Halloween is around the corner, and while some people already know what they will wear, many of us are confused about which costume best suits us. You want something that will make you look good but also feel comfortable. Most importantly, you want an outfit that matches your personality.
Whether sexy, historical, scary, or funny, Halloween costumes can reveal hidden traits of your personality, helping you be yourself and enjoy your day without judgment. You can also choose a costume that allows you to assume a completely different personality.
This often applies to introverts willing to try something out of the box or people who want to showcase something they are insecure about.
What Your Halloween Costume Says About Your Personality
To help you tell your untold story this spooky season, here are different categories of Halloween costumes that fit different personalities. For this discussion, we focused primarily on the Myer’s Briggs 16 personality types.
Make sure you choose a costume that best describes you (or who you would love to be) — and have fun with it!
If you don't know your MBTI personality, that's okay. Read on to see which categories you identify with the most, then take a quick assessment to see if it matches!
Scary Halloween Costumes
Scary character costumes such as witches, vampires, zombies, ghosts, goblins, and black cats never run out of fashion. In fact, they are some of the timeless Halloween costume ideas as people don them year in and year out. Dress in any of these costumes and spend your night having fun terrorizing others. Remember to make sure your outfit is as authentic as possible and get into character to have maximum fun.
These costumes are perfect for people who are fascinated with the dark side or want to connect with their hidden side.
If, for instance, you're always good, always caring about other people but want to go overboard and be extremely wicked, casting evil spells at everyone, a bad witch costume will help you do that.
You may also enjoy wearing horror costumes if you love practical jokes, and jumping out of the box to scare people would give you peak fun.
People with ENTP personalities will most likely rock these costumes. They have an outspoken and unapologetic personality and would not care what other people would say about their dark humor.
Naughty, Sexy Halloween Costumes
Do you feel like going all playful and sexy this Halloween? The schoolgirl, French maids, cowgirl, cheerleader, sexy cop, catsuit, male stripper, and playboy costumes will be perfect for you. Sexy costumes are for people who want all the attention to shift to them.
You crave attention; you want people to be drawn to you and to keep looking at you. Whether this is you in real life or you yearn to let loose and have fun, a naughty costume will help you reveal a playful side of you that people don't know about.
These costumes are perfect for ESFPs since they're known to be fun-loving, charming, and outgoing. The French maid costume, for instance, will be screaming "attention" all around the party, and you will surely turn heads whenever you pass.
Superhero Halloween Costumes
Do you ever dream of saving the world from all evil? To be strong and omnipotent, stop trains with your hands, fight and defeat villains, and protect people, especially the defenseless ones. Even if it's just for one night.
A superhero costume will help you achieve one of your childhood fantasies of helping others and being admired and respected. With costumes such as Iron Man, Wonder Woman, Cat Woman, and Spiderman — to name a few — you don't have to be strong to be a superhero; wear your costume and assume that role.
The superhero costumes will be best suited to INFJ's personality. Since they relate well with others and can read the environment, INFJs can be perfect superheroes. So, what better way to live this dream than to go spooking in a superhero costume?
The ENTJ is another personality bound to enjoy a superhero Halloween costume. Their determination, confidence, and fearlessness help them conquer any obstacle, making them great leaders.
Strong Women Halloween Costumes
Do you admire any strong historical woman and want to be her this Halloween season?
We have so many to choose from — Eleanor Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Michelle Obama, Margaret Thatcher, Joan of Arc, Rosie the Riveter, Serena Williams, Sally Ride, Harriet Tubman, a turn of the century Suffragette, and the list goes on. Then there are strong female fictional characters like Anne of Green Gables, Hermione Granger, Thelma and Louise, or Daenerys Targaryen.
If you're a feminist, want to promote girl empowerment, or want to feel like one of the most powerful women in history, go for one of the above costume ideas — or be the woman who is your role model. With their independent and self-driven nature, the INTJs will enjoy showcasing this type of costume.
Whether you want to exude the independence of Amelia Earhart, the courage of Harriet Tubman, or you admire Sally Ride as the first American woman and the third woman to fly in space (yes, girls can be astronauts too!), a strong woman Halloween costume will help you escape from the usual sexy mouse outfit you're used to.
By the way, we would be remiss if we did not mention that there are lots of strong men in history who make for great Halloween costumes, too.
Disney Character Halloween Costumes
Are you a Disney fan? You have watched Encanto, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Incredibles, and other beloved Disney movies — over and over again. You can mimic any of the characters from these movies by buying or making a Disney Halloween costume.
Disney characters' Halloween costumes are for people who want to relive their youth and yearn to be carefree. You can be a beautiful princess or a dashing prince. Or you may prefer one of the many enchanting Disney cartoon characters.
Unlike the superhero costumes that show one wants to be a rescuer, these costumes show that you yearn for an easy and uncomplicated life. You are the one who wants to be saved or transported to another world.
That doesn't mean you're weak or helpless. We have many strong and brave Disney characters. It only means you wish for a simple and safe world, like in childhood.
People with the ENFJ personality type will enjoy dressing up as one of the Disney characters this Halloween season. Like most Disney characters, they are kind, compassionate, and care about other people's needs.
