The image of a witch is loved by many girls. It fits well into the holiday concept and allows you to realize bold ideas. You can choose the image of an ancient old woman with a hooked nose, or you can become a fatal, mysterious beauty that can turn anyone’s head. Before applying makeup and choosing suitable accessories, you should decide what kind of witch you want to become, and then move on to realizing your idea.
Below you will find ideas for inspiration and creating a witch makeup for Halloween, as well as useful tips, photos and videos.
Oichi - Tifa Lockhart
Sometimes cosplayers stylize a famous image for a specific holiday. Thus, Oichi reincarnated as Tifa Lockhart from the remake of Final Fantasy VII, in which the features of a sexy witch are visible.
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Step-by-step execution of Baba Yaga's Halloween makeup
Don’t be afraid to embody this image because “aging” your skin seems like a complicated process. This is easy to do, following the scheme described below:
- Apply a tone that is several shades lighter than your natural skin color. Then powder your skin;
- take a thin brush and use brown-gray shadows to draw wrinkles near the nasolabial folds. Using the same colors, draw “bags” under the eyes;
- Wrinkle your forehead and move your eyebrows: draw the resulting folds with shadows;
- Draw a downward arrow with brown shadows - this will “lower” the eyes. Draw the outline of the lips in the same way - their corners should be lowered;
- line your eyes with red shadows - this will create the effect of “tired” eyes;
- Take a wider brush and apply brown shadows to the wings of the nose from the nostrils to create the effect of a hooked nose. Apply shadows in the shape of a triangle to the chin, blend to make the chin visually sharper;
- Apply white eyeshadow to your eyebrows and eyelashes, and foundation to your lips.
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If you want to make complex makeup, you can build a false nose from theatrical wax or papier-mâché. Also, for the image of Baba Yaga for Halloween, you can make warts from PVA glue and flour with the addition of cocoa so that they look more natural.
Video: step-by-step makeup to create the look of Baba Yaga for Halloween.
Ilona Bugaeva - Morticia
And some images fit the Halloween theme without additional attributes. For example, Morticia from The Addams Family. Her cosplay was made by Ilona Bugaeva, also known as Sladkoslava. Photographer: Kristina Chernigovskaya.
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What you need for DIY Halloween witch makeup at home
If you want to create a spectacular witch makeup for Halloween and at the same time support the theme of Russian folklore, then take a closer look at the image of Baba Yaga . Do not forget that she is a lady of respectable age, so the main principle in this makeup is “aging” the skin . Theatrical makeup will cope with this task, but if it is not possible to purchase it, you can do everything using ordinary cosmetics.
To create the image of Baba Yaga for Halloween you will need:
- foundation;
- powder;
- shades of brown, gray, red, white.
Making a Baba Yaga costume for Halloween is not difficult: her appearance is not particularly neat. Take a long old skirt or dress that can be torn or stained. Put a scarf on your head, from under which the strands will stick out. You can color them with white chalk to create a gray effect.
Alena Kucheruk - Morrigan
Alena is better known as an excellent cosplay photographer. But sometimes the girl herself acts as a model. Recently she brought to life the image of the succubus Morrigan from the forgotten Darkstalkers series. Photographer: Kira Winter.
The image of the fatal witch for Halloween - step-by-step instructions
A witch does not have to be old and scary; she can also be a fatal beauty, captivating at first sight. Below are step-by-step instructions for implementing the fatal witch makeup for Halloween:
- The skin of such a witch should be perfect and very pale. Apply foundation to your face, then a light shade. Use concealers to mask all skin imperfections and secure the result with loose powder.
- Apply dark blush to your temples, upper forehead and cheekbones.
- For eye makeup, use bright shadows and liquid eyeliner. You can use glitter and rhinestones.
- Using liquid eyeliner, you can draw a spider web near the outer corner of the eye.
- To embody this look, be sure to use false eyelashes that need to be glued to the upper eyelid.
- Apply lipstick in bright red or plum or burgundy shades to your lips. You can draw a fly above the lip to add more attractiveness to the image.
