Blogtoberfest | Last Minute Costume Ideas

October is almost over, and while I’m trying to hold on to every ounce of spookiness that I can get my (fake) blood-stained hands on this also means one thing – Halloween is almost here!

With Halloween being tomorrow, and me with all of this time on my hands now that I've finished season two of Stranger Things, I bring you a few costume ideas that require little to no effort. This is for all of my last-minute babes that need a quick and easy look to throw together for Halloween. These costumes can be achieved by combing a few items, most of which may already be in your closet or makeup bag.

First Look: Werewolf 

I couldn’t just put together a costume and not throw in some fx.

Things You’ll Need:

Black eyeliner

Eyeshadow (Brown, Black, and Red)

Eyebrow pencil or cream

Fake blood

For the face - I did a simple, dark smoky eye. Blend your crease color (use a shade a few shades darker than your skin tone) into the inner corner of your eye to deepen it. Then – blend the shade down from the inner corner and down your nose to contour. You’ll want to exaggerate the contour on your nose because we’re going for that wolf-snout look.

Add some winged liner and extend the inner corner to make your eyes appear more animalistic. Don’t forget to add the bushy brows!

Next - I used a brown cream paint to draw on the nose and the widow’s peak. You can also use a brown lipstick for this part if you don’t have any cream paints on hand.

Now for the fun part – the blood! For this part, you are more than free to just throw on some blood and call it a night. If you want to be a lil extra, take it a step further and add some claw marks with fx makeup. For this part, anything from liquid latex to 3D blood gel could be used to achieve your claw marks. I used a homemade gelatin to create the marks along my neck and chest and applied the Mehron Coagulated Blood Gel inside the wounds.

Now throw on a flannel and go howl at the moon.

Second look: Nancy Downs (The Craft)

Since I was a kid, I’ve been in love with The Craft. I was definitely that friend that was into witchcraft and wanted to play “light as a feather, stiff as a board” at the sleepover.

Things You’ll Need:

A white button-down Henley

Green/Navy plaid skirt

Black tights

Studded choker

Black Rosary beads

While Nancy has many iconic looks throughout the film, this costume was inspired by her school uniform. I lucked up on the studded choker at Walmart with the Halloween jewelry for $3.  THREE DOLLARS. I also found my skirt at a Plato’s Closet for $7. The skirt is entirely too big, but I digress. If you can’t find a green and navy plaid skirt, red would also look incredible. I found my rosary beads on Amazon for around $8. Throw on some dark eyeshadow and lipstick, grab your girls and call the corners. Blessed Be.

Third look: Wednesday Addams

Wednesday will forever be my girl. This is probably one of the simplest costumes on the list because all you need is the iconic black dress with the white collar and you’re good to go. I got my dress from Killstar, but you can find these dresses almost anywhere – especially this time of year. You could even pair a white collared shirt with a black dress and call it a night.

What I’m Wearing:

Dress- Killstar

Boots- Target

Fourth look: Pennywise (Stephen King's It)

Y’all knew this was coming. Like everyone else, I am still obsessing over the remake of Stephen King’s It. I’ve now seen it three times in theaters, and I still can’t get enough. Bill Skarsgard is phenomenal as Pennywise the Dancing Clown and his makeup was even better. There are a TON of makeup tutorials on Pennywise’s makeup that you can use as inspiration, or you can come up with your own interpretation.

For my own look - I did a dark smoky eye and used a black eyeshadow to create the lines going from above the eyebrow to the edge of the lips. Next, I took a dark red shadow and blended out the black. I continued to add red shadow until I got my desired look. For the lips, I used a black eyeliner and topped it off with a red liquid lipstick for an ombre effect. I added a bit of glitter using a silver glitter liner from Hard Candy because even Pennywise loves a bit of sparkle.

To finish off the look I did two small space buns and threw on some Harley Quinn bows for that extra something special.  

I think this is probably my favorite look that I’ve ever done. I never want to take this makeup off. Let’s go float.