For those searching for last minute costume ideas for Halloween, look no further than YouTube, where dozens of video bloggers have uploaded easy, DIY options for the time-strapped partygoer.
Check out these ideas:
*CloeCouture offers 30 do-it-yourself, last-minute Halloween costume ideas on her YouTube channel, with a wide variety of ideas that stretch from a onesie baby costume to a suspenders-clad nerd.
*Another popular YouTuber, teenager Jaclyn Angle, did the same thing as Cloe, putting together 30 costume ideas. She breaks them up into four categories: cute, scary, couples, and funny.
In a separate video, Angle shows how to put together a creepy doll costume, including the makeup needed to draw on a face designed to be disturbing.
*If you're looking for a laugh as well as a costume, check out YouTuber Cracked’s "40 Worst Last Minute Halloween Costumes on the Internet."
*Rob and Corinne, from the YouTube channel Threadbanger, offered some last minute costumes that included an ice bucket and other ideas that were quick, but did require some creative abilities. They also offered a few make-up hints, creating the White Walkers from the "Game of Thrones."
*For couples wanting to go out with complementary costumes, this YouTube video put together some examples of what the poster calls "the best cute funny hilarious couples costume ideas." The clever couples in the video dress up as ketchup and mustard, a police officer and a doughnut, and Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci.
*Given the popularity of make-up tutorial videos on YouTube, it’s not surprising there are hundreds of them focusing on how to create the perfect scary face for Halloween.
*For the young people in your life, "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" offers up some good ideas.
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