Because it wouldn't be Halloween without a few scary makeup looks, we’ve included wicked witch, vampire with dripping blood, creepy skull, and more face paint ideas for adults.

For Halloween enthusiasts who want to go all-out ghoul with a touch of girliness, a calavera,also called a "sugar skull", is the perfect mixture of spooky and sweet.

There’s no doubt that elaborate makeup finishes off any Halloween costume, from your basic black cat to a much more elaborate Mexican-inspired sugar skull (seen in the upcoming Bond film ...

The day of the dead is Nov. 1 and honors those who have passed. Sugar skull face painting has become popular over the year during the day of the dead and Halloween.

Easy face painting ideas for kids this Halloween By Tanith Carey 14:00, 26 Oct 2016 Updated 14:49, 27 Oct 2016 ...

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"Day of the Dead is about celebrating your deceased loved ones," says Judith Bautista, an artist who specializes in sugar skull face-painting. "This is a topic that can be relatable to anybody.

4. There’s significance behind the calavera or sugar skull face painting. It's beautiful face painting, but there's actually a reason why people paint their faces as skulls on Dia de los Muertos.