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Halloween Costumes 2015: Over 30 Ideas To Choose From

By Chanel Adams
Published on: 11:44 PST, Oct 4, 2015

Not sure what to be for Halloween this year? Thankfully, there are plenty to choose from this year. Whether you’re going alone, with your significant other, or with your friends and family, there’s a Halloween costume that will fit everyone’s personality and budget. And if you’re a woman, you don’t have to fall back on the regular sexy (insert blank here) costume that’s offered in every costume shop.

Some couples may find that dressing for Halloween can be particularly difficult, especially if you have different ideas in mind. Some popular ideas for Halloween 2015 include the sweater weather and pumpkin spice latte costume, wine and cheese, squirrel and acorn, Curious George and the man in the yellow hat, rival fast food brands, or any couple from Hot Wet American Summer. Check out the rest of the Halloween costume ideas for couples at the Bustle article.

If none of these ideas tickle your fancy, then you may want to go as “Netflix and chill.” Seriously, the date night that’s synonymous with sex now its own Halloween costume. If you ask someone to “Netflix and chill,” you’re probably to do more than watch a movie. What you need to create this costume is a shirt printer so you can find a Netflix logo and print it on a red T-Shirt. You should also print out the word “chill” and print it out in a white T-Shirt. Some props you may want is a bag of popcorn, a Hollywood movie clapper, a lamp or nightstand, or a bag of ice. You may want to use fake ice or plastic ice that won’t melt through the bag.

If you’re doing something for Halloween with your family or friends, then you may want to plan on doing a group costume. This is an easy and economical way of dressing up for the night. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2015 Halloween Consumer Top Costumes Survey, hundreds of thousands of U.S. consumers already have their costumes picked out. Popular choices include any character from Star Wars and Frozen.

“About one in 10 Halloween celebrants (12.9%) plan to dress their furry friends in costumes this year, and of the 80 percent of those surveyed who have already selected the costume, most (10.6%) will choose a little round pumpkin for Kitty and Rover.”

“Additionally, several pet owners will opt to put their four-legged friend in a Star Wars (8th on the list) or Minion costume (11th).”

Some ideas your friends and family can try is dressing up as a group of wild animals or a group of witches. Other popular choices include Batman characters or a group of zombies, especially with the increase of popularity in TV shows like The Walking Dead and Z-Nation. If there are any kids in your group, they may want to dress up like any of the Disney princesses or as a group of action heroes or super heroes from popular comic books and movies.

Going alone this Halloween? Or, maybe you want to dress up for that office party or last-minute party you’ve been invited to. While Halloween is about showing off your personality and creativity, there are ways of dressing up as someone without being offensive. For example, you could use Ellen DeGeneres or Miley Cyrus as inspiration for dressing up as Nicki Minaj, without the use of black face.

You can always try dressing up as one of the characters from the Flinstones, the Wizard of Oz, Toy Story, the Incredibles, X-Men, The Fifth Element, Teen Wolf, and Doctor Who.

If you love keeping up with the latest trending news and celebrity gossip, then you may want to dress up as a reality star or pop culture figure this Halloween. Some ideas include Donald Trump, Taylor Swift, Left Shark, Ariana Grande and a donut (also makes a good couple’s costume), Cookie Lyon, “Deflategate,” Kimmy Schmidt and Tituss, Minions, One Direction (minus Zayn), Supergirl, and of course, pizza rat.

Other honorable mentions include the characters from the Game of Thrones, Mad Max: Fury Road, Inside Out, Mad Men, Magic Mike XXL, Suicide Squad, and Minions.

If you don’t want to dress up in full costume, then you check out these 10 amazing Halloween costumes that only require makeup. All you need to do is wear head-to-toe black. Be aware that most of these looks require a lot of maintenance and a little practice. If would be helpful if you’re an expert in applying makeup. You can make it look as if your mouth is sewn shut, your lips are stretched out, or you have missing eyes.

Less scary options are the tried and true sexy vampire, a comic book character, and the puking rainbow from Snapchat.

These ideas should get your creativity flowing. What are you going to dress up as for Halloween? Share your ideas below in the comments section.

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