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Makeup Transformations That Totally Trump Your Halloween Costume

See how these amazing artists use makeup to turn themselves into celebrities and pop culture icons
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Kim Kardashian
Celebrity makeup artist Kandee Johnson faithfully re-creates Kim K's Glamour magazine cover shoot.

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Drake
Promise Phan is a self-taught makeup artist whose YouTube celebrity makeup tutorials are practically legendary. One of Phan's most jaw-dropping makeovers is her Drake makeup tutorial. You'd never guess the Nepalese beauty is the one behind that 5 o'clock shadow.

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Audrey Hepburn
Johnson is a classic beauty in her own right, but we're amazed how easily she transforms into Audrey Hepburn. Her full brows and delicately contoured face are spot-on.

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'90s-era Madonna
Madonna is famous for reinventing herself; here, Johnson reinvents herself as Madonna circa 1990. So meta.

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Taylor Swift
Michelle Phan (Promise's sis-in-law) is the queen of YouTube makeup tutorials, showing viewers how to everything from basic makeup tricks to more advanced, trendy looks. She totally nails Taylor Swift's signature cat eyes and full red lips.

Talk about a makeover! These internet makeup stars pull off believable celebrity-inspired makeup transformations with amazing skill. Here are six of our favorite makeup artists -- Michelle Phan, Promise Phan, Carly Paige, Kandee Johnson, Lucia Pittalis and Anastasiya Shpagina -- and their best makeup transformations.
BY KATIE MCCARTHY | OCT 29, 2015 | SHARES
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