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Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas

  • April 18, 2010 7:21 am
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Some say the best part of Halloween is the candy, but others would argue its dressing up in a Halloween Costume!

Whether you buy a costume or make one, these cheap ideas are sure to be a hit. From witches to firefighters, here are some fun, easy and inexpensive Halloween costume ideas and tips.

Fairies and Princesses:

This category of Halloween costume ideas is fairly cheap and easy to pull off as fairy and princess costumes essentially look the same plus or minus a few minor details. You have two options here, you can either purchase a cheap premade fairy gown or dress, then accessorize accordingly, or you can choose to customize every detail of your costume by putting one together yourself.

Believe it or not best place to start building a cheap costumes like these are at your local thrift store. Thrift stores are usually filled with old sparkly, sequence tops, jackets, or shawls that can easily be converted into a dress or skirt with a little sewing.

Next check out the shoes section for cheap white or cream pumps if you don’t have a pair already. And finally, be sure to look around the jewelry section for glitzy buys. An old broach can be used as a topper to a magic wand, or you may even find some perfectly gaudy, cheap princess jewelry to layer on.

Soldiers, Firefighters (casual), and Cops:

The military, firefighter, and law enforcement category is always a lot of fun and very easy and cheap  to put together.

The one thing in common for all these costumes is the jumpsuit. The bolder the better when it comes to the color of your jumpsuit. Use army patterns for soldiers, navy blue for firefighters, and black for policemen (or women).

Then it’s just a matter of sewing on cheap patches that are relevant to each profession. You can order patches online or visit your local seasonal Halloween Costume store. Throw on a cheap pair of used boots from the thrift store and you’re ready to go.

For women a tight ponytail, a pair of inexpensive aviator sunglasses, and plus or minus a few small details can transform you from cop to soldier, or even from firefighter to helicopter pilot. The sky’s the limit!

Witches, Vampires, and Counts:

For a truly spooky Halloween consider dressing as a witch, vamp, or count.

Like the military/cop category, these costumes are essentially interchangeable plus or minus some cheap accessories like vampire teeth. For this category again a thrift store would be a great place to start.

Shop early, you are not the only one looking for those cheap black dresses. For men a simple black collar shirt and black slacks will work just fine.

For female vamps simple accessories with cheap dark eye shadows, black lipstick, fangs, and red nail polish. For men, a slicked back hair style plus fangs (and maybe some drops of faux blood around the mouth) will pull off this costume nicely.

For witches you can choose to purchase cheap green face make up and finish with some boils and faux scrapes. The final touch of the broom stick and hat can be cheaply purchased at a craft or Halloween retailer.

Cheap Halloween Costume Ideas