6 Last-minute Halloween Costumes Your Friends Will Love

Yikes, did you just get a last-minute invite to a Halloween party? Or did you spend so much time planning the kids’ costumes that you completely forgot about your own? Don’t worry, because we’ve got some ideas for fun Halloween costumes for the whole family that you can easily put together and still impress your friends!

Box of Timbits

Who doesn’t love Timbits! You’ll be the hit of the Halloween party, especially if you carry a real box of the little morsels with you. Bonus: get your BFF to paint a plastic garbage can brown, and you’ll have your Double Double!

More last-minute Canadian Halloween costume ideas here.

Spider Web

Everyone has a bag of that fake spider web in the decorations box, right? Wrap some around your kid, add some plastic spiders and spooky makeup, and you’re ready for tricks and treats.

More last-minute Halloween costume ideas for kids here. 

Rosie the Riveter

Last-minute Halloween costumes for the whole family

Photo from brit.co

Rock this iconic symbol for women’s equality with a denim shirt, work pants, red bandana, and an up-do.

Don’t forget hair and makeup! Here’s a super easy tutorial:

 

Party Animal

For this one, all you need is an animal mask, a party hat, and a drink. Take it uptown with some formal wear!

Lots more easy Halloween costume ideas here.

Pizza Slice

This one is more easy-ish, but the cuteness factor makes it worth the trip to the fabric store. Bonus: the kid can help with the glueing! We’ve got the step-by-step tutorial for you right here.

The Flash

Last-minute Halloween costumes for the whole family

Photo from brit.com

Grab a full-length body suit from the party store and get glueing. Or, if you’re really in a pinch, pull out those red long johns from the ski bag.

More fun DIY Halloween costume ideas for men here.

 

This Halloween, no matter what you wear, have fun, be safe, and don’t eat too much candy. Or do, we won’t judge. 

6 Glam Halloween Makeup Looks by Canadian Beauty Bloggers

Grab your makeup bag and a dose of creativity to glam up your look for Halloween this year! If you are the type to favour glitter, sparkles, and lots of bright colours over dark, gory looks, don’t worry—we have the inspiration for you.

From a glam neon skull to a whimsical woodland fairy, these Halloween makeup ideas will make an impression at any party!

We collected some of our favourite looks from Canadian beauty bloggers and makeup artists to spark your creative costume this Halloween. Keep scrolling to gather ideas for your own Halloween makeup this year, and read what inspired each Instagrammer to create their glam Halloween makeup look.


1. Peacock Feathers by @sarbearmua

DIY Halloween Makeup 2018 London Drugs Beauty Sara Vidal

“The inspiration for this makeup look began with the eyelashes. The feathers reminded me of a peacock, so I wanted to include yellow, purple, and blue to compliment the lashes. I took to Pinterest and began pinning photos of peacocks—their colours are truly unbelievable.”

2. Jack o’ Lantern by @sirat.xo

London Drugs Beauty Makeup Halloween Sirat Sandhu

“My inspiration behind the look was the scary/glam Halloween duo. I am obsessed with glamorous Halloween looks with a dark twist, and I wanted to be able to incorporate affordable makeup products to allow the look to be achievable by everyone. My hope is that people continue to enjoy and recreate this look.”

3. Woodland Fairy by @madalynauroraa

DIY Makeup Halloween London Drugs Madalyn Richardson

“This was one of my first looks when I decided to bring my creative side forward. I took a lot of inspiration from my childhood—building fairy houses in my grandma’s garden was one of my favourite hobbies.”

4. Honeybee by @crystalwangg

London Drugs Beauty Blogger Crystal Wang Halloween Makeup

“I’ve never been huge on Halloween spirit and all the spooky themes. Even though Halloween looks are huge in the beauty community, I still wanted to be comfortable in my skin—I wanted to create something fun and light which I can enjoy and share, while still being festive.”

5. Colourful Clown by @stjohnnnn

London Drugs Halloween Makeup Sara StJohn

“This look was inspired by my nail set by @allured; having fun nails keeps me inspired to continue to create fun and new looks for this year’s #31daysofhalloween!”

6. Spooky Glam Skull by @monolidmua

LD Beauty Halloween Makeup DIY Spooky Skull

“I was really inspired by both Desi Perkins and Luna Fortun for this look. Desi’s half-melted skull was amazing and Luna created a gorgeous neon skeleton look. I was inspired to merge both amazing looks together and came up with this Halloween look!”


Have a photo of your glam Halloween makeup? Make sure to share it with @ldbeauty_ on Instagram using #LDBeauty and enter our #ldBOOtiful contest until October 26th, 2018!

10 Trendy (and Easy!) Halloween Costumes for 2018

Halloween is coming, and you and your kid can be the talk of the block when you hit the streets on October 31st in any of these trendy Halloween costumes. From Fortnite to Black Panther, we’ve found some awesome (and relatively easy) costumes that are totally on-trend.

Fortnite

Every kid from here to Charlottetown is playing Fortnite, and at least half of them will be asking for a Fortnite costume for halloween. Yes, we know there are ton of characters from the game, but we found a great tutorial to help you put together some of your own skins IRL.

Fake News

Reading the news these days can be fairly unpleasant. At least we’ve got halloween to help inject some humour into the situation.

More creative costume ideas here.

Snapchat Filters

Your teen probably looks like a cute deer or a piece of toast on their social media channels, so they’ll love showing up at the halloween dance looking the same way! Barfing rainbows has never been so fun.

More costume ideas for teens here.

 

Young Han Solo

You can never miss with a classic Star Wars costume at halloween. With the release of the new Solo movie, the rakish hero is hip with the kids again, and luckily Han’s new threads not only look great but are simple to put together, too. DIY with a brown jacket, grey t-shirt, holster and boots, or grab the ready-made version here.

Unicorn Candy Milkshake

It’s the year of the milkshake, much to the delight of kids all over Canada. Help your kids celebrate by turning them into their favourite dessert drink! This costume is extra fun because the kids can help with the design and construction.

Find the recipe to whip up your homemade milkshake here.

Mr. Rogers

 

Bet you never thought Mr. Rogers would ever be cool again, but he certainly is this year with the release of the poignant and gently political documentary about Fred Roger’s legacy. A red cardigan, some loafers and a clip-on tie will transform you into everyone’s favourite neighbour. Add a hand puppet for extra authenticity.

Here are some more super easy last-minute costume ideas.

 

Avocado Toast

Your go-to snack can now be the hit of the halloween party. Maybe you’ll lock eyes with a cute bottle of hot sauce at the party for a match made in heaven.

Instructions on how to make it here.

 

Warrior from Black Panther

The costumes from this year’s breakout action blockbuster Black Panther were seriously jaw dropping, and you can capture that Dora Milaje warrior essence with a few simple accessories and a whole lot of fierce attitude.

More clever DIY costume ideas here.

 

Anything Riverdale

Everyone’s favourite new TV drama is full of fun characters to draw inspiration from, and besides a funny little felt crown, there’s a good chance you’ve already got what you need in your closet.

More Riverdale costume ideas here.

Baby DJ

Heading out trick or treating with a babe in arms? Get the littlest one in on the halloween action! DJs are the new rock stars, and with this fun creation your youngest can turn the party out. More DIY baby and toddler costume ideas here.


Have you got a great idea for this year’s Halloween costumes? Share them with us in the comments!