Hope you had a great Halloween! I rocked three different costumes for different events (The White Witch for work on Friday, snake charmer for a Friday night party and gothy vampire for a Saturday night party) and am officially tired of making costumes.
But now that Pumpkin Day has passed, that means Halloween decor, costumes and—most important—beauty products are probably 50% off (or more) at your local discount and drug stores.
The best finds:
LASHES
If you love false eyelashes, you can outfit your own Lash Bar for just a few bucks: The array of lashes I’ve seen this Halloween is dizzying, from metallics to crystal-studded to feather-accented. Why spend $50 on a pair from Shu Uemura when you can pick these up for less than $5?
NAIL POLISHES & NAILS
Polishes in blood red, black and glow in the dark are dirt cheap right now. Also easy to find as inexpensive press-on nails—I picked up a set of “dragon lady” nails in a black cherry shade with rhinestones at the tips for 99 cents.
WET ‘N’ WILD FANTASY MAKERS
These cute little sets are packaged as costume themes such “Starlet” and “Red Devil.” Each kit has four products, including mini lipsticks, mini nail polishes, false lashes, fake tattoos, eyeshadows and other goodies.
The two kits I think are really worth looking for are “Black Pearl” and “Forest Nymph.” The Black Pearl kit includes a temporary skull-and-bones tattoo, a black nail polish and faux lashes, but the best item is the Skull Gloss Ring. The plastic skull flips open to reveal a creamy, nicely pigmented black lip gloss. Perfect for a vampire costume, but also perfectly on trend for fall (try layering over a red stain for a little less of a goth look).
The Forest Nymph set is a very wearable set of gold nail polish, gold lipstick, brown eyeliner and, my favorite, a trio of shimmer cream colors (wheat gold, dark gold and copper) that could easily work for eyes and cheeks. The packaging is lightweight and flimsy, but the colors are attractive and buildable.
Each of these kits was available for less than $5 at my local Walmart.
Beauty Crucible 