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.
At her 2003 NYC bash, Mariah Carey wore a mermaid costume with metallic green makeup and beachy curls.
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 dressed up in a full-body skeleton costume, complete with realistic face makeup, in 2014.
Rihanna dressed as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in NYC in 2014 with bright red lipstick.
In 2014, Sarah Michelle Gellar dressed as Princess Leia with neutral makeup, glossy lips, and low space buns.
Emily Ratajkowski made Marge Simpson's cartoon character come to life with her 2015 Halloween makeup and hair look.
Both Jennifer Lopez and ex Casper Smart looked terrifying in their detailed skeleton makeup.
Lindsay Lohan paid homage to Harley Quinn at Fran Cutler's Halloween party in 2016 with color-dipped pigtails and red and blue makeup.
In 2016, Khlóe Kardashian dressed as a menacing Storm with silver hair and face makeup.
Beyoncé dressed as Black Barbie, complete with red lipstick and box, for Halloween 2016.
Ariel Winter wore spooky skeleton makeup for a 2017 Halloween party.
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 wore a wig with an extralong braid to transform into Rapunzel in 2017.
Lady Gaga dressed as Edward Scissorhands for Halloween 2017 with a voluminous black wig and convincing face makeup.
Hudgens wore a sparkling bob haircut and glittering eye makeup for her 2017 Halloween beauty look.
Ashley Tisdale nailed her Maddie Ziegler costume from Sia's "Chandelier" video with her blond blunt bob.
Beyoncé channeled the fastest woman of all time, Florence Griffith Joyner, for her 2018 Halloween costume.
Rihanna dressed as a skeleton using hot pink makeup for Halloween party in London in 2018.
Victoria Justice dressed as a spooky ouija board for Halloween 2018.
Rita Ora adorned her face with fake tattoos for her Post Malone costume in 2018.
Taylor Hill's face makeup and wig in 2018 transformed her into magical girl Sailor Moon.
Gwen Stefani embodied Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas with her blue face makeup and red wig.
Kendall Jenner dressed up as a femme bot from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 2018.
In 2018, Beyoncé channeled Toni Braxton with her short hair look and red lip.
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?
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.
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 wore paint-dipped pigtails for her version of Harley Quinn in 2019.
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.
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 put on a berry lipstick and long horns to transform into Disney's Maleficent.
We're loving Cardi B's monochromatic red lipstick and wig that perfectly matched her nurse costume in 2019.
Jhené Aiko's Halloween costume featured a short black bob, one of the season's trendiest haircuts.