With Halloween rapidly approaching, now is the perfect time to make a quick check list to ensure you have everything you need to make your party as spooky as possible. Firstly you found Halloween costume! Next, you completed your food and drink shopping at the local supermarket and it is all place in the fridge and cupboards waiting for the night of the Halloween party.

Then you dressed the house in a perfectly spooky way. Having read the brilliant “How to dress your house for Halloween’ guide you have bought and arranged all the decorations that you need! Even your cat finds the place scary now!

But something is missing....MAKE UP! Halloween make-up is an essential accessory to have when dressing up as your chosen character for the party. You have changed your clothes to transform yourself into an evil being, yet your face looks just the same (i.e. not scary!) So why not slap on some face paint, body paint and some fake blood to really enhance the effect of you costume and get the ‘scares’ going.

For a zombie look you can afford to play with colours, but fake blood around your mouth is a must. You have just come back from the dead, so whites, blacks, browns and even greens are fantastic colours for zombies.

With Witch make-up green face paint is a must have, so why not try the Witch Facepaint Theme set; it includes black, dark and light green facepaints, and an applicator brush.

White facepaint is the must have make-up for any undead character and those dressing as skeletons this Halloween. Apply everywhere, and then with a small applicator and some black facepaint apply the haunting details that will complete your look.  

However, if you really want people looking shocked and scared a slit throat accessory could be exactly what you’re are looking for. This latex neck piece consists of two effective and realistic layers, which you stick onto your throat using spirit gum. Grab yourself some fake blood and cover the wound for the ultimate scary effect! When you enter the party with this slit throat accessory everyone will have to take one step back to determine if you are alive or dead!