Let Lili Reinhart’s incredible Halloween makeup looks inspire your last-minute costume
Lili Reinhart is a woman of many talents. We all know she’s a great actress (proven by her roles in Riverdale and Hustlers), plus she has an eye for fashion and a knack for poetry. But one of Reinhart’s lesser-known gifts surprised us. She’s a pro at special effects and Halloween makeup.
The 23-year-old often wears minimal makeup on red carpets and in her day-to-day life, but it turns out, she loves experimenting with bold looks in her free time—so bold that she’s basically unrecognizable. From the Queen of Hearts to David Bowie to Jessica Rabbit, Reinhart has transformed herself into tons of different characters—some actually scary, all scary-good. Makeup school was even her backup plan if she ever decided to give up on a career in acting.
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We did some digging into her Instagram archives, and the actress has documented many of these impressive looks online. Some of her transformations are harder to replicate than others, but all of them are Halloween makeup goals. As the holiday creeps closer, we’re turning to Reinhart for our Halloween costume inspo. Check out our favorites special effects makeup by Reinhart below.
1David Bowie
Bowie inspired Halloween makeup. ✨
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 30, 2016 at 2:47pm PDT
Who knew Lili looked so good as a redhead?
2Frostbitten
Frostbite #specialeffectsmakeup in honor of this cold ass weather lately.
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Jan 9, 2015 at 3:36pm PST
Looking at those raw patches of skin makes us uneasy, but the icicles on her lashes and brows are actually kinda pretty.
3Torn face
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 31, 2014 at 2:34pm PDT
Has the right side of her face (and right eye) been taken over by a zombie? Whatever’s going on, we’re into it.
4Creepy clown
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 28, 2015 at 6:27pm PDT
Lili who?
5Pop art girl
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 18, 2014 at 4:35pm PDT
This Halloween costume idea is so doable for a last-minute event.
6Cracked mirror
Cracked mirror. #halloweenmakeup
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 18, 2014 at 3:33pm PDT
We love this idea, but will we get seven years of bad luck for pretending to be a broken mirror?
7Queen of the Underworld
Queen of the Underworld. #halloweenmakeup
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 10, 2014 at 5:06pm PDT
This look actually scares us, and now we can’t unsee Lili as a demon.
8Creepy doll
Creepy doll look. #halloweenmakeup
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 28, 2013 at 3:41pm PDT
False lashes glued under her eyes? Genius.
9Marilyn Monroe black and white portrait
Marilyn Monroe black and white portrait. #specialeffectsmakeup #facepaint #nofilter
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Aug 10, 2015 at 5:10pm PDT
This is such a creative take on the typical Marilyn Monroe Halloween costume.
10Superwoman comic
Here's to the real life superheroes who have fought for America. We salute you 🇺🇸
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on May 30, 2016 at 5:47pm PDT
Lili to the rescue!
11The Queen of Hearts
The queen of hearts #halloweenmakeup
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Sep 25, 2015 at 5:09pm PDT
Lili is the queen of our hearts in this getup.
12Pop art zombie
Pop-Art zombie #halloweenmakeup
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Oct 26, 2015 at 3:18pm PDT
Again with the creative pop art!
13Jessica Rabbit
My very animated/drag queeny Jessica Rabbit.
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Dec 5, 2014 at 6:41pm PST
Lili got a lot of good use out of this red wig.
14Harley Quinn
"We're bad guys... it's what we do" 💋 #harleyquinn
A post shared by Lili Reinhart (@lilireinhart) on Jul 31, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT
There’s nothing rotten about this look.
Now, we’re off to decide between these 14 amazing Halloween costume ideas. Thanks, Lili!