These Are the Best Celebrity Halloween Beauty Looks of All Time

The preparation behind the Halloween beauty looks [1] of some of your favourite celebrities is on par with that of an Olympic sport. Many stars — like model Heidi Klum [2] — have chronicled their hours-long transformations involving some of the best glam teams to craft and execute over-the-top hair and makeup moments. We've found the ones that deserve the gold.

Whether you're looking to one-up your costume from last year or are in search of a last-minute look, you'll find inspiration from the following celebrities. It's the creative works like Jennifer Lopez [3]'s eerie skeleton makeup [4] and Emily Ratajkowski's extra-tall hair for her Marge Simpson costume that have us taking notes. Check out the best celebrity hair and makeup for Halloween [5], ahead.

Mariah Carey

At her 2003 NYC bash, Mariah Carey [6] wore a mermaid costume with metallic green makeup and beachy curls.

Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum [7] got catty for her 2007 costume in LA.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus [8] attended a party in 2013 wearing her own version of Lil' Kim's infamous purple jumpsuit from the 1999 VMAs, complete with a sequinned nipple pastie and purple wig.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian [9] dressed up in a full body skeleton costume, complete with realistic face makeup, in 2014.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

In 2014, Sarah Michelle Gellar [10] dressed as Princess Leia with neutral makeup, glossy lips, and low space buns.

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski's made Marge Simpson's cartoon character come to life with her 2015 Halloween [11] makeup and hair look.

Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart

Both Jennifer Lopez [12] and ex Casper Smart looked terrifying in their detailed skeleton makeup.

Sarah Hyland

Sarah Hyland wore a blunt bob wig to complete her Selene (from Underworld) costume in 2015.

Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan [13] paid homage to Harley Quinn at Fran Cutler's Halloween [14] party in 2016 with colour-dipped pigtails and red and blue makeup.

Khlóe Kardashian

In 2016, Khlóe Kardashian dressed as a menacing Storm with silver hair and face makeup.

Beyoncé

Beyoncé dressed as Black Barbie, complete with red lipstick and box, for Halloween [15] 2016.

Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne wore silver makeup on her nose and her eyes for her 2017 Halloween [16] costume.

Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter wore spooky skeleton makeup for a 2017 Halloween [17] party.

Jonathan Cheban and Kim Kardashian

Jonathan Cheban and Kim Kardashian [18] dressed as Sonny and Cher for the Casamigos Halloween [19] Party in 2017, and their looks were spot-on.

January Jones

January Jones [20] wore a wig with an extra-long braid to transform into Rapunzel in 2017.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga [21] dressed as Edward Scissorhands for Halloween [22] 2017 with a voluminous black wig and convincing face makeup.

Vanessa Hudgens

Hudgens wore a sparkling bob haircut and glittering eye makeup for her 2017 Halloween [23] beauty look.

Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale [24] nailed her Maddie Ziegler costume from Sia's "Chandelier" video with her blond blunt bob.

Joey King

We have one word to describe Joey King [25]'s Lord Voldemort makeup in 2018: "wow."

Ciara

In 2018, Ciara dressed as Nakia from Black Panther [26].

Beyoncé Knowles

Beyoncé channelled the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith Joyner, for her 2018 Halloween [27] costume.

Rihanna

Rihanna [28] dressed as a skeleton using hot pink makeup for Halloween [29] party in London in 2018.

Victoria Justice

Victoria Justice dressed as a spooky ouija board for Halloween [30] 2018.

Rita Ora

Rita Ora adorned her face with fake tattoos for her Post Malone [31] costume in 2018.

Taylor Hill

Taylor Hill's face makeup and wig in 2018 transformed her into magical girl Sailor Moon.

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani [32] embodied Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas with her blue face makeup and red wig.

Kendall Jenner as Fembot

Kendall Jenner dressed up as a femme bot from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 2018.

Beyoncé

In 2018, Beyoncé channelled Toni Braxton with her short hair look and red lip.

Gigi Hadid as The Mask

Patrick Ta created the most incredible version of Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask on Gigi Hadid in 2019. She's serving serious green makeup inspiration, and who knew the character could look so contoured?

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