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Finding a good Halloween costume is not as hard as it used to be; and this makes it harder than ever. Confusing? Let me explain. It used to be difficult to find a good Halloween costume – you either had to rummage through second-hand or consignment shops, order it weeks in advance in a catalog, journey to the overcrowded and understocked costume shop or worse: make it yourself. But now, with seasonal Halloween shops opening up before Halloween all over town, and the limitless number of stores online selling thousands of Halloween costumes, finding great women’s Halloween costumes have never been easier – or harder.

The reason it is hard to find great women’s Halloween costumes is that, in the past, finding the great women’s Halloween costumes meant precisely putting in the work. Now that anyone can put in the work, since there’s little to no work at all, you can really find it hard to find the great costume that will set you apart at your Halloween costume party this year. Luckily, here are some ideas or methods to finding truly good women’s Halloween costumes.

First of all, it has become a little too easy for women’s Halloween costumes. If you are of a certain age, you would simple go as a “naughty” fill-in-the-blank. Naughty nurse, naughty cat, naughty devil, naughty angel, naughty teacher, the list goes on and on. In fact, with all of these naughties running around, the best way to go for women’s Halloween costumes is to avoid the naughty.

Does this mean you have to go as something ugly? No, of course not (although ugly plus scary equals a really great costume too). What I suggest is something that seems to work for men: humor. Women have focused so much on dressing up in provocative costumes that highlight their appearance, that those costumes that can garner a well-earned chuckle really stand out – in a good way. Why this is so good it demonstrates that you do not take yourself so seriously and that you have a mind of your own; all by just doing something silly and not sexy.

I think when women’s Halloween costumes demonstrate a great sense of humor, I find that it is a more interesting, fun and unique costume – and certainly stands out from all the tramps out there. Go with a goofy or silly costume and have one of the best costumes at your party.

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Halloween is a time for disguises and dress-up, and it is no different for men than for women. Men’s Halloween costumes are often overlooked despite the fact that half of the people dressing up for Halloween are men. True, a Halloween costume is only worn once a year, but here is a guide to Men’s Halloween costumes that will help you get the best costume possible out there this year.

Men’s Halloween costumes typically fall into one of three categories. The first is the “cool” costume. This is harder to pull off than you might think, yet people try all of the time. Mostly, people trying to be something or someone cool fail, because trying to be cool is, at its essence, an un-cool thing. Dressing up as a pirate or a mobster seems cool; until twenty other guys are dressed up as the same thing. I recommend not going the cool rout with men’s Halloween costumes, unless you can really pull it off.

The second category of Men’s Halloween costumes is scary. This is usually, actually, more cool than the cool costumes, especially if there is some effort to be put into it: fake blood, fake scares, creepy masks, etc. On the other hand, though, what starts out as cool and scary quickly becomes weird. People begin to wonder how much time is being spent on a Halloween costume, and for many of the scary ones, it is more time spent on creating the costume than on wearing it.

Personally, I prefer the third and final category of men’s Halloween costumes: funny. Now, funny backfires just as much as cool or scary; particularly with pun-based humor, but I applaud a guy for not taking himself too seriously. Also, try to stay away from grotesque and/or sexualized religious figures. I am sure you and your circle of friends may or may not find such stuff funny, but if there are people you do not know at the party, it does not make any sense to accidentally offend them.

All in all, there are a few different kinds of men’s Halloween costumes and choosing one over the other is a good place to start. Just keep in mind that what might be cool or scary or funny to you might not be to other people. Plan it out ahead of time and be considerate of others and your Halloween costume can probably help you have the most fun Halloween you have ever had.

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