Face Paint - 41 Halloween Costume Ideas
Face paint carries these looks more than the outfit does, Captain Spaulding's greasepaint, the Red Queen's stark palette, Weird Barbie's scribbled marker look. Skip it and a lot of these costumes stop reading entirely, no matter how good the clothes are.
Setting spray is worth buying specifically for this, cheap face paint smears fast under heat and sweat. A few extra dollars there saves you from touch-ups every hour.
For most of these, it's doing real identification work, skipping it usually means the costume doesn't read correctly.
Setting spray after application. It's a small cost that saves constant touch-ups later.
Check the product label and patch test beforehand if you're prone to reactions, quality varies a lot between brands.
