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12 Easy Halloween Costumes from Your Closet | Halloween Costume Link Party & Contest
Looking for last-minute Halloween costumes that are easy, creative, and won’t break the bank? Here are 12 easy Halloween costume ideas that you can pull right out of your closet in time for your Halloween party this weekend!
- Katniss Everdeen. This is going to be the costume of the season! To recreate her arena costume, here are the costume components: Mockingjay pin + braided hair + nylon jacket + black T-shirt + backpack + cargo pants + boots + bow & arrow. Done!
- Effie Trinket. If you want to jump on the Hunger Games bandwagon and get a little more creative, Effie Trinket is the way to go. Here are the costume components for her teal outfit: curly yellow wig + teal clothing + teal flower + black flower + gaudy jewelry + garish makeup. (Here’s a helpful step-by-step Effie Trinket makeup tutorial) Voila!
- Carmen Sandiego. This costume makes for a great couples costume when paired with Where’s Waldo. Your costume components: Red hat + yellow ribbon + red jacket + black clothes + black gloves + black boots. That’s all!
- Morticia Addams. If you want a glamorous costume without the effort, Morticia Addams is where it’s at. Costume components: Black dress (or separates) + gothic jewelry & accessories + dramatic makeup. Bonus points for arriving at the party with Gomez, Wednesday, and Pugsley Addams.
- Rosie the Riveter. This costume won’t take a lot of time or money but is instantly recognizable! Costume components: Chambray shirt + jeans + patterned scarf + a bicep worth flexing + optional: a riveter. Ta da!
- Charlie Chaplain. Whether you’re a man or a woman, you can pull this easy costume off either way! Costume components: Hat + eyeliner for mustache + black suit jacket + white dress shirt + black tie + vest + black pants + black shoes + umbrella.
- Cruella De Vil. A villainous cackle is going to go a long way with this costume! Costume components: Black & white wig, or spray-in hair color + gaudy makeup and jewelry + cigarette holder + black dress + faux fur throw or jacket + red gloves + red purse + red shoes. Easy peasy!
- Alice Cullen from Twilight. If you’re a Twilight fan you know the person who stole the show for style was Alice Cullen. To recreate her look in Italy in New Moon, here are the costume components: Stylish scarf (to keep out the sun) + sunglasses + A-line swing jacket + elbow-length gloves + black pants & shoes + hazel contacts optional. You can always make this a group costume by rounding up Bella and Edward and other members of the Cullen family!
- Sandy from Grease. Sandy’s onscreen makeover is one of the most memorable ones in movie history! And once you have a blonde wig, it’s all downhill from here. Costume components: Blonde wig + big earrings + leather jacket + black v-neck or over-the-shoulder shirt + leather pants or leggings + red heels. That’s all she wrote.
- Wicked Witch of the West. Thanks to Wicked the musical, the Wicked Witch of the West costume is totally in! Costume components: Green face paint + witch’s hat + black dress or separates + striped socks + black boots + optional broom. Extra credit for dressing up with Dorothy or some Flying Monkeys!
- Sushi. By far one of the easiest and creative costumes you can pull together! Costume components: White clothes + pink pillow case + throw pillow + green scarf + flower for your hair. Fini! You may want sushi after the party though…
- Geisha. A simple yet sophisticated costume, with white face paint you will be instantly recognizable as a geisha. Costume components: Parisol or fan + flowers and ribbon for your hair + white face paint, red lips and eye contouring, black brows + silk robe + obi belt + flip flops. People will be amazed!
Styling: Sarah Ward
Makeup and Photography for 2, 4, 12: DorothyInez, Celebrity Makeup Artist
Halloween Costume Link Party and Contest
What are you dressing up as for Halloween? Show us your costumes by linking up in our Halloween Costume Link Party and Contest! Once you submit your link, please post a link back to the Halloween Costume Link Party. To sweeten the deal, for three lucky contest winners we’re giving away one-hour eStyling Virtual Styling sessions with a Wardrobe Stylist to help you plan what to wear for your Christmas card photos and upcoming holiday parties!
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Halloween Costumes In Your Closet: Sandy from Grease
One of the most memorable on-screen makeovers of all time is Sandy Olsen in Grease. Once I had the blonde wig, it suddenly became obvious that an easy costume idea would be was Sandy from Grease. You can add this to the rank of easy black Halloween costume (Think Charlie Chaplain, Morticia Addams, Cruella De Vil, Wicked Witch of the West, Carmen Sandiego…) that require very little effort!
Costume Components
- Blonde wig
- Dramatic eye makeup
- Big earrings
- Black V-neck shirt or over the shoulder top
- Leather pants or liquid leggings
- Red shoes
- Bonus points if you can rope your man into going as Danny
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Halloween Costumes In Your Closet: Carmen Sandiego
Do you remember watching the Carmen Sandiego cartoon in the 90s? While I barely remember a thing about the show, her red getup is unforgettable and makes for an easy Halloween costume for women on the fly. Bonus points if your date goes as Where’s Waldo!
