With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets and skimmed the surface of the internet to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts! Our focus today is on the rock steady Terra from Teen Titans!
| Crop Top | Shorts | Shoes | Belt | Wig | Eyeliner |
Take a black turtleneck from the back of your closet and cut off the midriff. Or, alternatively, grab one from Amazon, where we found all of our items to put this costume together. If yellow shorts aren’t usually a staple in your own wardrobe, you can find them online or Forever 21. The boots we purchased from Amazon are actually adorable and incredibly priced if you don’t have a comparable pair for daily wear.
For accessories, most garages will yield work gloves of questionable origin for free. We also found a basic utility belt on Amazon and paired it with a long blonde wig. Any shade of blonde will work to make this costume recognizable as long as its straight with no bangs.
Terra, like the rest of us, was growing up as a member of the Teen Titans before the availability of YouTube makeup tutorials. As a result, she fell into the same teenage practice most of us did. Eyeliner. Lots of eyeliner. Any eyeliner in your drawer will do, however we like Tarte’s Double Take as it includes both a pencil and a liquid for the price of one. Add some bronzer and a swipe of nude lipstick and youre good to go!
Take costume to the next level by convincing a friend to accompany you as Beast Boy! Or Slade, if you’re more into older men. Now go do horrible things and have absolutely no regrets!
Planning on making this costume? Working on some other DIY awesome? Let us know in the comments below, on Twitter @SubCultured, or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets and skimmed the surface of the internet to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts! Our focus today is on Ariel from The Little Mermaid! In her human form, obviously. Unless you want to freeze your seashells off, which is totally your business.
Skirt | Top | Shoes | Corset | Wig | Lipstick | Bow
Sure, you could head over to Hot Topic and get their short and screen printed version. But we’re going for authentic and affordability over here!
When you break it down, there are four key elements to Ariel’s human look, and they’re not as hard to find as you may think. A quick trip to Amazon will yield you a blue chiffon maxi skirt and flowy bohemian top. If you’re really a stickler for screen accuracy, you could always dye the top a powdery blue with a quick trip to the fabric store. Otherwise, just pair those two items with a basic black overbust corset from the Halloween store or the internet and you’re almost done! Once those items are out of the way, now is the time to search through your closet. If you don’t own basic flats or the ribbon to make a hairbow, toss them in your cart for a few extra dollars.
Keep the makeup neutral with some bold elements, like a bright red lip and big false lashes to play up Ariel’s wide-eyed innocence. We like Bite Lipsticks, but really, any red will do so long as it doesn’t clash.
Grab a long red wig with a heavy bang as your last Amazon purchase, brush out the curls to get a little beach wave going, and hairspray the bangs as high as you dare. Just a little twirl here and a yank there and voila! You’ve got an aesthetically pleasing configuration of hair that humans go nuts over.
Take costume to the next level by grabbing a fork from the kitchen and running it through your wig or convincing another person to tag along as your Eric! At this rate, you’ll be kissed by sunset for sure.
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets and skimmed the surface of the internet to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts! Since we don’t want to be fashion victims or ensemble-y challenged this Halloween, our focus today is on the reigning queen of Beverly Hills in the 90s, Cher Horowitz from Clueless!
You don’t even need Cher’s Virtual Closet to put this look together.
Skirt | Cardigan | Shoes | Brows | Wig | Pen
We know, we know. Halloween stores came out with their own take on Cher Horowitz, called “Adult Fancy Girl School Girl Costume.” Vague, right? While the price tag is palatable at 44.99, the costume itself is a full-on Monet. It’s like a painting, see? From far away, it’s okay. But up close, it’s a big old mess.
See what I did there?
Assembling something similar that looks better for a comparable price is the name of the game, so let’s start with staples that can be found in the back of your closet. Fish out a basic white top and black shoes of your choice, and you’re halfway there already! Wasn’t that easy? Set those aside for now, because the items that will make you identifiable as Cher are a bit more obscure and will require a wait on shipping, because to the internet we head! Luckily, we don’t have to delve very far, as most items can be purchased from Amazon, starting with a yellow plaid skirt. There are also certain similar yellow plaid items due to the resurgence of 90s style to be found at Target.
We couldn’t pass up another Amazon find, patent chunky heels with a clear strap that look like they were pulled straight from the pages of DELIA*S. A basic yellow cardigan and over-the-knee white socks complete the attire portion, so it’s time to assemble your items and move on to the more superficial segment.
Makeup wise, Alicia Silverstone’s eyebrows stole the show as a dark contrast to her bleached blonde hair. Any eyebrow pencil or pomeade will do, however we have tested varying products at different price points, with our favorites being Anastasia’s Brow Wiz (21.00, Ulta), NYX Micro Brow Pencil (10.00, NYX Cosmetics), and the Salon Perfect Brow Marker (4.88, Walmart). Pair the strong brow with a dusting of light pink blush, a swipe of mascara, and a mauve-y lip and you’re only missing the iconic hair, so back to Amazon we go for a light blonde wig in a straight, middle parted style.
