4 Ah-Mazing DIY Halloween Makeup Looks You've Got To Try!

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Oct 2, 2012 8:30 AM EDT

4 Ah-Mazing DIY Halloween Makeup Looks You've Got To Try!

By Katie Hintz-Zambrano, Photographed by Rachelle Manning

It's baaaack! We know it's hard to believe it's been a whole year since we debuted our wildly successful DIY Halloween makeup how-to (hello Black Swan, Nicki Minaj, and Daphne Guinness), but now we're back for another go-round with a brand-new set of utterly ah-mazing characters. Don't know what you're going to be this year? We've got four stellar ideas for you.

From a hilariously au courant choice (Honey Boo Boo) and classic villain (Maleficent) to a pop-star extraordinaire (Rihanna) and an insider-y fashion-world icon (Carine Roitfeld), this DIY guide has almost every gal covered. Plus, MAC's local master makeup artist, Louise Zizzo, has the step-by-step on how to get these ridiculously cool looks by yourself, at home. Who's ready to get boo-tiful?

Want more? Make sure you have the coolest costume at the party with our ultimate Halloween Guide!

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Step 1:<\/strong> Apply pale foundation all over your face, and to your neck (depending on the height of your cape and collar). \n<\/p>\n

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Step 2:<\/strong> Put pale-green shadow over your entire upper lid. <\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Blend out the edges of your green shadow with white shadow, all the way up to your eyebrows. <\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> Line your lower waterline with black liner. <\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Those dramatic brows are a major step. Use a small angled brush for precision and trace the sharply peaked shape before filling it in with dark shadow or pencil. <\/p>\n
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Step 6:<\/strong> Line your top lid with a cartoon-like swoop, which gets gradually thicker towards the outer edge of the eye. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 7:<\/strong> To create a slightly ghoulish look, lightly dust green powder (or shadow) around the edge of the face and cheeks.
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\n\nStep 8:<\/strong> Contour the cheeks with a light pink blush, from your ear, diagonally to your chin.<\/p>\n
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Step 9:<\/strong> Paint a perfect pout with deep red lipstick. Always use a brush, never a stick, in order to create a precise shape. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 10:<\/strong> Amp up the drama by adding a dark charcoal powder on top of the light pink blush for major depth. \n
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\nOptional Step:<\/strong> Add fake lashes. <\/p>\n
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Step 11:<\/strong> Create a deep widow's peak by marking a spot in the center of your forehead with a black liner. Then trace out the shape to ensure symmetry. <\/p>\n
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Step 12:<\/strong> Now, start painting in the widow's peak using a large angled flat brush. <\/p>\n
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Voil\u00e0! S.F. Editor Angela Tafoya is thoroughly transformed! Accessories include a $4.99 cape from Walgreens, horns from Costumes on Haight<\/a> (painted black), black pantyhose to keep her hair back, and a scowl. \n<\/p>\n
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The Character: Honey Boo Boo<\/strong><\/p>\n
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The MAC Products: <\/strong>
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\nFace:<\/strong> Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation<\/a>
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\nCheeks:<\/strong> Azalea<\/a> blush
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\nEyes:<\/strong> #1<\/a> lashes, Kitschmas<\/a> pigment, Pink Swoon<\/a> blush, Full Fuchsia and Sketch<\/a> shadows, Smolder <\/a>eye kohl liner, Haute & Naughty Lash<\/a> mascara
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\nLips:<\/strong> More to Love Pro Longwear<\/a> lip pencil and Creme de la Femme<\/a> lipstick
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Step 1:<\/strong> Use a firm brush and pat white highlighter shadow under the brow and brow bone. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 2:<\/strong> Apply pale-pink shadow on the upper lid with a firm brush. <\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Make the look electric by adding a neon-pink shadow on the outer corner of the eye, blending into the pale-pink shadow and along the crease with a soft brush.<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> With a small flat brush, press sparkly white shadow on the inner corner of the eyelid. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Add depth with a dark-burgundy shadow applied to the outer edge of the lid. Make sure to blend the edges into the other colors. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 6:<\/strong> Line the lower waterline and lashline with black liner.<\/p>\n
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Step 7:<\/strong> Add bronzer with a big powder brush, sweeping the color over the cheeks, forehead, bridge of nose, and chin. Add bright-pink blush to the apples of the cheeks.\n<\/p>\n
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Step 8:<\/strong> Paint your lips in a frosted pink lipstick. <\/p>\n
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Step 9:<\/strong> Add lots of mascara to the top and bottom lashes, then apply false lashes to the top lashes only. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 10:<\/strong> Gloss up your pout! <\/p>\n
