Skeleton Makeup

Rachel Battle, of Richmond, VA, created this skull artwork.

I was looking through the submissions and thought "Wow, this face looks familiar...sort of like Rachel's face." Then, I looked at the submitter's name. Rachel and I used to work together several years ago. She's a cosmetologist who is a master of her craft. Everything she creates is a work of art, and truly impressive. This skull makeup, photograph, and editing, are no different. Absolutely stunning!

Roller Derby Skull Makeup

Elizabeth Anderson aka Bazooka Betty, plays roller derby with the Festival City Roller Girls in Stratford, Ontario. She said, "I painted my face up for a roller derby tournament and thought you would enjoy."

I definitely do like it. I have a thing for skull makeup, as someone that's done that 4 times now and shared it here. I love the placement of the design and colors on this skull. This Dia de los Muertos inspired makeup is a bit intimidating (which is great for roller derby), and also very beautiful. I don't see a lot of skull makeups that use pastel soft colors. I love the contrast of the soft colors with the striking black defined lines. I might have to try something like this the next time I decide I need to look like a skull.

Skull Makeup Couple

Jason Gogerty and his partner painted their faces for this year's, Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. The makeup application took about 1.5 hours.

I love seeing Jason and his partner return with more amazing makeup. We don't get many submissions from guys with skull makeup, so I always enjoy this sort of surprise. I especially enjoy seeing that these two guys are still painting their faces for a Dia de los Muertos celebration! Fantastic work that I hope to see again!

Skeleton Makeup

Sheleen McElhinney from Feasterville, PA took this photo of herself on Halloween.

The angle of this photo makes the lovely skeleton makeup look sultry. Thought each skull makeup I see is unique, it's the style of the photo that draws me in. Oddly the angle of the photo and the style of makeup also make it feel natural, as if Sheleen always looks like this. Of course, she doesn't, but it's fun to pretend.

Anatomical Skull Makeup

Daisy Linden created this skull makeup. She explained,  "This year was a departure for me as I ditched my usual make-something-huge-and-unwieldy-from-scratch method for drawing on my face for a few weeks leading up to my favorite holiday. I'm pretty pleased with how it finally came out, which is good, because I've been doodling skulls on every page of notes I've taken for the last who knows how long."

One of my favorite art forms to get submissions for is skull makeup. This is a great anatomical version. I love the shading, which makes the features pop out better. Daisy tried something that wasn't her normal Halloween prep guidelines, which is a great thing for any artist to do.

Dia de la Abby: #80 Dia de la Muertos Skull Makeup

Recently, I went to a Dia de los Muertos themed event. I've been wanting to do a new skull makeup, so this was the perfect excuse to do a quick one.

I chose to do a simple sugar skull using white cream makeup, black eyeshadow, and different eyeliners. To see how I created this skull, go to the tutorial. For the costume, I wore a black tank, a hand painted ribcage corset, a black eyelet ruffle skirt (which reminded me of Mexican skirts), skeleton gloves, skeleton stockings, and skull print boots. I wanted to wear a more skeletal looking costume, so thankfully my wardrobe had those pieces already. If you've been following my work for a while, then you might recall my skull, sugar skull, and anatomical skull makeups. Each one has it's own tutorial. I love playing with makeup, and skulls, so this probably won't be my last one that I share here and on my blog.


On Thursdays in the 6.0 year, I will post my own Dia de la Abby creations. On Thursdays in the 4.0 and 5.0 years, I posted my Dia de la Abby creations and occasionally tutorials with instructions on how I made my pieces. Hopefully you feel inspired by my posts just as I was by Noah's Skull-A-Day 1.0 daily project. Want to find me elsewhere, follow me on Facebook, my Blog, Google+ and/or Twitter.