Makeup can make all the difference between just “wearing clothes” or creating an outfit. But how much and what type of makeup do you need?
Today I’m going to share some easy tips to help you create a look with less effort and more confidence. If your outfit is simple, makeup can be the “secret sauce” for personalizing and making your look feel finished.
1. Chaotic Good Joker
I’m obsessed with this take on the Joker. It’s like the classic villain, but she’s actually fun. This playful twist holds onto the iconic makeup but gives it a flirty flair with those glossy lips and wild brows.
And can we talk about the tally mark tattoos? They feel like their own statement accessory.
2. Stitched-Up Siren
This two-tone look is a total masterpiece, inspired by a glam patchwork doll who’s gone a little ghoul. It mixes monster movie drama with a full face beat that is just so good.
Bonus points for the painted stitches and that spiderweb on the shoulder. It’s pure artistry from head to décolletage.
3. Jigsaw Doll
A truly chilling recreation of that iconic puppet from Saw. I mean, it is executed flawlessly. The haunting red spirals, the sharp cheekbone contour, and that soulless gaze all come together for some classic horror.
4. Gothic Web Fairy
This one is definitely for all the beauty maximalists out there. The red webbing, crystal spiders, and icy blue brows look like they were airbrushed by a haunted doll.
It’s spooky-cute perfection, and you honestly don’t even need a costume. This face is the whole look.
5. Psychedelic Clown
This mind bending mask with its swirling lines and electric colors feels like part horror, part hallucination. The glossy nose and full face optical illusion really take the clown look to a whole other level.
6. Gothic Widow Glam
This look is so vampy. The lacquered lips, the dripping liner tears, and that gothic veil moment feel like they came right off a couture runway.
It’s this perfect blend of mourning and menace. The lace is just immaculate, and the drama is undeniable.
8. Blue Leopard Goddess
This is a full body transformation that gives off such a feline royalty vibe. From the airbrushed rosettes and lush lashes to that pearl choker, it’s dangerously pretty. It’s also proof that cat makeup can still be that girl.
9. Crying Dollcore (But Make It Vampire)
Those red glitter tears are just iconic. This look feels like it’s somewhere between a haunted porcelain doll and a glam vampire, and it’s exactly the kind of drama that Halloween totally deserves.
10. Twisted Porcelain Doll
This look has equal parts eerie and doll-like vibes. It’s a stitched-face illusion with painted lashes and a sugary red pout that gives off major haunted toy energy. There’s just enough gore to make it unforgettable.
11. Ice Queen of the Night
With pale blue skin, midnight brows, and a bat shaped necklace I know everyone will be trying to find on Etsy, this look is pure gothic elegance. It’s simple in color but so stunning in its effect.
14. Halloween Anime Witch
Stars, bats, sparkles, and just enough camp to be perfect. This pastel witch meets Harajuku fantasy is part cosplay and part glam. It is completely spellbinding. And as a bonus, the lashes alone are a true work of art.
15. Celestial Witchy Vibes
The deep plum shadow, glossy brown lips, and those nails that deserve their own moment. This look is an understated Halloween glam with a witchy edge. And yes, those 3D moon charms are just everything.
16. Rotten Banana Glam
This is such a hyper realistic banana-themed look that turns decay into some serious drama. From the freckled peel spots to that golden glow, it’s a quirky and unforgettable spin on fruit inspired horror.
18. Porcelain Pierrot Drama
This is so hauntingly beautiful. The exaggerated clown look turns heartbreak into high art. The icy blue hair, velvet lashes, and tears-as-accessories give off a vintage carnival vibe, but in an elevated, editorial way that’s just sad enough to be chic.
19. Neon Demon Cat Energy
This look holds nothing back. The hyper precise feline features, razor sharp liner, and fire red wig create a look that’s otherworldly and unapologetically hot.
Add that devilish tongue detail, and it’s basically the final boss of all Halloween baddies.
20. Sally, Straight Out of Stop-Motion
This is so accurate it seriously looks animated. The painted on stitches, oversized lashes, and stitched bodice detail really nail that Nightmare Before Christmas energy, right down to the last hand drawn swirl.
21. Celestial Demon Glam
This fantasy devil look is what you get when a glam queen goes fully intergalactic. I love the lilac shimmer skin, symmetrical celestial markings, and horns to match. It’s equal parts mystical and menacing.
22. Cartoon Doll Eyes
The giant painted-on eyes with exaggerated lashes are so good for creating a surreal doll-like stare. If you add in the head bandage and a cigarette, the whole look just screams creepy cool with a little bit of attitude.
23. Beetlejuice, But Make It Bombshell
With green moss, bold brows, and a striped suit you’ll want to have in your closet year round, this glam goth take on Beetlejuice is unexpectedly sultry. The magenta shadow and matte lips soften that creep factor just a little bit.
24. Distorted Dollface Surrealism
Is it makeup, an illusion, or an art installation? This spiral faced look lands right in the uncanny valley in the most stylish way possible. It’s creepy, clever, and totally scroll stopping.
25. Glam Skeleton Siren
I love how this look takes the classic skull idea and elevates it with glittered temples and razor sharp contour. The braided ponytail is worthy of a runway. Just add a blazer and you’ve got an “undead, but make it fashion” vibe.
26. Gothic Garden Gore
Delicate pink petals meet graphic gore in this floral horror hybrid. The balance between hyper feminine beauty and special effects blood gives it a twisted fairytale edge. It’s weirdly stunning.
27. Pearled Underworld Siren
I love this rich magenta skin tone paired with swirling black accents and pearl appliqués. It feels like a glam sea witch was reimagined through a Y2K lens. Add the metallic turban and you have some seriously regal sorcery.
28. Haunted Statue Fantasy
This ghostly glam look feels like it walked right out of a baroque oil painting and into your nightmares. The ashy black tears, ultra long lashes, and spiked crown make it regal, eerie, and strangely beautiful all at once.
29. Porcelain Doll Clowncore
The apple green shadow and diffused orange blush give off a playful, slightly deranged clowncore vibe. Glossy cheeks, a highlighted pink nose, and ultra long lashes contrast so well with the matte terracotta lip for a surreal, doll like effect.
30. Chrome-Stitched Cyborg Beauty
I think this look has such a chilling sci-fi finish. The cool toned skin, yellow lenses, and metallic tape details are so good. It’s giving me futuristic Frankenstein, but make it high fashion.