Halloween is creeping closer, and if you’re still deciding what to dress up as, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite costume ideas to get you inspired.
From instantly recognisable characters to properly creepy Halloween classics, these looks can all be recreated or customised using products from our growing Halloween collection. Pick your inspiration, then shop the accessories, makeup, hair products and finishing touches to make the look your own.
1. Dexter
Take inspiration from the darker side of Dexter with a blood-covered butcher-style costume. It’s simple, recognisable and very easy to make considerably more gruesome with the right finishing touches.
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Fake blood
Blood or wound FX makeup
Disposable or protective-style costume accessories
Special effects prosthetics
Horror accessories
The messier the finished look, the better - add splattered fake blood across your costume and create cuts, wounds or bruising with FX makeup.
2. Thriller-Inspired
One of the most recognisable Halloween looks of all time. Take inspiration from Michael Jackson's iconic Thriller era with a red outfit, dramatic curls and zombie-style makeup.
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Black curly or afro-style wig
White, grey and black face makeup
Fake blood
FX makeup and prosthetics
3. K-Pop Demon Hunter Inspired
Go bold with a colourful demon-hunting look inspired by the biggest characters of the moment. Purple hair is the star of this costume, making it an easy look to recreate even if you don’t already have the perfect outfit.
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Purple temporary hair spray
Purple braiding hair
Piercings
Mix different shades and textures through the hair to make the finished costume even more eye-catching.
4. Wednesday Addams
You can’t really go wrong with a Halloween classic. Take inspiration from the original black-and-white Wednesday Addams look with a dark dress, pale complexion and her unmistakable plaited hair.
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Black Wig or Braid Hair
Pale or white face makeup
Dark eye makeup
Black Halloween accessories
Keep this one simple - the monochrome colour palette and distinctive hair do most of the work.
5. Creepy Clown
Cute clown? Absolutely not.
Build a creepy circus look using mismatched spots, oversized accessories, exaggerated makeup and one of our horror clown masks. This is also one of the easiest costume ideas to completely customise.
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Spotty clown bow ties
Oversized spotty ties
Clown hats
Clown shoes
Clown masks
Afro wigs
Fake blood
Horror teeth
Face paint and FX makeup
Pile the accessories on or choose just a couple of statement pieces. There really aren’t many rules when the aim is to look deliberately unhinged.
6. Elphaba Inspired
Go green for Halloween with a witchy look inspired by Elphaba. A pointed black witch's hat and green face paint instantly establish the character, leaving you to go as simple or elaborate as you want with the rest of the costume.
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Green face paint
Witch's hat
Black cape
Broom
You could keep the look polished and theatrical or turn it into a much darker Halloween witch by adding wounds, blackened eyes or other special effects.
7. The Nun
Turn a simple nun costume into something straight out of a supernatural horror film. The terrifying demonic nun mask does most of the work, while the traditional black-and-white costume and oversized gold cross finish off the instantly recognisable look. The mask, costume and cross are all available separately from BSW.
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Demonic nun mask
Black nun costume
Gold cross
Black shoes
For an even creepier finish, add pale face make-up to any exposed skin, darken around the eyes and add a little fake blood to turn the traditional nun costume into a full supernatural horror look.
Whether you’re recreating a favourite character or putting together something completely original, it’s the little details that make a Halloween costume. Shop the BSW Halloween collection and find everything you need to finish your look.
