How to get the perfect Halloween look, with lessons from five talented make-up artists
If you want to stand out from the crowd this Halloween, here are some step-by-step make-up tutorials to guide you through the process, with clever tips on how to use paint, make-up and household items to bring out your inner beast
Running out of Halloween costume ideas? We found five talented special effects artists whose make-up transformations will amaze you
Madeyewlook
Lex’s creative interpretations of well known film and video games characters attract more than two million subscribers to her YouTube channel Madeyewlook.
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Go old school with Edward Scissorhands or the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland or pick more recent characters such as Wonder Woman or Pennywise, the clown from Stephen King’s It.
Mykie
It will take some practice to get to Lex’s level. So if you don’t have such steady hands and sophisticated painting skills, start with the basics. Los Angeles-based artist Mykie gives a step-by-step guide to body painting. Tip number one? You don’t have to be amazing at drawing to be an amazing artist. How encouraging.
Ellimacs SFX