PSA: I'm aware Halloween was nearly a month ago
However, I don't care!
Now that we've got that out of the way, hello readers! I know, it's been awhile
I've been super busy with school/work/family life, but none of that is as fun as it sounds
As busy as my life may be, I'll be damned if I don't take the time to put together an incredible costume for Halloween!
I love the drama that this holiday inspires, and I like to show my Halloween spirit through carefully planned costumes that I create myself
Anyone can go out and buy cat ears, a tail, draw on whiskers, and put on a black underwear set
but it takes true dedication to come up with a Halloween costume that will really wow everyone
You don't need to drop a ton of money in order to drop everyones jaws
Seriously, creativity goes a long way
And thus, my precious readers, I present to you my Halloween costumes of 2014!
side note: these costumes just might also be my favorites to date, honestly
Costume #1: The Cheshire Cat
Ah, the Cheshire Cat
One of the best characters out of one of my favorite Disney movies: Alice in Wonderland
The idea for this costume struck me out of nowhere, and I knew right away it was a winner
Why?
1. almost everyone knows this character, but its not a costume you see very frequently
(I think it's so embarrassing showing up somewhere in the same outfit/costume as someone else)
2. It allows for a ton of creativity
3. This isn't a character you would normally peg as sexy
So... I made it awesome and sexy and everyone loved it!
This was technically my costume for my job's Halloween party on the day before, but who cares
I'm still counting it
I absolutely LOVE the way this turned out
I don't care if I seem arrogant about it, this costume took a lot of work and it totally paid off
Outfit: purple and pink bikini set (Bare Elegance), knee high socks that give the illusion of being laced up and tied in a bow (Loehmann's), a pink tutu (Bare Elegance), fingerless fishnet gloves (Party City), and clear high heels (Lovestuff& More)
All of these items I already owned, so while everyone was out fighting tooth and nail over costumes the day of Halloween I was sitting in my house having a couple drinks before work
The cat ears and the actual Cheshire Cat itself were preowned items as well
The reason for the stuffed cat was to give reference to how much I looked like the character, and also to show people who haven't seen the movie (such people apparently exist) what they were looking at
The makeup took me a good 45 minutes or so to get just right, but with the help of my mom and the patience I luckily found everything came together better than I imagined
The hardest part of this costume was definitely the makeup, specifically the mouth (the white and black kept mixing)
However, it was not so difficult it couldn't be accomplished if you're determined enough
.........And on to the next one!
Costume #2: Dr. Frank n Furter
WHAT. A. BABE
The love I have for this character cannot even be put into words
Not only is he beyond sexy, his voice and personality kill me
If you haven't seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show (the movie from which he is the main character) I recommend you go out right now and buy it to watch immediately
This is my favorite movie ever, and nothing makes me happier than dressing up as my favorite character
Pretty spot on, eh?
This costume is similar to the Cheshire Cat in the respect that my costume is again made of preowned items, and the makeup is a bit challenging
For my senior spirit week in high school our theme was movies of any time period/genre/etc.
Why is this relevant?
Because I dressed up as Frank, and therefore I had all of these items left over from that incredible day
(nothing says awesome like walking through your school like this, trust me)
Outfit: Michael Jackson wig (Party City), pearl necklace (mom's), leather jacket (thrifted), corset top (Hot Topic), sequin booty shorts (Forever 21), thigh-high fishnets (Target), fingerless gloves (Party City), and black heels (thrifted)
Now this was my actual Halloween costume, and its a shame because not many people got to enjoy its beauty
Instead of going to some party and getting stupid drunk I decided to just go relax at my ex's house
Which doesn't sound like it would be relaxing, but it surprisingly was
For those of you who haven't seen the movie, here's reference to show how dedicated I was to making this outfit as perfect as I could:
Striking resemblance
What a babe
I could never get tired of looking at this man, ever
Wow
Anyway, these were my Halloween costumes this year, and I was (and still am) totally in love with both of them
My blood, sweat, and tears went into these costumes, and it was so worth it
Hope everyone had a happy Halloween, now that it's almost Thanksgiving
But you know what I like to say?
Better late than never!
Xoxo,
Liza Jane
