There are definitely times when there is a “buy it or else it will sell out” mentality, and I think that is where the pressure is highest.

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Just a really simple look using Hourglass’ Dune Eyeshadow Duo + Cle de Peau #2 Lipgloss!

What was your favorite look you wore this week?

It’s been a really hectic week for me with various crises that I just haven’t found myself doing any full looks that weren’t just testing various products this week (aka looks that actually coordinate, haha).

What was your favorite look you wore recently?

A Temptalia Halloween

Made possible by all of you who submitted your Halloween looks this year! (You can view the full size of the graphic here.)  You can check out all the looks in our Challenge: Halloween tag, in case you missed one!   Thanks for making this year’s Halloween challenge such a smashing success!

Halloween Looks: Jessica, Rebecca, Katie, Stacy

Jessica gets inspired by Cruella de Vil, Rebecca’s daughter goes as the Mad Hatter, Katie tries out a doll-inspired look, and Stacy gets gruesome!

Check out their looks!

Jessica’s Halloween look

JESSICA is 21 years old and is obsessed with makeup–she is a strong supporter of cruelty-free cosmetics.

INSPIRATION: Cruella de Vil from 101 Dalmatians

• BREAKDOWN: Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion, MAC Black Cream Colour Base, Sephora Dinner in Paris Eyeshadow Palette, MAC Heartless Lipstick.

Rebecca’s daughter’s Halloween look

REBECCA lives in West Virginia with her husband and has two kids. She has always liked makeup but has been crazy about it for the past year and a half.

INSPIRATION: Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland–with a girly twist!

• BREAKDOWN: Urban Decay Alice Eyeshadow, NYX Hot Pink Eye Pencil, CoverGirl Lash Blast, MAC Buddy Up Blush, MAC Wonderstruck Lustreglass.

Katie’s Halloween look

KATIE is a college student from Atlanta who has a mild obsession with winged liner. She loves organization, foam mattress toppers, and Diet Dr. Pepper. You can check out her blog!

INSPIRATION: I really wanted to try a cut crease and some false lashes, so I decided on a baby doll look. I unfortunately didn’t get to wear this look anywhere (silly exams), but I hope to improve it for next year’s parties!

• BREAKDOWN: MAC Engraved Powerpoint Eye Pencil, NYX Black Eyeshadow, MAC Vanilla Eyeshadow, MAC On the Hunt Superslick Eyeliner, Ardell #109 Lashes, NYX Taupe Blush, NARS Mata Hari Blush, MAC Dipdown Fluidline, Make Up For Ever #35 Rouge Artist Intense Lipstick.

Stacy’s Halloween look

STACY is from New York City and just graduated from Fordham University in May in Psychology. She has been doing research at Columbia University and wants to be a child and adoelescent psychiatrist.

INSPIRATION: Growing up, I always enjoyed dressing up masculine for halloween. I never liked being the fairy, bride, princess, or any cute, feminine costume what so ever. I always liked being the power ranger, Jason, Freddy, or any “scary” male character. So this year I was inspired by Two face from Batman. I did the joker with a feminine twist by wearing a green corset, purple jeans and a purple tie. IT looked absolutely amazing! I felt with two face I can make it sexy, yet scary at the same time. I always like to think outside the box and not be the typical feminine character.

• BREAKDOWN: MAC Red Pigment, Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Painterly Paint Pot, Make Up For Ever Black Color Palette, MAC Black Tied Eyeshadow, MAC Rated R Eyeshadow, MAC Soft Brown Eyeshadow, MAC Melba Blush, NARS Casino Bronzer, MAC Blankety Lipstick, MAC Lightly Prancing Dazzleglass Creme, Spirit Gum, Duo Eye Lash Glue, Fake Nails (for teeth), Fake Blood

Halloween Looks:  Mad Hatter, Paula, Paula, Soo

Monika’s husband gets dressed up as the Mad Hatter, Paula as a FIERCE! rainbow, Paula goes goth, and Soo goes as a goddess of the night.

Check out their looks!

Monika’s husband’s Halloween look

MONIKA is a beauty blogger with a bit of a “creative flair” as she likes to say. She has a passion for both neutral and dramatic makeup, as well as natural and organic skincare. You can check out her blog here.

INSPIRATION: This look was inspired by Mad Hatter character in the recent Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland movie with some slight changes to accommodate for my husband’s beard and dark hair (we thought of buying a red wig initially, but couldn’t find a good enough one). I wanted the eye make-up to look like splashes of colorful paint on the upper lid and still to blend in with the purple shadow underneath the eye. I’ve also contoured the cheeks and jaw with a plummy blusher mixed in with a bit of a taupe shade. I thought my husband’s bushy eyebrows and strong facial features went really well with the look.

• BREAKDOWN: Coastal Scents 56 Blush & Eyeshadow Palette, Inglot #58 Gel Lipstick.

