4 Easy Halloween Makeup Looks for a Virtual Party

by Victoria Vallecorse

Published Oct 23, 2020

Halloween cannot and will not be canceled in 2020. We just have to adjust our standards a bit.

Instead of pulling up to a crowded event in a head-to-toe costume, pop into the gallery view of a virtual party with a spirited look from the neck up and a themed Zoom background. It’s simple, really.

This year, I’ve created 4 easy Halloween looks inspired by the addictive content you’ve been consuming this year. Read on for step-by-step makeup guides referencing Tiger King , Animal Crossing, Jurassic World 3 , and Baby Shark.

Each look offers a downloadable Zoom background to accompany your choice of costume, illustrated by Megan Badilla.

Look #1: Cool Cat (or kitten)

The Tiger King era of quarantine feels like a total fever dream, but the Netflix show’s eclectic cast of characters will forever live on in our hearts and memes. This year, display your stripes with neon orange makeup paired with a Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin-themed Zoom background.

What You’ll Need:

Neon orange cream color
Black cream color with a matte finish
Metallic Forest green cream color with a matte finish
Soft beige lip liner
Blush-toned brown lipstick
Spiky accent lashes
Makeup sponge
Small pencil brush
Eye shadow brush
Liner brush

Face:

Dip the rounded edge of your beautyblender into a dime-sized amount of neon orange cream color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Neon in Jellybean and apply to your face in a three-shaped formation. Starting at the outer part of your forehead, bounce the color under cheekbones. Continue application under your chin and onto your neck. Thoroughly blend.
Using a small pencil brush, create your stripes with a true black cream color like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Matte in Blackout. Dip your brush into the color and create small, jagged strokes on top of the orange cream color. Concentrate application on your forehead, under your cheekbones and onto your neck.
Using your pencil brush and the black cream color, trace the bottom part of your nose and fill in the tip.
Create a black line starting from your nose and ending above your Cupid’s bow. Add small black dots on either side of the line, then create whisker-like strokes.

Eyes:

Dip a flat brush into your neon orange cream color and apply it to your lids. Let dry.
With a liner brush, create sharp cat eyes. Glide the black cream color along your lash lines and wing outward. Go back to the inner corner of your eyes and trace your tear ducts for a pronounced feline effect.
Dip your liner brush into a metallic, forest green color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Matte in Secret Garden. Apply the shade to your lower lash lines to add rich green color to the look.
Curl your lashes, apply mascara, then apply spiky accent lashes for extra fierceness.

Lips:

Line your lips with a soft beige lip liner, like Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Iconic Nude.
Fill in lips with a terracotta-blush shade like Anastasia Beverly Hills Matte Lipstick in Latte to complete the look.

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Look #2: Star-studded Celeste

It can feel pretty rare to encounter the starstruck, red-feathered owl Celeste in the video game series, Animal Crossing. But, if you’re lucky enough to find her stargazing late at night, she’d be happy to share with you her love of constellations and extensive zodiac knowledge. This Halloween, recreate the outgoing owl’s defining features and pair with a star-filled Zoom background that would leave Celeste speechless.

What You’ll Need:

· Cherry red cream color with a matte finish

· Loose holographic glitter dots

· Coral cream blush

· Neon bubblegum pink cream color

· Black eyeliner

· Black eye pencil

· Yellow cream color with a matte finish

· Feathered false lashes

Face:

Dip the rounded edge of your beautyblender into a dime-sized amount of cherry red cream color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Matte in Fruit Punch. Bounce the sponge along the perimeter of your face and down the sides of your neck. Blend thoroughly.
Celeste’s defining feature is her plumicorns that resemble eyebrows. To create, use an angled detail brush to trace the perimeters of your brows with your red cream color. With a spoolie, brush the color through your brows to fill completely.
With a glitter adhesive, create a trail of equidistantly spaced holographic glitter dots to mimic Celeste’s brow design.
Pat on a coral-hued cream blush, like Kjaer Weis Cream Blush in Above and Beyond onto the apples of your cheeks.

