Hollywood voodoo has always made for fantastic Halloween fodder. What's more enticing than a powerful witch doctor or priestess who lives openly in the city, manipulating voodoo dolls to make people do their bidding with one hand and handing out potions to bend someone's broken heart with the other. It makes for a complicated and mysterious character.

If you’re interested in this dramatic interpretation of witch doctors and voodoo dolls, you’re in the right place. We have a range of sizes so that everyone in your family can participate. While scrolling through this page, you’ll find a variety of voodoo costume ideas that will help you create a character that’s all your own. Whether you’re staging a costume with props for a kid's Halloween party at home or you're headed out to different events in one night, there are variations on each character. Scroll on to make and keep reading to find the one you need!

If you’re looking for a costume that’s powerful, alluring, and dignified all at once, then the Voodoo priestess is a great character to turn to. Throughout history, the voodoo priestess was a woman that people could turn to with all sorts of problems, from straying lovers to physical ailments. And often, the voodoo practitioner would be able to do more good than a regular doctor. The fact that they healed with tonics blended from medicinal herbs while doctors were still doling out pills that contained lead and arsenic might have had something to do with it. So did their special insight into the secrets of their community. And of course, their supernatural voodoo powers didn't hurt either.

When you're choosing a voodoo witch doctor costume, keep this power in mind. Project the confidence of someone with generations of learning and is ready to take on whatever comes her way!

Voodoo Costume Accessories

As we said earlier, putting together a great voodoo costume is all about setting the scene. The right accessory can build up a background for your priestess look. Are you an elusive voodoo practitioner who lives deep in the Louisiana swamp and has a pet alligator that keeps non-believers away? Or would your voodoo witch costume look more at home in a fashionable New Orleans apartment with wealthy clients knocking down the door with romantic queries? Choosing from our selection of voodoo accessories will help flesh out your inner magical persona.

Plenty of our costumes come with their own accessories, such as hats or boney gloves. When you're picking out your costume, double check the "items included" box by the description to check if all the details you're digging are included. If not, don't panic. Our accessories include all sorts of items, like ,a href="https://www.halloweencostumes.com/voodoo-multi-strand-necklace.html">necklaces, voodoo dolls, and leggings. While bigger items like staffs, wigs, and top hats will be a lot of fun to pick out and take your voodoo costume to the next level. When it comes to creating a magical look, the charm is in the details!

Oh, Voodoo dolls, they're so misunderstood. We think of them as a way to get revenge on an unsuspecting victim, but they were traditionally used for healing. If someone has regular knee pain, a voodoo doll will be made of them and the witch doctor will try and transfer the pain from the person to the doll.

However, we know that the story of the voodoo doll is a lot more fun for people if they see it as a way to get at someone from far away, so we can roll with that. Dressing up in one of these voodoo costumes will help you get in touch with that Hollywood version of voodoo that we’ve been enamored with for decades. From cute fit and flare dresses to the Made by Us burlap costume that’s utterly unexpected, this theme is sure to be a lot of fun this Halloween!

They say that those who magic together stay together. Well, to be honest, we've never heard "them" say that phrase but we're guessing that it's been said before. Because when you add a touch of necromancy to your couple's costume, that magic vibe tends to catch on in your day to day. Now, when it comes to dressing up with your partner, you've got options. You can both dress up as practitioners, picture a Marie Laveau ensemble paired with a voodoo doctor costume for a couple that would look right at home on the streets of 19th century New Orleans. Or you can dress up as a modern version of the voodoo witch and have your partner use one of the awesome Voodoo doll Halloween costume ideas that were listed above.

Talk to your person and discuss their wishes for this year's spooky festivities. Then think about all the events you're going to. Is it going to be hot? Are you going to be outside, using porta-potties at a concert or a parade? Or are you sitting down for a meal? These are the things that will help you choose the right costume for both you and your partner in crime!

Witch Doctor and Voodoo Doll Costume

When you’re choosing a voodoo couple costume that people will talk about, combining a voodoo priestess or witch doctor costume with one of our voodoo dolls, will be a delightful costume that you’ll look back on with a rosy, macabre glow. Perfect for keeping warm while marching in a parade, the burlap voodoo doll costume is a great, fun-loving option when it comes to men’s voodoo Halloween costumes.

Kids will always have fun when they’re dressing as a classic voodoo doll. It’s the perfect balance of spooky, quirky, and playful. And even better, you can find a variety of kids; voodoo doll costumes if you’re taking more than one kiddo trick-or-treating..

Voodoo Skeleton Costume

Bones are an important part of voodoo as they bridge the gap between the living and the dead, and the bright white color represents protection. That might not matter for your kiddo, though. Your spook-loving kiddo will dig the skeleton side of their voodoo Halloween costume because it serves up an extra serving of creep, wahoo! These costumes are sure to get everyone into the spirit of the season. You can choose to finish their costume off with skull makeup, fake snakes, or other boney accessories that will delight your kiddo!

We've covered a variety of Voodoo costumes, but how do you bring the pictures you see on your screen to life? There are plenty of ways to make the magic happen, but let's focus on what you're going to do with your face for a moment. Having fun with your costume makeup can be a lot of fun. When you're putting together a voodoo witch doctor costume, skull makeup is an option. But of course, but if you want to dial back, a dramatic smokey eye with pointillism detailing that helps your facial contours pop. Or try something spookier when you break out the deep red makeup for a little bit of a gory look. However, you might decorate your face, it’s a great way to add to your Voodoo costume.

Now, we don’t want to leave you without mentioning the magic of setting the scene. If you’re hosting a Halloween party this year, you can throw a Voodoo theme over your whole home. Use lush fabrics, candles, mirrors, and bones to make your snack table pop. Drinking out of goblets or vials labeled Potion Number Nine will make those custom cocktails more memorable than boring Solo cups. You can even burn a little incense to cover all the senses. All these little things are a great way to make sure your voodoo costume makes some fantastic memories this Halloween. Now, all you have to do is figure out what exactly went into Potion Number Nine!