Costume Components
- Red hat (this one I ordered from Spain for a flamenco performance and worked great!)
- Yellow ribbon — purchased by the yard at Michael’s
- Red jacket
- Black gloves
- Black T-shirt
- Black pants
- Black boots
- Optional: globe
Costume Inspiration
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Halloween Costumes In Your Closet: Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
It’s safe to say that this is the year of The Hunger Games for Halloween costumes, particularly Katiss Everdeen. While there are many different faces of Katniss, here’s a costume idea for Katniss in the arena.
Costume Components
- Braid
- Blue zip up hoodie
- Black T-shirt
- Black backpack
- Bow & arrow — borrowed from Kim
- Olive cargo pants
- Black boots — from Pala Pala Dress Boutique
Costume Inspiration
For other Hunger Games costume ideas, don’t miss this Effie Trinket Halloween costume and makeup tutorial!
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The Hunger Games’ Effie Trinket Halloween Costume Makeup Tutorial
A critical part of becoming Effie Trinket from the Hunger Games for Halloween is the makeup. For my Effie Trinket Halloween costume, I enlisted the help of celebrity makeup artist DorothyInez to recreate the look from the movie. DorothyInez used all MAC and Motives makeup and recreated the look perfectly! Throughout the process we found ourselves literally laughing out loud for how ridiculous I looked. It’s comical — prepare yourself!
Here is a step by step tutorial by professional makeup artist DorothyInez with photos demonstrating how to recreate Effie Trinket makeup for Halloween.
- Before applying makeup, exfoliate your face to remove dead skin cells which will make the makeup apply more smoothly. Then moisturize your face generously.
- If you are wearing a wig, put on your wig cap to pull you hair back.
- Choose a foundation a few shades lighter than your natural skin color, then apply all over your face, including your lips. Go as light as you want to.
- Apply concealer as needed.
- To set the foundation, choose a matching light powder. Translucent powder will do in a pinch.
- If you have dark eyebrows like I do, cover them with concealer.
- Choose a bright shade of yellow and apply all over the eyelid, up to the eyebrow. Apply this shade of yellow on your eyebrows as well.
- Choose a bright shade of teal and apply it in the middle of your eyelid from the line of your lashes up to the brow, tapering inwards slightly.
- Apply a dark blue or teal eyeliner underneath the lower lashes, including the waterline, the inner rim of your eye.
- Apply a thin line of black eyeliner to your upper eyelid.
- Apply a pink blush to your cheekbones. Carry a bit up in a “C” shape around your eyebrows and onto your forehead.
- Using a pink lip liner, draw an exaggerated lip shape. Keep in mind this will not follow your natural lip shape.
- Fill it in with a matching pink or fuschia lip color.
- Apply mascara.
- Put on your wig.
Voila!
Don’t forget to check out our Effie Trinket Halloween Costume tutorial for more tips on how to pull together your costume!
May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Halloween Costumes in Your Closet: Morticia Addams
Angelica Huston is one of my favorite actresses in Hollywood and ever since I was a little girl, I have wanted to be Morticia Addams of The Addams Family for Halloween. For a quick, easy, gamorous, and dramatic Halloween costume, Morticia Addams is the way to go. She wears predominantly black so you shouldn’t have to buy much of anything. Where you get to really live things up is with your dramatic makeup. Drama, drama, drama!
Costume Components
- Black v-neck shirt
- Black fishtail skirt
- Long black wig (borrowed)
- Black heels
- Dramatic jewelry
- Dramatic makeup
- Optional: Friends/family willing to dress up as Gomez, Wednesday, and Pugsley
Costume Inspiration
To really become Morticia Addams, I naturally called Celebrity Makeup Artist DorothyInez to help with the dramatic makeup. With 25 years background in makeup in the entertainment industry, DorothyInez was instrumental in helping me get into character. She embraced the role of creative director, and served as assistant photographer, making the shoot a phenomenal success. I’m wearing her wig as well! (DorothyInez is quite the connoisseur of wigs) All the makeup she used was MAC and Motives.
If you are looking for Halloween costume help, both DorothyInez and I offer online consultations worldwide, providing helpful costume and makeup tutorials from the comfort of your living room. And if you are in Seattle, we’re available for hire to get you into character this Halloween!
Don’t forget to check out more Halloween Costumes In Your Closet!
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Halloween Costumes in Your Closet: Effie Trinket Tutorial
I can still remember the day that The Hunger Games hit theaters. I was downtown Seattle for a chiropractic appointment and on the square, there were two women dressed up as characters from The Hunger Games, promoting the film, and I knew immediately that Effie Trinket would be my Halloween costume this year. With her flawless commitment to appearance and perfect comedic timing, she was the highlight of the movie for me. Well, her and Caesar Flickerman.
While there are some pretty impressive custom costumes out there for Effie Trinket, I wasn’t interested in spending a ton of money or time on mine. Once I realized I had teal colored clothes that were similar to her costume in one of the scenes, the costume came together easily from there. I just had to buy a few flowers and a wig.
