Bring Your Halloween Costume to Life with Vibrant Colored Contacts

If you take Halloween as seriously as we do, chances are you always want people to feel like you are your character rather than just yourself in a costume. Or maybe you’ve poured hours into perfecting your makeup, but you still just feel like something’s missing. The answer? It’s all in the eyes. Your eyes are a focal point of any costume you wear, and that’s why it’s a great idea to use colored contacts to completely transform your look. Here, we’ll give you our recommendations for lenses for movie and TV favorites, iconic monsters, pop culture figures, and anime characters, so you can go above and beyond this Halloween.

Popular Film and TV Characters

When it comes to film and television acting, the eyes hold the bulk of a character’s emotions and are also a key factor in their overall design. So in other words, they’re what make a character memorable! Some are known for their expressive or brightly colored eyes, while others are remembered for their piercing, emotionless gaze, and we’ve got both ends of the spectrum in our suggestions here.

Deadpool’s signature white eyes are achieved on screen with CGI, but you can elevate your costume by opting for contacts instead! If you don’t want to impair your vision, you can try the Pure White lenses, which keep the pupil unobstructed. If you’re not stressed about that, though, there are options like the Screen White, Mesh White, and even the Blind White Sclera 17 mm lenses that can all help you get that blank-eyed look. We recommend figuring out which option you’re most comfortable with and building your costume with that in mind!

There have been tons of iterations of Harley Quinn that have tweaked certain parts of her design, but one thing that’s usually non-negotiable is her blue eyes. Our Koi Fantasy Sea Blue lenses are great for a more natural look, but if you’re looking for something on the cartoony side, the Manson Blue or Obsidian Blue lenses are ideal. Another fun pick is the Blazing Blue set, which is just perfect for more recent Harley interpretations that use shades of pink and blue rather than red and black.

Much like with his faithful sidekick Harley, most people agree that the Joker’s eyes should be some shade of green, a reflection of the vat of toxic waste that makes up part of his origin story. Twilight Green and Crimson Green are both good picks here with their saturated, comic-like colors, and Crack Green brings a certain level of madness to the table thanks to its cracked design. However, if you want a truly unhinged look for your Joker costume, our Clown Black lenses are the way to go.

Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams wouldn’t be quite the same without those deep, dark eyes, and neither would your costume! Annulus Black and Supersize Black will both work here, but if you want to go over the top and make people feel like they’re staring into the void, try Screen Black or Blind Black, which cover the pupil for an ultra-dark result.

Cosplaying characters from live-action movies and shows can be intimidating because you feel pressured to get every detail right, but colored lenses can help make your job way easier. Pick the right pair, and you’ll look like you just stepped off the screen! And hey, everything doesn’t need to be perfect—as long as you’re having fun, that’s all that matters.

Classic Halloween Monsters

Many of today’s Halloween staples come from 20th-century monster movies that, at the time, left audiences petrified of what lies in the darkness. Special effects were much more limited than what we have now, so it was up to the costume department to create recognizable creatures with simple, elegant designs that carried an air of mystery about them. Naturally, this mystery translated to even more terror when it was seen on the big screen, cementing characters like Dracula and Frankenstein’s monster into our Halloween celebrations forever.

Vampires are some of the most oddly beloved monsters to ever hit the scene, with their haunting yet beautiful mannerisms epitomizing both horror and romance. Our Crack Red and Blood Red lenses both have the dimension you’ll need for a “natural” look, but if you want something that’s sure to grab your friends’ attention, we also have the super-saturated Pure Red and Twilight Red.

Where vampires have eternal youth, zombies only have rot and decay, and that’s what we’re focusing on with these lens picks. Fresh Blood and Bleeding Red are both good options that capture that bloodshot look that “young” zombies often have, whether they’ve just recently died or have entered the beginning stages of infection. For more advanced cases, the eerie Lava Red and unsettling Bloody Zombie Red Sclera 22 mm lenses are our personal favorites.

You might only associate cats with Halloween because they hang out with witches, but they’ve actually featured prominently in horror for nearly a century. One notable example is 1942’s cult classic Cat People, the first of many films to feature women who transform into terrifying catlike monsters. For your own cat look, you can try Sylvan Green or Cat Eye Yellow lenses for that iconic catlike pupil shape, or you can opt for  Lizard Eye Green or Lizard Eye Brown for a much more striking appearance.

The eyes of a werewolf are perhaps the most interesting feature, because they serve as our only view of the beast’s inner humanity. In any case, you probably want something that stands out under the moonlight, like Werewolf Green or Yellow Werewolf Sclera 17 mm. For a darker take on your character, you can do something way more unconventional like the claw-marked Wolverine Black lenses or the Lizard Eye Black set.

From a blood-red stare to eyes that shine like the moon, there’s a pair of lenses for every kind of creature at Unicoeye. If you’re unleashing your inner monster at the Halloween party, make sure you grab some colored contacts that match the vibe you’re going for.

Animated Characters & Pop Culture Icons

The realm of animation and pop culture is filled to the brim with imaginative shapes and colors that you just don’t see in the real world, and that makes colored contacts essential for embodying these beloved characters.

Corpse Bride stole our hearts back in 2005, especially when it came to the titular bride herself, Emily. Because she’s undead, there are tons of creative ways you can reinterpret her design, from vibrant electric-blue eyes like our Windmill Blue and Fiery Spirit Blue lenses to something a little more creature-like with the Hyacinthus Blue set. And if you want to keep it simple and traditional, you can’t go wrong with Blind White for that glazed-over look.

