Hello, dear readers! In our country, the foreign holiday Halloween is an excellent occasion for holding a costume party, which is why on the eve of the holiday the issue of preparing drinks, snacks, decor, and, of course, costumes is so urgent. Today we want to make your task a little easier and offer you ready-made ideas for Halloween costumes, and here you will find makeup ideas for this spooky holiday.
But first, let’s figure out what the Halloween holiday is, and based on this data, we’ll decide which attributes will be most relevant. Halloween is celebrated on the eve of All Saints' Day, namely October 31st. According to legend, the ancient Celts dressed up in creepy costumes on the eve of All Saints' Day, because they believed that on this terrible night otherworldly forces came to the earth en masse, which could, to one degree or another, harm the living, in order to pass for their own among evil spirits, people and dressed up in incredible costumes, and also prepared Jack-o'-lanterns, which were carved from pumpkins. Further in the video we showed how you too can prepare such a lantern.
The Jack Lantern is an integral attribute of this holiday, so it must be prepared! Particularly inventive people cut out the bottom of the pumpkin, place the product on their head and personally represent that same Jack (costume idea).
The best Halloween costumes
Those who love various horror stories should take a closer look at the following characters for subsequent reincarnation; by the way, they are the most popular on Halloween:
- Many men, as well as women, like to dress up as vampires and vampiresses. Of course, a beautiful, immortal creature drinking the blood of innocent people is frightening. Among men, the most popular costume is still the prince of darkness - the vampire Vladimir Dracula. An alternative to a vampire costume is a variation of transformation into a force opposing vampires - Van Helsing or Blade.
- Witch costumes are no less relevant, often embodying enchanting and ageless female beauty. Also, a witch can be the opposite - crooked, with a hump and warts, to whom which image is closer.
- Girls, in addition to witches, prefer to dress up as creepy bloody dolls, mad nurses, fortune tellers, skeletons, zombies, angels, ghosts, medieval ladies, brides, vampires, mermaids, robbers, Queens of Spades, evil fairies, etc.
- The next most popular are the general costumes of zombies, werewolves, scarecrows, aliens, ghosts, maniacs, executioners, and skeletons.
Creepy Makeup Ideas (video)
Movie Characters for Halloween Costume
It’s not uncommon for costumes to be based on characters from films.
Negative characters: the maniac from Scream, Freddy Krueger, Frankenstein, Headless Horseman, Alien, Hannibal Lecter, Kramer (Saw), Michael Myers (Halloween), Bloody Countess, Creeper, Predator, Chucky doll, drowned girl (The Ring), It (killer clown), Joker, harmful Cruella Deville.
Positive characters: Hansel and Gretel, Van Helsing, Blade, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Jack Sparrow, Neo, Iron Man, Terminator, Batman, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Transformers, Spider-Man, Superman, Robin Hood, Tarzan , Zorro, Catwoman, Cleopatra, Goddess of Love - Aphrodite, Avatars,
Cloak
A traditional element of a vampire's costume is a light cape. This item is easy to sew with your own hands by choosing a suitable fabric in black, burgundy or purple. The most suitable fabrics are satin, silk or velvet, but cheaper fabrics can also be used. The cloak should be dark, but not necessarily black. A dark purple, burgundy or dark blue cape will look impressive. Lace trim is welcome. The finish can be matching the coat or contrasting. For example, a black cloak can be trimmed with scarlet or silver lace, and a purple cape can be decorated with black or golden lace.
To sew a raincoat, you need to cut out a rectangular piece, trim the edges, and make a drawstring in the upper part through which the lace will be threaded. You can make a raincoat with a high stand-up collar. Since the collar must be rigid, you need to cut out the part not only from fabric, but also from non-woven fabric. As a last resort, you can use a cardboard piece, which is then covered with fabric.
How to Make a Halloween Costume
Witch costume
To create the look you will need a long black dress, black dyes, and stiletto boots. The hat can be sewn from black fabric or purchased ready-made. All that remains is to put on bright makeup and take a broom with you.
Halloween costumes photos.
Vampire costume
The vampire must be stately and smart; to create the image, a man will need a snow-white shirt, black trousers, a long cape, as well as teeth with fangs. A girl can put on a short black dress, put on high boots, a cloak over her shoulders, put on bright makeup and insert a “jaw” with fang teeth.
Ghost costume
This look is achieved by choosing white or gray clothes. If we take white as a basis, then it should be present everywhere, not only in clothes, but also in the shade of shoes. The face should also be covered with white makeup. To create a feminine look, a white dress in a vintage style is ideal; look in your grandmother’s chest, maybe you’ll pick something up.
Devil costume
To create a feminine look, a red dress - short or long, as well as a scarlet jumpsuit, makeup should be bright with red lipstick on the lips, the head should be crowned with horns, and there should be a trident in the hands. Men can wear a black suit with red accents, or black trousers and a red shirt, put horns on their heads, and take a trident in their hands.
Halloween costumes photos.
Skeleton costume
You must be of a thin build, you can wear any pantsuit, and the main accent of the image will be the correct makeup in the style of a skeleton, a white face - black circles under the eyes, sunken cheeks, etc. If you have an unnecessary white dress, you can draw skeleton bones on it with a black marker and go to the party in it.