Animal Halloween Costumes
Do you want to dress up like your favorite animal this Halloween season? Different animals can help you bring out different personalities. For instance, gentle and nurturing people, like the ISFJ, tend to go for costumes such as dogs, cats, and bunnies.
Animal costumes' ability to represent different personalities means everyone can find an animal costume for them. So, whether you want to look fierce like a lion, scary like a shark, spooky like a spider, or flap around like a bat, there's a costume for everyone.
Also, animals have symbolic or mythological traits. For instance, cats and lions represent power, independence, self-confidence, and royalty. Dogs symbolize companionship, loyalty, and dependence.
Couples or Group Halloween Costumes
Are you at a point in your relationship where wearing matching outfits is the order of the day? Well, Halloween costumes won’t be the exception. You can bring out your fun side and show your togetherness by going for couple’s costumes such as Peanut Butter and Jelly, Minions, Prince and Cinderella, Pirates, Romeo and Juliet, and Bonnie and Clyde.
Wearing matching Halloween costumes as a couple shows that you're fun, loving, adventurous, friendly, outgoing, creative, and have a great sense of humor. It also shows you have shared hobbies and interests; for instance, you may love the same TV shows. ESFP and ENFP will both enjoy these kinds of Halloween costumes.
If one of the partners in a relationship is more introverted, it can help so you don’t feel like you are in the spotlight by yourself. Your partner by your side can give you that bit of buffer to better enjoy the spooky festivities.
You don’t need to be a couple to do themed costumes.
Many people with extroverted personalities love dressing up in group costumes (and introverts can blend in with the gang). If you can find people with similar interests, you can work on something to make this Halloween a multi-day experience. Dressing as a group also gives you a security blanket to go wild without judgment.
Funny Halloween Costumes
Step outside the norm and show your funny side by donning a funny Halloween costume. Examples include Sushi roll, noodles, French kiss, emoji, crazy cat lady, Barbie (which could also be sexy funny), Bob Ross, spaghetti and meatballs, an alien, a jellyfish, Judge Judy, and a Cheeto.
People who wear funny Halloween costumes desire to retain their youthful spirit and bring out their inner child. They are lighthearted and easygoing individuals who don’t take themselves too seriously, even in real life.
If you are an ESFP — fun-loving, outgoing, and spontaneous with a great sense of humor — step out with a funny Halloween costume and spread some joy and happiness.
“Over the Top” Halloween Costumes
You are generally “extra” and want to show that personality this Halloween season. You find other costumes boring and ordinary and want something elaborate, unique, and with intricate details. You’re enthusiastic about Halloween and have been planning for it for the longest time. You want to show your creative and daring side.
“Over the top” Halloween costumes such as giant puppets or huge inflatable outfits, mermaids, giant food items, full-body alien creatures, and transforming robots will make you stand out.
People who wear these costumes are ambitious and risk-takers, energetic, extroverted, creative, and imaginative. The NP-type personalities, including INFP, INTP, ENFP, and ENTP, would enjoy these Halloween costumes. An ENFP, for instance, is an improviser who is excited about life's possibilities and will have fun putting together different patterns to create a unique and extraordinary Halloween costume.
Minimalist Halloween Costumes
While some people go all in on Halloween, some want to show up without a screaming costume. Minimalist Halloween costumes are for people who want to celebrate this holiday without making a big deal.
Maybe because they are not big Halloween fans but want to show solidarity with their friends and family, or they are introverts who don't want to draw attention to themselves. Minimalist Halloween costumes include emoji costumes, cats, Halloween statement necklaces, pumpkin tees, bold lipstick or eyeliner, memes, bikers, and stick figures.
These costumes suit shy, quiet, and introverted personalities such as the INFP, INTP, or ISTP. Simple, minimalistic Halloween costumes are also good for extroverts who are dealing with social anxiety. They allow them to be part of the fun without being the center of attention.
What About People Who Don’t Do Costumes at All?
So, not everyone shares the same zeal for Halloween as you do, and you’ll find such people appearing at parties without any costume or just opting to stay home. Introverted, private, and reserved individuals may choose to maintain their personal space and privacy by not wearing a costume.
Some people also find costumes uncomfortable, bothersome, impractical, or unnecessary and want to focus on other aspects of the holiday, such as socialization. Or you may be one of the people who doesn't like Halloween or doesn't participate due to religious or personal values. And that's okay, too!
But be careful when you go trick-or-treating or to parties without a costume, as some people get offended by this. They feel like you don’t respect Halloween enough to dress up or that you’re too uptight to even have a little fun. If you are going out with a group, you can opt for the minimalist Halloween costumes mentioned above.
Dress According to Your Personality this Halloween
A Halloween costume can help you show your true, authentic self and help you tell your untold story. For instance, going for a scary outfit might mean you're daring, aggressive, and controlling. Silly, whimsical costumes are for people with a great sense of humor.
However, it's good to note that you can dress up as something or someone totally different from who you are. For instance, a reserved and serious woman might pick a sexy nurse-type outfit and surprise everyone at the party. You can also fulfill your inner fantasy by dressing up as your favorite TV actors, athletes, and rock stars.
So, go ahead and get creative and play with different elements of your personality, those that exist outwardly and some that you don't get to display more often.
