Hot Halloween Ideas Posts
How To: Style a Halloween Wig to Look Like Harry Potter's Snape
While this is a great guide to learn how to style a wig for a Halloween costume, this specific wig styling is fantastic for a Professor Snape costume. Follow these directions and style your own wig, then create your Harry Potter costume and go torture young wizards.
How To: Apply Harry Potter Inspired Makeup for a Costume
Do you want to make a Harry Potter costume at home? Add to it, by applying the right kinds of makeup to give you a look straight from the Harry Potter movies. Watch this tutorial for tips on what kind of makeup you need to apply and where to apply them. Then, all you'll need is a broomstick!
How To: Paint Hogwarts House Nails for a Harry Potter Costume
If you're a girl looking to create a Harry Potter costume for this Halloween, take a look at this guide to paint in some Hogwarts House colors onto your nails. This guide will show you how to paint Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw nails to go with your Harry Potter costume.
How To: Make a Tron Inspired Halloween Costume Using Makeup
Gem from Tron Legacy wears a lot of makeup, making her character a perfect candidate for a cool Halloween costume. If you want to look like Gem, take a look at this Halloween costume guide to learn how to apply makeup that makes you look like her.
How To: Make a Justin Bieber Costume for Halloween
Interestingly enough, it is extremely easy for girls to dress up like Justin Bieber. This video tutorial will show you how to dress up in a Justin Bieber costume for Halloween. With just a little bit of extra makeup, you can look just like him.
How To: Make a Lady Gaga VMA Costume
Lady Gaga's performance at the VMA's a few years ago showed off one of her greatest costumes. If you want to dress up like Lady Gaga for Halloween, take a look at this video to find out how to create the Lady Gaga costume on your own and look just like she did at the VMA's.
How To: Dress Up Like Lady Gaga from 'Telephone'
Lady Gaga wears a very interesting costume in the music video for 'Telephone.' If you want to make that costume yourself this Halloween, take a look at this video on how to dress up as her, complete with her telephone hat.
How To: Dress Up Like Natalie Portman from Black Swan
If you have a ballet outfit around, all you need is this makeup tutorial to create a Black Swan costume for Halloween this year. The guide will show you how to apply makeup just like Natalie Portman's star character from the movie Black Swan.
How To: Make a Corpse Bride Costume for Halloween
Engage in a little undead matrimony this Halloween by dressing up like a Corpse Bride. You will need several different kinds of makeup, a wig, and an older wedding dress in order to pull it off, but this tutorial will show you how to create the Corpse Bride costume from scratch.
How To: Dress Up in a Catwoman Costume for Halloween
Find out how to dress up as the Catwoman villain for Halloween this year by watching this makeup and costume tutorial. Catwoman is one of the most well known characters from the Batman series. This guide will walk you through applying the different makeup you need to look just like her.
How To: Make a Hello Kitty Halloween Costume
This Halloween, show your love for Hello Kitty by creating your own Hello Kitty costume, complete with makeup and clothes. This guide will show you how to apply the right kinds of makeup to give your face the right look, including the Hello Kitty whiskers. Don't forget the bow!
How To: Make a Katy Perry California Girls Costume
Katy Perry's costume in California Girls is very original and will help you stand out this Halloween. If you want to dress up like Katy Perry, take a look at this guide to learn how to dress up in the outfit she wore in the California Girls music video this Halloween. Then, take a look at the video below to find out how to create the cupcakes for the Katy Perry bra. If you also want to find out how to create the cupcakes for Katy Perry's cupcake top, take a look at this how-to guide as well.
News: Hollywood Secret Tips for Horror Movie Halloween Costumes
There’s nothing like a great horror movie to really get the adrenaline pumping during the Halloween season. I don't know about you, but the sight of blood dripping into a pool of even more blood creeps me out, so you can imagine my reaction to harrowing creatures that go bump in the night and rip people's faces off. It's intense, but I love it.
