Dressing up in costume and trick or treating on Halloween is one of the highlights of childhood, second only to Christmas morning for many. But it’s never been exclusive to the 12-and-under set because dressing up and going out for a day/night on the town is also big fun for adults. With no shortage of opportunities to transform ourselves – at work, the neighborhood bar, masquerade parties – below are some of our favorite grown-up costume ideas where getting the hair right, and how to do it, is a critical component.
Sinister Halloween Hair
Harley Quinn – In our opinion Margot Robbie as Harley stole the Suicide Squad show from Jared Leto while sporting a punkish superhero hairdo that’s bound to be one of THE costume looks of the year. It’s also a style that’s super easy to replicate because all you need are some bobby pins, two hair ties, two ribbons – one red, one blue – and blue and pink hair chalks.
The Joker – The aforementioned Leto’s signature bright green Joker hair will likely be everywhere this Halloween and it’s easy to pull off. Drape an old towel around your shoulders first, then push clean, dry hair away from the face as if slicking back; apply a generous amount of regular hairspray to hold in place. Then holding the container a few inches from your head, spray fluorescent green hairspray in sections until all hair is completely covered.
Fashionable Halloween Hair
Beyoncé in Formation – Queen Bey’s internet-breaking double Dutch braids aren’t as hard to create as you might think. Grab a section of hair from the top of your head, separate into three equal portions, and braid the portions under each other instead of weaving them over. As you go down, introduce more hair from the rest of your head until you’ve included it all and reach the bottom. Add big black hat, fake jewels and MAJOR attitude.
Holly Golightly – Audrey Hepburn’s iconic French twist, black Wayfarers and LBD laden with jewels from Breakfast at Tiffany’s is by far the most elegant look on our list. For the updo, separate a 3-inch section of hair on top at the front, middle and crown and let fall to the side. Next, gather and pin the back of your hair up into a twist. Pull the front section back (if you have bangs leave them down) and wrap the ends around the twist, pinning to hold in place.
Retro Halloween Hair
Danny & Sandy from Grease – This year’s FOX live reboot of the classic movie about everyone’s favorite ‘50s couple gave new life to these fun-to-dress-up-as characters. All the guys need for Travolta’s pompadour-ed ducktail is a lot of pomade and a thick head of hair, while Olivia Newton-John’s bad girl, big blonde ‘do is all about hot rollers and an enormous can of hair spray!
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