Makeup Tricks AND Treats for Halloween Hotties

Kick your costume up a notch with Halloween makeup

From the LifeMinute Team

October 17, 2014

Whether you go spooky or go glam, go big or go home when it comes to your Halloween makeup this year. Beauty and Lifestyle Expert Melissa Foss says no costume is complete without a cosmetics motif, and the trick to having fun with it has everything to do with preparation.

Odds are, you have the ultimate beauty tool in your bathroom and you don't even know it. Just ask yourself what's 100% cotton and perfect for contouring, highlighting and more? Q-tips! They're not just for swabbing ears anymore. Q-tips Cotton Swabs and Q-tips Precision Tips Cotton Swabs are perfect for "creating...precise red lips, blending shadows and even correcting mistakes," says Melissa. Get inspired by some ambitious Halloween makeup looks by checking out Q-tips' Instagram feed using the hashtag #BeautyQtips.

As for the actual makeup itself, the NYC New York Color Midnight Beauty collection was designed to be Halloween-friendly, in a range of vivid colors priced so as not to break the bank. "In fact, they start at just $1.99 -- you really can't beat that," says Melissa, who's a fan of their sky-high volume mascara, pigment-packed shadows and lipsticks and never-chip nail color. "They can bring out your wild side," she adds, "You can use them on Halloween and then you can put them back the next morning, or some of these colors you can wear year-round. So, a total steal."

And to really polish up your Halloween look, get your nails in on the act with Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Stickers in Foil, 3-D or Lace. "I'm actually wearing the lace version," shares Melissa, "And I think they look a lot like a spider web, so that kind of puts me in the Halloween spirit." Just peel the stickers off, put them on each individual nail, shape them with manicure scissors and then seal them with a clear coat of polish. You get 18 per package for just $6.99. Melissa adds, "When you're done, you can just peel it off. No nail polish remover, you can do it wherever."

Speaking of removing your Halloween look, St. Ives just recently conducted a survey that revealed 73% of women in their 20s feel better about their day after they exfoliate their skin, so that's why, for the second year in a row, St. Ives is declaring the day after Halloween as National Scrub Off Day. Melissa explains, "So while it's exciting becoming someone else, you want to get back to yourself and look great, so they're offering five different scrubs. They all have 100% natural exfoliants, and they have an exfoliation meter on the back so you can go from Gentle, Moderate or Deep." You can learn more at @StIvesSkin #ScrubOff. Happy Halloween!

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