If you’ve ever wanted to cover yourself in blood, Halloween is definitely the best time to get away with doing it. For these fashion-forward makeup artists, however, simply painting their faces red wasn’t going to cut it.
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The artistically inclined shared their best gory makeup looks on Twitter, and they’re wicked — in a good way.
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Artists created the illusion of blood dripping from their eyes and lined their peepers with crimson red wings. Along with purposefully pale skin, dark lips and smoky eyes, the effect is rather horrifying, and some looks are definitely more graphic than others. Can you say skills?
Blood drip liner
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Tutorial is on my channel!https://t.co/lPMVd6cE16 pic.twitter.com/ZEtqeTpeEZ— Betty-Jean🦇 (@battybean_) October 21, 2017
REALY SHITTY PIC OF SOME BLOOD LINER LOL pic.twitter.com/OJ4AeNtnSL
— Ray (@foliearhianna) October 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/TheeHeartthrob/status/920518371178897410
hey you! 🙋🏼 you're just my blood type 😏🦇✨ pic.twitter.com/OQ2zuk2WMo
— NikkieTutorials (@NikkieTutorials) October 17, 2017
https://twitter.com/CarmenLingMUA/status/918932838480826368
https://twitter.com/alexiartistry/status/913868377785061376
October 1st duh! 🕸🕷 @KATVONDbeauty chimp liquid lip blood @ABHcosmetics moder ren & brows dip brow @wetnwildbeauty liner pic.twitter.com/jXvgRpU6Yr
— Desiree Baca (@desireebaca_) October 1, 2017
This user issued a challenge: “Halloween drinking game: take a shot every time someone has blood dripping from their eyes.” They might want to rethink this, however, because by the look of things, eyes dripping blood may be all we see on the 31st.
Halloween drinking game: take a shot every time someone has blood dripping from their eyes
— 𓉾 (@_hoodlums) October 22, 2017
Bloody makeup is just the latest craze to take over the Halloween season, joining classics like mermaid scales, Pennywise from “It” and sugar skulls.
With the spooky holiday only a week away, you’ll have to practice steadying your hand if you want to perfect this look.