Sugar Skull Face Paint (2 Ways)

British face painter Ashlea Henson created two versions of the classic sugar skull face paint: one for Snazaroo and one for Party Delights (the U.K. version of Party City). You can see the credits below to find out where I got the inspiration from!

Credits

Snazaroo Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihZtHGt54JU

Party Delights Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7an9I8wvTh8

The first one is more of a basic sugar skull for beginners, and mostly with Snazaroo products. However, here, I am using more than just that: I also used Mehron Paradise paints and shadows from Urban Decay to make it a little more realistic.

Top Row: First, I outlined my face with white, and filled it in. Then, I used a light purple (Mauve by Mehron Paradise) to sponge in highlights on the sides of the face.

Middle Row: Then, I continued to use Mauve for other features like the droplet on the chin, dots around the eyes, and a heart on the forehead. Then, I painted my lips in a bright light pink, and darkened them a bit with Savage from Urban Decay Electric Shadows. Then, I dived into my black to start adding in the outlines on the mouth, and coloring in the eye sockets.

Bottom Row: From there, I continued with more black to add some details on the forehead, and finished off with a bit of a darker purple shadow to add some definition to the lighter purple areas. For this one, I used Urban from Urban Decay.

This next sugar skull is a little bit more complicated, but it does have some nice, hot, spicy shades of pink, orange, and yellow!

Top Row: First, I began with white all over the face, then, I sponged in pink and orange on the top and sides of the face, while blending in the two colors.

Middle Row: Next, I used black to draw outlines around the eyes, and filled them in with pink and orange.

Bottom Row: Then, I used a mix of pink and yellow to add alternating dots around the eyes, and completed the look with black outlines and details. Then, I used darker shadows, like Slowburn and Savage from Urban Decay to add some definition to the lightly colored areas.

You can try using different colors next time to add some spiritual fun and colorful excitement to these beautiful calaveras!