How To: Create Halloween Costume Angel Wings
Do you want to be a valkyrie, an angel, or some other winged deity this Halloween? If your costume requires angel wings, why not make your own? This guide will shows how to make angel wings using materials at home.
How To: Make a Thor Costume for Halloween
Are you looking to be a super hero this Halloween? Try dressing up as Thor from this year's hit movie. This tutorial will show you how to make a Thor costume, complete with Thor's axe. You'll need a hot glue gun and a little bit of foam.
How To: Create a DIY Costume for Pregnant Women
Pregnant women don't need to skip out on Halloween this year. Take a look at this tutorial on how to create a costume that takes advantage of your pregnancy and lets you head out to all the Halloween parties in your own costume. This specific example lets you create a soccer player.
How To: Make a Scary Zombie Face with Makeup
Give yourself a terrifying zombie look this Halloween by using the right kind of makeup. This guide will show you how to make the facial features for your zombie costume using different makeup including lipstick, gloss, and other paints. While this tutorial uses the Mac brand, there are many solutions for your zombie makeup.
How To: Make a Hippie Costume Using Makeup
Need to find out what makeup to use with your hippie costume this Halloween? Take a look at this tutorial to find out what makeup you need and how to apply it to get that flower child look. With the right makeup, you can look like a hippie from the 60's.
How To: Use Makeup to Make a Black Angry Bird Costume
While the red Angry Bird is normally a fan favorite, some folks still have a place in their heart for the black Angry Bird. This makeup tutorial will show you how to make a black Angry Bird costume for Halloween this year.
How To: Apply Red Angry Birds Makeup for a Halloween Costume
If you love Angry Birds, why not dress up as one for Halloween? This makeup tutorial will show you how to use makeup to look like the red bird from Angry Birds. You'll need several different colors of makeup pencils in order to get the look right. Once you apply it, your Angry Birds costume will be the hit of the Halloween party.
How To: Make an Easy Halloween Nerd Costume
Buying an expensive Halloween costume you're only going to use once isn't always the best financial decision. Instead, watch this video to find out how to make an easy Halloween costume. This costume idea lets you dress up as a nerd by using a few clothing items from home.
How To: Paint Jack O Lantern Halloween Nails
This Halloween, give your nails that special seasonal touch with a cool pumpkin design on them. If you're going for a full set, carved jack-o-lantern nails are a great idea because you can paint different teeth onto each one.
How To: Paint Freddy Krueger Halloween Nails
Having a cool set of Halloween nails can really set you apart at this year's party. Find out how to paint Freddy Krueger nails in this tutorial. You'll need several different colors of nail polish to be able to paint the nail correctly, as well as a delicate touch.
How To: Dress Up In a Red Riding Hood Halloween Costume
Find out how to put together a Red Riding Hood costume for Halloween this year using this video tutorial. This guide focuses on the different makeup necessary to get that Red Riding Hood look for your costume. You'll need some red lipstick for sure.
How To: Make a Ke$ha Halloween Costume
Do you want to dress up as your favorite singer for Halloween? This tutorial shows you how to dress up like Ke$ha for Halloween. The Kesha costume is very easy to put together and only requires a little bit of makeup and clothing to put together. Be sure not to get any glitter in your eye!
How To: Make Pumpkin Spicy Soup
This Halloween, make a delicious soup dish using the innards of the pumpkin you carved into a jack-o'-lantern! This video recipe will show you how to make a delicious pumpkin spicy soup. The fact that you can pick a chicken or veg stock makes this great for vegans who want to celebrate Halloween.
How To: Carve a Halloween Pumpkin or Jack-O-Lantern
While many of us carved pumpkins when we were younger, pumpkin carving is a seasonal skill, only needed around Halloween. If you're looking for a refresher course on how to carve a pumpkin, this tutorial will walk you through the process. Be sure to pick out the best pumpkin at the patch!
