Easy Dark Angel Costume and Makeup

This dark angel or fallen angel costume is all about the dramatic makeup. It’s what takes a simple black dress and a few accessories to the next level and really makes the whole look come together. I came up with this makeup look completely on my own, and I love how it turned out. The best part is that this costume works just as well for kids as it does for adults, which we proved when I brought it to Germany last year, and my niece wore it with the same dramatic makeup. You can see more of our Halloween costume ideas at the end of this post.

Dark angel and fallen angel makeup

I came up with this makeup look out of the blue, and it’s not something that I can recall specifically seeing somewhere. It was so much fun, and I love how it turned out. Using the temporary tattoos that I mentioned in the supply list would certainly make it easier.

Makeup supplies for a dark angel

• makeup brushes
• mascara
• pore filler (not a must but I love it)
• pale foundation (which is different for everyone depending on your skin tone)
• HD finishing powder
• black eye shadow (my favorite)
• various red eye shadows (I used this affordable red palette called “red alert”)
• very fine black eyeliner for veins or a temporary black vein tattoo or black branch vein tattoo (or red vein tattoo)
• blending sponges

Video tutorial

To see the process I made another video because it’s easier to show you that way than taking separate photos along the way. If the video doesn’t work, you can also watch it on my YouTube channel instead.
{spoiler alert: Walter is making an appearance too}

Make sure you watch the video to get a better idea of the process.

Written makeup instructions

1. Start by applying the pore filler on your face
2. Evenly apply the pale makeup
3. You can lightly dust the face with the HD finishing powder now or after the eye shadow. In this case, I applied it before the red eye shadow because I didn’t want to take away the sheen of it
4. Add various shades of red to the eyes and mouth
5. Contour the temples, jaw, cheeks, and nose with the black eye shadow
6. Create a smokey eye with the mat black eye shadow and also add some black to the center of the lips
7. Then it’s time for some pretty thin eyeliner and mascara
8. Lastly, I added veins to the eyes and lips but you don’t have to do this extra step. We just liked them and thought they added to the look.

It’s a pretty simple costume that looks unique and can be altered in many different ways.

Finished Dark Angel Costume

As I said above, for the adult version, you could wear a short black dress or leather pants and a cute top. The nice thing is that my daughter and I can wear our simple black dress throughout the year, too and not just for Halloween

I love this makeup so much and always have so much fun taking the photos when I’m finished.

RELATED: You could wear this black dress (or any other simple black outfit) with my scary scarecrow mask that I recently made for my husband and I.

I hope you enjoyed this dark angel costume idea. We had so much fun creating it and I love having the photos as memories. If you try to recreate this and wear it to your next party, email me a photo. I’d love to see it!

Tschüß,