Turn Into a Pumpkin This Halloween With These 23 Easy Tutorials

If you've been scouring the internet for Halloween makeup tutorials and just can't seem to find The One, I've got an idea for ya: a pumpkin makeup look. Think about it! With the orange and black colors, a carved pumpkin is so quintessentially Halloween that it's basically the mascot and would make for the ultimate classic costume. But if you're like, meh, classic = boring, I've got 23 unique pumpkin makeup tutorials below that'll convince you otherwise. Smashed squash, glam gourds, rotting pumpkins—we've got 'em all here to inspire your costume for this year. So start scrolling and carve out some time in your sched to try out these pumpkin makeup tutorials before the big day (er, big night) arrives.

How do you do pumpkin makeup?

Creating a pumpkin makeup is seriously so simple, y'all, but you do need a few signature details to really sell it. Although costume makeup will give you the best results, your everyday products, like cream eyeshadow and a good eyeliner could work, too. Start with an orange base, then draw black triangles around your eyes and nose. Next, add a few vertical lines with a darker orange or black to create the ribs and create the curved shape of a pumpkin. To finish the look with the classic toothy grin of a jack-o'-lantern, extend the corners of your lips with your black color and space out a few square shapes along your mouth.

Now that you've got the basics down, add a little ~pizzazz~ to your pumpkin makeup with one of the 23 interpretations below.

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