Just because Greek monster and general bully Medusa had yucky snakes slithering out of her head doesn't mean a Halloween look based on her has to be disgusting and scaly. Bring out the beautiful side of the myth by creating this gorgeous stonelike Medusa look.
We are totally smitten with this Spider Queen/Black Widow makeup look because it's equal parts enchanting and icky. This Halloween look takes the fall purple trend to new heights, exaggerating the eyes with intense blue purple swoops of color and the lips enrobed in a deep black-based blue. Spiderwebs drawn on above the brows and mini spiders glue on just give us the heebie jeebies.
When you were a little girl, dressing up as a devil lady meant painting your face red with that kit you got from the Halloween store, clipping on some horns, and giving your best snarl. But these days we think you can do the devil look in a much sexier and chicer way.
Poison Ivy is without a doubt one of the prettiest villains in "Batman" history, despite her whole kooky eco-terrorist thing and ensaring male victims (quite literally) in her vines. Yes, the lady has ripe green skin, but she's also got some sexy curves that make men's hearts go all aflutter.
You may be wondering why the heck Medusa looks so pretty in this makeup tutorial, given that she was a horrific, menacing monster with snakes shooting out of her head. Well, before she was turned into a creature who could turn men into stone with a single glance, she was actually quite hot.
Out of ideas for Halloween, or simply don't feel like blowing all your cash on a costume you're only going to wear once? Then take a look at this tutorial for creating origami Freddy Krueger monster claws.
Frankly we think that all the Disney princesses are beautiful, though Snow White, the original Disney princess, does have a special place in our hearts. With a voice as sweet as honey, milky white skin, and apple red lips, she is the picture of perfection.
Want to dress up as Queen Cleopatra but don't want to look exactly like every other Queen Cleopatra this Halloween? Then take a walk on the colorful side by applying this super bright and highly geometric makeup look.
Flapper makeup was very dark, contoured, and defined. Flapper girls were trying to look like boys, after all, so they frequently adjusted their faces using makeup for that androgynous appearance. Yet despite their intentions, their dark makeup ultimately became very sooty and sensual looking (perhaps from getting smeared after dancing late nights at a club?).
Even decades later, the Evil Queen from "Snow White" still remains one of the creepiest and nastiest animated villains out there. Not only did she poison our favorite heroine, Snow White, but her long, wart infested nose gave us the heebie jeebies.
Despite how she's usually portrayed in popular culture, Medusa (the lady with snakes growing out of her head) was once a beautiful woman. She was cursed by Athena, however, to spend eternity as a horrid snake monster, ergo the nasty scales and snake crown.
How would you like to try a juicy green caterpillar, or a big fat red beetle? They're really quite delicious, we assure you. Well, at least when they're in candy form.
We know dolls are supposed to be children's toys, but there's something about them that scares the living daylights out of us. Maybe, just maybe, it's those lifelike eyes that appear almost too real to be fake? That seem to follow us as we move around the room? Okay, maybe we've seen a few too many horror movies, but you have to admit there's just something off about dolls.
Kitana is hands-down the sexiest female member of the "Mortal Kombat" clan. She's basically a female ninja, wearing a bandana over her face and a slinky ninja-inspired costume. She also carries a very coquettish and feminine fan, which disarms her challengers to let her kick some ass.
Out of all the classic Disney princesses, Princess Jasmine was definitely one of the most overtly sexy. While Snow White and all the other royal gals wore big explosions of tulle and fabric, Princess Jasmine seemed to have spared some money in the clothing department by just wearing genie pants and a blue bra.
During the age of silent film and film noir film was limited to only variations of black and white. While this aided greatly to produce scenes of dire intensity (a starkly lit shot of a man in an alleyway, for instance), this also meant that actors and actresses had to wear tons of makeup to make their makeup show up on screen.
In this tutorial, we learn how to apply Jack Skellington skull Halloween makeup. Start off by applying black eyeliner around your eyes on both the top and the bottom in thick lines. From here, draw a circle around the eyes with black paint and then draw a white circle around the face. Next, fill the white circle completely in with white paint. Now, fill in the black circles with black paint until it's completely finished. Then, use a thin brush to paint on the smile with black and draw on sti...
It's funny to us that so many Victorian makeup looks done for Halloween emphasize heavy, dead makeup with lots of deep plums and reds because the Victorians wore little to no makeup (women were basically considered whores if they wore rouge).
Poison Ivy is one of our favorite female antagonists from "Batman." Sure, girl was a little crazy about her precious plants, but she was hot as hell and wore cute, skimpy outfits that flaunted her bodacious curves. She was also pretty damn gorgeous, all the more perfect for ensnaring her victims.
Wear this Medusa makeup look out on Halloween and guys will literally die in awe of your beauty. The infamous Greek monster Medusa was, after all, once a beautiful woman, and still quite beautiful even after she turned into a large snake with a headpiece of writing, slippery snakes.
Of all the things that go bump in the night, zombies are the most often neglected in popular culture. We've got more vampires than we'll need for a lifetime with the Twilight yuppies, True Blood hotties, and Vampire Diaries boys, and we've got werewolves intermixed with these vamps in the movies/shows, but zombies haven't been all that big until The Walking Dead came out. And let's face it—you don't see many good-looking zombies on there.