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And heeeere comes Honey Boo Boo! R29 Editorial Intern Jessica Velez simply grabbed some go-go juice (a combo of Mountain Dew and Red Bull), a bad wig, and a princess costume, and she's good to go. <\/p>\n
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The Character: Carine Roitfeld <\/strong><\/p>\n
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The MAC Products: <\/strong>
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\nFace:<\/strong> Pro Longwear Concealer<\/a> and Mineralize Skinfinish<\/a>
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\nEyes:<\/strong> Jungle Camouflage<\/a> by Carine Roitfeld kit, Blacktrack Fluidline<\/a> for top liner, Chromographic Pencil<\/a> in waterline of eyes, Haute & Naughty Lash<\/a> mascara\n\n
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\n\nBrows:<\/strong> Copperplate<\/a> eyeshadow and clear Brow Set<\/a>
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\nLips:<\/strong> Myth and Fresh Brew<\/a> lip color
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\nCheeks:<\/strong> Sculpt and Shape in Bone Beige <\/p>\n
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Step 1:<\/strong> This look is all about the smokey eye. Start it off by adding a dark-grey shadow under the eye and a nude liner to the lower waterline. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 2:<\/strong> Start off with a light-grey shadow, start blending up towards the brow with a soft brush. Then add a darker shade over the top and blend in. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Using a small angled brush, apply a black shadow under the lash line, stopping just before the inner corner of the eye. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> Using a smudging brush, apply a grey tone under the eye, and over the black shadow to create a smokey effect. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Add a deeper black shadow on the upper lid near the lashline. Use a firmer brush and blend it up to the crease of the lid. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 6:<\/strong> Apply two coats of mascara to the top and bottom lashes. <\/p>\n
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Step 7:<\/strong> Fill in your brows with a shadow hue that is appropriate to create a fuller brow. Then brush the brows up with a clear brow set to finish. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 8:<\/strong> Add fake lashes to the top (and bottom if need be) to intensify the eyes. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 9:<\/strong> Touch up the face with any concealer or foundation needed. Add blush in a neutral taupe tone to contour only. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 10:<\/strong> Apply a peachy nude color over the entire lip with a lip brush. Then, dab a taupe nude over an open mouth with your finger. <\/p>\n
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Meowza! R29 Senior West Coast Editor Katie Hintz-Zambrano keeps things Carine-like in a black ruffly sleeved top under a matching corset. It's makeshift, but rather Tom Ford-era YSL, no? <\/p>\n
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The Character: Rihanna<\/strong><\/p>\n
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$\"42_Rihanna-Supplies\"$ <\/div><\/a>\n \n \n
The MAC Products: <\/strong>
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\nFace:<\/strong> Studio Sculpt SPF 15 Foundation<\/a>
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\nCheeks:<\/strong> Devil and True Red blush (MAC Pro)
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\nEyes:<\/strong> Orb<\/a> shadow as highlighter and in the crease, Blacktrack Fluidline<\/a> eyeliner, Extended Lash Play<\/a> mascara, and #4<\/a> lashes (two pairs, layered)
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\nLips:<\/strong> Orange and Crimson mix (MAC Pro) and shine mixing medium
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Step 1:<\/strong> With a soft brush, dust a white highlighter below the brow bone. <\/p>\n
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Step 2:<\/strong> Add a tan shadow across the top lid. <\/p>\n
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Step 3:<\/strong> Create a subtle cat-eye with eyeliner on the top lid. Use a small angled brush to make it easy. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 4:<\/strong> Lightly fill in your brows to give shape, but keep the color and silhouette soft. <\/p>\n
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Step 5:<\/strong> Softly add shadow underneath the lower lashline to give a slightly shadowed effect (versus a defined line). \n<\/p>\n
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Step 6:<\/strong> Add mascara to the top and bottom lashes. <\/p>\n
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Step 7:<\/strong> Amp up the drama with false eyelashes on top. Once applied, reinforce the cat-eye liner, as well. <\/p>\n
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Step 8:<\/strong> And here the fun begins! Try to match the color of your wig to a reddish-pink blush. Add that to your cheeks. \n<\/p>\n
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Step 9:<\/strong> Then, try to match the color of your wig exactly<\/em> to the color of your lipstick. Use a lip brush and lightly sketch a fuller shape. Then fill it in to create intensity. <\/p>\n
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Welcome Stranger designer Fayrouz Abi Assi sure looks like the \"Only Girl In The World\" to us! Just add an electric-red wig (we got ours at Costumes on Haight), a fake Rebelle Fleur neck tat (we used eyeliner to pencil it in), a thick Barbados accent, and the sexiest outfit in your closet, and your inner Rih-Rih can come out to play!<\/p>\n
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