Scare tactics

If you’re looking to go all out this Halloween, here’s a step-by-step guide to achieving the right look.

Take a pea size quantity of primer and blend it evenly on the face.

Dab concealer onto the under eye.

Apply foundation onto your face using the stippling brush.

Apply finish powder on the hollow of your cheeks and contour giving a sharp cut appearance. Repeat on the sides of the nose.

Using a concealer brush, apply eye mousse over the eyelid to absorb excess oil.

Apply and blend greyish white eye shadow as the base on the eyelid and lower lash line.

Apply a light pink eye-shadow on the crease and blend evenly with a blending brush.

Using the eye shadow brush, apply brown eye-shadow on the brow bone.

Create wings on the outer V of the eyes using black eye-liner.

To give it a Halloween look, create drama through artistic curves. Use a dark blue eye pencil and create a curve at the centre of the lower lash line for a darker tone. Use a black eye pencil to fill in the eyebrows and extend the inner ends for a clown curve upwards.

Using a smudge brush, apply and blend eyebrows with shades of brown and nude.

For a finer appearance of the eyes, apply volumising mascara.

Apply finish powder on the face to hold the make-up and leave a natural finish. A powder brush works best to achieve this even finish.

Outline lips with pinkish beige lip pencil and border it with dark blue eye pencil. Smudge the outline and border for an even finish.

Fill in the area of the lips with brown lipstick and top it with greenish mustard eye shadow.

The writer is a make-up artist.