Halloween!

I probably should've posted this earlier in the week, but I'm always late to the party. Which is why these looks are great for anyone in a time crunch! It's no secret that I LOVE Halloween (who doesnt?) and at my place of employment, we are encouraged to dress up every weekend of October. Which is pretty cool. 

I also created these looks with things I already had. Both makeup and accessory wise. I have two big bins of full Halloween costumes and accessories. Another perk of my retail job. I realize not everyone has this advantage, but the looks I'll show require little in the way of extras. These are great for those of us with a tight Halloween budget! 

These looks are also work friendly. I worse normal (for me) clothing that complemented my makeup and accessories. 

For my first look, a simple bunny:

I threw on a black dress and cardigan I already had. A perfect start to a simple (lazy) costume. Also good for the workplace! I had the ears already, but they're easy to come by this time of year. And for less than $10. I did my makeup as usual, but drew on a little nose and whiskers. I used a black kohl liner to do this and set it with translucent powder to keep it from feathering or smudging. And on my lips I have "Bane" from Melt Cosmetics. Any black lipstick will do. Or black eyeliner to fill in the lips! Sometimes this lasts a little longer and works great in a pinch. Less than 5 minutes added to my normal routine. 

Next up, a fortune teller:

This look was even more basic than the bunny! I wore a regular black tank top I already had and threw on a fringe kimono. I already had the gold coin statement necklace, but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to come by. Now, my turban is made by @roseandben. I have several of these bad boys and if I were ever to have a trademark, this would be it! This is a standard black bow turban with the bow removed. You could tie a scarf around your head for the same look! I went heavier than usual on my eye makeup. I used both the Lovesick and Dark Matter stacks from Melt. And I used the red shades on my cheeks for a flushed look. The moon was drawn on with MAC fluid line in "black track" and 210 brush. Very easy. Less than 5 minutes added to my normal routine. 

A really quick (comparatively) Day of the Dead/sugar skull look:

This took a little more than the previous, but it's nowhere near as detailed as some. I wore a black lace dress and the flowers in my hair I had already. I used white face powder all over yo start. I didn't have any white cream makeup and no time to buy any, but yes I had white face powder. I then used a gel liner pencil to draw large circles around my eyes. I used the same pencil to fill in the circles and draw the scallops around the edges. The same pencil was used in my nose and to draw the lines on either side of my mouth and the not so perfect spider web in my chin. Since I have bangs, I didn't draw anything on my forehead which was also a time saver. On my eyes and nose, I applied "dark matter" shadow from my Melt Dark Matter stack over the gel liner on my eyes and nose to set. I used my MAC 210 liner brush to apply the red dots around my eyes with Jeffree Star's liquid lipstick in "redrum." This is also the shade on my lips. And just a touch of "dark matter" as a sort of contour on my cheeks for a subtle hollowed appearance. For this look, I didn't do any of my normal routine. Altogether, it took me 30 minutes or less. 

I'll do one more look tomorrow, so it won't make it to this post. But here was my favorite:

A deer! I wore a plain brown sweater and jeans. Believe it or not, this was pretty easy to do. And only added about 10 minutes into my normal routine. I did my makeup like normal, but exaggerated my wings and added an open line on my lower lashes. I filled this in with my NYX jumbo eye pencil in "milk." For my eyeshadow, I used my Dark Matter stack shadows in "blurr" and "unseen." On my face, I applied "Havana" from my Anastasia Beverly Hills contour kit. I seriously never use this shade because it's a little too warm for me, but it was perfect for this look! I applied it heavily on my forehead and cheeks, all the way to my nose. And I used it along the sides of my nose as a contour as well. I used a black kohl liner to create my deer nose. My top lip is Melt "Bane" and the lower lip is Lime Crime "Shroom." I used the NYX jumbo eye pencil in "milk" for my spots and that's a wrap! I did buy the headband specifically for this look. There's lots of options out there. Easy felt ears can be made if you time and patience! 

These looks can be created with different makeup too. Don't go out and spend $50 on a palette if you don't think you'll use it regularly. Single shadows and bronzer scan be purchased at drugstores for a few bucks! If I didn't already have the palettes, that's where I would have headed. 

I can't wait to play around next year and make even better costumes!

Stay spooky, my pretties!