Imagine your face gazing back at you in the mirror is drawn and pale, your eyes are lost in ominous shadows, and your lips are the color of blood. You look perfect. Beauty takes on a different meaning and you become someone new every year on Halloween night. Consider, a mask simply disguises your identity, but makeup works a weird magic: It can turn you into a more frightful, or more fantastical, version of yourself.
 
You’ll need some basic supplies to create makeup miracles, such as cream makeup or grease paint, spirit gum or other adhesive, shadows, pencils, and powder. Be sure you have the appropriate remover before using any product. Some of them can be washed off with soap and water; others, such as spirit gum, call for special solvents. You should always apply makeup to a clean face for smooth, even application. Use a light touch. Also, you should stop before you think you’ve done enough, and follow advises. Be sure you can always go back and apply more, but you’ll have a lot more work removing makeup and starting over. Notwithstanding what look you decide upon, never use any adhesive on your skin that isn’t made for that purpose—or you may be, quite literally, stuck with your new face. When your makeup is complete, you may find yourself under its spell—taking on the traits of your chosen character. There is no choice but enjoy the transformation. At the end of the night, you’ll wash your face and be you again, at least for another year.

Cat and Kitten
Prepare the nose: Using a thick needle, make holes for “whiskers” (bristles from a household paintbrush). If necessary, cut airholes beneath nostrils.
 
  Supplies
Latex cat nose
Black-bristled paintbrush for whiskers
Spirit gum
No-color powder
Flesh-toned grease paint
Black and highlighting cream makeup
Foam sponges
Makeup brushes
Eyebrow and eyeliner pencil

Prosthetic Noses: Cat noses come in latex or foam latex (foam is more realistic and flexible but more expensive). You shouldn’t worry if you make a mistake in positioning; alcohol softens the glue so you can remove and reapply the nose.
 
1. To apply nose: Place on face, and powder, leaving an outline. Remove; apply spirit gum to skin and inside latex nose. Let it dry until tacky. Using outline as a guide, gently press in place.
 
2. Brush edges with spirit gum diluted with a few drops of alcohol to seal.
 
3. Cover nose with fleshtoned grease paint, blending outward with sponge, to even skin tone. Then powder; insert whiskers.
 
4. Apply highlighting cream to eyelids and brow bone. Use black cream makeup to line eyes with, extending liner outward on side; blend with sponge. Next, fill brows with pencil, adding slight upward tilt on outside edges.
 
5. Make spots with “stamp” cut out of a makeup sponge dipped into black makeup.
 
6. Draw in smaller spots with eyeliner pencil. To define creases in nose use black makeup.
 
7. Use fine brush to define whisker holes. Finish with lipstick.