6 Makeup Looks To Make A Halloween Outfit - For When You Don't Want To Buy A Real Costume

So Halloween is on it's way, and I love it! It's a holiday for makeup artists, I swear. But I really can't be dealing with buying an expensive, but cheap looking, costume. I'm all about pulling a cute, little, black dress from my wardrobe and pairing it with some fierce paint (that and a few choice accessories).

So, here I have 6 makeup looks that will make a Halloween costume.

To start with we have the old faithful of all girls on Halloween, a black cat. Most girls will buy some ears, maybe a tail, and then just wear all black. This year you can go one step better and wear some costume appropriate makeup.

The key parts of the look are the nose and the whiskers, for a little extra, the intense cat eye, the dark lips and brushing up the brows.

Next is something a little different (and way harder). You really don't need anything extra with this look, because it's such a show piece. The skeleton. You'll need white foundation, black and white eyeliners and eyeshadows and a whole lot of patience. You will definitely impress, however.

You can go all out and buy a skeleton outfit (and a wig), but really, all this needs is a black dress.

Now, this is a much simpler look, and thus the accessories are key to make it work. The witch. You will at least need a witches hat, and maybe a broomstick if you're feeling particularly fancy.

For the makeup, do a smoky eye using purple or blue tones, making sure to blend it lower under the bottom lashes than you would typically. Pair with a dark lip, I chose purple, as I feel it is very witchy.

The Vampire. The look I fall back on most. Mostly because of my enduring love for Vampire Diaries and True Blood. You can start with just the white foundation and the bloody mouth, but for a little extra, put red eyeliner on the water line and do some heavy contouring. For a sleek vampire, do a red lip and pair with some thick false lashes.

You can also do the 'hungry vampire' (which was inspired by Only Lover's Left Alive). Pat red lipstick in the centre of your lips and make the shadows in your face extra deep.

All you need to do is buy some cheap fake teeth and wear them for the first 5 minutes of the party and you're set.

This is another hard one, but really speaks for itself. A Raven. People may ask what you are, but they will say you look incredible regardless. The false lashes are fairly important to this look, but aren't all that expensive. If you have any kind of black feathers in your wardrobe, that's perfect, but really, you just need to wear something drapey and black and keep repeating 'nevermore' all night.

Finally, the Sugar Skull. Another mission of a makeup look, but well worth it. There are many styles out there (such as my post from last year). This year I chose to use roses as my theme, which is quite traditional. Pair this with some flowers in your hair and you're set.

There you go, 6 looks that will let you be a bit lazy this year.