Besides her bubbly demeanor, the key to portraying Cher Horowitz is leaning into the quintessential slang of the 90s. Adopting terms like “As if,” “Totally buggin’,” and “Whatever,” will take this costume to Clueless, so long as you make a W shape with your fingers when you say it. Throw in the brick cell phones reserved for only the cool kids and a pom pen and you’re ready to roll with the homies. No? Okay, I’m done here.
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts!
Our focus today is on the adorably naive Misa Amane from the popular anime Death Note!
Dress | Stockings | Boots | Gloves
Misa Amane is introduced to viewers in beginning of the series with somewhat of a gothic lolita style, which is a perfect balance between the character’s dynamic as a bubbly, aspiring top idol with a secret interest in the darkness of the Shinigami world.
We chose a black corset dress with a fluffy tiered lace skirt from Tragic Beautiful, which sounds like the most appropriate shop for Misa Amane to spend all her easily earned cash. The gloves from Etsy are both laced and lace to mirror the dress. To go with the fleur de lis theme from the anime, we picked thigh high patterned stockings from Mod Cloth with a flower motif. Betsey Johnson ruffled combat boots were a great find to compliment the hard and soft of Misa’s character, and as an up and coming model, we can totally see Misa clunking down one of Betsey’s runways.
True to model form, Misa wears a more natural face, and pairs it with a bold red lip. As Misa’s style can be portrayed through just a few pieces, we left room for you to accessorize with crucifixes and chokers to your dark little heart’s content.
Want to take your Misa costume to the next level? Find a black leather diary, write “Death Note” on it, and grab some red contacts for your Shinigami eyes! You could even beg and plead in that adorably cute way to have a friend make a Halloween costume of L from Death Note so you can go as a pair!
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts! Our focus today is on the elusive L from the popular anime Death Note!
Shirt | Jeans | Wig | Eyeshadow
This Halloween costume can be pulled from most closets, but just in case you don’t have a white shirt or blue jeans, we went ahead and located some for you on the cheap at Target. The main staples of this costume are L’s spiky black hair and the under eye shadows that indicate insomnia. For the wig we chose the Jett classic from Arda in black, and if you don’t have a friend or family member to borrow makeup from, simply stick with the Target theme and find some black and gray matte eyeshadow – sans sparklies.
Want to take your L costume to the next level? Find a black leather diary and write “Death Note” on it. You can also use one of L’s many defining traits, such as crouching in chairs or only eating sweets and see who among you is an anime fan! You might make a new friend, something which L is certainly lacking! Maybe you’ll even run into someone dressed up as Misa Amane!
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.
With Halloween around the corner, we dove into our closets to find quick and easy costumes to please all manner of costume and cosplay enthusiasts! Want to bring out your inner witch without getting lost in the plethora of generic options at costume shops? Perfect!
Our focus today is on one of the many iterations of the Evil Queen in different media. Specifically, the snarky minx with a heart of gold, Regina Mills from Once Upon A Time.
Skirt | Top | Shrug | Gloves | Shoes | Lips | Nails
The key to portraying Regina’s Evil Queen attire is to shop as if you are headed in to the Matrix, and add lots of classically witchy elements.
Regina as the Evil Queen has a lot of detailing to her garments, so we opted to go with a two piece lace skirt and top combo, which can be doubled as a simple staple in your wardrobe outside of Halloween. Now that your base is out of the way, add a few small details we found at Party City, like satin gloves and a Victorian shrug. If you’re not a Halloween store fan, similar and more subtle items can be made or purchased from Etsy. Just like Regina’s attention to detail when casting spells, we didn’t want to overlook the shoes just because they wouldn’t be seen and chose a simple suede bootie with large cutouts.
When she is running around as Storybrooke’s mayor, Regina’s everyday lipstick is MAC Capricious with a Plum lip liner, however the Evil Queen requires something a little more devious. We chose NARS Satin Lip Pencil in Palais Royale and added the finishing touch of Essie’s Wicked nail polish, an extra dark wine color. Don’t forget a smoky eye and some false lashes!
Taking your Evil Queen costume to the next level? Grab a red apple, or better yet, hang around the candy apple tray at any party and offer them to guests! Not wanting to find a ton of different pieces? That’s okay, too! Our friend OMGlitzy crafted an awesome tutorial using a Halloween costume as a base, with some great personal touches. Head over to her blog to see her wonderfully detailed process!
Planning on making this costume? Doing some other DIY awesome? Want to check out the rest of our BOO-It-Yourself Halloween Costumes and Decor? Show me all your spook-tacular creations on Twitter @SubCultured or come party like its 1599 in our Discord server! When you’re done, wind down with Ten Family Friendly Halloween Movies to help lull the kiddos into a candy coma! Afterward, you can set the mood with Five Albums to Flesh Out Your Halloween Playlist and huddle under the covers with Netflix and Chilling – Halloween Movie Edition.