Paula’s Halloween look

PAULA is 24 years old and lives in Florida. She loves color and creativity, and she finds makeup allows her to enjoy both freely. She’s self-taught and tries to pick up as many techniques as she can along the way!

INSPIRATION: I had no intentions of going out for Halloween. However, Saturday afternoon, my coworker invited me out for the evening, so I literally had two hours to figure something out and get it together! On the way to the beauty supply store, I said to myself that if I found lashes and a wig, I’d be set! There, I found a bunch of colorful Red Cherry Lashes and a lilac Afro wig. I also picked up some colorful, 99-cent jewelry. Remembering this awesome dashiki I had bought a couple of months before, I decided to put it all together and be a rainbow; well, not just any rainbow, but a FIERCE rainbow!

• EYES: Sugarpill Tako, Buttercupcake, Dollipop, Afterparty Eyeshadows, MAC Shock-a-holic Eyeshadow, L’Oreal Carbon Black Felt Tip Eyeliner, Rimmel London Pure White Eye Pencil, Milani Everlast Infinite Liquid Liner, Red Cherry Lashes C201 and C202.
• LIPS: MAC Purple Rite Lipstick, MAC Impassioned Lipstick.
• FACE: Milani Golden Baked Bronzer, MAC Frankly Scarlet Blush, MAC Shock-a-holic Eyeshadow.

Paula’s Halloween look

PAULA is a freshman at UBC Okanagan. She loves makeup and nail art. She usually wears a neutral look, so she thought this would be fun! You can find her YouTube.

INSPIRATION: A gothic look incorporating black clothing, pale skin, sunken cheeks, intense black-based eye look, and blackish red lip.

• EYES: Urban Decay Primer Potion, Bobbi Brown Black Gel Eyeliner, Kat Von D Lucifer Eyeshadow, NYX Red Bean Pie Eyeshadow, Maybelline Natural Smokes Eyeshadow Quad, Maybelline Black Line Stiletto Eyeliner, Revlon Really Red Lipstick.

Soo’s Halloween look

SOO is new to the world of makeup, so she wanted to try out a bold look. You can check out her blog!

INSPIRATION: I wanted a dramatic look for the club this past weekend, so I tried to do that. The NYX contest was about being a ‘goddess of the night’ and I thought of purple being a ‘royal’ sort of color and went with that.

• EYES: Urban Decay Primer Potion, NYX Milk Jumbo Eye Pencil, Urban Decay Psychedelic Sister Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Rockstar Eyeshadow, Lime Crime Siren Eyeshadow, NYX Ocean Breeze Glitter Cream, NYX Oyster Jumbo Eye Pencil, NYX Burgundy Lip Pnecil, NYX Chandelier Lip Gloss, Urban Decay Wicked Cream Highlight, NYX #126 Lashes, Lioele Up & Down Mascara.

Halloween Looks: Ellie, Patty, Vanessa, Heather

Next up, we have Ellie as Juli from Street Fighter, Patty as a devil, Vanessa with a mask inspired by Sylvia Ji’s painting, and Heather with rainbow eyes!

Check out their looks!

Ellie’s Halloween look

ELLIE is a part-time writer, world traveler, and full-time makeup junkie and GLEE addict. You can check out her blog.

INSPIRATION: My friends and I decided to be characters from Street Fighter, and I chose Juli (sans her twin Juni) from Street Fighter Alpha 3.

• BREAKDOWN: Urban Decay Primer Potion, Urban Decay Baked Eyeshadow, Make Up For Ever Turquoise Matte, Urban Decay Goddess Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Shattered Eyeshadow, Maybelline Blackest Black EyeStudio Eyeliner, MAC Zoomblack Mascara, MAC Naked Pigment, Jaguar Luxury Cosmetics #105 False Eyelashes, MAC Magenta Lip Liner, MAC Love Forever Pro Longwear Lip Creme, MAC Hot House Lipglass, NARS Laguna Bronzer, ELF Pink Passion Blush, ELF Golden Bronzer, MAC Sunny by Nature Mineralize Skinfinish.

Patty’s Halloween look

PATTY is an art lover, so makeup is a big part of her life. She loves being part of a pop culture creator group. She started her blog during summer.

INSPIRATION: I went with the concept of having a sexy “She Devil” look that you could take into places where a whole red painted face wouldn’t be so cool. I imagined that she’s a sexy and kinda crazy creature and this is what came out of it. I believe that the red sparkly horns(homemade with cardboard and glitter) add the finishing touch to this creature from hell look

• EYES: MAC Carbon Eyeshadow, Vogue Roxanna Original Look, Red Glitter, Mehron Black Face Paint, Glamour Eyez Red Eyelashes, NYX Black Eyeliner.

Vanessa’s Halloween look

VANESSA is a full-time college student and hopes to have her graduate degree in another year. She runs an Etsy shop where she sells vintage patterns, clothing, and fabric.

