I don’t care how old you are there’s still a part of you that wants to dress a little slutty when it comes to Halloween. I’ll be honest, I do! Here’s the problem… In my mind I look like Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls but in reality it’s a little more Renée Zellweger in the Bridget Jones Diary- To be honest, that’s an even better version than what I would really look like! So I guess we could say my body image is a little distorted. 🤦🏼♀️ Confidence??? Probably just denial. Halloween is one of favorite holidays and I have to admit I am a sucker for dressing up!
When I was in my early 30s my husband and I took another couple with us to a party at a New Orleans venue that was pretty popular among people in their 20s. This is an approximate conversation between my friend and I as we were preparing our costumes for a kid-free intoxicating night out in the city.
Me: “I’m going as a flapper girl and my sequins tunic is mid thigh with fishnet hose! It’s a little skanky!” 😳
My friend: “Oh my gosh, I’m wearing a nurse costume and you can see my cleavage!” 😬
As you can tell from our conversation we were extremely risqué in the day. Needless to say, we were WAY overdressed. I’ve never seen the Care Bears look so provocative! My 80s inner child was blushing!
I have not attempted the slutty costume since. I know I have the bust to pull it off, but I’m just not sure about the rest of my body. So over the years my husband and I have attempted the casual couple costumes. We have the “hunter and the deer”. We even attempted the 80s cult flick “Heathers”, which he did not get out of work early enough to attend so I just looked like a strung out druggie because I attended this party ALONE! I just received a lot of “bless her heart” looks from the 90% of the baby boomers and millennials in attendance. Hard fail! Including my extremely blunt mother-in-law.
So this year, we went all out! Full grayscale, 1960’s version of Alford Hitchcock’s “The Birds”. I attempted to get ready five hours before the party because I knew I would need the time. My husband had NO idea how in depth this transformation process was going to be. So he opted for an extended nap instead of preparing. Therefore, he looked like a reject from the Blue Man group covered in bird shit. There you go, natural consequence. 🤦🏼♀️
As I mentioned on my Welcome page, I invited you to learn the things I have figured out and what I have not figured out. Well people, I have figured out that next year I’m going at this alone! He just doesn’t have the spirit it takes to pull off a kick ass costume!
So have a Happy Halloween! If you choose to slut it out, I hope you look like a complete whore! And if you choose to go as something that requires an extensive makeup application, I hope you allow yourself enough prep time! Whatever you choose to go as, I hope you have fun! Because you’re never too old to pretend to be something that you’re not! 😂🤣😂🤣
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