How To: Paint Mini Pumpkins as Angry Birds Decorations
The little pumpkins you can buy at the store can be great decorations at the house around Halloween time, but why not make them a little more interesting? This time lapse will show you how to paint the familiar avian faces from Angry Birds onto them. As a bonus to the red bird, you will also see a pretty bruised up green pig.
How To: Dress Up in a Minnie Mouse Costume
Minnie Mouse costumes can be very cute. Take a look at this video to find out how to make a Minnie Mouse costume of your own, including what makeup you will need and what clothes you can use to pull off that authentic Minnie Mouse look this Halloween. The costume itself is not hard to make, since a lot of the clothing is available for cheap at a nearby mall or store.
How To: Use Makeup to Look Like a Zombie
In just five easy steps this tutorial shows you how to turn yourself into a zombie using prosthetics and makeup. You'll learn how to blend the makeup and latex to give you zombie-style wounds and gashes on your face that will make your zombie costume the hit of the Halloween party.
How To: Be an Angry Bird for Halloween
Hatched in the faraway land of Finland, Rovio's Angry Birds puzzle video game has sold over 12 million copies worldwide. The game has been referenced in a multitude of TV shows, featured in advertisements, used as an analogy in yogic philosophy, knocked off in a Chinese amusement park, and the latest—a feature film is coming soon.
How To: Create a Dia De Los Muertos sugar skull look
Get yourself ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead by transforming your face into a traditional sugar skull. Show your spirit with this dramatic and attention grabbing look. A beautiful application of makeup with tremendous style. Perfect for Halloween costumes.
How To: Create a sexy drapey Greek goddess halloween costume
Got only a teensy amount of time before that Halloween bash and no costume in sight? Then check out this Halloween costume tutorial to learn how to quickly sew together a Greek goddess costume.
How To: Make a Little Red Riding Hood Halloween costume for $1
First of all, yes, we are serious. This entire costume - the dress, at least - can be made for about a buck. And that dollar is the cost of the red fabric. Other than that, all you need is a little needle and thread and you're good to go.
News: Insanely Talented and Neurotic Pumpkin Carver Is Allergic to Pumpkins
You've met the anal retentive pencil sculptor. Now, meet the anal retentive pumpkin sculptor. Ray Villafane is very talented, obsessively dedicated and as you'll see in the video below, appears to be quite neurotic (in a great way). If you're knocked out by what you see, Ray has generously shared a pumpkin sculpting tutorial for taking a stab at it (no pun intended). Previously, Anal-Retentive Miniscule Pencil Tip Carvings.
How To: Create a Hippie Pocahontas Halloween Costume with Closet Items
With Halloween costumes retailing upwards of $100, it's easy to get into debt just because you're feeling in the festive dress-up mood. But Halloween costumes are only worn once (maybe twice) and are almost always made of cheap fabric that rips and tears easily.
How To: Create a Dia de los Muertos candy skull makeup look for Halloween
El Dia de los Muertos is a very colorful Spanish holiday which takes place on November 2nd, All Soul's Day. The festival involves bringing food and other goods to your dead relatives' graves and spending the night praying and remembering them. It's often a very communal, spiritual ritual that's also a fun activity for the whole family.
How To: Make a female Mad Hatter Halloween costume
Alice in Wonderland might contain more separate Halloween costume ideas than any other story ever. The Mad Hatter is always a popular choice, and in this video you'll learn how to make a spot-on female Mad Hatter Halloween costume, both the makeup and the actual costume.
How To: Make an evil cyberpunk nurse Halloween costume
Steampunk may be the period-specific punk of the moment, but cyberpunk is still awesome. In this video you'll learn how to make a really original cyberpunk / goth nurse Halloween costume with makeup and some simple costume pieces.
How To: Dress as a Dia de los Muertos sugar skull for Halloween
Dia de los Muertos is the much more meaningful Mexican holiday that many Americans compare with Halloween because of it's nefarious imagery and it's inclusion of delicious sugar skulls. In this video you'll learn how to combine the two by dressing as a Dia de los Muertos sugar skull for Halloween.