This "Upside Down Head" Scary Halloween Makeup Is Absolutely Terrifying

Scary Halloween makeup is an easy — not to mention affordable — way to crush the creepiest day of the year, and vlogger Taylor R's "Upside Down Head" tutorial is jussssst terrifying enough to clinch you a "best costume" prize in any crowd.

The look in question is an optical illusion that involves flipping your entire head, erm, on its head using makeup. "There has been a trend of reverse makeup lately in the beauty community, such as a feature being flipped upside down, the placing of makeup done in the opposite way, or the whole makeup routine done in reverse," Taylor tells Teen Vogue of the inspiration behind her look. "I saw these videos and photos and wanted to try to flip all of my features — well, my whole head — upside down."

Taylor combined both special FX and regular makeup to get the look, and while it's not exactly the easiest Halloween makeup tutorial we've stumbled upon this season, it's totally do-able thanks to her step-by-step directions. According to Taylor, creating the faux nose with spirit gum was the most difficult part of the process. "I think next time I would just use a prosthetic nose," she says. "There’s a lot available now because of Halloween. This would make the look a lot easier and quicker to do. Another option is to just draw the nose on, I saw a few people do that and it still looks great!"

She continued, "I have never worked with special effects makeup before, but I think if I can do it most of you reading can too!"

Scroll through for exactly the products you'll need to DIY the look, and get ready to scare the faces off everyone you come across on October 31.