For some reason, I’m not really feeling the Halloween spirit. Usually I’ve got a costume planned by now, tickets bought to the show at BS West in Scottsdale, but this year I’m just not in the mood. Just in case I have a last-minute change of heart, it’s good to know the makeup artists at MAC have come up with Halloween looks — complete with product lists! — that I can print out and attempt to duplicate at home (or, instead of having to buy everything, I can make an appointment at a nearby MAC counter and for a fee, they’ll do it for me). MAC employees from across the globe came up with everything from the green-tinted Absinthe Minded to special-effects Unzipped and robotic Machineman. (Now, if only they’d work on my costume, too.) For a direct link to all the looks, click here.

A show with sole: The first few days of November will be filled with fashion — Scottsdale Fashion Week runs Thursday through Nov. 4 in downtown Scottsdale, and Phoenix Fashion Week follows on its heels Nov. 5-8. One of the more interesting events of Scottsdale Fashion Week should be the Wearable Artwalk Festival, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Marshall Way and Main Street: Models will show more than 50 pieces of “wearable art” from couture designs to jewelry. Italian shoe company Apepazza will hand out gerbera daisies (with discounts for purchases on the shoe company’s Web site) to women who visit Bonner David Gallery, 7040 E. Main St., and take a peek at their new Coccinella metallic flats. Can’t make it to the show? Nordstrom at Scottsdale Fashion Square carries other styles by Apepazza, including the Ghepardo boots ($250) at left.

Win free hair products: The V05 line has introduced a whole slew of new Extreme Style products ($3.49), from a Heat Defense conditioning spray to Curvacious Curls mousse. Check them out — and the new virtual styling salon at their web site. But I’ve got pairs of Ultimate Hold “power gel” and Reworkable putty (despite its name, more like a syrupy paste) to give away to Tribune readers. To enter, click on this link to shoot me an e-mail message that includes your name and mailing address, and use the words EXTREME V05 as the subject line. I’ll draw five winners from the entries received by noon Friday, Nov. 2. Good luck!

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