10 Halloween Makeup Ideas For Your Last-Minute Costume

If you’re still looking for a Halloween costume, you’re in luck. You can whip something up real fast with just some makeup. From skeletons to bedazzled everything, click through some easy Halloween 2021 face makeup ideas for last-minute inspo.

Punk Rocker

Celebrity makeup artist Jillian Dempsey channeled punk star Nina Hagen for her Halloween look with graphic red and black eye makeup plus a matching black bold lip.

The Picasso Effect

Obsessed with Picasso nails for Halloween? Same. Take a cue from nail artist Hang Nguyen and draw graphic cubism lines on your face to match your mani for a really unique makeup look.

Doll Face

Makeup artist Maria Starkey adds stitches and cracks (with clever cotton stuffing peaking out) around her face and decolletage to get that creepy — but easy to execute — doll look.

Y2K Star

The nostalgia is strong. Follow makeup personality and content creator Isrella’s lead and go all-out on the 2000s trends with butterfly clips and multi-colored butterfly wing decals around the eyes.

Spidey-Senses

Makeup artist Atarah Mayhew draws webs along the decolletage along with spider legs coming out of one eye for a super cool Halloween look (while also making spiders a little less scary, which is a hard feat IMO).

Let Them Eat Cake

Named the “Clown Cakeface,” makeup artist Anya Tisdale elevates a classic clown with cake frosting details for a really fun and memorable Halloween makeup look.

Happy Mime

There’s nothing silent about this look. Makeup artist Nicole da Costa infuses some color and glam into a mime face with sparkles on the eyebrows and a bold red lip.

Glitter Bomb

The more glitter the better. Makeup artist Mimi Choi piles on a hypnotic mix of gold, purple, and blue sparkle for a really mesmerizing glam that would work as a one-of-a-kind Halloween look.

Glam Reaper

KVD Beauty’s global creative director of artistry Nikki Makeup paints on a dark skeleton face and dresses it up with jewels around the eye area to add extra glam to the classic spooky look.

Mermaid Queen

Turn to a shimmery turquoise shadow to recreate ethereal mermaid vibes. Makeup artist Kelly Sweet wears the ocean-like hue on her lids with silver and white accents and decorates her face with matching jewels.