10 easy Halloween makeup looks guaranteed to wow

We have a feeling no Halloween party will be complete this year without at least one person paying homage to Margot Robbie’s Suicide Squad character. Our top tips for recreating Poppy Delevingne’s Harley look from last year is to apply a full coverage foundation in a shade many, many tones lighter than your natural skin colour, add a soft wash of blue and pink eyeshadow underneath the lower corner of the eyes and pick up some blue and pink hair chalk. We’d recommend giving Fudge Urban Colour Hair Art a go.

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If you don’t feel like going all out for this year’s festivities, follow Ashley Benson’s lead by creating a black and grey smoky eye before applying black pencil eyeliner across the pout for a sewn-up mouth effect.

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The best thing about recreating Sandy’s iconic look, like Gigi Hadid has, is that nearly everyone owns a pair of tight black pants, an off-the-shoulder black top and a leather jacket. Once you’ve nailed your wardrobe, simply curl your hair into tight ringlets, blend an intense smoky eye and apply a shiny red lipstick like Maybelline New York Color Sensational Color Elixir Lip Color in Signature Scarlett.

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Applying a pretty and glamorous makeup look on one side of the face and a dramatic and scary look on the other works as an incredibly effective Halloween makeup look for those of us who don’t feel like rocking a costume this year. For this look by YouTuber pollyanneb, simply apply your makeup like you would normally on one side and go nuts with a thick black eyeliner like NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil on the other.

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Another great Halloween look for those wanting to wow is the Snapchat rainbow filter. For this look all you’ll need is a bright pink blush, we’d suggest L’Oreal Paris True Match Blush in Sandalwood Pink, a white eye pencil and a selection of the new MAC Cosmetics Liptensity Lipstick shades (a collection of seriously rich pigmented lipsticks that have just launched) to recreate the colourful waterfall that flows from the lower lip and down the chest. If you want to see the full tutorial for this look, check out RCL Beauty 101’s video.

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Donning a touch of animal print is always a failsafe Halloween option. To get the look, simply apply an elongated cat eye – we’d recommend using a felt-tip liquid eyeliner such as Rimmel London Colour Precise Eyeliner – and add whiskers, an animal nose and a scattering of ‘spots’ with a brown pencil eyeliner. Watch the full video on TrinaDuhra's YouTube.

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If you and your girl squad are looking to coordinate costumes, why not follow Little Mix’s lead: chuck on a leather jacket and go nuts with the black face paint. The best thing about this look is you can paint a whole variety of shapes onto your face and people will still know who you’re dressed as, meaning you can go as intense or paired back as you feel like.

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If scary is your Halloween go-to, this evil clown is a great look to copy. All you’ll need to pull it off is some basic contouring skills and a willingness to use up your red lip liner. To perfect the teeth you can either rely on a white eyeliner or pick up some white face paint to make the teeth stand out even more.

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It’s an oldie but a goodie. To recreate Shay Mitchell’s vampire look, apply a black smoky eye and blend a red or burgundy shade throughout the crease and underneath the lower lash line, define your cheekbones with the same red shade and apply a deep red lip with a small trickle of blood dripping from the side of the mouth. If this look is a tad too intense for you, take inspiration from another one of Shay’s makeup looks, which is also perfect for Halloween.

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Like Harley Quinn, we think Snapchat filters are going to be a big trend for this year’s Halloween. If the rainbow filter isn’t for you, take inspiration from Lysandra T’s YouTube how-to and give the Snapchat comic book filter makeup a go.

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