When someone says easy – cat whiskers and vampire fangs spring to mind – but not this year. We hear from industry beauty ...

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So, armed with nothing more than your make-up bag (and possibly some coloured hairspray), scroll on for five easy Halloween costume ideas. And if these whet your appetite for fancy dress ...

Halloween is coming, and with it, the desire to transform yourself into a mystical or scary creature without too much ...