Halloween Beauty

HALLOWEEN BEAUTY

First off, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! As I’m sure you’re already aware of, I got my costumes up at the beginning of the month if you care to revisit the Rocky Horror Columbia costume and the MAC x Rocky Horror Collection posts. Halloween is a holiday I enjoy, despite not always celebrating it in the way I would like to. The one way I do observe the season is through my makeup. There is no shortages of halloweenie beauty products launched each year. From the Melt x Beetlejuice collab to the previously mentioned MAC x Rocky Horror collection. Here are a few halloween beauty products I’m loving this year. 

HALLOWEEN MAKEUP

My undying devotion to is still going strong. NARS nailed it with this almost black but with a wine tint velvet matte lip pencil. I’ve also been enjoying this eyeshadow collab from My Pretty Zombie x The Witchery. I combine it with Lise Watier’s Metamorfix to create a liquid eyeliner. Around this time of year I stock up on ridiculous eyelashes as well, they always seem to come in handy when you least expect it.

lashes – Shoppers Drugmart // // eyeshadow – My Pretty Zombie x The Witchery available here // Candy Corn necklace c/o my sister

HALLOWEEN FRAGRANCE

Haute Macabre oils in As Above, So Below (both sold out but will be available again later this year) and Haute Macabre x Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

Secondly, the special edition oils from Haute Macabre are an olfactory dream. My favourite is definitely So Below which has a muskier, mysterious smell but I do enjoy layering all three in different variations just so I know that I’ll leave a unique trail of scent wherever I go. 

HALLOWEEN NAILS

My favourite part of Halloween, aside from the cheesy cartoons I get nostalgic for (It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown! anyone?) would definitely be the cosmetics that become available. While black lipstick isn’t exactly practical, I love knowing it’s an option. This year, I’m super excited about the – if I hadn’t already let it be known how much I love Charlie Brown.

SECOND: nail polishes – c/o in To Be or Not To Beagle, Good Grief!, and Who Are You Calling Bossy?!? mini bottles with bonus sticker art.

HALLOWEEN BEAUTY

Lastly, if you’re spending the night in here’s my movie list of not-so-scary Halloween specials. Hint: the 60s claymation movie I watched for the first time last year is a total winner. Check out the trailer for Mad Monster Party. Or watch my YouTube video about growing up in the haunted Firkins House (now in Fort Edmonton.)

Are there any Halloween beauty products you’ve been stoked about?

photographs - sandy joe karpetz