Fright Night is just that – one night in the party calendar – so we're bargain-hunting our beauty buys to get the Halloween look for less. These frighteningly effective products for your face, hair and nails are all under £5, leaving you more cash for the costume...
Nail your look with Claire's ghostly Glow In The Dark nail polish (£4.50); Miss Sporty's Metal Flip metallic polishes (£1.99) which changes colour depending on the light, or the Collection Nail Smash Top Coat (£2.99) to grant metallic digits a shattered glass effect.
Speak with your eyes, swapping makeup for these stick-on cheats. Try the Star Gazer Sexy Eyes Temporary Eye Tattoos (£4) and eye-catching Feathered False Lashes (£4). They come in all shapes, sizes and shades and will do the hard work for you.
For another easy win, pack your peepers with pigment like the George Velvet Eyeshadow (£2.50) or a dazzling dust like the Sleek MakeUp Eye Dust Eyeshadow (£1.49) available in 22 amazing colours.
We go all-out with our pout, too. The Sleek True Colour Lipstick in blood stain shade Vamp (£4.99) is stunning, or – of course – try the brilliant Barry M Matte Lip Paint (£4.49) in Black. Simple.
For your face and bod', get gothic with Claire's bright Compact Powder in White (£4.50), and the Barry M Glitter Rush Body Glitter (£4.59) available in Snow Globe silver and Desert Bronze. More is more, we think.
Don't forget to dress up your tresses, too. The Bleach London Super Cool Colour (£5) in I Saw Red will temporarily transform light hair to a fresh blood red shade. Lives up to its name.
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Bridget March is the Multiplatform Beauty Birector at Harper’s Bazaar, overseeing all beauty and wellbeing content on the UK website and YouTube channel.
From news and interviews to tutorials and treatment reviews, she answers the beauty questions you’re searching for with expert advice (see the renowned #SkinSchool franchise for evidence), taking deep dives into the latest trends (from polynucleotides to Profhilo), and sharing the products A-listers really use (via the ‘Inside my beauty bag’ video series).
Bridget has written for various brands within the Hearst portfolio and beyond, and was formerly Digital Beauty Editor at Cosmopolitan. She lives with her husband and two sons (plus a baby on the way!) in the Cotswolds.
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