For a lot of men, doing up a real Halloween costume can spark trepidation, because there might be makeup involved, and they don't know how to do makeup at all. Help is here! Makeup, as part of a Halloween costume, is more like face painting than the subtle enhancements women do daily, but it is also important because people will be looking at your face. HalloweenCostumes.com has put together a collection of how-to videos for various looks. These include makeup for scarecrow, warlock, scary clown, werewolf, zombie, the Grim Reaper, a unicorn, and a vampire. Those basic looks can be adjusted to resemble almost any Halloween character.
The important part is to practice ahead of time. Don't expect to be good at face paint the first time you try it, but do expect it to work much better the second time, and the third time is the charm. Once you get the hang of transforming your face into someone else, you might want to check out a list of 100 Makeup Ideas for Men for some inspiration. -via Metafilter