A talented make-up artist has spent up to six hours a day transforming her face into scary Halloween illusions such as a zombie nurse and a killer clown.

Nicky Hill, 27, has wowed fans on social media with her spooktacular creations using using incredible shading and contouring techniques.

Using her face as a blank canvas, the creative cosmetologist recreates incredible illusions inspired by classic Halloween characters such as Pennywise from the film IT.

She said: "Halloween is my favourite time of the year. My inner weirdo comes out and I get to get creative.

"It's always been my favourite part of the year since I was a kid, I've always liked horror films. It's just a bit of me.

"I love it when its get towards winter and it's Halloween time."