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Adult Halloween Costumes Ideas

Last year American consumers spent over 5 billion dollars on Halloween. That’s 5 billion dollars worth of candy, decorations and costumes. All of that spending breaks down to an average of around sixty-six dollars per person. But you don’t have to break the bank in order to come up with a great adult Halloween costume idea. A few things to keep in mind are where you’ll be wearing your costume. If you’re going to an outdoor event such as a parade consider the possible weather conditions. If you’re headed off to a Halloween party make sure you pick an outfit that you won’t mind wearing for a couple of hours.

Your first stop for a fun adult Halloween costume idea should be your very own closet. Surely tucked away amid the sweaters, shoes and shirts are a couple of outfits that can best be described as “what was I thinking?” This could mean an extremely loud Hawaiian shirt that you add a cheep grass skirt to and go as the “wacked out tourist.” Or maybe you’ve got favorite disco outfit from the actual disco era that you can dust off and go as, well, as yourself from 1977!

If your closets don’t reveal any substantial adult Halloween costume ideas, head off to the store but not necessarily the costume store. You could spend fifteen dollars at the 99 Cent Store and buy fifteen items. Then merely attach these items to a shirt and jeans with safety pins and go to a Halloween party as the 99 Cent Store. You could also look up the closest outlet for medical supplies and pick up a pair of scrubs. Worn clean and you go as a “doctor.” Splashed with red food coloring and you go as a “doctor who had a very bad day.” There are also the army supply stores for the old stand-by of camouflage pants and shirts. You may also consider thrift stores to find some outrageous adult Halloween costume ideas. Those are perfect places for men who want to go in drag and need a cheap, big size dress.

If you’re feeling very creative another perfect adult Halloween costume idea would be to go as a zombie. You may think this requires a lot of work but actually all you need to do is get some theatrical make-up, cover your face with white base, darken circles under your eyes then grease up you hair. And no matter what outfit you wear, just add the word zombie such as zombie bride, zombie businessman, zombie jogger. You can’t go wrong with a zombie!
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