Catrina Makeup AI Generator
Catrina face paint draws itself on, petal by petal, in a candlelit cemetery.
- 8-second video
- Vertical, square or widescreen
- With the trend sound
- Ready in 3 to 5 minutes
- Paint draws itself on
- Marigold crown
- Candlelit cemetery
Your photo
By adding a photo you confirm everyone in it is 18+ and agreed to have their face used for this. We use faces only to make what you ask for. How we handle faces
Video size
Quality
- Not charged if it fails
- Private till you share
- Photos gone in 7 days
What is the Catrina Makeup AI trend?
Catrina Makeup AI turns one selfie into an 8-second Día de Muertos video. You stand in a candlelit cemetery at night, bare-faced, already wearing a crown of orange marigolds and deep-red roses and a high-necked black lace dress. You close your eyes, and the Catrina makeup paints itself onto your skin over a few seconds: a soft white base, dark petals around the eyes, small marigolds and roses on the forehead and cheeks, a black nose tip and fine stitch lines from the corners of the lips.
Then you open your eyes and smile into the camera as it slowly moves in close. The point is that it’s still clearly you under the paint. Your eyes, brows, nose and smile stay your own, so it reads as your face made up for the holiday, not a mask. Doing this look by hand takes real skill and a lot of time; here you watch it appear.
The Catrina is the elegant skeleton figure of Día de Muertos, the Mexican holiday for remembering loved ones, and the look is meant to be beautiful and respectful, not scary. Post it on TikTok or Reels in the first days of November, as a tribute or a before-and-after reveal. If you’d rather have a still, the Catrina Portrait AI style gives you two square portraits instead.
Updated
- Who it’s for
- You
- Best on
- TikTok, Reels
- Hashtag
- #catrina
- Took off
- October 2025
In the 8 seconds
Where Catrina Makeup AI started
La Catrina, the elegant skeleton tied to Día de Muertos, comes from a zinc etching by Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada from around 1910 to 1912, later made iconic by Diego Rivera’s 1946 to 1947 mural. The AI version took off in Mexico in the weeks before Día de Muertos 2025, as people used AI to turn a photo into a Catrina portrait with skull makeup and marigolds.
Since October 2025
How to make the Catrina Makeup AI video
Three taps on your side. The rest happens on ours.
1Add a photo
One clear, front-facing photo of you.
Make my videoCatrina Makeup AI2Tap Make my video
No prompt to write. The trend’s moves and music are built in.
- MP4 with soundShare link#catrina3
Post it
Download it with the trend sound and tag #catrina.
What you add, what you get
One Catrina Makeup AI run, from the photo in to the file out.
You add
- One clear photo of you
- No prompt to write
- JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 10 MB
You get
- An 8-second Catrina Makeup AI video starring you
- Vertical, square or widescreen, your pick
- HD 720p or standard 480p, with the trend sound
- Ready in 3 to 5 minutes, credits back if it fails
- Private until you share it; no watermark after your first purchase
Best photo for Catrina Makeup AI
Face the camera in good light. The clearer the face, the more it looks like you.
Works
Turned away
Too dark
Blurry
Face too small
- Bare or light makeup
- Whole face visible
- Even, soft light
- Glasses or sunglasses
- Heavy beauty filters
- Hair over your face
Ideas to try with Catrina Makeup AI
Who to put in it, and what to say when you post it.
Marigolds for the ones we miss. #catrina
Trend soundWho to make it for
- A tribute postPair the clip with a few words about someone you’re remembering this Día de Muertos.
- The revealLet the first second of bare face play, then cut to the close-up. The paint lands harder after the plain version.
- Portrait and video togetherPost the video next to a Catrina portrait of the same selfie as a two-part carousel.
- A set with friendsEach friend makes their own clip, and you post them back to back with one song.
Caption ideas · tap to copy
Catrina Makeup AI questions
The short answers. Ask a person or visit the help center.
Is this the same as Halloween skull makeup?
No. It’s a Catrina look for Día de Muertos: a white base, floral details and a marigold crown in a candlelit cemetery. It’s meant to be elegant and respectful, not scary, and there’s no gore.
Will I still look like me?
Yes. The base is soft, and your eyes, brows, nose and smile stay your own under the paint, so friends recognize you in the close-up.
Does it change my clothes?
Yes. You wear a high-necked black lace dress with embroidered red roses and a crown of marigolds and roses, instead of what you wore in the photo.
Is Catrina Makeup AI free?
Not free, but you can try Reelfie first: every new account gets one photo trend free, no card needed. Catrina Makeup AI itself starts at $9.90 for a credit pack, with no watermark once you buy, and a run that fails costs nothing.
How much does Catrina Makeup AI cost?
80 credits in HD (720p), 40 in standard (480p). A pack from $9.90 makes 2 in HD or 4 in standard, and a plan from $16.58/mo, billed yearly, makes 6 in HD a month. The Make button shows the total before it runs, and a run that fails gives the credits back.
What app makes the Catrina Makeup AI video?
Reelfie (reelfie.app) makes it from one photo, with no prompt to write: the trend’s look is built in. It costs 80 credits, shown before it runs, and a run that fails costs nothing.
Is Reelfie the official Catrina Makeup AI app?
No. Catrina Makeup AI is a trend, and no app owns it. Reelfie (reelfie.app) is independent, not affiliated with TikTok, CapCut or the trend’s creators; it makes your own version from your photo.
Can I make Catrina Makeup AI with ChatGPT, Gemini or CapCut?
Partly. ChatGPT and Gemini can write a prompt, and AI video tools, CapCut’s included, can turn a photo into a clip from it, usually after a few tries and with a watermark on free tiers. They don’t know this trend’s scene or timing. Here both are built in, so one photo is all it takes.
How long does it take?
Most videos are ready in 3 to 5 minutes. You can close the page; the video keeps going and waits for you in Assets.
Why does the face not look like me?
Usually the photo: side angle, low light or something covering the face. Try a clear front photo. If one doesn’t come out, you are not charged.
Can I post it on TikTok?
Yes. The video is vertical with the trend sound, and after your first purchase it has no watermark. Pick the trend’s sound when you post and your video also shows on that sound’s page.
Who can see my video?
Only you. It stays private in Assets until you create a share link.
What happens to my photos?
Your photos are deleted 7 days after upload and never used to train AI.
One selfie.
You in Catrina Makeup AI.
Catrina Makeup AINot charged if it fails