28 Eye-Popping Halloween Costume Looks With Colored Contact Lenses

If you want to add a creepy factor to your marionette costume, ice blue or white and black contacts will do the trick.

Sure, you could throw on a ballerina costume this Halloween, but if you want to truly get into the "Black Swan" vibes, you've got to get yourself a pair of red-colored contacts.

Sure, skulls don't actually have eyes, but the way to make the costume look realistic is by adding some creepy colored contacts like the ones shown here.

While some people might consider a black cat a basic costume, the way to level up is with a simple pair of colored contacts — any shade will do.

Grab some body paint, your favorite purple eyeshadow, and a bold red lip, and you've got yourself the perfect Ursula costume. The colored contacts are the icing on the cake.

Nothing says creepy doll like a pair of dead eyes, which you can easily achieve with colored contacts.

Love Marilyn Monroe and zombies? Boy do we have the perfect costume for you. Grab some green body paint, a white blond wig, and some white colored contact lenses.

This creepy nun costume is pretty scary all on its own, but the addition of the light-colored contact lenses really steps things up a notch. Grab your habit and get to it.

Whether you're going for a sexy or scary vampire this Halloween, adding in colored contacts will take your look to a whole new level.

We love a trippy alien costume, and what better way to make your looks stand out than with a cool pair of contact lenses?

Fortune teller costumes are easy to put together at the last minute, but if you throw in a pair of colored contacts it'll look like you spent hours planning.

Abbacchio's eyes can't be missed, so make sure you add a pair of colored contact lenses to your cart if this is your Halloween costume this year.

We're obsessed with how detailed this Sally costume is, down to the dark-colored contact lenses. It'll require a lot of blue body paint, but the outcome is worth it.

If you want to take your creepy Harley Quinn costume to the next level, get a contact lens like the one on the right. You'll be sure to scare a few trick-or-treaters.

Although there's no serious need for colored-contact lenses with a fairy costume, it sure does spice up the look, doesn't it? We love these ice-blue ones.

Put the "scare" in "scarecrow" with a creepy pair of colored-contact lenses. We'd suggest opting for a super bright color, or even going for black.

If you're going all out this Halloween, might we suggest this creepy dark elf costume? The makeup is wild, but the eyes are what we can't stop staring at, and they're in complete thanks to colored contacts.

No time to buy an outfit? No problem. You can fashion this Beetlejuice costume from things you've got at home, and the contact lenses make it look realistic. Plus, you'd be super on trend since the movie just had a remake.

A Storm costume just isn't a Storm costume without her signature eyes. You can opt for an ice-blue look or get white colored-contact lenses.

This Halloween look is actually fairly easy to achieve with a little face paint and some red-colored contacts. The extra long eyelashes make it super fun.

Always dreamt of dressing up as Alice in Wonderland, but missing the blue eyes? Grab some colored contacts and your whole look will be made.

As if Pennywise isn't creepy enough, these red contact lenses really take the costume to the next level. Just add some clown makeup and you're ready to go.

If you're good at face paint, this Terminator costume is both creepy and sexy at the same time. The red contact lens really makes the entire costume.

Honestly, we aren't sure how this Cyborg face makeup works, but we know it's creepy and cool as hell. It wouldn't be the same without the addition of the cool colored-contact lenses.

If you're ready to scare some trick-or-treaters, this scary pumpkin costume is surely the way to do it. You could even opt for two completely different colored-contact lenses to give the look an even scarier vibe.

This Dökkálfar elf costume wouldn't be complete without the deep black eyes. They give this look a seriously creepy vibe.

Is any snake costume complete without a creepy pair of colored-contact lenses like the green ones shown above? Get wild with your face paint and prepare to freak out some trick-or-treaters.

Step up your angel Halloween costume game with some fun colored contacts, like this intense blue pair. Throw on a pair of wings and a halo and you're ready to walk out the door.

Corinne Sullivan is a PS contributor.

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