7 must-have beauty products that are perfect for Halloween

Doom-y digets

Swap out your pretty polish for a wickedly dark shade that is sure to stir up a scare. 

Left to right:
Nail Polish in Night Breed, $20, Nars.
Formula X Superwatts Polish in Explosive - black rainbow mega-glitter, $16, Sephora.
Sally Hansen Crackle Overcoat, $6, Walmart.
Nail Polish in Licorice, $9, Essie. 

Lash envy

Enhance your eyes in a flash with a pair of fun faux lashes. We love them wearing them with everything!

Deluxe Party Feather False Glamour Eyelashes, $17 for six pairs, Amazon.ca.

Ultimate embellishment

Fake a brow, lip or ear piercing with these punk-chic face studs. Simply use your eyelash adhesive to apply. 

Face Studs, $35, Shu Uemura.

Pallet perfection

This is the ultimate makeup pallet for any face painter. You can combine the creamy, full-coverage pigments to create special effects and custom colours, or use them on their own to paint hundreds of different looks. The set is pricey, but if used with care it'll last for years. 

MAKE UP FOR EVER 12 Flash Color Case, $105, Sephora.

Luxe tattoos

Give your Bollywood, Rock Star or Happy Hippy costume a serious injection of glam with a metallic (temporary) tattoo. And the silver and gold embellishments can be worn long after Halloween is over.

Gold and Silver Metallic Temporary Tattoos, From  $22/set, Flash Tattoos.

Hair raising fun

Shake it up and spritz it on — this haute hair spray will give you a cool colourful 'do without a dye job.

Spray Chalk, $19 Each, Bumble and Bumble.

Go dark

One swipe of this saturated lipstick will give your look an eerie vibe. Bonus: The 10-hour wear technology means that you can trick or treat all evening without the colour fading.  

Kat Von D Studded Kiss Lipstick, $26 each, Sephora.