Pennywise Makeup Tutorials That'll Complete Your Halloween Costume
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'Tis the season to be spooky, and soon enough, costumes will be at the forefront of your to-do list, and even more so for Halloween and beauty enthusiasts.
Whether you're more of a body-art enthusiast or a committed lover of seasonally appropriate glam, you have to admit, Halloween has always been the best holiday when it comes to providing beauty inspiration. So while you probably have numerous inspirations to pull from, allow us to add one more to your roster: Pennywise the Clown.
"It" has cemented itself as one of the downright scariest movies of all time, so it only makes sense that Pennywise gets some play time on the spookiest day of the year. One of the reasons we're obsessed with Pennywise clown makeup is because the costume itself has so much range. You can go simple, or you can go big and bold. Whether you're looking for a hyperrealistic or more glam interpretation of the clown, the following terrifying re-creations will satisfy all of your creepy costume needs.
Read on to watch the best tutorials we could find and learn how to easily transform into the living nightmare come Oct. 31, but be warned: the intros to the tutorials are just as creepy as the movie itself.
Basic Glam Pennywise Makeup
Hannah Renée shows how easy it is to achieve a simple Pennywise makeup look and how to use your accessories to take the look up a notch.
Hand-Painted Pennywise Makeup
Lex from Made Yew Look is always serving up some of the most creative and often creepiest looks on YouTube. Her interpretation of Pennywise was painstakingly drawn including the detailed teeth. She finished off with some bright green contacts for a terrifying but impressive look.
Glam Pennywise Makeup
If you never thought Pennywise could get glittery and glam, think again. Mykie from Glam and Gore made it happen, and it's both stunning and terrifying. Mykie uses lash glue to apply the glitter all over her face and then glues rhinestones for added glam. If you want to really show off this Halloween, get yourself some of the terrifying teeth she used.
Medium-Level Pennywise Makeup
If you want a tutorial that uses pretty easy-to-find products and a medium-level approach, Ellimacs SFX has you covered. Don't forget to watch the whole of the creepy intro; you'll think you're watching the actual movie.
Simple Pennywise Makeup
Prince De Guzman has both an easy and scary tutorial on his channel to suit all of your Halloween costume needs. This tutorial focuses on the iconic hair, costume, and simple makeup techniques.
Easy Glam Pennywise Makeup
Solange Diaz's tutorial focuses on simple makeup techniques that are super easy to recreate. The tutorial shows us how to transform into Pennywise if you don't all want to go all out with wigs and teeth on Halloween. The end result is surprisingly glam but still gives an element of creepy.
Abstract Pennywise Makeup
If you want to go a little abstract with your Pennywise costume, Jordan Hanz has you covered. The SFX makeup artist chose to put a twist on the character by adding blood, dramatic teeth, and a different hairdo.
Special-Effects Pennywise Makeup
Prince De Guzman takes Pennywise makeup and gives it the special-effects treatment. Not only do they transform completely into a highly menacing version of the clown, but they also add an iron pole "through" the eye socket to up the creepy factor.
— Additional reporting by Renee Rodriguez
Tori Crowther is a freelance beauty journalist and former PS UK editor.
Renee Rodriguez is a staff writer and social producer for PS. She writes across all verticals, but her main areas of expertise focus on fashion and beauty content with an emphasis on reviews and editor experiments. She also produces social content for the PS TikTok and Instagram accounts.