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Different Makeup for Every Lighting: Red and Blue Light Switch Trend

This Halloween makeup trend got more than 15M+ people to stay to see the different expressions

22 October 2026 3 min read

Different Makeup for Every Lighting: Red and Blue Light Switch Trend

TL;DR

Trends
Red and Blue Light Switch Halloween Makeup Trend
Views
15.1M+ combined views from the 4 latest videos in a span of 5 days.
Format
Single clip on different makeup effects under red lighting and blue lighting results on different look/expression
Why It Works
Viewers stay to find out and compare different makeup looks under different lighting
Use It When
You want to make Halloween content while using chroma makeup techniques

What is this trend

Back in the 50s, people watched TV in black and white. No colors, no hues. That’s why people developed chroma makeup techniques that use different colors to pop up under the retro lighting recording of that time.

If you’re bored with the same old Halloween makeup transition over and over again, maybe it’s the right time to try the said makeup technique to recreate this Halloween makeup transition trend that has become viewers’ conversation!

Views 9.7M Shares 115.0K Likes 2.1M

With a similar technique, the creator makes two different makeup looks that portray two expressions. Once the light is switched from red to blue, the expression is also changed.

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