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Get Ready for Halloween With These Spooky Makeup Ideas

Spooky clowns, mermaids and everything in-between.

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October is here, meaning that Halloween is right around the corner and spooky season is about to begin, and we’re getting ready by taking a look at all the best makeup looks to get us inspired.

Whether you’re a last-minute planner or someone who gets their costume sorted months in advance, we’ve compiled a handful of makeup looks that will get you inspired ahead of the season. Ranging from killer clowns and Pennywise-inspired looks, to mermaids, optical illusions and everything in-between, we’ve chosen some of our favorite looks that we’ll be trying to recreate this Halloween. Makeup professional or not, these looks are sure to stand out from the spooky crowd this season.

Get all your inspo below, and let us know in the comments what you’re planning on dressing up as this Halloween.

Edward Scissorhands

Hocus Pocus

A Bug’s Life

The Grinch

Futuristic Robot

Cockroach Craze

Optical Illusion

Wednesday Addams

Dancing with the Devil

Mr. Clean

Werewolf

Inverted

Pennywise-Inspired

Beetlejuice, But Make It Fashion

Mermaid Madness

Creepy Crawlers

Skull-tastic

Pop Art-inspired

Mummified

Haunted Bride

Fendi Skin

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