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Who wouldn’t want to be a mermaid — not just for Halloween, but in life?! This costume can be done in its simplest form with makeup and a little beach wave, or decked out to the nines, depending on how much you want to put into it. The good news here is that this makeup tutorial can be the foundation for a simple sparkling tube dress or to a handmade fin skirt topped off with sand-covered pasties as your top…! Either way, you can totally transform into a mysterious sea creature in less than an hour!
All you need is this makeup tutorial, a brightly colored wig, sea shells for your hair and a piece of fishnet to use as a stencil to create scales. Follow along to see how it’s done. And be sure to check out our other Halloween Makeup tutorials for more beauty inspiration.
for your base so you have a barrier of your normal makeup between the stage makeup just in case there are any sensitivities.
Cosmic Blue and Turquoise to your cheeks for a fun effect.
($28) with a face brush to set the makeup. Stipple the brush onto your face — do not slide the brush.
10. Apply a set of sparkly false eyelashes. You can find at your local drugstore.
11. For your lips, brush on an orchid type of purple gloss likeL’Oreal Colour Riche Lip Color in Purple Prelude($5).
As you can see, this is a basic tutorial that can be taken to other levels with a little improvisation. Add some scales to your body and top it off with glitter to take it even farther.
If you choose this as your costume, send photos of your interpretation and styling. We would LOVE to see them here in the comments below.
