Costume Advice and Halloween Costume Ideas

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Adult Costume Advice

Top 20 Costume Ideas

As with many people, my group of friends are Halloween Crazy! One our favourite things to do before the big bash, is to gather together and come up with a fun and unique group costume theme...

Top 45 Pop Culture Hits

When you’re truly looking to create a stir with your costume, you’ve got to reach beyond the average and pluck your idea right out of the headlines...

There’s No Time To Waist

From the runways of Paris and New York right into your living room, the team of Dreamgirl designers, Janet, Julie, Donna, Amanda, and Sara, bring you Halloween chic...

Get the Most out of your Sexy Costume

I’ll admit it – when it comes to Halloween, I’ve always been the type to celebrate my sexy side. As a woman with curves, I need to be careful about the types of costumes that...

In with the New...2008 Dreamgirl Costumes

As the age old adage goes, “Out with the Old, In with the New!” And what better way to welcome the new season of Dreamgirl costumes than with a completely new generation of costume...

Pet Costumes Expert Advice

Dress up your Pets

Dress up your PetsWhen Halloween nears and you begin looking for a costume for yourself or your kids, don't forget about your pet...

Party Ideas Expert Advice

Tricks for your halloween treats

So you are planning a halloween party and don't know what to make, or where to start? Here are a couple recipe ideas to make your halloween treats more tricky...

Top 20 Halloween Party Ideas

20 themes for your Halloween party!...

Planning the Perfect Bachelorette Party

A Bachelorette party (or Hen Party if you’re from across the pond) requires the perfect balance of Sass and Class. So let’s start planning...

BuyCostumes Articles

Thank you BuyCostumes.com

This is a true submission written by one of our community members! I thought I would share with you what other customers think about our products...

Designers. How do we come up with ideas and concepts for our great costumes?

In 2007, BuyCostumes.com started producing our own line of specialty, exclusive costumes. For this task we recruited one of the best children’s costume designers around...

From Our Members

Sassy Wicked Witch Eye Makeup

DIY Gravestones

Making Your Own Gravestones for less than $5.00 each!

A Halloween Buffet

One of my favorite things to do to prepare for our Halloween party is planning and preparing a great Halloween buffet. I try to make everything on the table some kind of Halloween food...

Creepy Crawlers

Here is an easy Halloween decorating idea. Buy a few inexpensive blow mold skeletons, they are usually about 5 feet tall and are made from plastic...

Kid Costume Advice

The Great Halloween Escape

Everyone loves to be in Disguise! Halloween provides us the brief, but welcome opportunity to escape our “real lives” and become part of the world of fantasy and adventure

Accessorizing Your Costumes

Halloween Hair

My favourite part of Halloween is the preparation. For the past few years, I have made every effort to use my own hair for unique and authentic hairstyles to complement my costumes. Here are a few of my techniques to get perfect Halloween Hair:

Ellie’s Halloween line is proud to supply “The perfect shoes for the perfect costumes.”

Normal life can be dull. Dress codes at work, rigorous routines, and countless obligations bore us into a hum drum life and make us snug in our sweatpants on days off...

How to prepare for costumes and cold weather

Costumes and cold weather! Unfortunately the weather is not always nice on Halloween epically in certain parts of the country. As any of you who live in these areas know most Halloween costumes are not exactly made with warmth in mind

Makeup Tips and Ideas

Makeup Vs. Masks for Halloween Safety

As you plan for your children’s costumes for Halloween. BuyCostumes.com and Graftobian Makeup Co. would like for you to remember a few very important safety tips when considering masks vs. makeup...

Makeup Tips and Tricks for Common Costume Ideas

When it comes to creating the perfect character costume, it’s all about the preparation and the subtle touches. Whether you’re looking to knock the socks of the competition, or to simply turn heads at the next costume gathering...

Decorating

How to Decorate Your Office Without Alienating Co-Workers

So, I take holidays a little too far. I call my Thanksgiving meal a feast; others call it an unsightly horror of gluttony...

Essential and Easy Lighting For Halloween Decorating

Proper lighting is a commonly overlooked method of easily adding a spooky effect to your Halloween display. Setting the proper lighting may be easier than you think. Once you purchase some props and they arrive, add lighting to help complete your display....