Costume Components
- Teal turtleneck
- Teal skirt
- Teal tights
- Teal flower pin – bought at Michael’s and converted to a clip
- Black rose – bought at Michael’s
- Gaudy turquoise jewelry
- Blonde wig – bought on Amazon
- White makeup (be sure to check out this step-by-step Effie Trinket makeup tutorial)
- Yellow, blue, green eyeshadow
- Pink blush and lipstick
- Teal nail polish
Costume Inspiration
Photo: Hayworth1981 on Flickr
To really become Effie Trinket, I enlisted the help of Celebrity Makeup Artist DorothyInez. With 25 years background in makeup in the entertainment, DorothyInez was instrumental in helping me get into character. She embraced the role of creative director, and served as assistant photographer, making the shoot a phenomenal success. You can watch for a separate blog with a makeup tutorial for Effie Trinket.
If you are looking for Halloween costume help, both DorothyInez and I do online consultations worldwide, providing helpful costume and makeup tutorials from the comfort of your living room. And if you are in Seattle, we’re available for hire to get you into character this Halloween! In the meantime, check out this step-by-step Effie Trinket Makeup Tutorial!
May the odds be ever in your favor!
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Guest Post: Artisan Maskers Halloween Masquerade Mask Edition
Today’s Guest Post comes to us from Aristan Maskers, specializing in paper machier masquerade masks. With Halloween on the horizon, Amanda of Artisan Maskers will share some great Halloween costume ideas that that include a masquerade mask. As if we needed any extra excuse to own one.
- Take a pretty, feminine mask, in pale colors (white, especially) and you can easily adapt it to dress up any of the following costume ideas: a fairy, a bride, a snowflake, a spirt (or ghost, if it’s got some flowing ribbons or fabric to it), a tight-rope walker or ballerina, a princess, or Christine (from Phantom of the Opera)
White Masquerade Mask
- A skull mask can be the obvious skeleton, or you could adapt it to become Death himself, the Phantom of the Opera, or something quirky, like Skeletor (yes, from He-Man ;D). The nice thing about this mask is that it is very masculine, but it can still be dressed up for even the classiest event.
Skull Masquerade Mask
Skull Masquerade Mask
- If you want something more flamboyant, a striking mask with flashy feathers would make a great addition to a flapper costume or a showgirl-type costume, or even add an air of mystery to a vampire ensemble. It’s also easy to adapt the colors to whatever you are wearing, since ostrich plumes can be found in nearly every color!
Bad Romance Masquerade Mask
- Foxes are HUGE right now, but wearing a fox mask doesn’t limit you to only being a fox. Consider possible famous foxes, especially if you are going out with a partner: Foxy Loxy (and Chicken Little), the Incredible Mr. Fox (and his wife, obviously, or one of his other animal buddies), Honest John (and his kitty sidekick, Gideon–from Pinocchio), and the list goes on and on! Also, animal masks, like foxes, lend themselves very well to Steampunk stylings, even if they don’t have any specific Steampunk elements!
Fox Masquerade Mask
- Our final mask idea is just the basic black. With a sleek black mask, you can become a superhero, a bandit, a black widow spider, or a spy. Add some glitz (in this case, rhinestones and spikes) and suddenly you can also be a rock star, a biker, or a really, really hot Catwoman. ;D
Catwoman / Rock Star Masquerade Mask
Happy costume-hunting!
Artisan Maskers also wrote this terrific tutorial on how to make your own masquerade mask, though if you’re looking to save time, definitely check out the Artisan Maskers Etsy shop for more whimsical masquerade masks!
Halloween Costumes from Your Closet: Rosie the Riveter
When it comes to Halloween costumes, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look the part! With Halloween around the corner, I assembled Halloween costumes from my closet to demonstrate that with a little creativity, you can assemble a costume without trying too hard. Get more ideas from our series called Halloween Costumes from Your Closet.
Rosie the Riveter
Costume Components
- Chambray shirt
- Jeans
- Polka dot scarf
- A bicep worth flexing
- Optional: a riveter
Costume Inspiration
Halloween Costumes From Your Closet: Cruella De Vil
When it comes to Halloween costumes, the best ones are handmade, wouldn’t you agree? This week I assembled Halloween costumes from my closet which I’ll share with you in a series called Halloween Costumes from Your Closet.
This year I dressed up as the Disney villain Cruella De Vil.
Costume Components
- Zebra print throw – this was a yard and a half of fabric from Joann’s that I figured I could repurpose for throw pillows post-Halloween
- Silver hair spray paint
- Gaudy jewelry and make-up (I even drew my lipliner outside my natural lip line to emulate Glenn Close’s mouth)
- Black dress from Shabby Apple
- Red gloves
- Red purse
- Cigarette holder fashioned from clay and painted with acrylic paint
- Red shoes
Costume Inspiration
But this Cruella De Vil prefers kittens. Naturally.
Even though I don’t have the hair length most Cruella De Vils had this Halloween, I made my hair as spiky and wild as I could.
What was your Halloween costume?
