How to Keep Your Halloween Costume from Ruining Your Night

Halloween is the time when everyone can dress up and act like an idiot. However, without special precautions your night of carefree costuming can turn into a major bummer.
 

 
Check out these tips on How to Keep Your Halloween Costume from Ruining Your Night.
 

Make sure your costume won’t sweat off

Body paint can really add a lot to a costume, but if you don’t know what you’re doing, at the end of the night you could look truly frightening–unintentionally.
 

 
Dark body paint makes smudging more obvious, so if you know you’re going to be at a sweaty houseparty, try to stick with lighter shades, unless it’s absolutely necessary to your costume. Perfectionists can bring some extra body paint along with them for touch-ups.
 

Test drive your costume and make sure you can sit down in it

Call me a lazy bastard, but even if I’m having the time of my life, I’m gonna want to sit down at some point. Looks like it could be a long night for these guys.
 

 

 
Even if you absolutely must dress up in a cardboard box, there are ways to modify your costume so you can sit down (somewhat) comfortably. Make sure the box only comes down to your waist, or slice it into three segments and piece it together with string so you can still get some bending action.
 

Check the forecast

Woe is the French maid at the Halloween parade in unseasonably cold weather.
 

 
If you’ll be galavanting outdoors and it’s likely to be brisk on All Hallow’s Eve, then find a way to work a some layers into your costume. Or just drink heavily.
 

Make sure you can answer Nature’s Call

If you’re going to be drinking, chances are you’re going to want to go to the bathroom at various points during the night. Some costumes aren’t really made for such things.
 

 

 

Practice walking

 

 
Those hot stripper heels are gonna really complete your sexy cop costume. But, unless you’re a stripper, wear those things around the house for a few days to make sure you can actually walk in them. If not, you’re gonna have a very dangerous night.
 
That goes for you too, ladies.
 

 
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