Katy Perry is a stunner in both senses of the term: She shocks with unexpected looks like oompa loompa nails and blue wigs, and of course she's hot as hell. And the singer doesn't fail to impress and shock in her music video for the single "California Gurls."
Nana Osaki is like the complete opposite of Sailor Moon. Unlike Sailor Moon, who's super blond, ditzy, and a fan of pleated mini dresses, Nana, star of her own namesake manga series, is a bit goth, punk, and sullen, perfect for a musician.
Remember Mortal Kombat? If you're in your early twenties then you grew up on the stuff in the early and mid nineties, and the franchise was seriously as big as "Twilight" is now.
Greek gods are said to have glowed all regal-like atop their thrones on Mt. Olympus. As such, if you're planning to dress up as a greek goddess for Halloween it's just about imperative that you put on some golden makeup and golden garb.
Little known to most people is that Cleopatra, the famous - and infamous - queen of Egypt, was not in fact Egyptian. The ruler was actually Greek, though obviously after time she embraced much of the traditional dress and makeup characteristic of Egyptian rulers of the era.
Despite all the glitz and glamour of the '20s, flappers were more than anything else dressing the scandalous way they were in order to look like men. They flouted traditional notions of female beauty by binding their breasts, wearing sheaths that disguised their feminine curves, and wearing hemlines up to there.
In this video, we learn how to transform into a seductive vampire for Halloween. First, apply pale foundation to the face until you have flawless coverage. After this, apply loose powder to set your foundation. Apply brown eyeshadow to the sides of the nose, then blend them out to make it look natural. Then, highlight the bridge of the nose and fill in the eyebrows. Now, apply a rust colored eyeshadow to the lids and on the lower lash lines. Apply a dark brown after this, blending together in...
Got ninja skills but no ninja costume? The solution is simple... a plain, black T-shirt. That's pretty much all it takes to be one hell of a badass ninja on Halloween. Well, you should also wear a completely black matching outfit that has long sleeves and pant legs.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make last minute Halloween costumes. To make a Kraft singles costume, you just need a large foam mat, then spray paint each half yellow. Cover it with a tarp, then add on a Kraft logo. You can also place a box over a girl, to be a chick in a box. For a little white lies costume, you just need to write lies on tape and place it onto your shirt. Make sure the pieces of tape are large. To make a cereal killer costume, place cereal boxes on you along with glued o...
Are you having a monster mash theme party for Halloween? If you're looking to really spice up your festivities, then match your ghoulish monster decor with your party eats.
There's no better time of year than Halloween to indulge in the macabre and spook your friends and family. Get creative with your spooking this year by making your baked goods scare, as well.
It's nearly impossible to survive Halloween without gorging yourself out on hordes of cavity-inducing candy, chocolate, cake, and other sweets. That being said, your little kid is probably getting enough sugar from trick-or-treating and school parties as it is, so keep him from a grim dentist's visit by adding some healthy treats to the mix.
Want to scare the living daylights out of all your friends and family this Halloween? Then dress up like a clown or a doll. Either one will do. Watch this makeup tutorial to learn how to get a "sexy" doll/clown look that's reminiscent of those creepy dool eyes crafted so exquisitely they make the doll almost look...alive (cue spooky music).
Want to dress up like Rihanna for Halloween? Okay, we're totally kidding, but you should watch this special effects makeup tutorial if you're looking to wear a costume that requires facial scarring and bruising this Hallowen.
This video shows the viewer how to make Halloween style lanterns using commonly available items. The base lantern is a Chinese style paper lantern; these can be purchase from home retail stores. The general principal is too cut out the shapes of insects from black paper. These can then be fixed to the lantern to project the image. Additionally holes can be cut in the insects and covered with red tissue paper. The light will shine through the red tissue paper giving the appearance of blood. Th...
This video shows the viewer how to paint their nails to give them a blood stained look for Halloween. This is done by first putting a small amount of dark red nail varnish onto a sheet of paper. Then apply this in many coats to the nail using a foundation brush to give a layered effect. Then place a small amount of black nail varnish on the paper and using the same section of the foundation brush apply some of the black nail varnish to the ends of the nails. Then apply some of the red varnish...
Halloween is a time where you can either trick or treat your guests. Treating can be fun, but tricking someone can be even more entertaining. With this video, we will teach you a neat little trick to play on small kids or even adults. So sit back and watch how you can scare the pants off of people this Halloween with this simple trick involving a regular candy bowl.... see how to prank trick or treaters with a candy bowl and hand. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
Draw scary cartoon witches for Halloween cards and birthday cards. You might be able to use a dry erase marker to trace the drawing steps directly off of the computer screen. Of course, you can only participate in this practice if you have a glass computer screen. Otherwise, use paper.
If you love Minecraft, and you're trying to find out what to dress up as for Halloween, try building a Creeper head. If you wear a green shirt, you'll have the perfect Minecraft costume. You can even reuse the Creeper costume for cosplaying at your next convention.
