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bitchin' witches
October 31, 2012

Ten Witches Whose Beauty Regime We’d Steal

By Christina Han

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With all those eye of newt, tongue of dog, and toe of bat potions, most witches don’t have the best beauty game. In folklore and fairytales, they’re cast as shadowy figures with bulbous chin moles, matted-down hair — from those pointy-hat wearing, broom zooming days —  and mottled, pock-marked skin. That’s why, throughout all eternity, there’s few very curse-wielding broads who have broken past those sinister stereotypes. But there are exceptions to this rule. Click through to see Neve Campbell and her sexy school girl coven in The Craft; Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the spell-casting sisters in Practical Magic; Blake Lively’s big sister from her Teen Witch days, and more, in our slideshow of smokin’ witches. 

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Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe This could easily pass for an Alexander McQueen runway shot. P... Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe This could easily pass for an Alexander McQueen runway shot. Photo: Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection
Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus  Sarah Jessica Parker before she turned into that witch named Carrie Bradsha... Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in Hocus Pocus  Sarah Jessica Parker before she turned into that witch named Carrie Bradshaw. Photo: Corbis
Elizabeth Montgomery in Bewitched  She needs to cast a spell on those roots. Photo: Corbis
Shannen Doherty in Charmed  The sole reason we've held onto our chocolatey hued lipstick after all these years. Photo: Corbis
Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Witches of Eastwick  We dare you to stare at anything but Susan Sarandon's decollette. Phot... Cher, Susan Sarandon, and Michelle Pfeiffer in The Witches of Eastwick  We dare you to stare at anything but Susan Sarandon's decollette. Photo: Corbis
Neve Campbell, Robin Tunney, and Rachel True in The Craft  Did Alex Wang wardrobe this movie? Photo: Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Melissa Joan Hart in Sabrina, The Teenage Witch  Salem the cat is her makeup artist. Photo: Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection
Billie Burke in The Wizard of Oz  The good witches get shiny hair, fluttery lashes, and poreless skin. No wonder the Wicked Witch of the West is... Billie Burke in The Wizard of Oz  The good witches get shiny hair, fluttery lashes, and poreless skin. No wonder the Wicked Witch of the West is so angry.  Photo: Getty Images
Charlize Theron in Snow White and the Hunstman Dior called. They want their advertisement back. Photo: Alex Bailey/Universal Pictures
Robyn Lively in Teen Witch  The Lively sisters, it turns out, have a long tradition of short, tight dresses. Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection
Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic  What's crazy is that this movie came out in 1998 and their skin still looks that good. Now ... Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic  What's crazy is that this movie came out in 1998 and their skin still looks that good. Now that's magic. Photo: Corbis
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