Having bought your Halloween costume and accessories it's time to complete the look without the need for a mask. If you are planning on 'trick or treating' with youngsters, face painting is a safer option as there is no restriction of vision. Make-up is usually also a less restrictive and therefore less hot alternative for indoor parties….. Here is a quick guide to get you started.

Face paint is a great to achieve a low budget finishing look for your costume where you either don't want to wear a mask or a mask is not a suitable alternative. Before you start it's worth reading all of the manufacturer's application instructions to ensure tear-free results…. Having read the instructions, here are a few more tips worth consideration;

You knew the time was coming. You have dreaded all year the day that the invitation was going to be posted through your door. The 10 year school reunion party is imminent and worse still, it is going to be fancy dress. More often than not school reunion parties are having a costume theme to them and school uniform fancy dress seems to be the most popular of all. Ten years have passed since you last saw many of your girl friends and you are determined that you are going to outshine each and everyone of them. You are determined that your school uniform fancy dress costume is going to get everyone at the party talking.

So if you have decided to go to the upcoming party as a cowboy or a cowgirl, then you now need to make the decision as to whether or not you are going to buy your Wild West fancy dress costume online or have a go at making your own. Whatever you decide to do, you should still consider the following accessories, in order to transform your outfit into a realistic looking cowboy or cowgirl costume.

Until fairly recently, getting the "Amy Winehouse look" would have involved shopping around on the high street, or raiding the back of your wardrobe to find similar looking clothes. Once you had found your outfit, you would then have to contend with the hair. Now, if you happened to be blessed with a head full of luscious flowing locks and you had the time and know-how, then you would probably be able to create a reasonably decent beehive.

Sensitive skin is so common that almost 45-50% of women are having sensitive skin. The first thing to remember for makeup for sensitive skin is to choose the right products especially your foundation. If you have sensitive skin, you should choose cosmetics which are hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and if possible fragrance-free. It is also good to choose foundation with the sunscreen functions (i.e. SPF) which can help further protect your skin from sunshine. Dermatologists generally recommends SPF15 or higher for normally daily activities.

Great films, sexy musicians and elegant fashion divas were abound in the eighties. 80's fancy dress include outfits worn by Madonna, Michael Jackson and Princess Diana. Shoulder pads, knitwear and power suits were fashionable in the 80's. Character 80s fancy dress would include a Harrison Ford 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' outfit and a host of star wars characters. A costume for four would be the ghostbusting team of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Rick Moranis. You get to wear a beige jumpsuit with a Ghostbusters logo and a proton pack and gun. Great fun to slime the guests with some green goo!

Before you start off with the process, keep everything you need at hand. Some of the most important tools for face make up are: moisturiser; liquid foundation or base; ice cubes; compact powder; eye shadows; eye shadow applicator; eye liner; kohl or eye pencils; mascara; lipstick or lip colour; lip liner; lip brush; some basic rouge shades; tissue box.

Once you have all these cosmetics and make-up tools in place, you are ready to get started with your face-makeup. Before you start with any make-up consider the occasion, time of day and even the climate. Always go light on make-up if the temperature is higher. The 5 steps will turn you straight from the girl next door to the attractive that stays hidden inside you.

Though we can't change our skin we have been born with, we can certainly improve the existing look of our skin especially the face with the face make-up. But face make-up is an art. If the face make-up is not applied properly, then the entire make up done would go waste and the beauty of the woman can be hampered to a great extent. The secret to a good face make-up is not to do too much or too less makeup.

Before putting on the eye shadow, apply a base of neutral color on the eyelids and do not try to match the eye shadow with your outfit. The eye shadow should suit your skin color. Dab the eye shadow on the entire length of the eye lid starting from the inside and moving outwards. 2 or 3 colors of eye shadow can be used together but some expert blending is required to give a smooth look. Stick to lighter or neutral colors for day wear but for the evenings, experiment with brighter, bolder colors or the smoky, smoldering look.