Top 10 Halloween Costume Sites

So what are the hottest places to go out and buy that Halloween costume this year? Well I did some poking around and came up with a list of the top ten Halloween Costume sites for the year 2009 and here they are:

1. Amazon.com. This place of course needs no introduction. They started out selling just books, but years ago expanded to sell everything and they are now the Walmart of the Internet. In addition to reasonable prices and wide selection, the offer free shipping on purchases over $25.

2. Buycostumes.com. These folks advertise themselves as being the web’s most popular costume site. They certainly seem to be, with prices slashed across the board. Unlike Amazon, they do not offer free shipping, but the shipping isn’t too expensive: $4 for orders under $50 or .99 cents for orders over $50 with coupon code 99ship.

3. CostumeDiscounters.com offers a pretty impressive deal on their web site: Find a lower price on the identical costume and we’ll match the price plus drop 20% off. Be careful that it really is the exact same item though. Free shipping with orders over $70.

4. The ExtremeHalloween.net site offers 13 different sites located under one roof, allowing you to pick and choose from the best of the sites they can offer and with each covering their own niche, such as Easter Bunnies or wigs.

5. The folks at Costumekingdom.com offer a pretty sweet deal: No hassle returns. The costume doesn’t fit, doesn’t look quite like what you wanted it to? Return it. Free shipping is offered for purchases of $65 or over.

6. I don’t know if you’ll actually get half price costumes here, but continuing our list of the top ten Halloween costume sites at number 6 is HalfPriceCostumes.com The prices are pretty reasonable and the navigation is easy on the eyes at this site. Free shipping on orders over $60 and 110% price guarantee.

7. Prankplace.com> will offer you more than just cool Halloween costumes. They also carry all the Halloween pranks you could possibly want to play on friends.

8. SpiritHalloween.com is trying to get you into the spirit of the holiday with discount codes for $10 off $75, $15 off $100 and $30 off $150 (codes are: sav10, sav15, sav30 respectively).

9. CostumeCity.Com seems to specialize in professional looking costumes, with the likes of Dorothy and Popeye showing up on your screen. Free shipping for orders of $70 or more.

10. Rounding out the top 10 Halloween costume sites is CostumeCraze.com who offers a 115% price guarantee and free shipping on orders over $50.

Top 10 Halloween Costumes for 2009

Halloween is rapidly approaching and if you haven’t yet chosen your costumes for the parties, you’d best hurry up. But what if you just don’t know what to do for the holiday? What if you can’t quite figure out what would be a good costume? Not to worry. Here, I’ve rounded up the top ten Halloween costumes for 2009.

1. At the top of our list, we must include the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. The man who inspired generations and moonwalked his way into our hearts is still very much a part of the popular culture and you can get expect to see an awful lot of sequined gloves out trick or treating this Halloween.

2. Iron Man is also insanely popular since the new movie is expected out in about six months. The buzz that has been generated is tremendous and if you can find an Iron Man suit, you’ll be instantly recognizable.

3. While the healthcare reform debacle may have taken a bit of the shine off his veneer, the reality is that Barack Obama is still a powerful image for a great many people. You can easily buy a rubber mask with his likeness and show that you support our president.

4. Coming along with the superhero bandwagon, we can look forward to lots of friendly neighborhood spider men this Halloween. The fourth installment of the hit film is due in 2011, but it is already generating quite a little bit of buzz.

5. And speaking of superheroes, we cannot forget about the Man of Steel himself, the all time most popular super hero, Super Man. Even though the Man of Steel has been out of the publics’ eye for a while, he still holds enough cachet to make it onto our top ten list. Just try to get a thermal costume since those tights can get chilly.

6. Coming in at number six on our list of top ten Halloween costumes for 2009 is the ever popular fairy costume. No matter what other trends there are in the world, little girls often want to dress up as a fairy for the Halloween holiday.

7. Speaking of classics, for the ladies, have you considered dressing up as the ever classic Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz? No matter how long the movie has been out, this one never goes out of style and will always be an eye catcher.

8. G.I. Joe came out this year and in the spirit of the army, this is always a popular costume: an army uniform. Of course, if you are a man or woman in uniform all the time, we salute you and suggest you find something different for Halloween just so you can relax and enjoy the holiday as well.

9. No list of the top ten Halloween costumes for 2009 would be complete without a mention of Bat Man and the Joker. Either of these guys will make a great costume this year.

10. Rounding out the top 10 Halloween costumes for 2009, we have another new sensation who wears a costume all the time, Hannah Montana. This lovely girl can sing about having the best of both worlds and now your daughter can do the same. Happy Halloween everyone. Be safe.

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100 Homemade Halloween Costume Ideas for 2009

Yes, the economy sucks right now and we’re all trying to dig ourselves out from a mountain of debt, but what do we do if we want to celebrate Halloween anyway? It sucks big time to not have the money to buy a professional costume, but not to worry. I’m here to help with several homemade Halloween costume ideas.

First off, this is one from an old movie that I’ve always loved the idea of and I think could work well (though you will need to explain it to some people). It’s the Law Suit; basically, what you do is to scour the web for various legal documents. A simple Google search should bring up plenty of material for you. Print out around thirty of them or so and then go and grab your Sunday suit. Use some safety pins to pin the legal documents all over your suit and lo and behold, you’ve got a lawsuit (Law Suit, get it?).

Okay, for the ladies who don’t mind showing off some skin, try this on for size: Get one of your most scanty looking dresses – something tight fitting would be best and wear a pair of long boots together with it. Add in tons of makeup, much more than you would ordinarily wear, maybe die your hair a funky color as well and well, you know. . .just make sure you can explain to any cops who stop you that it’s a Halloween costume and you’re not a “working girl.”

Okay, how about this one for a homemade Halloween costume idea: The Michael Jackson look. Basically, you can choose how far you want to take this and how much effort you’ll put into your costume. You want to use either a hair press or a curler to give your hair one of those Michael Jackson looks. If you have short hair, you’ll need to buy a wig. If your hair is not the right color, dye it black. Next, use some light powder to give your skin a Michael Jackson style look. Add in a black jacket with some silver tassels across it (you can buy and glue or sew the silver tassels on from any craft store) and some black pants. Complete the look with a flat black hat. If you can get your hands on a campaign hat from some political party, you could paint it black for a cheap and close approximation of Michael’s hat.

These are of course just a few of the 100 ideas. We will continue to update the list. Try and experiment and tell your friends about your homemade Halloween costume ideas. They’ll thank you and you’ll both save money in the long run.

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