October 3, 2009
- 1:00 pm
By Samantha - UC Santa Barbara
My school is famous for our Halloween debauchery. Every year literally tens of thousands of members of the under-25 crowd dress up (or down) to parade along Del Playa Drive in varying levels of consciousness. Halloween is like the senior prom of college (four years in a row).
The planning and upkeep in preparation for the big night(s) is fierce. Girls have been known to have mental and emotional breakdowns due to the stress of picking a costume, making that costume, making sure the costume is sexy/cute enough, and also making sure that nothing naughty falls out of it. OK, maybe not a full on breakdown, but that’s probably because they self medicate with shots of tequila.
There’s a lot of prep work that goes into the perfect Halloween and the key to success is planning. You don’t want to wake up on October 30th without a costume and be forced to go as a naughty school girl…again. So use this calendar as a countdown to Halloween; stay on track and you’ll be good to go come October 31st (or 25th if you like to celebrate all week long!) sans breakdown. You’ll look amazing, have a great time, and increase your chances of making out with Batman at a party.
October 3-10: Costumes, Costumes, Costumes!
This is the week to figure out what you want to be for Halloween, whether you are going solo or doing a group thang with your girlfriends. Peruse the Halloween stores, hit the internet for inspiration and settle on something. If it requires ordering, get on that now! You want to make sure that it has time to ship and that it fits. (Note: Yes, showing a little butt cheek does count as fitting. It is Halloween, after all.) If you are making your costume, go out and pick up all the goods. It always takes longer to piece that thing together than you think and you don’t want to have to run out the night of Halloween when you realize you don’t have enough fabric to cover your nips. Read More »
October 31, 2008
- 12:30 pm
By CC Staff
Today’s the day, people! It’s Halloween, and there are only a few more precious hours left to get a costume together before nightfall. If you’re still scrambling to assemble the perfect outfit, don’t fret: we at College Candy have a few ideas for quick, easy Halloween get-ups that you can throw together in between classes today. You shouldn’t need anything more than an old t-shirt or sweatshirt, some Sharpies, and a little intuition.
1. Superhero
Take an old t-shirt or sweatshirt (preferrably solid-colored) and draw the logo of your favorite superhero on the chest with Sharpie. If you want to go the extra mile and you have a little time, pick up some felt and thread from a nearby craft store or Target to sew the logo on. I actually did this myself one year and it took about 30 minutes. Throw a belt around your hips and pull on some leggings to complete the look.
2. Gangsta
This may take some rummaging through a guy’s closet, but it should be easy to pull off. Just find an oversize white shirt, baggy jeans, some boxers, and a pair of sneakers. Put in one diamond (or cubic zirconia) stud earring. For neck bling, if you don’t have any oversize necklaces yourself, grab some tin foil and roll it into a loop big enough to fit over your head (you can also use tin foil to make some makeshift grills- just fold it over your teeth). Use some black eyeliner to draw a sun reflecting patch under just one eye (like football players wear). If you wanna take it a step further and be a “wanksta,” use some eyeshadow to make it look like you’ve got a black eye.
3. God’s Gift to Men
This one is really simple. Dress yourself however you like, but make sure you look fine. Then just take some ribbon and tie a bow around yourself (around your hips, over the shoulder, etc.) and affix a large tag using construction paper that says: “To: Men, From: God.” Simple, sexy, and clever as hell.
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Tags: bling, bum, costume, costume ideas, desperate housewife, do it yourself, gangsta, ghost, gods gift to men, greek goddess, Halloween, happy halloween, last minute costume, mummy, roommate, sexy librarian, superhero, wanksta
October 31, 2008
- 10:30 am
By CC Staff
Tags: ashley olsen, barack obama, chunky knits, costume ideas, dress up, election, fashion, Halloween, halloween 2008, halloween costume, halloween day, happy halloween, happy halloween graphics, jamie foxx, John Mayer, john mccain, kevin smith, knits, Mary Kate Olsen, mtv, music videos, October 31, p!nk, Pink, sarah jessica parker, stress relievers, sweaters, trick or treating
October 14, 2008
- 10:00 am
By Kathryn S

Sometimes, it’s not enough to make your own fab entrance at a Halloween Party; you and your whole crew need to be noticed. On the other hand, sometimes your crazy costume idea is so unique that nobody will get it… unless your faves are by your side to complete the picture. Want to make the biggest splash this Halloween (and have some killer bonding time with your buds as you shop, create, and play dress up)? Here are just a few ideas for some great group costumes. And most of them can be done on a budget!
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Tags: 80s, 90210, 90s, barbie, batman, best friends, breakfast club, britney spears, cliques, Clueless, coed, comic book, contestant, costume ideas, costumes, creative, dominatrix, double dare, ensemble, envy, Family Guy, freak, gameshow, gluttony, google, greed, group theme, groups, guts, Halloween, Harry Potter, heroes, jock, Ken, lust, mario kart, marvel comics, modesty, movie, my so called life, nerd, never been kissed, nickelodeon, osbournes, partygoer, princess, quality, rebel, s & m, saved by the bell, Seven Deadly Sins, seven wonders of the world, simpsons, spiderman, tarantula, television, trailer park, vamp, video games, villains, wordplay, x men
October 10, 2008
- 6:00 pm
By Jess - NYU

Halloween can be a great holiday; candy, being able to wear those 4-inch glitter pumps you bought for some occasion that could only be Halloween, weird-colored drinks that taste like an explosion of sugar…we could go on. Halloween is just badass.
But you know what? Halloween can also be really, really inappropriate. Inappropriate body parts shoved into spandex, inappropriate masks that scare the bejeezus out of people on the street, inappropriate dances to inappropriate song selections such as “Monster Mash” — if you’re not careful, this holiday can quickly go from good time to complete epic FAIL.
Here’s a few ways that can happen… Read More »
Tags: babies, costume ideas, costumes, couples costumes, decorations, douche bag, energy crisis, Halloween, halloween 2008, halloween candy, halloween party, inappropriate, kids, october 31st, slutty, tea bag, tea bagging
October 8, 2008
- 11:30 am
By CC Staff

Halloween used to be a holiday where people dressed up to spook others. Then it turned into a holiday where people dress up to f**k others. And sometimes it’s a holiday where people dress up to honor others.
This year, why not do all three? Dress up as Sarah Palin!
She scares the crap out of me, my guy friends wanna f**k her, and, somehow, it’s an honor to dress up as this gun toting, beehive wearing, American Vice Presidential hopeful.
[Photo courtesy of Gawker.com]
October 7, 2008
- 12:00 pm
By CC Staff
I cannot lie – I am that girl who has used Halloween as an excuse to completely hooch it up.
My best friend even has a Top 10 Melissa Tramp Outfits, and there are easily three Halloween costumes on there. (Editor’s Note: So 70% of those outfits were a normal day? Awesome.)
So, in order to keep myself off any Tramp lists this year, I decided to seek out non-slutty alternatives to my typical Halloween looks. After all, I’d much rather be recognized for my creativity than my boobs on October 31st this year.
Shocking, I know. Read More »
Tags: beer pong, carrie, cat woman, costume, costume ideas, dress up, gangster, goddess, Halloween, halloween 2008, halloween costumes, hilary clinton, holiday, madonna, marilyn monroe, october 31st, political, politics, Sarah Palin, sleeping beauty, slut, twister, whore, witch