INSPIRATION: My inspiration are the Dia de Los Muertos catrina paintings by the artist Sylvia Ji.

• BREAKDOWN: MAC Pure White and Black Black Chromacakes, MAC Carbon, Unreally Blue, Submarine, Contrast, Star By Night, Zingy, and Vellum Eyeshadows, MAC Painterly Paint Pot, L’Oreal HIP Midnight Blue and Teal.
• LIPS:
• FACE:

Heather’s Halloween look

HEATHER is a middle school math instructional coach with nerd tendencies and a love for technology by day — but in her free time, she’s a total fanatic about makeup and nail polish. You can check out her blog!

INSPIRATION: I just really don’t like dressing up for Halloween. However, I’ve always wanted to do rainbow eyeshadow just for fun, and since it was Halloween, what better time to get away with wearing it out of the house?! This look reminds me of those colorful clown wigs or something!

• EYES: NARS Eyeshadow Primer (primer), (from inner corner to outer corner) Red: Sugarpill Love+, Orange: Sugarpill Flamepoint, Yellow: Sugarpill Buttercupcake, Green: Sugarpill Midori & MAC Sassy Grass, Blue: Sugarpill Afterparty & Sugarpill Royal Sugar, Purple: Sugarpill Poison Plum, Sugarpill Dollipop and Tako (highlights), UD 24/7 Zero liner, MAC #42 Lashes, MAC Haute & Naughty mascara.
• LIPS: MAC Heartless Lipstick, MAC Redd lip pencil.
• FACE: MAC Love Joy Mineralized Beauty Powder Blush.

Halloween Looks: Tara, Suziee, Guinevere, Lucy

Today, we have Tara as a pink fairy, Suziee as Kat Von D, Guinevere taking inspiration from bats, and Lucy with a lace mask!

Check out their looks!

Tara’s Halloween look

TARA isn’t a makeup artist but would love to be one. She loves her fur babies, and you can find her on Twitter! She lives in Alaska now but hopes to move back to Las Vegas.

INSPIRATION: My inspiration was @JazzieBabyCakes tutorial for Barbie (I just changed some the colors because I didn’t have what she used and then I fairy-fied it!

• BREAKDOWN: Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Naked Pigment, MAC Pink Freeze Eyeshadow, MAC Pink Opal Pigment, MAC Fuchsia Pigment, MAC Hepcat Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Oil Slick Eyeshadow, Urban Decay Polyester Bride Eyeshadow, MAC Reflects Teal Glitter, MAC Blacktrack Fluidline, Urban Decay Binge 24/7 Liner, Urban Decay Zero 24/7 Liner.

Suziee’s Halloween look

SUZIEE is a recent UC Berkeley graduate who works in San Francisco. She doesn’t get the opportunity to play around too much with crazy makeup but loves to when she has the chance. You can check out her blog.

INSPIRATION: Kat Von D

• BREAKDOWN: Face Atelier Sand Foundation, Estee Lauder Creamy Vanilla Maximum Cover Camouflage Makeup, Sheer Cover Tan Finishing Powder, NYC SunnY Bronzer, MAC Melba Blush, Make Up For Ever HD Powder, Model in a Bottle, MAC Painterly Paint Pot, Coastal Scents 88 Palette, MAC Deep Truth Eyeshadow, MAC Shadowy Lady Eyeshadow, MAC Black Tied Eyeshadow, CoverGirl Champagne Eyeshadow, Maybelline Natural Smokes Eyeshadow Quad, Make Up For Ever Black Gel Eyeliner, Coastal Scents Indigo Gel Eyeliner, Chorong Chorong Lashes, NYX Prune Lip Liner, Zone Plush Red Lip Liner.

Guinevere’s Halloween look

GUINEVERE is a makeup artist and a key contact for an international bath and beauty company. She also runs a blog.

INSPIRATION: The darkness, bats, vampires and batmans cloak!

• BREAKDOWN: Urban Decay Primer Potion, MAC Rapidblack Penultimate Eye Liner, MAC Carbon Eyeshadow, MAC Young Punk Mineralize Eyeshadow, MAC Raven Pearlglide Eyeliner, Givenchy Phenomen’Eyes Mascara, MAC Full Coverage Foundation, MAC Bling Mattene, MAC Jampacked Lipglass.

Lucy’s Halloween look

LUCY loves nail art, nail polish, and makeup. You can check out her blog.

INSPIRATION: It was inspired by Makeup Geek’s lace video tutorial and because it was Halloween salsa party I went for bright red colours to complete the look.

• BREAKDOWN: MAC Dark Soul Pigment, Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance, MAC Knight Eyeshadow, MAC Carbon Eyeshadow, Sephora Mascara Base, Max Factor False Lash Effect Mascara, 17 Showbiz Lasting Fix Lipstick.