Joy may be the main protagonist of Inside Out, but we know there’s a lot of love for the other emotions in Riley’s head, too! Whether you’re putting together a solo costume or trick-or-treating as a group, we’ve got you covered with the perfect colored contacts as the finishing touch. We recommend Flame Green for Disgust, Mcdull Blue for Sadness, Koi Prank Purple for Fear, and Naruto Red for Anger.

Barbie has been part of our culture for more than 65 years, and in that time, she’s taken countless forms, rocked thousands of unforgettable looks, and starred in dozens of animated movies plus a live-action blockbuster. For her classic blue-eyed iteration, you can rock our Pure Light Blue lenses or add an extra hint of feminine flair with the butterfly-patterned Papillon Blue. Alternatively, if you want to take things up a notch and go pink from head to toe, you can try Twilight Pink or Lunar Earth Pink instead.

Labubus have taken the world by storm this year, and we have no doubt some of you have your eye on these delightfully weird little collectibles as Halloween costume inspiration. Some of our favorite pairings we’ve come up with are Obsidian Brown for the Sitting Pumpkin pendant, Yandere Pink for Dada from the Have a Seat series, Blink Gray for the Zimomo Angel In Clouds plush, and Anime Bling Purple for the Wings of Fantasy doll from Labubu’s collaboration with Chinese fashion house PRONOUNCE.

Animation and pop culture are all about grabbing people’s attention, and there’s no better way to do that than by sporting unique colored lenses with saturated colors and high-contrast patterns. Try out lots of different looks to find the lenses you love best for your Halloween costume!

Japanese Anime Characters

The eyes of anime characters tell you a lot about them as people, with animators using different colors and pupil shapes to express personality traits or even power levels. Of course, that means it’s extra important to use colored contacts to complete your character’s story when you’re cosplaying them! Don’t worry, though—we’ve put together these suggestions so you don’t have to scour the Internet for ideas and can focus more on the rest of your costume.

Hatsune Miku has grown exponentially from her debut as a voicebank mascot in 2007. Now, she’s a beloved symbol of Japanese creativity, with her popularity spanning the entire world. If you’re planning on dressing up as this Internet darling this October, consider the Lime Circle Green or Twilight Green lenses to capture her standout green eyes. Or, to add some extra adorable flair, you can try the Puppet Green or Clover Green lenses and make your Miku really shine.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the most popular anime in the world right now, so it’s no wonder that costumes paying homage to all the amazing characters pop up left and right at Halloween! We’ve got tons of options for this series, but to start with, you can check out our Nezuko Kamado and Demon Eye Pink lenses for fan-favorite Nezuko’s human and demon forms, as well as the Rengoku Kyojuro lenses for the Flame Hashira himself.

Next, we’ve got some terrifying members of the Twelve Kizuki that Tanjiro and his friends have fought over the course of the series. You can become the ruthless spider demon Rui with the Rui and Rui II lenses or embody the vain but powerful Daki with Daki and Daki II.

As we go deeper into the Demon King’s inner circle, we find Akaza, a martial arts expert who wants to be the strongest fighter in the world, and Doma, a sickeningly sweet personality who considers eating humans a mercy. You can perfect your cosplay of the Upper Three and Upper Two with the Akaza, Akaza II, Doma, and Doma II lens sets. And of course, we have to end with the series’s long-feared antagonist, Muzan Kibutsuji, whose furious glare can be worn by anyone with the Demon Eye Red lenses.

As a Saiyan, Dragon Ball’s protagonist Goku has taken a lot of different forms throughout the years, but we’ve got a great selection of lenses for all of them. For his everyday self, there’s OMG Black, and for Super Saiyan, there’s the superhuman Manson Green. Then, moving to the even higher level transformations, we have Red Zombie Sclera 17 mm for Super Saiyan God and Frozen Blue for Super Saiyan Blue (also known as Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan!).

Jujutsu Kaisen is yet another anime that’s been getting a ton of buzz over the past few years, so of course we had to include it here! Our Circle Red lenses are the perfect choice to complete your Sukuna cosplay, and if you have a friend going as Yuji’s ally Choso (or even his brother Eso), they can bring a unique edge to their look with the Compass Black Sclera 22 mm set. And of course, we can’t forget everyone’s favorite teacher, Gojo, whose icy blue stare can be brought to life with the Glacier Shimmer Blue or White Walker Shimmer Blue Sclera 17 mm lenses.

Anime characters are some of the hardest to capture through cosplay because of their otherworldly animated looks, but the right pair of colored contacts can take you from ordinary to something beyond reality in the blink of an eye. Ready to take on your favorite character?

Make Your Halloween an Unforgettable Experience

If the eyes are windows to the soul, then colored contacts are definitely the key to a spectacular Halloween costume that truly brings your character to life. Finishing off your look with the perfect lenses is like opening the door to the fantasy world of fiction, and that’s why we recommend it for anyone who wants to take their costume to the next level.

Of course, the most important thing when using colored contacts is your safety. Make sure you always buy from reputable, FDA-approved sellers, follow our guide for proper use and hygiene, and pay attention to how your eyes are feeling and how long you’ve been wearing your lenses. A healthy Halloween is a happy Halloween!

Got a concept for a Halloween costume that’s elevated with colored contacts? Share your ideas plus your lens choices in the comments below! This October, reach beyond human limits with Unicoeye.