These Are the Best Celebrity Halloween Beauty Looks of All Time

The preparation behind the Halloween beauty looks of some of your favorite celebrities is on par with that of an Olympic sport. Many stars — like model Heidi Klum — have chronicled their hours-long transformations involving some of the best glam teams to craft and execute over-the-top hair and makeup moments. We've found the ones that deserve the gold.

Whether you're looking to one-up your costume from last year or are in search of a last-minute look, you'll find inspiration from the following celebrities. It's the creative works like Jennifer Lopez's eerie skeleton makeup and Emily Ratajkowski's extremely tall hair for her Marge Simpson costume that have us taking notes. Check out the best celebrity hair and makeup for Halloween, ahead.

Mariah Carey
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Mariah Carey

At her 2003 NYC bash, Mariah Carey wore a mermaid costume with metallic green makeup and beachy curls.

Heidi Klum
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Heidi Klum

Heidi Klum got catty for her 2007 costume in LA.

Jessica Alba
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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba had a brown bob for her Dora the Explorer costume in 2009.

Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus attended a party in 2013 wearing her own version of Lil' Kim's infamous purple jumpsuit from the 1999 VMAs, complete with a sequined nipple pastie and purple wig.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian dressed up in a full-body skeleton costume, complete with realistic face makeup, in 2014.

Rihanna
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Rihanna

Rihanna dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in NYC in 2014 with bright red lipstick.

Sarah Michelle Gellar

In 2014, Sarah Michelle Gellar dressed as Princess Leia with neutral makeup, glossy lips, and low space buns.

Emily Ratajkowski
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Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski made Marge Simpson's cartoon character come to life with her 2015 Halloween makeup and hair look.

Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart
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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart

Both Jennifer Lopez and ex Casper Smart looked terrifying in their detailed skeleton makeup.

Lindsay Lohan
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Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan paid homage to Harley Quinn at Fran Cutler's Halloween party in 2016 with color-dipped pigtails and red and blue makeup.

Khlóe Kardashian

In 2016, Khlóe Kardashian dressed as a menacing Storm with silver hair and face makeup.

Beyoncé

Beyoncé dressed as Black Barbie, complete with red lipstick and box, for Halloween 2016.

Ariel Winter
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Ariel Winter

Ariel Winter wore spooky skeleton makeup for a 2017 Halloween party.

Jonathan Cheban and Kim Kardashian
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Jonathan Cheban and Kim Kardashian

Jonathan Cheban and Kim Kardashian dressed as Sonny and Cher for the Casamigos Halloween Party in 2017, and their looks were spot on.

January Jones

January Jones wore a wig with an extralong braid to transform into Rapunzel in 2017.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga dressed as Edward Scissorhands for Halloween 2017 with a voluminous black wig and convincing face makeup.

Vanessa Hudgens

Hudgens wore a sparkling bob haircut and glittering eye makeup for her 2017 Halloween beauty look.

Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale nailed her Maddie Ziegler costume from Sia's "Chandelier" video with her blond blunt bob.

Demi Lovato
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Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato dressed as Selena Quintanilla for Halloween 2017.

Joey King
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Joey King

We have one word to describe Joey King's Lord Voldemort makeup in 2018: "wow."

Beyoncé

Beyoncé channeled the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith Joyner, for her 2018 Halloween costume.

Rihanna
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Rihanna

Rihanna dressed as a skeleton using hot pink makeup for Halloween party in London in 2018.

Victoria Justice

Victoria Justice dressed as a spooky ouija board for Halloween 2018.

Rita Ora

Rita Ora adorned her face with fake tattoos for her Post Malone costume in 2018.

Taylor Hill

Taylor Hill's face makeup and wig in 2018 transformed her into magical girl Sailor Moon.

Gwen Stefani
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Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani embodied Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas with her blue face makeup and red wig.

Kendall Jenner
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Kendall Jenner

Kendall Jenner dressed up as a femme bot from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 2018.

Beyoncé

In 2018, Beyoncé channeled Toni Braxton with her short hair look and red lip.

Gigi Hadid

Patrick Ta created the most incredible version of Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask on Gigi Hadid in 2019. She's serving serious green makeup inspiration, and who knew the character could look so contoured?

Demi Lovato

In 2019, Demi Lovato dressed up as Pennywise the clown from the film It. Her costume was complete with red-colored contact lenses and extralong stiletto nails.

Jessica Biel

Last year, Jessica Biel threw it back to the late '90s with her costume of one of husband Justin Timberlake's looks from his *NSYNC days, trademark curly hair and all.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj wore paint-dipped pigtails for her version of Harley Quinn in 2019.

Nina Dobrev

Nina Dobrev posted photos of her dressed as Billie Eilish, and the 2019 costume was spot-on. The actress wore some of Eilish's most recent beauty looks, like green nails and a center part.

Ashley Graham

We had to do a double-take when we saw Ashley Graham's Jessica Rabbit costume in 2019, which featured the character's signature pastel-purple eyeshadow and vibrant red hair and lipstick.

Vanessa Morgan

Vanessa Morgan put on a berry lipstick and long horns to transform into Disney's Maleficent.

Cardi B
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Cardi B

We're loving Cardi B's monochromatic red lipstick and wig that perfectly matched her nurse costume in 2019.

Jhené Aiko

Jhené Aiko's Halloween costume featured a short black bob, one of the season's trendiest haircuts.