Tonight I watched the Disney movie musical, “Newsies” with my girls. Not sure why I had not seen it until now.
It was made in 1992! 1992 people!!
I have no idea why we didn’t go see it when we were in NYC a few years ago. It was all the rage. Maybe it was sold out, although I didn’t even try to get tickets. I guess a bunch of boys in a show didn’t seem appealing.
I was wrong.
I liked Newsies for 3 reasons.
1. The songs are memorable, even the beautiful ballad, Santa Fe.
I was reluctant to see the new “Maleficent” movie by Disney because at first it seemed like some of the other fairy tale movie remakes out there, told from a darker side for a more mature audience. However, “Maleficent” is not one of those. With really beautiful fantasy settings and interesting twists in the storyline, it was a sweet film. And thank you Disney, for not spilling cleavage everywhere. I realized Maleficent is definitely going to be added to the list for popular women’s Halloween costumes and cosplay this year.
Today I’ll feature pieces needed for the title role, Maleficent. More on Aurora and the cute fairies to follow.
To give you a head start on your Maleficent costume, here are a few highlights. Click on the pics to take you right to their listing. They have some great accessories including the Maleficent horns, staff, and cape if you already have a great slinky fitting black dress. Congrats to you if you can look as good as Angelina Jolie in your slinky black dress! Her cheekbones had to have CGI on them, they were just too angular–I mean her ears were elongated too…
Maleficent Costume. Click for detailsMaleficent Horns for Maleficent CostumeMaleficent Staff
Towards the end of the film, she is wearing a black outfit of pants with her wings which you can easily add to some items you may already own.
My girls ran across this Elsa makeup tutorial a few days ago and I wanted to share it with all you Frozen fans! Makeup is one of the 6 magic ingredients in a creating a custom costume, so you want to be sure you have thought about the makeup design to go with your costume. She does a great job of explaining how to do Elsa Makeup including a helpful tip on how to make your eyes pop with false eyelashes. Who knew you could use 2 pair on each eye? Slip on an Elsa wig and a beautiful sparkling blue gown and your Elsa Halloween costume will be the big hit this year!
You can bet characters from Disney’s “Frozen” will be huge for cosplay and Halloween this year! I will focus on many aspects of their costumes throughout 2014. My daughters are already planning their Anna and Elsa costumes for Halloween. I’m kicking off the “Frozen” posts with this link here to a tutorial showing how to glitter shoes for Elsa using Mod Podge and glitter. This quick and easy process can turn any shoes, boots, or sandals into glittering goodness! It’s pretty easy to find glitter shoes for little girls, but it becomes more difficult for adults. Using this process you can customize any shoes with exactly the glitter color you need.
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I just had lunch with a friend who said her son wanted to be Sully, but she was having trouble finding the costume in his size, so she was going to make one. Here are some other options for Sully that are simple and no-sew. Top it off with the Sully hat or mask shown.
