Bonus 6th Idea! Toga party. Nothing cheaper!

It’s getting down to the wire. Halloween is literally right around the corner and you want to look your best…without dropping $59.99 to be a Sexy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (really?!). Completely understandable. You’re a college student. You’re smart – you know that it’s possible to have a  great costume and still have enough money to drop at the bar during Halloweekend.

And CollegeCandy is here to give you a little nudge in the right direction. Even if you waited until the last possible second to come up with a costume idea.

We’re presenting: The Five Easiest Halloween Costumes…Ever.

Walk of Shame / Stride of Pride - The perfect Halloween college student get-up. Grab a pair of boy’s gym shorts from one of your friends (or your esteemed personal collection) and throw on a white Hanes v-neck tee or long-sleeve button down. Smear some eyeliner under your eyes, mess up your hair, and put on your favorite pair of skimpy black heels. We’ve all been there. We all have our own variation of the look – Coach wristlet, last night’s dress in our hand, condom wrapper peeping out your bra. Personalize it. Make it you. Added bonus? You can tell people Halloween morning that you’re in costume. Maybe they’ll be fooled.

’80s Aerobics Instructor – Yeah it’s a little overdone… but everyone loves the ’80s!! Whip out your favorite pair of leggings. You do have leggings right?!  You’re a college student, of course you do. If you don’t, go buy six pairs immediately. Take an old t-shirt or crew neck sweatshirt and cut the neck so it becomes an off-the-shoulder tee. For your hair – the bigger the better. Side ponytail, teasing, Aquanet hairspray. Channel your inner Madonna. And if you’re feeling particularly adventurous, call up the momz. I bet she has an old pair of leg warmers or a real vintage leotard from when she took a cardio step class. (Maybe this is just my mom…. Best. Theme Party. Costumes. Ever.)

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Thankfully, they don't give out DUI's for drinking while wearing a moving vehicle.

I’ll be honest: if it weren’t for this Venti Americano sitting next to me right now, I wouldn’t be able to form sentences. I guess that’s what 30 hours of straight Halloween partying will do to you. My friends and I began our festivities on Friday night and went straight on through to very early Sunday morning. My entire weekend was a cycle of drunk, hungover, some form of bread smothered in cheese, then drunk again.

Oh yeah, and I was wearing a bumper car.

While out on my travels (hopping from bar to bar to bar to late night pizza place) I saw lots of awesome costumes. From an amazing VMA Lady Gaga to the best Golden Girls group costume I have ever seen, people really seemed to pull out all the stops this year. And more than the candy (yes, even candy corn pumpkins) and all the fun parties, it is seeing what people come up with that really makes Halloween my favorite holiday of the year.

We’ve all seen what Hollywood A-Listers wore to Heidi Klum’s annual Halloween party (if you haven’t, check it out fo real), and what D-Listers wore to whatever soiree they were invited to. Admittedly, they were pretty good, but I don’t care what Perez Hilton wore out while he was kissing some Hollywood ass. I wanna see what YOU wore.

So send me your pics!

Show off your awesome costumes by emailing your favorite photo to Lauren@CollegeCandy.com. I’ll post them on the site so everyone can see how you rocked it out.

Yeah, Heidi’s little crow thing was pretty impressive, but I’m willing to bet your costume was better than some of these: Read More »