Halloween costumes photos.
Angel costume
To create the image of a bright angel, you will need a white flared dress, as well as a white halo and wings. To create the image of a fallen angel, you need to choose a black dress or black jumpsuit, as well as a black halo and black wings.
Halloween costumes photos.
Fortune Teller Costume
You can play up the fortune teller look with a floor-length black dress with a beautiful long neckline in the front, a black wig with long hair, bright makeup, long false eyelashes and high-heeled pumps. A fortune teller may hold a deck of cards or a fortune ball in his hands.
Doll costume
It’s not at all difficult to recreate the image of a doll, put on a short dress, knee socks, flat shoes, twist your hair with a curling iron, paint your lips with pink lipstick, glue on long false eyelashes, tie a bow on your head, and take a huge round lollipop in your hands.
Zombie costume
The zombie costume should seem old and shabby, so take an unnecessary dress and deliberately cut it with scissors at the bottom into fringe, you also create slits at the top and in the center of the outfit, for greater effect, a black outfit can be placed in bleach, then creepy, unflattering, bleached stains. Do not forget about makeup, the face should be gray, with black circles under the eyes, and bright red lipstick on the lips, streaks of “blood” in the corners of the lips are welcome. The men cut old trousers and a shirt into rags, the makeup is the same as the women's, only without red lipstick on their lips.
Monks costume
Men put on a black or brown cassock, hang a large fake cross around their necks, and take a black book in their hands. Women can also wear a black cassock or a dress with a closed collar, a large fake cross is also hung around the neck, the head is covered with a cape, any black-bound book is picked up, just hold the title to yourself.
Creepy Bride Costume
The image of a black bride can be played up with a black long dress, as well as a head cape made of black tulle; the makeup should be quite creepy and bright, with black eyeliner, circles under the eyes, red lipstick, and long false eyelashes. A creepy bride can hold a bouquet of black flowers in her hands, buy artificial flowers and paint them with black spray paint.
Halloween costumes photos.
Queen of Spades costume or medieval costume
If you wish, you can make such a suit yourself, taking as a basis a ready-made fitted floor-length dress and sewing to it various voluminous organza details - a train, flounces, folds in the hips, etc. In addition, such a dress can be rented at the theater. An ideal and suitable decoration for your look would be a carnival mask with a handle. Don't forget dark makeup and a big, old-fashioned hairstyle.
Monster or mutant costume
To create a monster costume, just wear old, well-worn clothes and buy a terrifying mask for your head.
Catwoman costume
As we remember from the film, the catwoman was dressed in a black leather suit, so if you have leather pants in your closet, then you are literally destined to become a mysterious catwoman that evening. All that remains is to purchase a leather vest for the pants and put it on over a black T-shirt. Put a headband with cat ears on your head and a black mask over your eyes. Line your eyes with bright black eyeliner, stick on long false eyelashes, paint your lips with red lipstick, and your hands should be decorated with long, pointed nails.
Halloween costumes photos.
Cleopatra costume
The Queen of Egypt is a favorite character at costume parties; to create this look you will need a straight floor-length dress in white, gold or black, a wide gold belt, a wig with straight hair and straight bangs, a pair of wide gold-plated bracelets, a voluminous necklace, and of course We have already told you about suitable makeup, how to do makeup in the style of Cleopatra, you can read it.
Basic Halloween Costume Ideas:
Accessories and parts
There shouldn't be any problems with vampire shoes; any classic shoes will do. But you will have to tinker with the headdress. The ideal option for this costume is a top hat. You can make such a hat from cardboard. You will need to cut out three parts:
- rectangle for making the crown of a hat;
- circle for the upper bottom;
- round part for making fields.
All parts are cut out with an allowance, the allowance is cut into teeth and folded so that the parts can be glued together.
After the glue has dried, the hat is painted black; the lower part of the crown can be decorated with a scarlet satin ribbon.
The suit will be completed with white men's gloves and a cane. However, it will be quite possible to do without these details, since during the party you will have to constantly think about where to put them.
How to prepare spectacular decor with your own hands (6 ideas in video)
Today we showed you the best Halloween costumes, we hope you liked them. Based on the ideas presented in this review, you will definitely be able to recreate your unique and terrifying image, which is what we wish for you! But here I would like to make a reservation, costumes do not necessarily have to be frightening, they may well be based on representatives of good and even heroic characters, which is why the ideas for costumed images are so diverse, because they pursue one main goal, so that literally every person can choose something for themselves. something that suits your inner state. Have a successful and happy holiday!
Making the image scary
To make a vampire look like a bloodsucker, it is necessary to attach artificial fangs. Buying special overlays for teeth is not a problem today, but you can make artificial fangs yourself. To do this, cut an arc from the cylindrical part of a plastic bottle. We process the edges well so that they are not sharp and cannot damage the gums. The fangs themselves can be cut out of white plastic (it’s convenient to use artificial nails, but you can take a white plastic bottle from household chemicals). We attach the cut out “clicks” to the cut out arc with tape or any other convenient method. We insert the plate into the mouth.
All that remains is to stain your lips with artificial blood, you can replace it with bright red liquid lipstick.
Our costume is ready, but to make the image even more impressive, it’s worth doing the appropriate makeup.
