Influencer Starts 'Grueling' Halloween Makeup Series in the Summer, Says Each Look Takes Up to 4 Hours (Exclusive) Meredith WilshereNovember 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM 0 Natalie Violette Natalie Violette's Halloween makeup Natalie Violette shares 31 Halloween makeup looks over the 31 days of October with her almost 4 million followers She starts planning her content in August, and tells PEOPLE that one look can take up to four hours "It's 31 days, 31 looks. Even if you start early, it doesn't matter; days get away from you," she shares Natalie Violette loves Halloween.
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Meredith WilshereNovember 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Natalie Violette shares 31 Halloween makeup looks over the 31 days of October with her almost 4 million followers
She starts planning her content in August, and tells PEOPLE that one look can take up to four hours
"It's 31 days, 31 looks. Even if you start early, it doesn't matter; days get away from you," she shares
Natalie Violette loves Halloween.
The makeup artist and influencer celebrates the holiday by posting a Halloween-inspired makeup look every day of October, recreating characters from famous movies and beloved TV shows.
"I have always loved Halloween. I remember when I was younger, I would always make my mom do my makeup because I wanted to be like a certain character," she tells PEOPLE. "My love for Halloween inspired the series."
Violette, 27, has done the series for the last three years, recreating characters from A Nightmare Before Christmas, Beetlejuice, Coraline and Shrek, to name a few. As a self-taught makeup artist, Violette loves seeing how her skills have improved year after year. While some of her followers point out that she repeats some of the looks, Violette sees it more as a diary of her improvements.
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Natalie Violette as the Other Mother from 'Coraline'
"I love doing the Other Mother from Coraline. She's one of my favorites," she says. "I've done this for the past three years now. Every year I did better than last year... because I'll make little tweaks with either the makeup or the costume, the hair. It's fun to see myself do better."
One of her favorite things about the series is the response online and watching people try to recreate her makeup. She still receives comments on years-old videos from people letting her know they based their Halloween costume on the look.
The worst part, however, is "how time-consuming it is."
She not only has to plan out all 31 different characters and do the actual makeup, but also film and edit the videos.
While filming, Violette has to apply the makeup in stages, adding in songs, transitions and lip-synching to trending audios and songs.
"A lot of times I'll have to cancel plans. It's grueling during this time of year, when I'm thinking I have to go get this done," she shares. "There's times when I'm doing my day and then I think, 'Oh, I have to stop. I have to go film my Halloween look because it's 31 days, 31 looks.' Even if you start early, it doesn't matter; days get away from you."
To have all the content ready on time, Violette starts preparing for the annual series during the summer.
"In August, I made a list of what characters I would like to do. I usually do it depending on what's popular for the season or just classics," she says. "I usually do my favorite movies to get inspiration and things that I've seen on my timeline, which I think is cool and I'm inspired by."
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One of Natalie Violette's Halloween makeup looks
"I'll start filming at the end of August, so I have them stockpiled because they can take some time, really, depending on the look. If I'm doing a full face paint, it could take me up to three, four hours. It really depends on the look," Violette shares.
While she has a few tried-and-true characters, Violette also takes recommendations from her nearly 4 million followers and people in her comments section.
"I have a really good parasocial relationship with my followers. They inspire me a lot," she tells PEOPLE. "There's some comments where they say, 'Do this.' That wasn't even on my list, but I'm gonna remove this one and add this one."
"There are times where I say I love this character and I'm gonna do it because I love it. Then there are other times where they do inspire me," Violette adds.
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While she is satisfied with how most of her looks turn out, Violette admits there are some her followers will never see.
"I do it every single day, and there are trials and errors where I will do a whole entire makeup look, then I think, 'I hate this,'" she says. "That's happened a couple times with this series. I've done full looks and I'm so unhappy with how this turned out, so I'll completely just trash it."
"I love and take so much pride in this series and I know it's a thing that people look forward to every year," she continues. "Even when something doesn't work and I think, 'Oh, that was a day wasted.' At the same time, it wasn't because I'm still doing my thing and trying new techniques and learning. It's not a day wasted."
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Natalie Violette as 'Chucky' for Halloween.
A good makeup look, she shares, comes down to "something that makes you happy" and a great "transformation."
"I think what makes a really good Halloween look is definitely full face paint and blending, and being super creative," Violette shares. "I love seeing a transformation, almost as if you can't even recognize the person."
Her advice for those looking to do their own intricate makeup look is to "start early."
"If you're trying to do a crazy look for the night, definitely start early," she says. "Sometimes it could take a really long time. Do what you think looks best on you. A lot of the time, I will recreate a character, but I'll always add my specific spark to it. I always do a glam version. Always do what makes you feel comfortable and happy."
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