Eyes:

With a flat brush, apply a bright pink cream color to your lids for eyes inspired by Celeste’s bow. I recommend Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Neon in Bubblegum.
With black liquid liner, create a thick line on your upper lash line.
Line your lower lash and water line with black eye pencil and blend the color to smoke out.
Add feathery false lashes.

Lips:

To create Celeste’s beak, use your liner brush and a yellow cream color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Matte in Primary Yellow to trace and fill out your pout.

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Look #3: Dinoween

If you’re pumped for Jurassic World 3 coming in 2021 or celebrating the renewal of Camp Cretaceous for a second season on Netflix—I’ve got the perfect costume for you. This year, channel these fascinating reptiles with scaly makeup and a Zoom background inspired by the recent shirt-open pic of Jeff Goldblum from Jurassic Park.

What You’ll Need:

· Deep brown eyeshadow with a shimmer finish

· Gold eyeshadow with a metallic finish

· Soft green eyeshadow with a matte finish

· Deep golden green eyeshadow with a duochrome finish

· Olive-grey cream color with a matte finish

· Deep berry lip liner

· Aubergine liquid lipstick

· Tapered false lashes

· Fishnet tights

*All eyeshadows mentioned can be found in Natasha Denona’s Mini Gold Palette.

Face:

Using an angled powder brush, contour your forehead, cheekbones and jawline with a soft matte green eyeshadow shade like Bia 285CP.
To create dinosaur scales, cut up a pair of fishnet tights and lay on one side of your forehead. Dip the rounded edge of your beautyblender into a deep brown eyeshadow shade like Dark Sepia 47P, and bounce your sponge on top of the fishnet tights to create reptilian-like texture.
Repeat step two first with a deep golden green shade, like Antheia 286DC. Follow application with a metallic gold eyeshadow, like D’or 284M.To intensify the color payoff, dampen your beautyblender before dipping into these shades.
Repeat steps 2 and 3 on the other side of your forehead and along your cheekbones to frame your eyes.

Eyes:

Using a dampened flat brush, apply the soft green shade to your lids (the same shade used to contour).
Dip your liner brush into an olive-grey cream color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Matte in Trooper. Sweep along your upper lash lines and wing outward. Apply this color along your lower lash lines.
Add a voluminous pair of tapered lashes to make your eyes pop.

Lips:

Line your lips with a berry-toned lip liner, like Charlotte Tilbury Lip Cheat in Berry Naughty.
Fill in lips with a dusty aubergine shade like Anastasia Beverly Hills Liquid Lipstick in Trust Issues for lips that pop.

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Look #4: [Insert family title] Shark

Will Baby Shark-themed anything ever stop trending? The short answer: No. Pinkfong’s infectious song and YouTube video now boasts over six billion views and continues to climb. Plus, Nickelodeon recently announced it’s brand-new animated preschool series, “Baby Shark’s Big Show!” This year, dress up as Baby, Mommy, Daddy, Grandma or Grandpa Shark (get the whole family involved!) with fish-inspired makeup and an undersea Zoom background.

What You’ll Need:

· White cream color with a metallic finish

· Grey cream color with a metallic finish

· Electric blue cream color with a metallic finish

· Bright white loose glitter

· Clear gloss

· Spiky false lashes

Eyes:

With a flat brush, apply a shimmery white shade like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Metallic in Glacier to your eyelids.
Dip your flat brush into a glitter adhesive, then pick up a white and silver glitter, like Lit Cosmetics Lit Glitter in Porcelain. Gently pat the sparkles onto your lids.
Curl your lashes, apply mascara, then pop on some pointy falsies to mimic shark teeth.
Dip your liner brush into an electric blue cream color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Metallic in Fireworks. Apply the metallic shade to your lower lash lines and smoke out the color by gently blending.

Face:

Above one of your brows, create a shark outline with your liner brush and a metallic grey color, like Danessa Myricks Beauty ColorFix 24-Hour Cream Color Metallic in Odyssey.
Add a fresh-from-the-ocean glow to skin with a clear highlighting gloss, like Becca Cosmetics Zero Face & Lip Glass Highlighter. Use the doe-foot applicator to add a wet sheen to the high points of your face, including on top of cheekbones, nose bridge, Cupid’s bow and underneath brow bones.