Video: makeup and hair steps to create a fatal witch look for Halloween.
In addition to makeup, you can complement the image of the fatal witch with a pointed black hat, a dress with a corset or a long robe. Use your imagination and you can charm all your guests.
Zhenya Zhuk - female version of Chucky
It's hard to find a male character who doesn't already have a femme version in cosplay. But some images manage to surprise even today. So, Zhenya Zhuk showed us the female version of the Chucky doll from the film “Child’s Play.” Photographer: Dmitry Melikhov.
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To sew a double-sided raincoat you needed:
- Red satin - 4 meters (4×1.5)
- Black satin - 4 meters (4×1.5)
- Nonwoven
- Satin ribbon for ties
The pattern of the raincoat can be adjusted depending on the desired length. The width of fabric in stores is usually 1.4 m and 1.5 m (I have two pieces of fabric 1.5 m wide and 4 m long). I sewed a reversible raincoat, designed for tall people. I cut it according to my own pattern, based on the size of the fabric:
We cut each section in half and sew it together (the dotted line means “Sew” in the drawing), we get two parts three meters wide. Cut it out as shown in the drawing. Using an iron, we glue the necks of the parts with non-woven material to prevent the collar from stretching.
We sew everything together along the edge (front side to front side) except the neckline. Turn it inside out and sew a finishing stitch along the edge to secure it. The double-sided cape is ready, let's move on to the hood.
It is relatively large; in films, all sorts of sorcerers and magicians usually wear such hoods.
I think that the most interesting thing about a raincoat is the hood (I haven’t found such a sewing method on the Internet yet). The method is convenient in that the hood can be sewn without a pattern, relying only on scraps after sewing the cape. From the “triangle scraps” that remained after cutting out the details of the cape we will sew the hood.
First we sew red with red and black with black (line 1 in the photo below). Then connect the red and black parts along line 2. We slightly round (cut) along line 3.
We gather the hood along line 3 to a size equal to the neck of the cape. Line 3 is the line along which the hood is sewn to the cape. Thanks to this design, the hood is ideally shaped, i.e. voluminous at the back and sides.
Sew on the satin ribbon ties and the reversible raincoat is ready!
The cloak-cape has a simple, loose cut; it is quite often used in creating children's New Year's costumes (prince, musketeer, Koshchei the Immortal, and many others). In addition, this model is great for sewing raincoats, as well as festive capes and overlins. You can not only buy such a wardrobe item, but also sew it yourself. In this article you will find a simple pattern for creating a cape, which is made with a hood, as well as detailed recommendations for sewing it.
Choosing the image of a witch for girls
Classics are always beyond competition. Don't like experiments, stick to proven solutions? Choose a costume for an ordinary witch in the best traditions of this image. This is a must-have black long dress, a robe or long cape, a broom and a hat. Such a witch will not surprise, but it will definitely attract attention.
- If on Halloween you are determined to try on the image of a scary witch like Baba Yaga from a fairy tale, then you will have to forget about beautiful makeup and black lace. Everything should be as natural as possible: gray hair, rags, a hooked nose and warts, a predatory, evil look and a broom.
- Create the image of an evil witch from a fairy tale from old clothes from “grandmother’s chest.” A long skirt, vest and knitted sweater, moth-eaten in places, will do. If this is a forest witch, add some “forest” accessories, for example, dry branches, berries, leaves. The image of the evil swamp witch should be complemented by mud, frogs, snakes, leeches and other “amenities”. The props are sold in themed stores; it’s easy to make some elements yourself.
- For a girl prone to romance, the ideal image is a gothic witch. A long narrow black dress, beautiful above-the-elbow gloves made of black lace, a pale face under a veil, folds of a robe and a luxurious dark satin collar - in this outfit you will become a gothic party queen!
- Fashionable perky witch. The image is suitable for both a child and an adult girl. A cheerful and not at all evil witch can be in a bright short dress, with colorful combinations of colors, and a magic wand instead of a broom. Such a witch will not scare, but rather will cheer up those around her.
