Month: September 2019

Anyone who knows me knows I love Halloween. I go all out for this holiday. I have corn décor in my apartment, I carve pumpkins weeks in advance, and I take any and every opportunity to infuse my life with spooky spirit. Whether that means attending multiple Halloween parties or adding hints of orange and black my outfits, you can bet I’m doing it during the month of October. 

While I have had my Halloween costume planned since July, I had not yet discovered a way that I could wear a subtler version of a costume for every day of Halloween month—until I came across these Halloween hairstyles. Creative but simple enough for even my incompetent hands to manage, these spooky hairstyles will surely find their way into my hair routine in October. If you, like me, can’t get enough of the year’s best holiday (yeah, I said it), then scroll on for 20 easy Halloween hairstyles that will take you nearly all the way through the end of the month. 

A mermaid hairstyle easily lends itself to beautiful waves and wispy strands—simple but stunning. 

Instead of pulling together an entire Harley Quinn costume, why not style your hair like the Suicide Squad character instead? Simple pigtails and colored hair spray are all you need. 

Spruce up your crown braids with plastic spiders. With little effort, you can go from simple to spooky.

This hairstyle is giving us major vampire vibes. Instead of a black cape, all you really need is a teasing comb, some hair spray, and temporary hair color spray if you want to add something extra.

The deer costume is the new cat costume, and this hair is the perfect, easy way to achieve the look. 

Yes, this hairstyle really can be done. In fact, there’s a how-to video attached to prove it. 

Another accessory that can make a Halloween hairstyle all by itself. One bandana and you turn from everyday girl to Rosie the Riveter. 

If you’re trying to look like Selena Quintanilla this Halloween, this hairstyle is for you! It’s sleek and chic, and there’s a how-to video included. 

A zombie look fit for a bride. If you can’t quite figure out how to manage this style, click through to find a how-to video above. 

This hairstyle will take a cat costume from basic to bold with just a quick fun bun. There’s even a how-to video to make it all the simpler. 

A unicorn costume is almost entirely dependent on the hairstyle and oh what a hairstyle this is!

If you happen to have a bob, you need this hairstyle in your life this Halloween. It doesn’t hurt that Margot Tenenbaum is a fictional style icon. 

This alternative take on a Harley Quinn hairstyle is a major vibe. 

Kourtney Kardashian nailed it with this Ariane Grande ponytail. 

An Elvira Hancock costume made easy with this chic and graceful bob. 

You’ll never need to buy another pair of cat ears again. Your hair will do the trick! 

One wrong look and this hairstyle will turn you straight to stone. 

DIY devil horns are much cuter than a hairband, and they’re made simple with this how-to video. 

A David Bowie costume done right and made easy. 

If you haven’t already picked up a couple of colored hair spray cans from the Halloween store, grab them ASAP as they are your new best friend. 

If you’d rather wear a wig than style your own hair, try these fun Halloween costumes with wigs. 

There’s a cliché that claims blondes have more fun, and whether you’re a natural blonde or not, there’s no time more appropriate to test this theory than Halloween. With inspiration from iconic television characters like Daenerys Targaryen to real-life icons like Britney Spears or celebrities just doing Halloween right (we’re looking at you, Winnie Harlow), blonde hair (or a good blonde wig) makes for plenty of fun, instantly recognizable Halloween costumes. 

As a natural brunette with a fear of bleaching my hair, Halloween provides the perfect excuse to satisfy my longing for blonde beachy waves. This year, use your blonde locks as inspiration for your costume or run to the store to grab a wig. Whether you’re looking for a costume you can throw together from the pieces in your closet or hoping to put your creative skills to the test, we have 15 popular Halloween costumes with blonde hair that range from easy to expert.

Khaleesi’s blonde hair is the stuff of dreams, but even more jaw-dropping is her powerful uniform in Game of Thrones. 

Eleven gets a glow-up with blonde hair, and you can do the same on Halloween with this costume. 

A ’60s icon, Twiggy is a fun throwback to another decade. 

There are so many iconic Britney looks, but few more so than the one in “…Baby One More Time.” Plus, you can likely create this costume out of items in your closet. 

Mia Grey is Christian Grey’s more exciting, fun, and eccentric sister. Rita Ora steals the show as Mia in Fifty Shades of Grey, and you’re sure to steal the show in this costume. 

Tell me about it, stud. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

While all Wes Anderson films are known for their style, one of his most iconic characters of all is Margot Tenenbaum. 

This is your chance to pretend you live in a Fitzgerald novel or the 1920s—or both. 

Cher Horowitz is a feminist icon, in my opinion, and will never stop being a relevant Halloween costume. 

I aspire to dress in all black with venti Starbucks Americanos like the Olsen sisters on a daily basis, but Halloween seems like a good time to start.

Harley Quinn will always be a great costume. 

Raven-Symoné on That’s So Raven was my childhood idol (who didn’t want to have visions of the future?), but now she’s a style icon in her own right. 

I rewatch Gossip Girl every year, and despite being a brunette, I would happily throw on a blonde wig to have my chance to be golden girl Serena VDW. 

…à la Mariah Carey, who definitely did this costume right. 

Winnie Harlow does drag almost as well as RuPaul does drag. 

If Cher Horowitz and Daenerys have inspired you, here are more feminist Halloween costumes.