Our Fave Blogger Looks From Halloween 2016

Shaaanxo — Zombie Makeup Addict

If you’re a regular Instagram addict then you surely spotted the ‘baddie‘ trend of 2016. Consisting of ‘on-fleek’ makeup, complete with sharp contouring and bright highlighting, Insta baddies are known for wearing ‘sports luxe’ brands like Adidas and are definitely the type to sport a dangly pom-pom statement earring. Now that you’ve got someone in mind (don’t deny it!), peep NZ beauty queen Shaaanxo’s insane interpretation of the trend.

To give her baddie look an infected zombie edge, Shannon has repurposed an old makeup sponge and adhered it to her chin with some liquid latex. This easy-to-use SFX tool is key if you’re wanting to give the effect of wounds or dripping skin–keep an eye out for our tutorial using liquid latex in the lead up to the big night! Dabbling some green and yellow around the wound gives Shannon’s look a festering feel. She’s also kept up the baddie theme with unblended contour and highlight–after all, zombie Shan has probably been more preoccupied with her decaying flesh rather than buffing out her base.

Chrisspy — Gangster Clown

With the remake of Stephen King’s “It” hitting cinemas recently, we’re convinced clowns will be downright everywhere this Halloween–and those of us with clown phobias will be staying firmly indoors as a result. If you don’t want to go for the traditional white face and red cheeks combo, though, this tutorial from mega-babe Chrisspy might be the one for you. It’s simple, sultry and has that scary edge without any blood or gore.

Create Chrisspy’s look by starting ultra-simple–do your makeup like it’s any other day, buffing out a natural layer of foundation and defining the eyes and brows. Once you’ve applied the glam face of your choosing, it’s time to add in the gangster clown elements. With a grey or black shadow, begin to carve out the designs, including a heart around the eye and a mask-like section over the lip area. You can add depth to this by working in other colours and blending out, building up the pigment as desired. Then, simply pop on some vampy red lipstick and you’re good to go–it’s honestly that simple.

Glam & Gore — Dark Fairy

Glam & Gore, AKA Mykie, is the queen of SFX on YouTube for a reason–she’s innovative, on-trend, and definitely knows her stuff. She’s created some of the most skilful, spooky Halloween tutorials throughout the years using her enviable expertise, but we’ve got to pick out 2016’s Dark Fairy look as (one) winner. This look might seem a little intimidating for the average gal or guy trying to amp up their Halloween look, but we promise you’ll be able to recreate it with some dedication and patience.

The focus of this look are the fairy’s eyes, which are covered with a layer of dripping skin (ew?!). Grab out your handy liquid latex again to create these, adding in some cotton wool to give the pieces of ‘skin’ thickness. Then, it’s just a matter of painting your entire body in whichever fairy-like colours you think will work, and overdosing on the glitter. You can totally mimic this look without the creepy eye area, too–replace the hollowed-out sockets with a different coloured contact and a glittery cut crease eye look.

There you have it–our fave Halloween blogger looks from 2016. We’re so excited to see the creative makeup ideas they come up with this year–stay tuned for a wrap up when it’s all over!