Halloween: prepare to celebrate
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Halloween is almost here and that means: get ready to party! Nowadays, Halloween is mainly known for dressing up, horror, pumpkins, lights, scaring each other and shouting trick or treat! And on Halloween, there are plenty of costume parties too.
It's great fun to throw your own party by dressing up crazy or scary. You could dance or watch a scary film. Or you can head to a party, because there are plenty in the Netherlands on Halloween. Need the perfect party make-up & hair look but lacking inspiration? We’ve got the make-up and hair tips and tricks you need!
Make-up tips and tricks for Halloween
A stunning make-up look starts with a good skincare routine, protecting your skin and keeping your make-up flawless all evening. Check the blog for the Perfect skincare routine on our webSite to find the right skincare order. Want the right products? Visit the skincare page.
Once you've done your skincare routine, you can start your make-up. Read the Perfect make-up routine to create a perfect baSis for your Halloween party look. Hold off on mascara until last. Looking for specific make-up tips? Check out 4x Make-up tips & tricks.
After your baSis make-up look is on, let's make your look Halloween-proof. What are fun and Simple Halloween make-up tricks? We picked a few for you:
1. Spider Web Eyeliner
Step 1: Create a normal Eyeliner winged look on your eyelids. A great Eyeliner is the Benefit Roller Liner True Matte Liquid Eyeliner.
Step 2: Draw three vertical lines under your eyes. Start at your lashes under your eye and pull downwards (about 3-4 lines). Make the lines as long as you like.
Step 3: Draw half arcs horizontally between vertical lines. The number depends on line length (about 2-3 arcs).
Step 4: Finish the look with MAC eyeshadows: MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Joie de Glitz Eyeshadow and MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Eyeshadow - Illuminaughty. Apply black in the crease and green on the lid.
Step 5: Use the MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Lipstick - 550 Succumb To Plum as the lip base, add MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Joie de Glitz Eyeshadow on top and outline lips with a black lip liner. If you don’t have one, use a black eye pencil, like this: Artdeco Soft Eyeliner Waterproof.
2. Unicorn
Step 1: This look starts in the shower. To get those vibrant coloured strands temporarily, use the Wella Color Fresh Mint Mask for blue strands and the Wella Color Fresh Pink Mask for pink strands.
Step 2: After your baSis make-up is on, start the make-up look with blush. A bright pink is Perfect for this look, for example Max Factor Miracle Sheer Gel Blush. Then apply these fantastic glitters just above your blush, sweeping under your eyes: Haarspullen Holographic Chunky Glitter Gel - Pink.
Step 3: Next, for the eye look, we have several products to create this amazing look. Start as a base on the lid with the pink shade from this palette sunkissed Rainbows Eyes Eyeshadow & Glitter and apply the blue shade from the palette in the crease. Another beautiful blue you can use is the MAC Cosmetics Powder Kiss Soft Matte Good Jeans Eyeshadow. Finish off by adding a bit of glitter on the eyes using MAC glitter eyeshadows like MAC Cosmetics Pigmented Eyeshadow Kitschmas, MAC Cosmetics Pigmented Eyeshadow Rose and MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow She Sparkles Eyeshadow.
Step 4: You can’t skip a beautiful lipstick with this look. The Max Factor Color Elixir Lipstick in Icy Rose matches this perfectly. As a finishing touch, the pink nylon headband is a playful, stylish accessory to complete your outfit.
3. Clown
Step 1. Start by making a long triangle above your eyebrow and fill it in completely with your Eyeliner. Add a dot above it.
Step 2. Make a normal Eyeliner look with a wing on your eyelid if you want, or keep it simple with your baSis eye look.
Step 3. Draw a small, thin triangle below your eye with a dot just under its tip.
Step 4: The lips! Apply red lipstick as you normally would.
Step 5: Use a cotton swab to smudge the lipstick from the corners of your mouth onto your cheek to create a smile.
4. Bat
Step 1: Make sure your baSis make-up is on, then start the eye look. As a base, use the MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Eyeshadow - Illuminaughty.
Step 2: Then apply a copper eyeshadow from MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Couture Copper Eyeshadow and add more copper sparkle with MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Liquid Eyeshadow Blinking Brilliant.
Step 3: For the face, use MAC Cosmetics Naturally Flawless Mineralize Matte Blush on cheeks, nose, and eyebrows for an orange look. This light orange colour intensifies when the brush is dampened with a fixing Spray and dipped into the product.
Step 4: Draw bats on your face using a stencil and either a waterproof Eyeliner or a pencil liner.
Step 5; For a dark lip look, we suggest two MAC options: MAC Cosmetics Macximal Silky Matte Lipstick and MAC Cosmetics Lustreglass Lipstick - 550 Succumb To Plum.
5. Mannen Halloween look
Step 1: The must-have for this look is black eyeshadow. This MAC product is perfect: MAC Cosmetics Dazzleshadow Extreme Eyeshadow - Illuminaughty. Use it to make your eyebrows and eyelids black. Use a Eyeliner to create sharp edges.
Step 2: Finish the look with a good blush. You can choose liquid or powder blush. A beautiful liquid blush is sunkissed Blush Stix Cream and the Perfect powder blush is this: MAC Cosmetics Full FuchSia Powder Blush.
And tadaaa, the look is done – how easy is that?
Halloween hair tips & tricks
Want a fun hair look but no inspiration? We’re here to help! Want a curly look? Read how to keep your curls lasting longest to create the Perfect curl look. If you want your party look to hold all day, check out this blog: how to keep your party look in shape all day!
How fun is it to add colour to your hair for Halloween? Your best bet is to use a temporary hair colour. Temporary hair colour lasts about six washes – but this varies by product and brand; some last much longer! Going for temporary, semi-perMannent hair colour?
Going for a vivid colour? Pick a hair mask that temporarily adds colour to your hair. Wella offers the Perfect colour masks for you:
- Wella Color Fresh Mint Mask
- Wella Color Fresh Pink Mask
- Wella Color Fresh Blue Mask
- Wella Color Fresh Red Mask
These masks don’t damage hair but leave it soft. Plus, Wella masks smell wonderful. Good luck with your party look and Happy Hairy-ween ;)
