Halloween is just around the corner, but if you aren’t really into the whole dressing up game, but your kids still want to go trick or treating with their little friends, why not transform them into their favourite animal or character with the help of make-up or face-paint?
If you need some inspiration for your little trick and treaters, here are 10 face-painting and make-up ideas for Halloween – most of them are really quick and simple to do and only a few of them are for the more advanced face-painter or make-up artist. Face-painting kits are really inexpensive and widely available, and a lot of the designs can be achieved with make-up items you’ve already got at home, so I thought these ideas for Halloween would be helpful to a lot of you guys. I hope you like them!
Cute and colourful kitty cat face-painting
I love this cute and colourful kitty cat face-painting. It’s perfect for little ones as it uses bright and cheerful colours and no one will get scared. A little more advanced, but I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it with a little practice.
Spiderman face-painting
This cute and simple Spiderman face-painting will have your little super hero’s heart beating faster in an instant. All you need is three colours, a sponge and a paint brush and you’re ready to save the world. To make it even easier, ditch the paintbrush and swap it for an eye-liner pen.
Vampire Make-Up Look
No Halloween party is complete without at least one vampire. This vampire make-up tutorial really pushes the boat out as it uses red contacts, but you really don’t need them, when you are transforming your little ones into a sharp-toothed undead. The rest is fairly simple and can be achieved with your day to day make-up kit.
Frankenstein face-painting
The world’s most famous monster can be created following this four step Frankenstein tutorial. It’s super simple and kids will absolutely love it. If you don’t have fake blood, although it’s easily accessible in supermarkets around Halloween, simply use some red lipstick to create cracked scars and lips.
Pumpkin face-painting
Especially for younger children, monsters and vampires can be a little scary. A cute and colourful pumpkin face-painting can make a fabulous seasonal alternative that can be achieved in just a couple of steps.
Devil Face-Painting
They all can be little devils from time to time, so why not create a devil face-painting to match their cheeky character? This tutorial only uses red and black face paint and shows a super easy way to transform into a devil this Halloween.
How to create fake scars with face paint or make-up
Older kids or teens will probably want to go for a more grown-up and gory look, so adding some fake scars to their face will be a great way to give their outfit the scare-factor. Here’s a fabulous tutorial that explains step by step how to create fake scars with simple means.
Skull Face-Painting
Halloween is all about undead and spooky creatures, so of course, we can’t leave out one of the most popular Halloween make-ups of them all: the skull. This scary skull design takes you no longer than 5 minutes and can be achieved by complete face-painting beginners – that means even me!
Pirate Face-Painting
Pirate outfits are a firm favourite when it comes to dressing up at Halloween or birthday parties and with this adorable pirate face-paint tutorial in your back pocket, you’ll easily transform your landlubber into a member of Captain Hook’s crew.
Butterfly face-painting
Little girls usually like it a little less scary, but full of colour and glitter. This pretty butterfly tutorial combines all of that while still being super easy to recreate. If you want to draw an elegant butterfly face-painting in less than 6 minutes, make sure to follow these tips.
What are your little ones dressing up as for Halloween and will you join them?
Disclaimer: Credit for all images and videos lies with the creators. I just thought I’d round-up some pretty fabulous Halloween face-painting ideas for you.
What a fun collection of face painting ideas! The scar one looks so gross 🙂 -Katie @ALittlePinchofPerfect
Ah, these are fab! I have a folder on my ipad for facepaints so have saved all of these- eeek, Halloween is gonna be flipping scary round here 😉
Love these. My little man will love Frankenstein!
LOVE these ideas – especially the kitten and pumpkin! We’re off to a Halloween event tomorrow night so might have to try a couple 😉 x
I’m so not into Halloween and the gore but I like all the autunmnal faces like the pumpkin. I can’t quite believe how realistic those gashes look! ekk Mich x
Love this selection!
Although the slashes and scars are a bit too scary for me!
We have halloween day at school tomorrow! Carolin you might just have saved my life! 😀
I think i could do that vampire one 🙂
Ooh I think there’s even one or two in there that I could manage x x
ooh to be so creative!
A fantastic post and some awesome ideas! I know L would love the butterfly design no doubt! Definitely given me inspiration!x
Love these! The spiderman one would do especially well with my little boy #savouringtheseason
We don’t actually celebrate Halloween… But I reckon sme of these tutorials would come in pretty useful anyway! I’m sure my girls wouldn’t object to being transformed into butterflies! Thanks so much for sharing with #SavouringtheSeason