Make Your Halloween Makeup Stay The Night

With the wrong Halloween makeup, your
witch costume can become a melting witch
costume by the end of the night. Makeup that
stays put is imperative in pulling off the
ultimate ensemble. Here are some tips to help
your getup last through all the festivities.
Makeup stays longer on hydrated skin. Be sure
not to slack on your moisturizer and eye
cream.
Use professional stage makeup. "Usually over-
the-counter makeup lines are called washable
cream makeup, and they will smear and rub
off," says Dominic Cruz, Education Director at
Kryolan. If you don't have access to cake
makeup, he recommends setting your look
with powder.
Choose a long-wearing or waterproof
concealer, like Maybelline Cover Stick
Waterproof Concealer ($5).
Use an eye shadow base or primer, like
L'Oreal De-Crease Eyeshadow base ($9).
Curl lashes, and use a waterproof mascara if
your costume includes it. If you need to wear
false lashes, bring extras and glue for any
touch-ups.
If your disguise requires flushed cheeks, layer
more than one kind of blush (powder, gel,
stain) to make the color last longer.
Use a long-wearing eye pencil on brows
instead of brow pencil. Also use it for fake
moles or freckles (that means you, Marilyn).
If you need to create the illusion of big lips,
use concealer all over your lips before
applying either liner or lip stain and then
lipstick. If you need to tweak the shape, use a
reverse lip liner.