1. The Agave Grab a large flower pot and cut the bottom out so the pot fits around your waist. Dress in brown pants and a green shirt, then wrap a couple scarves around yourself. Hold an old branch or broom handle over your head and ask everyone you talk to if they want a […]
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Creepy clown make-up tips from Elle Munster
Elle Munster is a local make-up artist who has been in the business for almost seven years, getting clients ready for events such as weddings and proms. Halloween is the time Munster really gets to unleash her creativity, turning humans into mermaids or monsters. She met up with The Coast to chat about her work, […]
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Photos: 2015 Hal-Con Sci-Fi Convention
Today is the second day of Hal-Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Comic Convention at the Scotiabank and World Trade and Convention Centres and this year, Hal-Con is bigger and better than ever: the trade-show is located in the Scotiabank, there are gaming, pinball and arcade stations, there are panels and contests and tournaments and, of course, celebrity […]
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20 minutes to a Halloween costume
[Image-1] The internet is full of lies. We know this. But no lie is greater than that of the “Super Easy Halloween costume.” Hey bloggers: costumes with accompanying makeup tutorials are not “easy.” Here are some legit quick Halloween costumes with varying time lengths and commitment levels—depending on how little time you have/how lazy you […]
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Scare tactics: 3 concerts, 3 costumes
GWARw/Lamb of God, Job for a Cowboy</p> Thursday, October 29 at 8pm, Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road, $45 adv/$50 door, ticketpro.ca, sonicconcerts.com, 888-311-9090 “Some people see the glass as half-empty, some people see the glass as half-full, I see the glass as broken and being rammed up someone’s butt.” Such is the philosophy of GWAR’s […]
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Halloween: Everyone in costume!
Alice wondered what good was a book without pictures or conversations, and we wonder what good is Halloween without a costume. As it happens, Alice and a few of her Wonderland denizens will be out galavanting on October 31, if our highly unscientific poll results pan out. Andrea Bogle, supervisor at Glow Parties Costume & Party Superstore (3600 Strawberry Hill, 443-4569) reports that there’ll be a few Mad Hatters on the streets of Halifax this weekend, but most popular costumes for sale or rent in her store are characters from Star Trek. “The Spock ears are going fast,” she says.