Halloween is a yearly celebrated festival. Every year on 31 October a number of countries celebrate the day of all Satins. The word Halloween was first coined in the 16 century. Well the basic essence of this festival was to dress up as an evil character and then go for trick or treat. Children go from door to door to collect candies in their scary costumes. If the homeowners don’t give them treat than they trick them or play any mischief. Originally the costumes of Halloween were meant to be scary but recently people have started using this eve to bring out their wardrobe disasters and scare the fashionista’s out of their pants. It is very important to dress according to every event but for an event which is some quirky ideas for best scary Halloween costumes. Here we have Top 10 Best Halloween Costume Ideas 2013
10. Dumbledore
On no # 10 we have our very own master wizard the Dumbledore. Everyone loves Dumbledore and to make a Dumbledore costume all you have to do is wear a long fake white beard, a pair of old glasses and a gown over your night pajamas. Either buy a shiny wand or make yourself one using a stick.
9. Voldemort
On no # 9 we have Voldemort -the evil, mean wizard. A very well-known villain Voldemort will make a superb Halloween costume for kids. All you have to do is to cover your head with a cloth that matches your skin to look bald. Then for a face you can use makeup , tissue and some tape to make your nose disappear. Wear any old long sweater and buy a rope around it. Cover your eyebrows to vanish them. Accessorize with a wand and long dirty nails!
8. Scream style
Making you scream out loud on no # 8 we have the villain from the movie scream. If you keep in mind some evil character from a movie, it makes easy to form a costume. You all know the character from the movie scream. To make this costume take a black sheet, make a cloak out of it and also take a piece to cover your head. For the mask, either buy it from a market and if you can’t find one then make one yourself using paint, glue, old newspapers and tissue. Accessorize with a butchers knife.
7. Scarecrow
Scare crow on no# 7 has been a symbol of fright for crows as humans as well. To pull off this look you might need some old sack for the head piece, few dried twigs and grass. Take out some old clothes like baggy jeans and a loose shirt. Now to turn your old jeans into a romper-a typical dress for scare crows- take to pieces of clothes and stitch them on your jeans with buttons. Find an old hat, cut few holes in it, put some mud on whole outfit and there you go. Accessorize it with a stick or if u can find any plastic crow or bird.
6. Zombie
Finding their way from the zombie apocalypse we have on no # 6 the Zombies. Now zombies are one thing that everyone is afraid of. But it’s not easy to pull off a proper zombie outfit. Now the most important part of zombies is their skin. To make such a skin you can make use of old cloth, tissue papers and paint. The next important part is the eyes. Use hazel or any other light colored lenses. Put dark red colored paint on your clothes and also some clots of poster paints. This will give a good texture for the clothes of a blood thirsty zombie. Accessorize with an old doll cut opened in the middle and her clothes soaked in red paint.
5. Chucky
Chucky on no #5 has managed to scare the children from their most prized possessions –the toys. For this costume you will have to make a mask. Again use old newspapers, glue, tissue paper and paint. Don’t forget to make the bulging cheek bone like that of chucky. Put an awful grin on it. Use some different lenses to get the horrifying effect of eyes. Use orange colored thread to make disheveled hair. For clothes make a romper and use stocking with stripes. Accessorize it with a small knife.
4. Mad Scientist
After experimenting on rats, to convert his theories into principles we have on no 4 the mad scientist. For this look, you need a huge head piece to make it look like your brain bulging out from your skull due to its enormous size. You can make it using paper mache technique. This will require a balloon, newspapers glue and paint. Make sure to make it just the size of your head so that you can wear it. For the clothes you can use lab coats and long boots. Make sure to wear weird lenses. Accessorize it with flask containing colored water or to have some fun you can use invisible ink.
3. Joker
After Gotham city the joker on no 3 has found his way to your city. If you are different from others and can think above and beyond rationality than this is a look for you. You need to have a lot of white face powder. Put a thick layer on your face. Take a red lipstick and make scars. Use black eye shade to cover your eyes. Use green thread to make your hair and wear a purple suit.
2. Witch
Queen of Halloween the witch is on no 2. How can there be a Halloween without witches. For this you need a mask. Take any mask that fits your face and then using old newspaper and glue make a witch face. Don’t forget to make a crooked nose and long pointy chin. Then using lots of paint put creativity on it and make it scarier. Make a hat with chart paper and piece of cloth. Wear a long coat and pointy (alligator) shows. You can always use the newspaper technique to make different things on your shoes. Accessorize with a broom stick. You can also use L.E.D with a small 5 volt battery to make your broom stick glow and look spooky.
1. SAW
Coming right from your nightmares we have the people from the movie saw on no 1. The scariest costume will be the one showing brutality and torture on humans. This costume requires a lot of detailing, work and imagination. Few ideas which you may incorporate can be stitched lips. For this you can use masking tape or surgical tape. Stitch some threads on it and with use of some paints make it look like stitched lips and stick it on your mouth. Find some pointy plastic toys and again using newspaper technique make small pieces which look wounds, scratches and bruises. Use lots of metallic jewelry and chains to accessorize. You can tie the chains to your hands and feet to give a quirky look. These Halloween costume ideas 2013 will help you to select best costume for you and your friends at this Halloween.