Halloween Skincare Tips: Before & Aftercare for Halloween Makeup
Sara Anderson
Global Brand Storytelling
3–4 min read
Avoid post-Halloween skin nightmares with an effective skincare routine.
As Halloween approaches, it's a great time to unleash your creativity. Whether you're transforming into something glam, spooky, or whimsical, your skin deserves special attention amidst all that artistic flair.
Proper skincare is essential for Halloween, as heavy makeup application can clog pores, cause irritation, and ultimately lead to breakouts. By prioritizing your skincare routine, both before and after your night out, you’ll not only protect your complexion but also ensure that your makeup effortlessly glides on and looks perfect all night long.
Halloween is generally the one night of the year when you can really go all out. Depending on your costume, your makeup may be extremely technical, involving several layers and products. Your pre-makeup skincare ritual should offer a clean, smooth canvas that helps prevent flaking or cracking while simultaneously providing long-lasting wear.
Start off by cleansing your face to remove impurities and unclog pores. Our bestselling Soy Face Cleanser is formulated with amino-rich soy proteins, aloe vera, and cucumber extract to visibly soothe redness while hydrating the skin. These barrier-supporting ingredients help give your skin a clean slate for the layers of makeup to follow.
Next, minimize the potential of flaking and caking by gently exfoliating your skin. Formulated with conditioning brown sugar, softening grapeseed oil, nourishing plum seed oil, and real strawberries packed with vitamin C, our Sugar Face Polish Exfoliator acts as a 2-in-1 face mask and scrub duo to buff away dead skin and rough patches while smoothing, softening, and refining for a velvety-soft complexion and radiant look.
Complete your pre-makeup skincare routine with a serum tailored to your skin type and skin needs. The best serum for your Halloween face is our Vitamin Nectar Antioxidant Face Serum. Formulated with a skin nutrition complex, this fast-absorbing serum provides a selection of essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to boost your skin's visible health and radiance by addressing four key aspects—brightness, smoothness, hydration, and signs of fatigue. Delivering 480,000+ microbubbles to the skin, you’ll get the protection your skin needs to handle a full face of makeup while maintaining a vibrant glow.
After getting back from your Halloween party, you’ll want to effectively clean, balance, and moisturize your skin to ensure no post-Halloween breakouts. We recommend a simple 3-step routine to minimize irritation while maximizing efficiency.
Our Kombucha 2-in-1 No-Rinse Cleanser & Prebiotic Treatment is a one-step cleansing treatment that removes makeup and impurities and sweeps away pollutants while balancing and protecting the skin barrier for ultimate clarity. Apply the no-rinse formula to your skin and swipe with a cotton pad to clean and treat your skin. Enriched with antioxidant kombucha, enjoy a smooth, refined look in one step.
After removing all traces of makeup, nourish and nurture your skin with our Kombucha Antioxidant Facial Treatment Essence. This double-fermented kombucha formula, enhanced with advanced metabiotic, supports your skin’s enzymes to visibly repair the effects of oxidative stress, which can lead to dullness, dryness, uneven skin tone, and visible lines. Simply pat the liquid into your skin and experience visibly improved skin clarity, hydration, and boosted luminosity. It also helps boost the effectiveness of the products that follow.
Finally, seal in the goodness with our hydrating moisturizer—Rose Deep Hydration Moisturizer. Designed to deeply hydrate skin for up to 72 hours while delivering a naturally dewy finish, this moisturizer is powered by damask rose extract, rose water, and hyaluronic acid to replenish moisture and provide long-lasting protection for your skin barrier so your skin looks and feels its best even after the day’s heavy makeup application.
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Written by Sara Anderson for Fresh. Sara is a NYC-based global marketer and beauty content strategist. Sara has 12+ years of experience conceptualizing and producing original content in beauty, fashion, music, and entertainment. Sara has created content for Fast Company, Us Weekly, Birchbox, and PopCrush.com with her expertise most recently in the beauty space.