8 Halloween Makeup & Face-Paint Kits to Complete All Your Costumes From Chilling to Cute
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Spooky season is calling, and if you’re planning on hosting or attending a Halloween party this year, thinking up a popular costume is only the start. Besides deciding between a Barbie costume or musician costume, crafting your makeup look is just as essential.
The best Halloween makeup and face-paint kits will allow you to complete you outfit no matter if you’re going for scary, creepy or full-on glam. Investing in a quality kit will not only spare your new beauty products from running out (especially if it’s a full-body look you’re going for), but can spare your skin from any irritation as well.
Rather than scouring the Internet for the perfect kit, we put together a list of reviewer-loved makeup and face-paint kits from Amazon, Walmart and Spirit Halloween that will help you create a look worthy of winning any costume contest.
Keep reading to shop our picks.
Buy: UCANBE Face & Body Paint Oil $8.99
Give your face and body a colorful makeover using this palette that’s on sale for less than $10. It comes with 15 common shades to paint up everything from an adorable deer to a killer clown. Each square of paint is also made from hypoallergenic and non-toxic materials to help prevent skin irritation.
Buy: Wismee SFX Makeup Kit $26.99
This all-inclusive kit comes with dark tones for those looking to achieve a vampire or zombie costume. It comes with a palette of oil-based face paints made from hypoallergenic ingredients. And, if you want an especially gory look, you can use the scar wax, fake blood and 10 brushes to craft a scar, gash and more.
Dressing up as a fairy or disco dancer? This palette features six bold shadows you can mix, blend and build or use to craft designs on your face.
Buy: UCANBE Face Body Paint Set $17.99
Use this face and body paint set to transform yourself into everything from a ghost, monster, witch and more. It comes with a set of brushes to assist in painting even the smallest details, so that when friends check out your complete costume they’ll be questioning if it’s real or not.
Buy: JOYIN Halloween Makeup Set $11.99
More advanced makeup users may want to consider this makeup set as it not only comes with a palette of face paints, but a mix of prosthetics, skin-friendly glue, fake blood and more to paint up some gorey looks.
Embrace the undead and use this makeup kit to create a bold Beetlejuice look inspired by the characters from the movie. It includes a palette of green, pink and black, lipstick, eyeliner, face paints and more. Don’t be surprised when your friends start saying “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!”
Buy: BOBISUKA Black White Red Face Paint $9.99
Keep things simple with just three face paint shades using this trio kit that includes black, red and white face paint along with a brush and sponges. Now you can transform into a clown, the joker and more with just a flick of your wrist.
Fans of The Conjuring series will appreciate this kit as it aims to help craft the perfect Annabelle look. Using the included palette, eyelashes, lipstick, face paint and eyeliner, you can craft a spooky doll look that’ll most likely have people looking away in fright.
Don’t just stop at your face! Adding some press-on nails will provide those final finishing touches. Check out these bloody, bat-themed and spiderweb designs to help inspire you.
For more product recommendations, check out our roundups of the best couples costumes, Halloween movies sale and how to watch Halloween.
Rylee Johnston
Billboard