This year for Halloween, I decided I’m finally too old and too married to dress as a “sexy” anything– no “sexy police officer,” no “sexy kitty,” not even a “sexy zombie.” (That is a real thing.) I also sadly realized I was also too poor to be anything, so I was going to have to be creative. The easiest way for me to do Halloween up right would be to use what I already have. So starting wtih makeup, I have plenty of that. And after digging through costumes past and mixing them with some things I already had in my closet, a Killer Clown was born!! It cost me less than $30 for both our costumes COMBINED! And I must say, this has been my FAVORITE costume to date! I genuinely did not want to take my makeup off at the end of the night. And pulling up beside random cars on the highway while creepily rolling down the window and smiling at them was SO much fun. So let’s see the finished product:
AGH!! I love it! So here’s the before and afters of our face
First off, can we discuss how HANDSOME my blue eyed husband is? (Insert wolf whistle here) I honestly only bought the white face paint and the rest was done using makeup from my own stash. The brand is this fantastic company called “Paradise” and it’s in powder so you wet it and when you put it on your face it dries to a powder finish. It stays put and you don’t have to worry about it running off throughout the night. The rest was just outlining with my black liquid liner, and filling in with black eyeshadow. The red was a simple lipstick topped with transleucent powder to make sure it didn’t budge. I did however buy some fake blood to smear all around. And for my teeth, some latex that I simply painted on to make them look like razors. Thats it!! Sometimes less really is more! Mitch already had the v-neck tee and pants, the suspenders were borrowed from a friend, and I bought a bag of pom poms at walmart for $2. We pinned them down his shirt with safety pins and topped his head with a $0.69 party hat from the kids section of a party store. a $6 axe completed the look.
My costume consisted of a striped corset I wore to a Billy Idol concert a few years ago, a tutu from an old raven costume and a jacket and hat from an old lion tamers costume. I bought the gloves at walmart for $3 and had a friend pick up the knee highs at the halloween store for $7. I added a big fake knife and that was that.
Sooooo creepy! It’s really all about the details in the makeup. Hope I gave you guys something to think about for next Halloween! Remember, a good costume doesn’t have to be expensive! Start with what you already have at home. You would be surprised what you can make do with, with just a little inspiration!
Sweet dreams!!
Appalachian Barbie 