Many people spend lots of time thinking up the perfect Halloween costume, but too often, the hairstyle is an afterthought. To get the most scare from your hair, carefully consider hairstyles that might enhance your spooky costume. If you don't have a costume in mind, you could even make your decision based on the Halloween hairstyle you like best.
Vampire
Vampires are more popular than ever now, thanks to the "Twilight" books and films, which became popular in around 2008, when the first movie in the series was released. For a traditional vampire hairstyle, color your hair black with a wash-out hair dye and spray in a white streak near the front. Alternately, you could dye your hair bright red, in homage to Victoria from the "Twilight" franchise. During the Middle Ages, having red hair and green eyes was considered a sign of being a vampire, so red hair for a vampire costume also has historical significance.
Witch
The witch costume is another Halloween fantasy classic. To get a witch-like hairstyle, backcomb your hair to make it messy and ratty. Pile up your hair at the back in a messy bun, and pin it in place, leaving some hair loose at the front. If you want to add extras to this hairstyle, you could attach bits of fake cobweb into the bun and spray in bits of color, such as orange or purple, with a wash-out aerosol hair dye spray.
Bride of Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein hairstyle is by far the hardest fantasy Halloween hairstyle to create, but it'll get everyone's attention. Start with a dark base color to your hair -- dye your hair if necessary. Curl your hair with hot rollers. Once rollers are removed, heavily backcomb your hair until it stands up. Smooth down the top and sides and pin them in place, so that you have a horizontal beehive hairstyle. Spray with hairspray to set the style, and spray a white streak on each side with wash-out aerosol hair colorant.
Zombie Bride
A zombie bride or corpse bride costume is an interesting choice, as it's not overdone and it mixes a horror aspect with a touch of flounce and femininity. One hairstyle option is to dye your hair midnight blue, like Emily from Tim Burton's "The Corpse Bride" movie. Otherwise, you could matt your hair by backcombing and dipping segments in fake blood, for that "I've just eaten some brains" look.
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