Most guys don't wear makeup on a day-to-day basis, so when you choose your Halloween costume, the fact that it may involve makeup could make or break that decision. Vampires, zombies, clowns and other costumes are known to regularly use makeup. Perhaps you're teetering on the edge of using makeup or just getting a mask, but remember that effective Halloween makeup can outweigh some of the cons of wearing a mask. There's no weird latex smell, for example, plus no problems with breathability, no mask sweat, and you don't have to worry about a limited field of vision. If we haven't entirely sold you on attempting to do your own Halloween makeup this year, we made several easy to follow makeup tutorials for guys. Costume makeup isn't as hard as it looks, and you'll be ready for any zombie pub crawls or office costume parties coming your way this holiday season!
Easy Scarecrow Makeup for Guys
I don't know. But, some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't they?
Scarecrow makeup is pretty easy to do, and it really helps add that little extra bit to your costume. Adding a few stitches and a patched nose is fairly easy to do. Don't forget the eyebrows! (Pro tip: you may want to do the makeup with the headpiece on to avoid smearing.)
Easy Scarecrow Makeup for Guys Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic scarecrow.
We're going to start here with coloring the lips with brown color from a Graftobian color wheel grease makeup. Next, color the tip of the nose in a triangle shape with the red color. Now, paint in the stitches that extend to the corners of the mouth with the black color.
Move on to the nose and paint stitches around the edge of the red triangle on the nose. Next, paint the eyes like eyeliner and add crow's feet with the black color using a cotton swab. Then, move up to the eyebrows, giving them a pointed, painted-on look. Now, your scarecrow is complete!
Easy Warlock Makeup/Witch Makeup for Guys
I summon thee!
Warlocks are ridiculously cool, hands down. They may be the male counterpart to witches, but the hooded robes are an edgelord's dream. Add dark makeup around the eyes to look even more brooding, and it wouldn't hurt to add some crackling magic around your eyes to make it looks like you're getting ready to unleash an eldritch blast. (Bonus points if you pair this look with colored contacts!)
Easy Warlock Makeup/Witch Makeup for Guys Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to make a basic warlock.
Begin by coloring in the eyes with a dark purple color from the Graftobian color wheel. Start with the top of the eyelids and then go onto the bottom. Now, blend the color in on the eyes with a cosmetic wedge, around the eyes to the edge of the eye sockets.
Now, with a dark blue color, paint little lightning bolts at the outer edge of the eyes with a fine tip artist brush. Now, with a light blue color, paint in lowlights on the dark blue lightning bolts. Finally, with a white color, paint highlights on the lightning bolts to give them accents and depth.
Now, your warlock is ready to cast some eldritch blasts!
Easy Scary Clown Makeup for Guys
Want a balloon?
Clown costumes feel weird without makeup. They're also great for scaring your friends, but a scary clown costume needs scary clown makeup to match. One of the most important parts is painting your face clown white. Then you'll have to add the creepier details: make sure to pick "scary colors" like red and black, and use pointy shapes.
Easy Scary Clown Makeup for Guys Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic clown.
Cover the entire face and neck with a very white color, using a cosmetic wedge. I used clown white from a color cup. This makeup was rather thick, so I needed to blend quite a bit.
Apply red to the tip of the nose using a flat-edge tipped artist brush in a clown nose shape. Now, start painting in the eyes with a black color in a diamond shape. Make vertical lines in the middle of the eyes on the top and bottom with the flat-edge tipped artist brush.
Paint smile lines that extend from the corners of the mouth, and color in the lips. Now, your clown is ready to join the circus!
Easy Werewolf Makeup for Men
I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever.
If you're not a fan of wearing masks, a little bit of simple werewolf makeup will go a long way. Even adding a few animalistic features to your face will keep you from looking like a lumberjack in a flannel shirt. You can make your features feel more hairy than usual by accentuating the wolf nose, lips and eyes, and making your eyebrows a little bushier and adding to your sideburns with makeup.
Easy Werewolf Makeup for Men Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic werewolf.
Using a flat-edge artist brush, color in the lips with a brown. I used a fuzzy Graftobian bear brown grease paint. Now, paint a dog nose-shape at the tip of the nose with the same brush and color. Color in the eyes with a black or dark brown, using a flat-edge tip or narrow tip brush. Paint lines on the sides of the nose to simulate the snout.
Now, make an angry face to emphasize the lines of the brow. Using a narrow artist brush, lightly color in the brow lines. Paint jagged, hairy lines on the eyebrows with a very dark brown or back color.
Find the cheek lines that run down the sides of the nostrils to the edge of the mouth and blend in a gray-brown color using a cosmetic wedge. Now, your werewolf is complete!
Easy Zombie Makeup for Men
Braiiiiinsssss
If you're not confident in your special effects makeup abilities, skip the artificial wounds. You can still go as a convincing zombie by making your skin look dead and your eyes appear sunken-in with dark eye makeup. Don't forget to groan and shuffle!
