3 Cute and Clever Halloween Costumes That Cost Less Than $50
Feel free to disagree, but we feel pretty strongly about this: Spending huge amounts of money on a Halloween costume never ends up being as worthwhile as we want it to be. Unless you're entering a contest with a serious cash prize (to then cover the cost of said costume), why not just do some smart shopping to create a clever and cute costume on the cheap?
We scoured Amazon, H&M, and other places for essentials that will help you create the absolutely perfect costume if you don't want to spend half your paycheck on one. Taking some inspiration from current pop culture (hello, Rio Olympics!), we put together three simple and fun Halloween costumes, all of which can be purchased and put together for under $50. Shop the slideshow ahead for your most frugally fabulous costume ever.
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1/3The Final Five: To channel the amazing gymnasts from teh Rio Olympics, start with an affordable leotard or bodysuit in red or blue. Then head over to Amazon where you can find an Olympic rings flag (that works best as a cape, of course) and some faux Olympic medals. Next pull your hair into a high ponytail with ribbons or a scrunchie and start practicing your “stick it!” pose for Instagram.
USA Olympic rings banner, $10. ebay.com.
Bee Leotards Eclipse red, white and blue leotard, $36. k-beeleotards.com.
Unique gold medal party favors, $5. amazon.com.
2/3Sharknado: As long as they keep making sequels to this campy movie series, we’ll keep thinking it makes for a hilariously relevant Halloween costume. All you need to create it is this comfy shark onesie from H&M and a spool of tulle. Use safety pins to secure the end of the fabric to your onesie before wrapping it all around your arms, legs and body. Red lipstick adds a finishing touch.
H&M sharke onsie, $40. hm.com.
Expo 25-yard spool of shiny white tulle, $5. amazon.com.
Forever 21 hydrating lipstick, $4. forever21.com.
3/3Dunkin’ Donuts: If you’re into a good play on words costume, this one is super easy and sure to get a few laughs. For the “Dunkin” part, wear a basketball jersey (larger sizes can work as a dress), a sweatband, and some striped tube socks to match your team’s colors. For the “Donuts” part, simply wear or carry an inflatable donut pool toy. Additional accessories could include a toy basketball or an actual coffee cup from Dunkin' Donuts.
Kobe Bryant Los Angeles Lakers jersey, $20. ebay.com.
Sol Coastal donut pool float, $15. amazon.com.
Suddora athletic sweatband, $6. amazon.com.
AJ’s Retro knee-high tube socks, $9. amazon.com.
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