Between studying for your Calculus exam, balancing 20 hours a week at your after-school job, and finding time to fit in your workouts, you are left with no time to yourself to do the things you want—let alone come up with a Halloween costume.  But, have no fear! There are several last minute costume ideas that will make you look like you put way more time into the idea than you actually did!
Miley Cyrus
Everyone wants to know what it’s like to be Miley for a day, and what better day to do this than Halloween!?  Making a Miley Cyrus costume is much quicker than it seems (thanks to her VMA performance), and very inexpensive. All you need to do is go through your underwear drawer, and put your hair in into two pigtail buns on top of your head. Next, cake on some obnoxious make-up, find a foam finger from the homecoming parade, and you are all set to go! Oh, and don’t forget to stick your tongue out all night!
Will Smith in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith may have been one of the funniest characters in television in his role on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. And lucky for us, his look is pretty simple to recreate. All you need to do to look like him is make a quick trip to the thrift store (with $20 in your pockettt) or even your parents’ closet. Look for any baggy, bright, or obnoxious patterned clothing. You can even draw a mustache on your face to fully get into character. Once you’re at a party, break out your best dance moves and spit as much game as you can, Fresh Prince style.
Lifeguard
After all those Zumba classes in McNiff, we know you’re dying to show off those abs. Being a lifeguard will do just this, letting you flaunt what the treadmill gave you! All you need to wear is a red bikini, or sports bra, and a whistle. Don’t feel like walking past security in your suit? Throw a white tank and some red shorts over top. Easy enough, right? Need a pick up line for the night? Tell that cutie you need some training on mouth to mouth, and are looking for possible candidates to practice on. And don’t forget the protection (sunscreen, of course ;p).
Sorority Girl
Although we usually don’t want to admit it, we have all secretly wanted to be a sorority girl once in our lives. Halloween is the one time you can be a sorority girl without having to pay the hundreds of dollars a semester in dues and go to all the boring meetings. An easy way to make a sorority girl costume is to find a group of girlfriends and all decide to pick a sorority to be in (you can even make up your own!) Then, buy plain shirts and draw Greek letters on them all… super simple and super cute!
Tourist
Nerdy is the new sexy, so dressing as a nerdy tourist is the perfect last-minute costume fix. If you don’t have a Hawaiian shirt lying around, try a thrift shop nearby (with $20 in your… you get the point). The good part about a Hawaiian shirt is that since it has so much going on, no one will notice when you spill your drink all over yourself (Oops). Then, pull out that gross fanny pack your grandmother insisted on buying you for your annual trips to Disney World, grab a City of Tampa map and voila! Drink as much as you want and relax, because you’re on vacation (;