Easy Zombie Makeup for Men Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic zombie.
Start by blending a very pale color, (I used bone white from a Graftobian color wheel), over the entire face and neck using a cosmetic wedge. Find the hollows of the face: cheek bones, temples, eye sockets and the sides of the nose. Paint in a line in a dark color in the hollows. Then, blend in the hollows with a cosmetic wedge to make a gaunt, sunken-in look.
Now, make bruises along the hairline, neck and the top cheekbones, with the browns, reds and purples using a natural sponge. The natural sponge imitates broken blood vessels in the skin by using a stippling technique. Color in the lips with a pale blue color, using a flat-edge tipped artist brush.
Now, stipple in some blood gel around the mouth using a natural sponge. Now, your zombie is ready to eat some brains!
Easy Grim Reaper Makeup for Guys
You can be a king or a street sweeper, but everyone dances with the Grim Reaper.
The grim reaper is often depicted as having a skeletal or shrouded face. If you're not keen on attempting to do full-face skeleton makeup, here's an easy alternative that still gives off the feeling of having hollowed eye sockets and exposed teeth.
Easy Grim Reaper Makeup for Guys Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic grim reaper.
Start by blending a very light color all over the face and neck using a cosmetic wedge. I used bone white from the Graftobian color wheel. Now, paint black in the eyes, and eye socket area with a flat-edge-tipped artist brush. Now, find the hollows of the cheekbones and temples. Color lines in the hollows with a dark color. Blend the hollows with a cosmetic wedge. Extend the eye color from the sides of the eyes to the edge of the hairline over the temples.
Now, paint the lips the same color as the face, using a flat-edge-tipped artist brush. Paint extended lines horizontally from the corners of the mouth, and vertical lines that cover the lips with black stripes. Fill in the middle of the lips with the black to make the mouth look more teeth-like. Now, your grim reaper is ready to collect some souls!
Easy Vampire Makeup for Men
I don't say blah blah blah.
The key characteristics of vampire makeup are having pale skin and a touch of blood. You don't want to pick pure white as you'll look like a clown, but picking a base that is slightly lighter than your own skin tone is a good place to start. Don't forget to add fangs!
Easy Vampire Makeup for Men Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to Halloweencostumes.com's makeup tutorial! My name is Ben Gersch, aka Doctor Gore, and I will be showing you how to do a basic vampire.
Begin with a very pale color. I used bone white from a Graftobian color wheel. Blend the color over the entire face using a cosmetic wedge. Now, find the hollows of the face. For example, the cheekbones, temples, eye sockets and sides of the nose. Using a round-tip brush or cotton swab, color in lines at the ends of the cheekbones and temples with a dark gray. Color in the eyes with the same color. Blend in the eyes, temples, cheekbones and sides of the nose with a cosmetic wedge to give it a sunken-in, gaunt look.
Apply blood gel lines to the sides of the mouth where the fangs will be. Now, your vampire's ready to channel your inner Bela Lugosi!
Easy Unicorn Makeup for Guys
Being a person is getting too complicated. Time to be a unicorn!
Unicorn Makeup Kit and Opal Shimmer Cream
There are tons of unicorn makeup tutorials for the ladies, but guys can get in on the fun too! Pick some colorful shades to match your costume and you can feel magical for the night. Bonus points if you manage to put a cutie mark on your cheek!
Easy Unicorn Makeup for Guys Video Transcript
Hello and welcome to the Halloweencostumes.com makeup tutorial. My name is Ben Gersch, and I will be showing you how to do a basic unicorn.
Starting with an eyeshadow pallet with multiple colors, use a round-tip makeup brush and apply a line of a dark color of your choosing on the sides of the face by the eyes. I used a dark blue. Start blending with a different color from the blue line, working your way towards the hairline. I used a purple, then red, then dark pink and light pink.
Then, start blending colors towards the center of the face. I used blue-green, green, green-yellow, then yellow. So, from the hair line to the center of the face, I went from pink to yellow to make a rainbow effect. Color the inside of the bridge of the nose with a light color. I used a pink-purple.
Now, apply a bright color to the lips with lipstick using a flat-edge-tipped artist brush. Then, apply a darker color to the middle of the lips. I used a blue-green. Cover the rainbow effect with a shimmery powder. And, finally apply the gold glitter eyeshadow. Now, your unicorn is complete.
We hope these makeup tutorials will help to take the stress out of attempting to do your own costume makeup. Don't forget that you can ditch the mask and apply many of these techniques to other costumes, too! Did you find these easy makeup tutorials helpful? Are there any other makeup techniques that you'd like to learn to pair with other Halloween costumes for guys? Let us know in the comments! We love looking at your comments and suggestions, and if your idea is just that good, it might become another tutorial or DIY.
