Last Minute Halloween Costume Using Liquid Latex!

Halloween is upon us! With the big day right around the corner (literally), there's not much time to whip up a costume before any parties you might be attending. Well, today I have a super quick, fun, and full proof costume idea you can whip up tomorrow morning. A zombie. Any kind of zombie. All you are going to need is a bottle of liquid latex, which you can pick up at your local Party City or Spirit Halloween store, and cotton balls. A bottle of fake blood is an optional addition, which can also be found at Party City or Spirit Halloween.

Start of by going into your closet and deciding what kind of zombie you want to be based on clothes you already have. The options are endless. Glam, school girl, emo, prom queen, athlete, etc. If you have some old clothes you don't mind messing up, this is where the fake blood comes in. Take the clothing items outside and start splattering fake blood all over them.

To create that rotted zombie look, take your liquid latex and cotton balls. Start laying down the cotton balls where ever you want your zombie flesh and cover with liquid latex. Repeat the process until you have the perfect zombie, rotting flesh and let dry. You really can't go wrong. The messier the better. Cover with any lipsticks and eye shadows you already own to create a bloody, disgusting mess.

Here is a link to Glam & Gore's tutorial for using liquid latex and cotton balls:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn2CY4lty_4

Enjoy! Happy Halloween! Xoxo

Quick & Simple Halloween Costume DIY: American Horror Story Coven.

Today I have another costume idea for you DIY beauty bandits out there... A witch from American Horror Story Coven. It's a super simple costume that you can throw together with items you probably already have sitting in your closet. All you will need are: a black dress, a black hat, and black booties. Voila! Here are links to some items from Forever 21 that can be used to create this costume (and will probably become staples in your closet this fall and winter).

Dresses: option 1 & option 2

Hats: option 1 & option 2

Booties

More Halloween fun on the way so keep an eye out! Xoxo

DIY Halloween Costume Confession: Dark & Sexy Nun!

I have a confession... It's my favorite time of year again and I absolutely cannot wait for Halloween! I've been rolling up my sleeves and getting to work on my DIY costume ideas for this year's bashes and I think you are going to love these fun, easy, unique, and inexpensive costume ideas I have for you. Today, I want to share with you a costume I am so excited to rock. So, if you are ready for a killer dark and sex costume that won't break the bank, keep on reading!

This year for Halloween I knew I wanted to combine dark and sexy into one costume so I turned to my fashion inspiration, Courtney Sixx. Her nun costume from last year was to die for! I knew this was the one! So without further adieu, here's what you will need in order to create this dark, sexy nun costume.

Dress with lace sleeves - The great thing about this dress is that you can wear it for other occasions besides Halloween!

Thigh high fishnet stockings

Pearl necklace - I picked up 3 to get the layered effect.

Gold cross necklace

Black veil & white headband - Detach the veil from the floral headpiece and glue onto any inexpensive white headband from the drugstore.

Silk ribbon - Gently sew onto the top of your thigh highs, crisscross down, and tie on the side.

Black pumps - Any pair you have in your closet.

For makeup, go for the dark, sultry look. Use black eye shadow and faux lashes to create dramatic eyes. Feather blacks, grays, and deep purples under the eyes to create an undead look. Use Nyx's High Voltage Lipstick in Dahlia (perfect almost-black red) to tie the whole look together.

Hope you love this unique and easy DIY sexy nun costume as much as I do. Keep an eye out for more costume ideas that are on the way!

Halloween Playlist #2

Tomorrow is Halloween and I could not be more excited! Here is part 2 to my Halloween playlist that will really set the eerie atmosphere. I'm sure it will give your guests, trick or treaters, or ghosts an uneasy feeling.

• The Burning Tree - The Ring
• 3 AM Knock - The Strangers
• Tubular Bells - The Exorcist
• Salem's Lot Aria - Lisa Gerrard
• The Haunted Mansion Theme
• Haunted Nursery - Midnight Syndicate
• Alessa's Harmony - Silent Hill
• The Well - The Ring
• Halloween Theme
• Waltz of the Living Dead - New York Disco Villains
• One Missed Call Theme
• Tea for 3 + 1 - The Woman in Black
• The Walking Dead Theme
• Darkness Descends - Midnight Syndicate
• Into the Woods/ The Witch - Sleepy Hollow

Have a happy and safe Halloween!

Halloween Playlist #1

Halloween is upon us and what better way to get in the spooky spirit than have a rocking playlist on as you are putting your costume together. Here is part 1 of my go-to Halloween playlist.

• Feed My Frankenstein - Alice Cooper
• Shout at the Devil - Motley Crue
• Highway to Hell - AC/DC
• This is Halloween - Marilyn Manson
• Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie
• Welcome to my Nightmare - Alice Cooper
• Bark at the Moon - Ozzy Osbourne
• (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult
• Zombie - The Pretty Reckless
• People are Strange - The Doors
• Blood - In This Moment

Keep an eye out for part 2 of my Halloween playlist later this week!

Zombie Bride Makeup and Hair Tutorial!

With Halloween right around the corner, I wanted to share with you a look that I am absolutely in love with. It's inspired by Courtney Bingham-Sixx's zombie bride from last year and I think it would make a killer costume this year! I thought this would be a fun look to recreate. However, for my look I'm going to tone down the white face a bit. I wanted my skin tone to come through more than her's but no worries, we are still going to go pale!

Start off by making that skin look deathly pale. I am pretty pale to begin with so I don't have much to change but if you have a darker toned skin, simply use an ivory, full coverage foundation and apply all over and blend down to where your top will begin. You don't want to have a different colored neck and face. Now set your foundation with light or translucent powder. Time for one of the most important steps.. contouring! Take a matte gray eyeshadow (Shadowy Lady from MAC would be perfect) and apply in the hollows of your cheeks and your jaw line. Blend the edges slightly. Build up your gray and then add a little bit of black eyeshadow to the same areas. Blend again.

