How To: Pumpkin Makeup Look - NME Box Makeup Subscription

Let's bring in the Fall season with our own pumpkin makeup look.

With Fall comes fallen leaves and colorful hues of red, yellow, and orange. And we certainly can’t have fall without an orange pumpkin! Once the weather starts to cool, Jack-o-lanterns pop up everywhere. Why not create our own using makeup? Let’s bring in the season with our own pumpkin makeup look.

Creating a Makeup Look from a Vegetable??

Food and makeup isn’t a pair you’d normally put together, but food can be a fun way to inspire a creative makeup look.

Using the color of food to inspire your makeup color palette can lead to some really gorgeous looks. Sometimes where a food comes from can be the inspiration as well as the food itself.

To get your wheels spinning on your pumpkin makeup look, let’s dig into what we should think about while we’re creating.

Pinterest Inspiration

For this look, we want to create something that reminds the viewer of a pumpkin.

This can be through color, texture, or a combination. Check out these artists’ looks for some inspiration.

Pumpkin Makeup Tips

Here are some things to think about when putting together your own pumpkin makeup look.

Pumpkins remind us of Fall, so think about adding Fall colors when creating your look.
Black is used througout these looks to show hollow eyes and veining. It’s a common color in the look of a carved pumpkin or jack-o-lantern.
Add texture with tiny lines, sprinkled dots, or freckles. This is another good way to add black accents.
If you’re looking to create a horror look, focus on the eyes and mouth. Their shape will be important to making the look more menacing.
Yellow is a nice highlight color against orange makeup. Think about how you can use yellow highlights in your look.