Have a Safe & Happy Halloween Lovecats!
DIY Frozen Elsa Snow Queen Costume // Let it Go!
Last year when I worked for Babble, they asked if I was interested in creating beauty looks for Halloween based on any of the Disney Princesses. OF COURSE, I was, because, how fun! And since I used to write for both beauty and style, and love a good DIY, I was able to leverage a …
Elsa Hair Tutorial // Snow Queen Big French Braid Halloween Costume
Finally, the most iconic of Elsa‘s looks, her Snow Queen big, voluminous French braid… which, admittedly, was a teensy bit harder than I had first anticipated, because I’ve French braided my hair hundreds of times over my lifespan… oaky, maybe only dozens of times, but still – a French braid is a French braid. But …
Frozen DIY Elsa Costume ~ Before Look ~ w/ Short Dress
When I was desperately searching every thrift shop in my area for an Elsa-esque dress and coming up empty handed, I finally drove down to Crestline {just 15 mins away} because I remembered a little dress shop I had passed a few times while antiquing there but had never stopped to check it out. It’s …
Elsa Hair Tutorial ~ Twist w/ Bun & Bangs // Queen of Arendelle
While at first I was only going to do the “after -letting it go” Elsa costume and hair tutorial from Disney’s Frozen, in the furry of finding the right dress for the other, I accidentally found a dress that would indeed work for Elsa’s “before – letting it go” look, and couldn’t help whipping up …
Frozen’s Elsa of Arendelle Makeup Tutorial // Halloween or Cosplay
Though I had been dying to add Elsa of Arendelle ~ from Disney’s Frozen, to my DIY Disney costumes and characters {which I began last year when I was working with Babble/Disney}… by September, I was hitting burnout hard, and blew it off. Finally, two weeks into October, the fire burned again and I jumped …
Haute Halloween Links // Get the Glam Style App Today
I’m excited to announce that the super awesome & free to download Glam Style App has not only featured a few of my fun Halloween DIYs and costumes but also used my Modern Cinderella Costume as their main page for their Haute Halloween October edition! SO FUN!! Below are screen caps from the Glam Style …
Halloween Desserts // Cute & Spooky Cake Pops
After I made my 4th of July cake pops, the husband could not get enough and begged me to make them for him again. I thought if I was going to make them, I may as well try my hand at cute Halloween designs… and I was pretty excited about the results. So, needless to …
DIY Spooky Ghost Nails Halloween Manicure
I thought I’d do one more Halloween manicure, for the actual day {TODAY!} Since I’m not sure I’ll be dressing up in costume, I wanted to have a little spooky spirit anyway. And nail art is the easiest way to keep the spirit and holiday festive feeling while being totally lazy on every other level, …
Glam Halloween Nails // Gold Spiders & Webs over Deep Purple
Last year, I did a fun take on SEISMOGRAPH NAILS using BLACK, COPPER, & SILVER METALLIC polishes for Halloween and I loved it. It was abstract and could be redone in any colors, for any season. But this year I wanted my Halloween nails to be a bit more specific. A few months ago Hex …
DIY Tinker Bell Costume + Hair & Makeup
I had such high hopes of getting at least two Disney costumes in a month up until Halloween, but have only been able to do one each. They’re my favorite, and super fun, but very time consuming! I am still in love with my DIY Merida from Brave Costume and my Cinderella Costume | Modern …
15 Dresses Betty Draper Would Wear | Halloween Costume Inspiration
Looking for the perfect Betty Draper dress can be daunting but it’s the most fun part about dressing up! I realized this a few years ago when the husband and I went as Don & Betty Draper for Halloween. So I thought I’d enjoy it again by doing the “grunt work” and finding all the …
DIY Princess Merida Costume // Makeup + Hair Tutorials
I’m in love with the movie Brave and Disney’s Princess Merida, so I thought it was the perfect DIY costume to tackle next in my Disney character dress up series. My first in the series was Cinderella, and Cinderella was fun, but other than figuring out how to get the perfectly large and rolling bun, …
DIY Princess Merida Adult Costume Tutorial
Dressing up is too much FUN and with Halloween just around the corner, hopefully I can inspire some exciting new ideas! Below is my step by step DIY Merida Costume from the Disney‘s Brave, which can be worn short & saucy or with a long, full skirt for a more authentic look. Merida Inspiration… This …
DIY Leather Cat Ears Headband for Halloween MEOW!
I know, I know, everyone and their mother has done a DIY cat ears project and tutorial, but none like this {maybe?} lol. I searched for a leather pair a little bit like this cat ear headband by Fleet Ilya {$518} but less like Bat Girl or Cat Woman {though they would work for those …