I was Gallagher.
This year, I recycled one of my old costumes (I have PLENTY.) and dressed up for work. Here are some highlights from the office.
Neo from The Matrix
A kitty playing with a ball
A scary grim reaper
Yours truly as Pippi Longstocking
Yours truly as Pippi Longstocking
And my favorite: Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation. (This guy gets major cred because he actually grew his moustache for a month preparing for this costume. Well played...)Since Boyfriend and I weren't going to have Pearl on Halloween night, we took advantage of a local pre-Halloween event and got all dressed up the Saturday before. There was a costume contest (that Pearl would have killed in, but she was too scared) and lots of downtown shops were giving away candy so kids could trick-or-treat safely during the daytime.
Here are my top three faves from the day...
#3: Old school scaryass clown
#2: CATS the broadway musical
#1: Albert EinsteinPearl's makeup was inspired by this tutorial. Her dress was a $30 steal from Home Goods. In my head, I'm going to say she was Claudia from Interview with a Vampire. In Pearl's words, I think she was actually something like Zombie Vampire Dead-Girl Doll-Princess.
BEFORE...
Step 1: Powder face...
Step 2: Create "sad eyes" (and I don't mean "Sad Eyes" the homegirl from down the street)...
Step 3: Draw some wicked cool eyebrows (like "Sad Eyes" from down the street)...Step 4: Add some contouring and lipstick...
And voila. Your 
I love that she's not all girly-girl'd out. Also, Biscuit's trying to go in for a smooch. She's a lover, not a fighter.
Speaking of Biscuit...
This bitch loves Halloween.And lastly, we'll end on a "normal family" note. We went to the pumpkin patch.
I'm still large and in charge. Diets are for suckers.
How was your Halloween??
I'm still large and in charge. Diets are for suckers.How was your Halloween??
10 comments:
sweet. i sat on the couch and watched tv.
LOL I LOVE your costumes! And Pearl's makeup : )
your pippi costume is awesome! :) i'm all about recycling costumes when i can! we ended up leaving town for that weekend.
You were an adorable Pippi! And Pearl is tres cute. I didn't do jack shit. :)
I totally love the Gallagher look! So original-- all you need is a sledgehammer and a watermelon.
Pearl as the scary-dead-doll is awesome. I loved the darker costumes when I was a kid, too.
love that your office dresses up!
Even a child old-school scaryass clown is freaky. I. Hate. Clowns.
I love your Pipi costume! LOVE. And you did an awesome job with Pearl's make-up. :)
Lor
I'm doing next year's Halloween at YOUR house!
Pearl is so cute she was even adorable as the dead zombie doll thingy. What's w/ the zombies? My son wanted to be a zombie werewolf. I didn't even know where to begin with that one.
All those costumes are so great!! Your makeup skills are wicked excellent.
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