Halloween is four days away. Do you know what you’ll be dressing as?
YouTube’s makeup tutorial section is a treasure trove of costume ideas, with hundreds, if not thousands, of do-it-yourself videos perfect for the approaching holiday.
For those unprepared for Halloween, there’s still time. Fire up your laptop and watch these how-to videos for last-minute inspiration.
Kelly Alexandra’s “Grim Masquerade” tutorial is simple. The look works without an elaborate outfit, if you’re pressed for time or money:
Kamie Leigh’s Cheshire Cat tutorial, inspired by “Alice in Wonderland,” is also easy to replicate and doesn’t necessarily need a matching outfit either.
There are hundreds of zombie-makeup tutorials on YouTube, but one of the simplest ones is MakeupbyMel’s. Mel’s “Hungry Zombie Face” is one of her easiest, though she has others that are more elaborate and challenging.
If you’re bored by zombies—they’re everywhere these days—check out EmpressMakeup’s “Living Doll” tutorial.
If you’d rather go without all the gore, LetzMakeup offers a “Psycho Doll” look that is more cute than scary.
Between the Twilight series and HBO’s “True Blood,” vampire-makeup tutorials are as abundant and popular. Pixiwoo has a simple, quick vampire tutorial, complete with fake blood.
MissCheivous’s “Spider Queen Black Widow” is gothic and elegant at the same time.
MissCheivous’s “Forest Fairy Sprite Wood Nymph” makeup tutorial is equally pretty.
Promise Tamang Phan, who mostly does costume makeup, has hundreds of tutorials that work for Halloween—from celebrity looks to video game characters. Try an advanced look, like her human robot:
