Best New Halloween Costume Ideas

Stand out at a party with one of these hip, and easy-to-do, costumes and Halloween makeup looks

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Spock and Uhura from "Star Trek"

It's easy to go as your fave "Star Trek" characters with these tips. Just add some Vulcan ears and uniforms and you're set!

For Spock, the biggest things (besides the fake ears, which you can pick up at a costume store) are the eyebrows. You'll want yours to arch up, but don't worry; you won't need to do anything drastic to your actual brow shape. To conceal the outer half of your eyebrows, comb glue from a glue stick (MAC senior makeup artist Jenn Karsten swears it will wash out) through your brows and then press them down, and cover them with powder. Now conceal them by with a full-coverage concealer that matches your skin tone (apply it with a sponge for heavier coverage). Then, use a brow pencil to draw on the appropriate Vulcan brows.

For Uhura, the makeup look is pretty simple. Apply a black gel liner (like Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner, $20) with a thin brush (like MAC 209 Eyeliner Brush, $17.50). Wing the liner out to create a cat-eye shape. Karsten's tip for getting a straight, defined line: Use a triangle sponge and place it at the edge of your eye (play with the angle of the sponge to find the best line for you), then draw on the line using the sponge like a ruler. Complete the Uhura look with false lashes (this how-to video will help you apply them).

For her hair, try a high, sleek pony (see a tutorial of the look here).

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