The Sunburnt Nosferatu
For those who prefer horror over glamour, this look captures the agonizing beauty of a vampire caught in the first rays of dawn. The skin should look dry and distressed, achieved by mixing a matte foundation with a touch of gray face paint. Apply rich, warm terracotta, orange, and deep red eyeshadows around the entire eye socket, blending outward to simulate severe irritation and heat. Add fine, broken capillaries around the nose and cheeks using a micro-detail brush and red alcohol-activated paint. The lips should be textured and dry; apply a nude concealer over them and pat a dark scab-red pigment into the cracks of the lips to suggest dehydration and ancient hunger.