, Strazzere applied KVD Vegan Beauty's Lock It Foundation in shade 41 Light ($37, KVD Vegan Beauty) all over my face with a foundation brush. Step 1: Start with a super light foundation all over as a base. Lucky for me, Strazzere put all these products to the test to show me a skeleton makeup look I could do in my sleep if I tried hard enough. Sadly, the bundle is no longer in stock, but you can still purchase pretty much everything, from the super light base color to the liner needed for fine lines and details, on the KVD Vegan Beauty website individually. Even better, pretty much everything Strazzere used was, at one time, available in one big bundle - the Skeleton Queen Halloween Bundle.
Skeleton make up how to#
I was lucky enough to sit down with KVD Vegan Beauty Artistry Collective Makeup Artist Steffanie Strazzere, who showed me how to do the easiest skull makeup tutorial I think I've ever come across. Between saving you from the headache and expense that costume shopping can be as well as letting you become one of the most iconic Halloween creatures of all time, it’ll take you less than 30 minutes to complete this skull makeup. If you’re staring down at a Halloween party invite without any idea what to wear, all you need to do is grab some black clothes and some Halloween makeup inspiration. Also know that I come bearing this easy skeleton makeup tutorial for Halloween as a solution to our procrastination.

If this sounds like you, know that I feel you on the most personal, spiritual level I've ever felt anything. Then, you're left scrambling until you end up just deciding to slip a garbage bag over your head and be trash for Halloween (true story).

With so many alternatives at your disposal, it's easy to push deciding on a Halloween costume off until the last minute. Ĭolorset Powder INGREDIENTS: Talc, Aluminum Hydroxide.Deciding on a Halloween costume is hard freaking work, because your options are literally endless. Pencil Liner INGREDIENTS: Ceresin, C10-18 Triglycerides, Microcrystalline Wax/Cera Microcristallina/Cire microcrystalline, Beeswax/Cera Alba/Cire d’abeille, Isopropyl Myristate, Lanolin/Lanoline, Petrolatum, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Paraffin, Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E). Skeleton Makeup Palette INGREDIENTS: Petrolatum, Mineral Oil/Paraffinum Liquidum/Huile Minérale, Ozokerite, Lanolin/Lanoline, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Fragrance (Parfum), Amyl Cinnamal, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Eugenol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool.