Now onto those undead eyes! Apply Shadowy Lady by MAC all over the lid and into the crease, as well as liberally underneath your eye. This is a cool, smokey gray. Now take Sketch from MAC, a gorgeous, muted plum, and blend it through your crease, up to your eyebrows, into the inner corner of your eye and towards your nose, and underneath your eye. Once you have built the color up underneath your eye, blend out so there are no harsh lines.

Last but not least, the lips! Cyber from MAC is a deep plum black and would be perfect to tie this zombie bride look together! If that is not dark enough for you, simply pat a little black eye shadow over top of the lipstick!

Get that messy, I've been dead for years hair by curling your hair in small sections. Brush out some sections and run your fingers through others to get out-of-control curls. Tease away! Get that hair as big as possible. If you want to add a little texture, spray some Not Your Mother's Sea Salt Spray and scrunch some sections.

Hope you love this look as much as I do! Happy Hauntings!

How 2 Get Tiffany's Bride of Chucky Costume!

Today I have my first DIY Halloween costume! I was watching The Bride of Chucky and I thought... how fun would it be to dress up as Tiffany for Halloween? She's super glam and creepy at the same time! So perfect for a killer Halloween costume. So, if you want to know how to get the Tiffany makeup, hair, nails, and clothes, keep reading!

Let's start with the makeup! Start off by applying you normal foundation, concealer, and powder. If you want her doll-like skin tone, go a shade or two lighter than normal. Contour your cheekbones using your bronzer and then apply Bobbie Brown's blush in plum right over top of that and blend up onto the apples of your cheeks. Take a black eyeshadow and fill in your brows and apply your eyeshadow primer to your lids. Take Wet N Wild's Petal Pusher palette and apply the lighter definer color to your lids and blend up. Apply the lighter crease color into the outer corners, into the crease, and along your lower lash lines. Take the darker crease and eyelid colors, mix together, and blend into the creases and lower lash lines. Apply the white browbone color as a highlight. Add a thin line of L'Oreal Linear Intense eyeliner in black to your top lash lines. Apply some mascara and pop on some false lashes. Add some of MAC's Cyber to your lips to vamp them up. Extend the corners of your lips to get Tiffany's evil smirk. Take any sort of eyeliner pencil and add Tiffany's beauty mark above your lips.

For hair, you have two options. One, purchase a blonde wig at Party City or other stores that has costumes and accessories. Two, blow dry your hair upside down and tease to get a lot of volume. Straighten and add a little flip to the ends.

Use my DIY stiletto nails tutorial, apply some claws and paint them black.

To complete Tiffany's look, click these links to check out a fabulous dress, moto jacket, and boots from Forever 21. They are the perfect finishing touches to complete your look and they won't break the back!

Now, as Tiffany says, "Barbie, eat your heart out!"

DIY Blood Splatter Nails

If you are looking for a way to add a little horror to your nails this Halloween, I have a tutorial for you! These blood splatter nails look killer and are surprisingly easy and fun to do! All you need are a light base nail polish (preferably white), a dark red nail polish, a click pen that you don't mind throwing away after you are finished, and a paper plate.

Start by painting your nails two coats of the base color and let dry. Unscrew the two halves of your pen and throw away the clicky end and the actual ink tube. Pour some of your red nail polish onto the paper plate and lightly dip the smaller end of the pen into it. Hold that end close to your first nail and blow into the pen! Red polish will splatter in random designs. Repeat this process on all of your nails and let dry! Apply a top coat to seal in all of your splatters and then you are finished! Now you have your very own Dexteresque nails!

Spooktacular Shows!

Halloween is quickly approaching! The nights are getting cooler and there is no better time to curl up and watch some creepy tv shows. Just be prepared to sleep with the light on! I wanted to share some of my all-time favorite shows to watch anytime of year, but particularly right around Halloween.

American Horror Story - I am a huge fan of this show! I love that each season is different. I have to say my favorite season is still Horror House, but all have been topnotch. Needless to say, I am beyond excited for a creepy carnival/ freak show theme. Right up my alley! It starts this Wednesday, so set your DVR!

The Walking Dead - Zombies? Yes, please! I was hooked on this show after the first episode of season 1. That whole season (as short as it is) is amazing! Not going to lie, I have not liked the recent seasons as much, but it still keeps me coming back for more. This one starts up within the next couple weeks.

Bates Motel - Very eerie show. It's the prequel to Psycho but Norman's mom is even more fascinatingly disturbing than him. Very interesting show that keeps you guessing.

Paranormal Witness - This show is surprisingly good and can sometimes be really scary. Each episode focuses on one or two "true" ghost stories with reenactments. Though I cannot say I completely believe all of the stories, the clips with the actors can be freaky. Most of the stories are really interesting, too.

Are You Afraid of the Dark? - An oldie but a goodie! If you want to take a trip down memory lane, I recommend you check out this show. I would watch this show every day after getting home from elementary school. I love it just as much now and I did back then!

Halloween Movie Marathon.

It's officially Fall! What better to do on a cool night in September or October than have a Halloween movie marathon! So grab a blanket, dim the lights, light a pumpkin candle, and find someone to cuddle into when you get too scared. Here is a list of movie I love watching around Halloween time. It has something for everything... Whether you a horror movie fanatic or you like to stick to the less scary flicks.

• Hocus Pocus
• The Ring
• Beetlejuice
• Trick R Treat
• A Nightmare on Elm Street
• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• The Exorcist
• Signs
• Corpse Bride
• It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Halloween
• Coraline
• The Strangers