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Skeleton costume idea
Head-to-toe bones: black clothes, a painted white skull face and ribs. Simple and striking.
Bold, spooky skeleton with a clean black-and-white look.
Easy30 min
What you need
Required
- Black T-shirt / Black hoodie
- Black pants / Black jeans
- White face paint
Optional
- Gloves
- Black eyeliner
- Black boots
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Substitutions
- any of: Black T-shirt / Black hoodie
- any of: Black pants / Black jeans
The look
- Top
- Black T-shirt or black hoodie
- Bottom
- Black pants or black jeans
- Shoes
- Any dark shoes
- Makeup
- White skull face paint
- Hair
- Tied back or slicked back
Makeup
- Cover the face with a thin layer of white face paint.
- Draw big round eye sockets and a nose hollow with black eyeliner.
- Paint vertical tooth lines across the mouth and down the chin.
- Let the paint dry before you get dressed.
Hair: Slick hair back or tie it up so the whole skull face is visible.
How to put it together
- Put on the black top and black pants.
- Paint white ribs across the chest of the top, with fabric-safe paint or chalk.
- Paint white bones down each arm and leg.
- Finish with the skull face paint.
Two variations
Sugar Skull Skeleton
Add colorful face paint swirls and flowers around the eyes.
Glow Skeleton
Use white glow tape for the bones so they shine in the dark.
Safety note
Use skin-safe face paint and do a patch test. Keep paint away from eyes and mouth, and use removable chalk or tape for clothes, never permanent paint on skin.