Boo! Halloween is right around the corner and we are definitely spooked and super excited here at GL! We’ve cleared the cobwebs and stormed up some totally awesome H-ween costumes for ya. Find your style and you’re set to score tons of treats!
Your Halloween Style: Sassy. You don’t want to be in a crazy costume all night.
In the past you’ve been: Rihanna, an actress or a punk rocker
Your Best Costume: Contestant on Shear Genius. Get ready to dish lotsa sass, sister!
What ya need:
o An all-black outfit
o Blowdryer/hair scissors (don’t use ‘em)
o Great hair
What to do:
Put on your outfit. Style your hair in a super-fabulous ‘do. Carry around your blowdryer all night!
Bonus points: Have a friend who needs an easy costume? Throw her in a hair-cutting cape (you can get them at beauty supply stores) and she can be your client. Just DON’T actually cut her hair, ’kay?
Note: This can easily be adjusted to almost any reality show. Wear a wild outfit and carry around needle and thread. Boom! You’re a Project Runway wannabe. Chef’s jacket and a whisk? You’re on the next season of Top Chef.
Your Halloween Style: Comfy! You don’t want to get caught up in cardboard.
In the past you’ve been: A witch or vampire, a softball player
Your Best Costume: Member of the dance crew Fanny Pack
What you need:
o Fanny pack. There’s probably one in a closet in your house somewhere!
o A wacky/sporty outfit (we love when they were dressed in aerobic threads)
o Fab sneakers
What to do: Put on your outfit and get ready to bust a move! Get all your girls involved and go as the whole crew.
Your Halloween Style: Girly! You like to dress up and still look good.
In the past you’ve been: A poodle girl, a princess, Dorothy
Your Best Costume: Night sky
What ya need:
o Black dress (t-shirt or tank)
o Glow in the dark star stickers
o Glittery Halloween makeup
What to do:
Pop the stickers on the dress. Draw a couple stars on your face. Glow, girl.
Your Halloween Style: Geek Chic. You’re the girl with all the info.
In the past you’ve been: The information super-highway, a Mathlete, Albert Einstein
Your Best Costume: iPhone.
What you need:
o Black/silver poster board
o String
o Different color of felt
o Silver marker/paint
o Scissors
o Hot glue
What to do:
Round the corners of the poster board. Cut the felt into squares (those are the application buttons). Glue felt on black poster board. Use silver marker to draw a circular on/off button on the bottom. Line up both sheets of poster board and cut holes in them (about 2 inches down from the top and close enough together so the string will rest on your shoulders). Thread the string though the holes and tie it so that your body will fit between the two boards.
Your Halloween Style: Clever ‘n’ Crafty. Ya like to raid Michael’s to make your look spooktacular.
In the past you’ve been: A gumball machine, mailbox or any other costume that has folks marveling at your construction
Your Best Costume: A goldfish in a bag (like you’d win at the state fair)
What ya need:
o Clear trash bag
o Clear balloons
o Inflatable fish (get ‘em at a party supply store)
o Super-sticky tape
o Orange ribbon
What to do:
Wear a one-color outfit (white works!). Cut arm and leg holes in a giant clear trash bag. Blow up the clear balloons and tape them all over (hip to chest). Step into the bag. Throw the balloons and inflatable fish into the bag. Cutely tape the bag around arms/shoulders. DON’T PUT THE BAG OVER YOUR HEAD! Loosely tie the orange ribbon around your neck.
Your Halloween Style: Ultra-adorable. People always go “awww…” when ya walk up to their door.
In the past you’ve been: A ballerina, a baby, Tinkerbell
Your Best Costume: Character from a kid’s book. Relive your childhood by dressing as a super-iconic kids’ book character, like Madeline.
What you need:
o Blue Jacket
o Yellow hat
o Black Ribbon
What to do:
Tie the ribbon around the hat. Put the rest of the costume on. Practice your French. Oui!
Note: The hat can easily be swapped to be Paddington the Bear. Or, rock green overalls and be Corduroy. Carry a needle and thread! A black jumper and blouse makes ya Eloise. You get it!
By: Katie Abbondanza & Sharon Choi