Halloween Masks and Costumes

Boo! Scary creatures and monsters designed to drive out evil spirits make people wear spooky masks and costumes on Halloween. Costumes and accessories can be purchased, rented, or made by hand.

Halloween night can be celebrated at public functions, private parties, block parties, and in some neighborhoods, children accompanied by adults will walk and knock on neighborhood doors announcing “Trick or Treat.”

Do you want to make your own costume? Many people find that creating and designing their own costume adds to the fun of this spooky celebration. Arts and crafts skills and talents may include sewing, ironing, safety pins, iron-on bias tape, staples, or fabric glue.

The supplies you will need will depend on your skills and the purpose of the costume. Costume materials may include fabric, paper, scissors, sewing machine, glue, ruler, pen or pencil, other notions, and special tools.

How to make a sexy costume

Open the drawers of your closet and dresser and check what clothes can be modified. A dress can be altered by cutting off unwanted fabric or sewing certain parts of the garment to help emphasize or reveal your sexy or feminine curves.

How to restyle a dress for a sexy appeal:

1. Cut the neckline to reveal the cleavage. The right push-up bra will give you that extra boost.
2. Cut the neckline in a circle to create an off-the-shoulder come-hither look.
3. Create a one shoulder, one arm dress.
4. Get a diamond cut in the stomach area and wear an attractive naval jewel.
5. Turn a one-piece dress into a hip-length bodice and skirt and wear a chain to hang around a bare waist or hip line.
6. Cut a slit in the skirt to introduce a leg view. The cut can be lateral or frontal. If the cut is too deep, wear an attractive pair of glamorous shorts.
7. If you feel uncomfortable being “too naked,” buy a nude body suit or wear ballerina tights.
8. Wear the appropriate hairstyle or wig. jewelry, gloves and 3″ high heels will complete the sexy and glamorous look.
9. Create a beautiful face with your stock of personal cosmetics. This glamorous costume is for Halloween, so exaggerate your makeup. Wear long eyelashes, a lot of blush, very shiny lipstick, or if you want, imitate the makeup of a famous glamorous celebrity and attend the party as her double.

Create a spooky or flowy costume

Wear a white leotard with ballerina tights. She connects as many opaque white, gray or yellow sheer curtains that fit her body and create a long flowing dress. To create flotation as you walk, wear your gown 2″ to 3″ above floor level.

Fold the fabric in half. Fold in half once more. Place the tape measure at the corner of the folded corner. Mark your measurements on the hem of the dress. Cut out the bottom circle and cut about a 3″ circle at the tip for the neckline.

Open the fabric, place your head in the smaller cutout that will form your neckline, and let the seamless fabric cascade and flow around your body.

If you are unsure of these instructions, make a sample on a small piece of paper to avoid making a big mistake. If you fold the fabric incorrectly, it will cause multiple cuts that will require sewing. An instant substitute is a tattooed wedding dress. Wear or create a skin of your choice.

A headless costume

Grab an old suit and shirt or blouse from the closet or take a trip to the attic and look inside an old trunk.

The man can wear a tie or bow tie. The female can wear a scarf or tie.

You may be able to pull the suit and shirt over your head and keep them in place for the duration of this costume.

But if not, build a support structure out of a cardboard box that sits on the user’s shoulder. This shape must be able to support the weight of the suit shirt and jacket.

The cardboard box cutout should be able to sit on the shoulder easily. If the box won’t balance, add straps that can be tied around the user’s back and chest.

The neck portion of this costume is worn above the person’s head. Make sure no hair is showing.

The tie or scarf should be fastened closely to create the neck portion of the headless costume.

The person wearing the costume must be able to see through the shirt or blouse. Otherwise, cut holes in the shirt and create bloodstains with ketchup, red water paint, food coloring, or ink from a red marker. The holes will appear to be bullet wounds.

Don’t forget to bring pants and shoes. Details are critical.

Wear a mask or makeup

Select a skin that represents a character of interest to you. The mask can cover the eye part of the face, 2/3 of the face, or a full mask. Skins that can be purchased at party department stores will have supplies of skins for simple eyes, celebrities, politicians, monsters, and more.

Masks are made of cloth, plastic, foam, paper, and rubber. If you don’t want to buy, please decorate your own mask.

You can make your own mask with materials you have on hand, such as cardboard, poster board. Or wear an everyday face covering such as a sports hard hat, gas mask is very popular, or underwater diving mask.

Men may consider removing or adding a mustache, beard, glasses, hat or headscarf, removable teeth, a cardboard box; let your imagination take over. Wear something that is out of the ordinary for your personality type.

Are you creative and love makeup?

An inexpensive Halloween makeup kit is good to have on hand, but if you don’t, use brow pencils, tints or powders for eye shadows, and lipstick.

Protect your skin by applying moisturizer to your face. Use the brow pencil to draw in desired marks and fill in large areas with tints of eye shadow, blush or lipstick.

Halloween makeup kits will include most of the paints needed for facial decoration. Or you may prefer to buy black and white face creams, artificial blood, and use personal cosmetic pencils and eyeliners to refine the marks.