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Cute & Easy Halloween Makeup Tutorials You Can Pull Off at the Last Minute

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at BU chapter.

Makeup tutorials can sometimes be more difficult than expected– especially trickier makeup for Halloween. Here are a few hand-picked tutorials that will spruce up your Halloween costume, and won’t cause you extra stress! 

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Minnie Mouse 


Beauty blogger teanabeauty_xo offers makeup, hair and an outfit idea that puts a little twist on the original Minnie Mouse costume. This look is very easy to achieve— only basic makeup and hair skills are necessary.  

Mermaid 


MakeupByAlli shows you how to achieve a glamorous look that’s perfect for sprucing up a mermaid costume. The makeup is more advanced, but does not require a lot of precision. This is a look that would be easy to alter according to your individual style and color preferences.  

Cat 


This tutorial by the Beautie and the Blondie takes a basic Halloween costume and makes it way cuter and more fun. The makeup goes beyond the nose and whiskers, but is not so advanced that you’ll end up frustrated. 

Skeleton 


If you’re looking for a more advanced look, try out this sugar skull-inspired makeup tutorial. This look requires more artistic abilities rather than makeup abilities. Although it is a full-face look, it does not require any heavy costume makeup that could cause breakouts. 

Tinker Bell 


This look (and video) are much more elaborate, but since all you really need to be Tinker Bell is a green dress and some wings, this look will help take your costume to the next level! There is a lot of makeup involved, but the techniques used are easy for beginners.   
Olivia Shur is a student at Boston University. She enjoys food, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and watching cat videos when she really should be studying. She is a PR major in the College of Communication.
Summer is a Boston University graduate ('15) that received a BS in Journalism with a concentration in magazine journalism. Her interests include editorial design and lifestyle, fashion, and beauty content, as she aspires to be a fashion magazine writer and editor. She is currently a fashion and beauty writer for Bustle.com and previously served as a Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Boston University. Summer likes to think of herself as a lipstick enthusiast and smoothie connoisseur, so when she isn't writing for Bustle, you could probably find her sipping on a strawberry-banana smoothie and planning her next purchases at Sephora. Follow Summer on Twitter @SummerArlexis