With Halloween just around the corner, it's time to start planning. Sure, there is the food for the party to think about, along with decorations, and all that candy that's needed for trick-or-treaters, but let's not forget the most important element of the holiday — choosing the costume and nailing the perfect Halloween makeup look. Whether you're going to a Halloween party or just hanging out with friends, it's time to grab the colorful eye shadow, liquid eyeliner, false lashes, and setting spray, and put together the perfect creepy look to accentuate the eyes.
Sure, you could opt for the simple Halloween eye makeup option and draw a stitched-up scar, maybe some blood dripping down and some spiderwebs around the eyes, or you could attempt to really step it up a notch.
The hardest part is coming up with inspiration for new ideas. And we're here to help — whether it's transforming one of the tried-and-true Halloween eyeliner classics or creating an eye-catching work of art.
Some of these are easy Halloween eye makeup looks that just require an extra couple of minutes of effort, while others will require an artistic friend with a steady hand. Either way, it's definitely worth having a look through some of these spectacular Halloween eye shadow looks for ideas.
Bat Wing Eyeliner
Line the upper and lower lash line with black liquid eyeliner, then create a wing that looks like a bat's wing!
Ghost Eyeliner
Create a basic wing with black eyeliner, then use white eyeliner to draw in a ghost for this simple Halloween eye makeup look.
Creepy Clown
Use black eyeliner and draw vertical lines out from the center of your eyes — then add red eye shadow circles on the cheeks. Smudge pencil eyeliner on the upper lash line and lower lash line for a grungier look.
Jack-O-Lantern Eye Shadow
With just black and orange eye shadow, you can create this creepy jack-o-lantern look. Use black eyeliner to add detail to the eyes and mouth.
Vampire Smoky Eye
Red eye shadow and black eyeliner complete this easy Halloween eye makeup look. finish things off with a black lip liner and red lipstick.
Candy Corn Eye Shadow
If you don't want to go for a creepy eye makeup look, this glam candy corn eye shadow is perfect.
Sugar Skull Makeup
If you're looking for an easy full-face makeup look, this sugar skull design is simple enough to do on your own.
Jack Skellington Eye Shadow
This look is a little more complicated to pull off, but it's perfect for any The Nightmare Before Christmas fans.
Bloody Winged Eyeliner
This bloody eyeliner is an easy design for anyone who knows how to do a basic wing — just add some blood drips underneath.
Spider Web Eyeliner
Do a classic orange eye shadow look, then use black eyeliner to draw a spider web.
Spooky Graveyard Eye Shadow
This design takes expert-level eye shadow and eyeliner skills, but it's absolutely gorgeous and one-of-a-kind.
Frankenstein Eye Shadow
These Frankenstein stitches are pretty easy to pull off. Do a green cut crease, then add silver and black stitches using eyeliner.
Witch Hat Eye Shadow
Want to look witchy? This green and purple look is gorgeous.
Spider Eyeliner
This super creepy spider look is one you can do with a little bit of black eyeliner and black eye shadow. Use the eye shadow to create shadows — it'll make the look even more realistic!
Caution Tape Eye Shadow
With some red, yellow, and black eyeliner, you can create this bloody caution tape eye makeup look.
Stitches Eyeliner
This is a simpler look for anyone who wants to go creepy (but not complicated).
