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10 Last Minute Halloween Costumes

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Tampa chapter.

October 1st rolls around and all you can think about is what you are going to be for Halloween, but as you go through a million ideas in your head not a single one sticks with you and you keep telling yourself, oh don’t worry you got time to decide.  Hey, guess what… Halloween is only a few days away and if you are anything like me, you may still be wondering: “so what am I going to be for Halloween?”

Couples

1. Amazing Race team: Great for any pair! All you need for this costume is athletic clothes, a backpack, two matching bandanas (optional), and a colored printer!

Group

2. Alvin and the Chipmunks: This is probably the simplest group costume out there.  One of you needs a red shirt and a red baseball cap. The second one needs a blue shirt and some nerdy looking glasses.  While the last one just needs a green shirt!  All three of you need yellow or gold fabric paint and optional is little chip monk ears! 

Pun intended Costumes

3. Identity thief:  This is a great one for the clever guy or gal. Go buy some “Hello my name is…” stickers at the dollar store and write some of your names on them.  Then stick them on a shirt. (I suggest safety pinning them if they won’t stay on) the best part is you can wear whatever you feel comfortable in the whole night! No itchy wigs or globs of makeup!

4. Candy Wrapper:  This is for the pun lovers! Dress like a rapper with a backwards hat, a zip up hoodie, maybe some big chains, and baggie jeans, but to make it even better safety pin some candy wrappers over your clothes to be an official candy “rapper”

College Party Costumes

5. Basic White Girl: This one only works if you aren’t already a basic white girl.  All you need to pull off this look is some UGG boots (look-a-likes are just as good, but I’m sure you could ask the girl down the hall with the monogrammed sticker on her door if you could borrow hers), yoga pants, any type of top (If you can wear Vineyard Vines or Pink long sleeve, that would be great), and last and most importantly you must carry around Starbucks and an iPhone at all times!

6. Regina George:  For Regina George all you need is a tank top that you don’t mind cutting, a purple or blue bra, and a black skirt or shorts!

7. Walk of shame:  Come on, do I even need to tell you how to dress for this?  Throw on that tiny skin tight dress, tease your hair to make it look a little messy, and smudge your makeup just a tad, throw a men’s button down over the dress, and to top of the look carry your heels in your hands! 

For the more Basic

8. Scarecrow:  This one is a cute and simple Halloween costume!  All that is needed is some makeup, a flannel, denim bottoms, and a straw hat!

9. Beanie Baby:  Add a different twist to the animal costume by making a heart shaped tag with TY on it, any 90s baby will understand!

10. Ghost: if all else fails throw on that old white sheet and sexy it up with a cute bra and panty combo!

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Hi, I'm Chanel. I'm a Sophomore at the University of Tampa with a major in Public Health. I laugh at horror movies, don't understand romantic movies, and cry during documentaries. I am vegetarian, but I will make an exception for pepperoni pizza rolls because the plain cheese are just plan disgusting. I dream of owning a cuddly pet chicken and a tiny home. Hm... I also enjoy torturing myself by spending an hour and half in a 105 degree room to practice Bikram Yoga. That is all.