This & That: Halloween Style

» Totally buying these skeleton flamingos for next year! They’re so cool. «

Halloween is just around the corner & the week have been serious prep prep prep time. The costume planning, the decor, the special DIY (coming tomorrow!!), & obviously trying as many of the 44 pumpkin flavored products from Trader Joes as humanely possible. It’s exhausting, but a good kind of exhausting, cause Halloween is the shit.

What I really wanna talk about though is… duh duh duh… your costume!! Unless your super into themed ragers, you only get to dress up once a year, so it better be damn good. The pressure is on guys.

I was reading up on one of my fave blogs, BabeWalker.com, & she had some genius tips for dressing up that I 100% agree w/ & had to share. What can I say, I care about you guys a lot & I just want to make sure you make sure you’re on your A game come Friday.

Babe, the stage is yours::

+ “First of all don’t listen to anyone who tells you that dressing up as an obscure cultural reference is a good idea. It isn’t. You’ll be forced to answer the question “What are you?” all night long and on Facebook for the next thirty years.”

+ “Make sure to avoid any costumes that have anything to do with food, unless you’re making a statement about the the dangers of refined sugar or the healing powers of green juice.”

+ “Remember that Halloween is not an excuse for you to dress up like a discount stripper, wear fake leather, or expose your French delicates to the disease laden parasites present at a party or (god forbid) party in Las Vegas.”

+ “Have at least one backup costume for every Halloween themed activity you take part in this year. Trust me, there is nothing more embarrassing than finding out that you’re wearing the same costume as Miley, even if she was the one that copied you, especially if she was the one that copied you.”

There you have it, some legit costume advice from one of the funniest chicks of all time, & if you’re still stumped you can find some easy & bad ass costume ideas here.

xx, E

p.s. If you haven’t read Babe’s books yet, you’re seriously missing out. It’s endless LOL-ing. You can find them here & here. You’re welcome in advance.

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