Hey guys. Welcome to October. Halloween is round the corner and I have a makeup look to inspire you this season. This is my first Halloween look ever, I have never tried creating one before, so I am proud to say this ‘grumpy old troll look’ is all mine. I created this look to inspire anyone who might need a makeup idea for Halloween and I am looking forward to creating many more Halloween makeup looks, and sharing them on the blog, so watch this space.
I achieved this look using my regular makeup products, which are mentioned and pictured below, as well as FreshLook ColorBlends contact lenses in Gemstone Green courtesy of Vision Direct.
Products/Steps Taken
To get the Grumpy Old Troll look for Halloween, I started off with a clean, moisturised face, I applied a bit of The Body Shop Instablur with my fingers to prep and prime my face and get it ready for the many colours about to come. I applied some Marykay medium coverage foundation in Bronze 504 using a Marykay flat foundation brush to even out my skin tone.
Then, I applied a whole lot of MAC Cosmetics Pro Longwear Concealer in NW15 (which is a shade lighter) using a MAC concealer brush for a white effect.
Next, I created black and thick looking eyebrows using a Rimmel dark brown brow pencil to line the brows, The Body Shop Brow and Liner kit in Brunette and Brown shade to fill out the brows and a Rimmel Exaggerate black eyeliner to paint the brows black.
I tidied up the eyebrows using a Revlon brush with a bit of concealer to get rid of any excesses at the edges, I lined my eyes with a black Rimmel Soft Khol Kajal Eye Pencil, and applied MAC Greensmoke (a green smoky shade) and Electric Eel eyeshadows (a shimmering blue shade) with an angled shading MAC brush and blended both colours together with a MAC tapered blending brush.
Next, I lined my eyes with a black Rimmel Exaggerate eye liner, and added an exaggerated flick.
Next, I applied some more MAC Greensmoke eyeshadow underneath my lower eyelashes for a more dramatic effect, dabbed some Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation in NW45 all over the face with a The Body Shop powder blush, applied a MAC lip primer to smoothen the lips, and then shaded the lips all over with a Rimmel black lip pencil. The lips were also lined downward for a grumpy look.
Next, to contour and highlight, I applied a MAC Swiss Chocolate powder blush to my cheekbones for some definition, and The Body Shop Baked To Last Bronzer in a bronze shade: warm glow just above my cheekbones, under my eyebrows, down my nose and my chin for a healthy glow.
Then I put in my ColorBlends Gemstone Green contact lenses and applied several coats of Rimmel Extra WOW Lash Extreme Black mascara to both upper and lower lashes.
Finally, I decided to step the look up a bit and added some more of the MAC Greensmoke eyeshadow underneath my right eye and lined the edges with a MAC Carbon eyeshadow.
I will recommend this Grumpy Old Troll Halloween Makeup to anyone wanting a quick, easy and dramatic look for Halloween.
What do you think of this look? Do you have any Halloween looks planned already? Drop me a comment, let’s chat.
*This is a collaborative post.
October is my favourite month. My birthday & Halloween! Great tutorial – Super easy & quick x
Thanks Sabina.
oh damn thats scary lol, I am not big on halloween but I do love your makeup
Thanks Miranda.
Hahahaha very cray cray! Nice one
Lol….I know.
Wow scary. I am not a fan of Halloween but I must say you have done great with the make up. Well done.
Thanks Osime.
Wow! That is amazing, you really remind me of Rihanna in that last piccie.
Thank you.
Great work. Fantastic tips. You’ve got it going on. Well done!
Thanks Evelyn.
work of art Stella, but don’t scare your kids too much 😀
I will try not to Kathleen, lol..
Uh…..Scray.. dont want to see what you will change into next….
Lol…That was the look I was going for.
Great tips here. Halloween is so fun x
I know. Can’t wait.
Great look, I can’t wait for Halloween. I’m already looking for my make-up look
Halloween is so much fun. Can’t wait.
You have a great skin under there. Well done on your creation. Love you girl.
Mojisola
Thanks Moji. Your comments make my day.
Looks like a super easy Halloween tutorial so thanks 🙂
Michelle x
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Thank you for reading.
Can i hire you to come round to mine and do my make up for Halloween please?
Yes pls, lol….
I love halloween but i’m never good at doing this kind of make up on myself but you’ve made this one look super easy. You never know I might give it a go.x
Yea give it a go. You never know.
Halloween is catching on in Nigeria now although many would argue it shouldn’t be celebrated here but we do hav quite a cosmopolitan mix with a lot foreigners living here now.Thanks for d tips … ! U make a very Beautiful troll tho.
Thanks Amaka.
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