Halloween is just around the corner, and most of us are currently in a frantic frenzy trying to figure out our costumes. Before you begin choosing your plan of attack, have a look at what these popular choices will say about you.
Animal
What it says: Procrastinator.
You chose to go against the thousands of girls that spend weeks obsessing over their costumes. You laid around until an hour before the party and then dug up the animal ears you wore trick-or-treating in middle school. You drew whiskers on your face with some eyeliner and put on a minimal amount of clothing. Sure, you threw this costume together last minute, but no one needs to know that.
A store-bought sexy costume
What it says: Basic.
This one sort of goes without saying. You walked into the costume store and dropped 50 dollars on a costume that is probably worth about five bucks in fabric. But hey, at least you look good.
Something scary
What it says: Classic.
We here at Her Campus applaud you for your dedication to the best holiday of the year. Whether you stuck a fake axe in your head or went all Cady Heron on us and dressed up as an “Ex-wife” (still the best Halloween costume of all time), you people only come along once in awhile and deserve some credit.
The funny costume
What it says: Brave.
I have a special place in my heart for the funny Halloween costume. I have dabbled in the art of planning a funny Halloween costume but back out every time because these are usually a hit or miss. I learned my lesson the year when I went to my freshman dance as a negative pregnancy test.
The group costume
What it says: Unoriginal.
I’ll be the first to admit it – we have all fallen victim to the group costume at some point. Maybe your crew dressed up as band members, maybe you were all different kinds of alcohol, or my personal favorite – different colored M&M’s. The group costume is a result of countless group chat arguments over whose idea is the best. It’s almost impossible to find a group costume that hasn’t been done before. So no matter how original you think you’re being, you’re probably not.
The couple costume
What it says: Cute.
You’re the ones we love to hate. We say you’re cheesy and annoying, but we’re really just jealous because we could never get our boyfriends to dress up as the Danny Zuko to our Sandy.
Shirt that says, “This is My Costume”
What it says: Just, no.
You are ruining the spirit of Halloween, and you’re also not clever at all.
So, many of you may be wondering: What should I dress up as on Halloween?
On Halloween, people are going to judge whatever you wear no matter what. So do what makes you happy, and forget the haters.
Have fun and make good choices this Halloween, collegiettes!