Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice: The Ultimate DIY Costume Guide (No Sewing Required!)

Get Your Ghost with the Most Look Ready for Halloween!

Want to be the most stylish ghost at the party without spending a fortune or needing a sewing machine? A DIY Beetlejuice costume is the perfect choice for a first-time cosplayer or anyone looking for a quick Halloween costume that’s instantly recognizable.

With the new movie hype, the search for the perfect Beetlejuice makeup and the classic pinstripe suit is trending huge. Here’s your complete, step-by-step guide to becoming the “Ghost with the Most” using simple, beginner-friendly techniques.

1. The Iconic Pinstripe Suit: The Easy Way Out

The black and white striped suit is the key to this iconic costume. Forget buying an expensive, pre-made version—here’s how to create the look on a budget.

Item	DIY Option	Pro Tip
The Base	Find an old, light-colored suit jacket and pants at a thrift store. White or light gray works best.	Don’t worry about the fit being perfect—Beetlejuice is a bit sloppy!
The Stripes	Use black electrical tape (yes, really!) or black fabric paint in a pen applicator.	Easiest Method: Use the electrical tape! It’s clean, easy to apply, and you can remove it without damaging the fabric after Halloween. Simply run strips vertically, spaced 1–2 inches apart.
The Shirt	A simple white dress shirt or even a white t-shirt. Bonus points for a black tie, but a messy look is fine.	Keep the shirt untucked and the tie loose. Remember: messy is better!

2. The Perfectly Disgusting Makeup: Step-by-Step

This is where the magic happens! The key to great Beetlejuice makeup is using a mix of pale skin, dark eyes, and a sickly, decaying look.

What You’ll Need:

White or very light green cream makeup/face paint
Dark purple or grayish-blue eyeshadow
Black eyeliner
Green eyeshadow (optional, for a sickly tone)
Clear setting powder

The Transformation:

Prep the Skin: Start with a clean face. Apply the white or light green face paint generously over your entire face, neck, and ears. This is the zombie makeup base. Don’t worry about it being perfectly smooth—texture adds to the look!
Hollow Out the Eyes: Take the dark purple or grayish-blue eyeshadow and generously blend it around your eyes, extending it toward your temples. This creates a deeply sunken, corpse-like look.
Add Sickness (Optional): Lightly dust a green eyeshadow or faint green paint over random areas like your cheekbones and forehead. This adds that essential sickly, rotting decay.
Define and Detail: Use the black eyeliner to darken the creases under your eyes and near your nose to deepen the shadows. This step makes the features look sharp and menacing.
Set It: Lightly dust a clear setting powder over the entire face to keep the makeup from creasing and smearing all night.

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3. That Iconic Hair: Quick & Creepy

You can’t be Beetlejuice without the wild, shocking white hair!

The Go-To: Use a cheap white or gray wig and mess it up! Pull a few strands out and use hairspray to make it stand straight up in random directions.
The Spray Method (For light hair): Use white or very light green temporary hair color spray on your own hair. Back-comb it heavily to create volume and a chaotic texture.

Get Ready to Haunt!

You’ve nailed the stripes, perfected the pallor, and achieved the chaotic hair. You now have a high-impact, on-trend Halloween costume that was simple and affordable to create.

Now, go have a spooky good time! Just remember the three rules: Don’t eat too much, don’t get too drunk, and whatever you do, don’t say his name three times!

Share your finished DIY Beetlejuice look with us in the comments!

What’s Your Favorite Beetlejuice Line?

We’ve given you the ultimate beginner’s guide to pulling off the DIY Beetlejuice costume—from that iconic striped suit DIY to the essential sickly makeup—without breaking the bank or needing a single stitch!

Now it’s your turn. Are you planning the classic black-and-white look, or are you going for a trendy spin with the new Beetlejuice Beetlejuice movie?

Tell us in the comments below: