{"id":1853,"date":"2018-10-11T19:20:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T19:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/?p=1853"},"modified":"2018-10-26T15:22:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T15:22:37","slug":"low-effort-halloween-costumes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/low-effort-halloween-costumes\/","title":{"rendered":"Low Effort Halloween Costumes You Can Quickly DIY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I re-wrote the title of this post so many times&#8230;this should actually be called <em>&#8220;Halloween Costumes for People Who Don&#8217;t Really Care and Who Also Have No Time.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 Tbh, I love costumes but Halloween always rolls around at a crazy time of the year before the major <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/category\/inspiration\/holiday\/\">holidays<\/a><\/strong><\/span> start and I always end up doing something last minute. And let&#8217;s face it, it&#8217;s just less exciting when you&#8217;re an &#8220;adult.&#8221; BUT I do have a few good ideas if you have a Halloween party coming up on your calendar or if you&#8217;re just here to be entertained\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First thing&#8217;s first, if you&#8217;ve never seen Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s, I need you to stop drop and roll to your nearest television. When I was brainstorming Halloween costume ideas for this post, I glanced over at my <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesleepycottage.com\/collections\/costumes\/products\/holly-golightly-sleep-eye-mask\">Holly Golightly sleep mask<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesleepycottage.com\/collections\/costumes\/products\/holly-golightly-sleep-eye-mask\">The Sleepy Cottage<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>on my bedside table and thought DUH. All I had to do is throw on one of my dad&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0072JALQ0\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0072JALQ0&amp;linkId=53e1f83c78be5289ed74658ae5924b9f\">white button down shirts<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, my <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/Trhc\">pink tassel earrings<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01L1BDBT8\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01L1BDBT8&amp;linkId=331b6c1ffca3470299dda00a7ff2755d\">pink fluffy slides<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and I was good to go! This is a super easy DIY outfit that you can do with things you probably already have. If you&#8217;re next-level lazy or in a hurry, The Sleepy Cottage sells a <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesleepycottage.com\/collections\/costumes\/products\/holly-golightly-costume-breakfast-at-tiffanys-halloween-costume-masquerade-audrey-hepburn-1\">Holly Golightly costume<\/a><\/strong><\/span> complete with everything you need. Bam.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>PS &#8211; I wrote a whole post about <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/pumpkin-painting-101\/\">how I made these cute painted pumpkins<\/a><\/strong><\/span> earlier in the week!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1876\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?resize=780%2C1040&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Holly Golightly Halloween Costume\" width=\"780\" height=\"1040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?w=3024&amp;ssl=1 3024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?resize=375%2C500&amp;ssl=1 375w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?w=1560&amp;ssl=1 1560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0072JALQ0\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B0072JALQ0&amp;linkId=53e1f83c78be5289ed74658ae5924b9f\">White Button Down Shirt<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><em><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01L1BDBT8\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01L1BDBT8&amp;linkId=331b6c1ffca3470299dda00a7ff2755d\">Fluffy Steve Madden Slides<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thesleepycottage.com\/collections\/costumes\/products\/holly-golightly-sleep-eye-mask\">Holly Golightly Eye Mask<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/Trhc\">Pink Tassel Earrings<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>SOME OTHER HALLOWEEN IDEAS<\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>1. Be a black cat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know, don&#8217;t @ me. This is my go-to &#8220;back up costume&#8221; if I have a second Halloween party to go to, etc. and don&#8217;t feel like going to a ton of effort. Better yet, it&#8217;s a great first string costume that will take you absolutely no time at all. Wear your favorite all black outfit (<span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/TrjI\">black jeans<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/TrjO\">black booties<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/TrjU\">black bodysuit<\/a><\/strong><\/span>) and add these cutie <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/Trjj\">cat ears<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Bonus points if you draw &#8220;whiskers&#8221; on your cheeks with black eyeliner.<\/p>\n<p><!-- COLLECTIVE WIDGET CODE START --><\/p>\n<div class=\"shopsense-widget\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mobile-optimize=\"true\" data-options=\"%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%225bbeaa3c86f6b08d0c7f1b5b%22%2C%22version%22%3A1%2C%22pid%22%3A%22uid5761-39693319-18%22%2C%22size%22%3A200%2C%22columns%22%3A3%2C%22rows%22%3A1%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.shopstyle.com%2Fapi%2Fv2%22%2C%22iframeHeight%22%3A402%2C%22iframeWidth%22%3A660%7D\"><script> !function(doc,s,id){ var e, p, cb; if(!doc.getElementById(id)) { e = doc.createElement(s); e.id = id; cb = new Date().getTime().toString(); p = '\/\/shopsensewidget.shopstyle.com\/widget-script.js?cb=1539087472609?cb=' + cb; e.src = p; doc.body.appendChild(e); } if(typeof window.ss_shopsense === 'object'){ if(doc.readyState === 'complete'){ window.ss_shopsense.init(); } } }(document, 'script', 'shopsensewidget-script'); <\/script> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"\/\/shopsensewidget.shopstyle.com\/#\/?options=%7B%22widgetId%22%3A%225bbeaa3c86f6b08d0c7f1b5b%22%2C%22version%22%3A1%2C%22pid%22%3A%22uid5761-39693319-18%22%2C%22size%22%3A200%2C%22columns%22%3A3%2C%22rows%22%3A1%2C%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fapi.shopstyle.com%2Fapi%2Fv2%22%2C%22iframeHeight%22%3A402%2C%22iframeWidth%22%3A660%7D\" width=\"660px\" height=\"402px\" frameborder=\"0\" seamless=\"\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. Grab a friend and be the dancing girls emoji ?\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Literally just wear <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/TrlC\">black shorts<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/V\">black tank<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/shopstyle.it\/l\/Trkj\">black ballet flats<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Make bunny ears out of <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HQH4RHW\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B00HQH4RHW&amp;linkId=eedf5cef3d2fbd4ec4b5ac5c86e41217\">black card stock<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and attach them to a headband! Done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. Be a La Croix can<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, you will get major &#8220;white girl&#8221; jokes if this is your costume, but you will be so comfy that you won&#8217;t care. Get this <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MYH472J\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MYH472J&amp;linkId=5acabe4feac9e7fc84d64129a5ca21c3\">$11 tie-dye dress<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0in &#8220;multicolor&#8221; from Amazon and ask an artistic friend to write &#8220;La Croix&#8221; on it in the logo font with a black sharpie.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MYH472J\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MYH472J&amp;linkId=5acabe4feac9e7fc84d64129a5ca21c3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1878 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.35.51-PM.png?resize=228%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.35.51-PM.png?resize=228%2C300&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.35.51-PM.png?w=690&amp;ssl=1 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4. Be The Burn Book<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This one is so easy it should be disqualified from being a costume. Instead of being one of the Mean Girls, just <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/studiodiy.com\/2016\/10\/03\/diy-burn-book-costume\/\">be the actual Burn Book<\/a><\/strong><\/span> itself. Get this <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B06XYNDDDG\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=collectivel0c-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B06XYNDDDG&amp;linkId=aab3e6a89bbee916d1410c1019730a40\">light pink dress under $20<\/a><\/strong><\/span> from Amazon and print out these <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/studiodiy.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/DIY-Burn-Book-Costume-Template.pdf?utm_source=sdiy&amp;utm_medium=blog%20post&amp;utm_campaign=burn%20book%20costume%20100316&amp;utm_content=burn%20book%20costume%20100316%20burn%20book%20printable%20text%20link\">Burn Book letters from Studio DIY<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. Cut them out and use some double sided tape to attach them to the dress!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/studiodiy.com\/2016\/10\/03\/diy-burn-book-costume\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1879 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.37.21-PM.png?resize=237%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"237\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.37.21-PM.png?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.37.21-PM.png?resize=768%2C972&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.37.21-PM.png?resize=809%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 809w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-10-at-9.37.21-PM.png?w=864&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I re-wrote the title of this post so many times&#8230;this should actually be called &#8220;Halloween Costumes for People Who Don&#8217;t Really Care and Who Also\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1876,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/IMG_2625.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Vb9z-tT","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1853"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1886,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1853\/revisions\/1886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}