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Feb 4, 2012 in Fashion
@Sorapandora's clown boards made me think back to when I decided to dress up as Britney Spears for Halloween, back in 2009. I was OBSESSED with the song/video for "Circus" and was like, I should dress up like that!
I've always really liked the circus, and sideshows, although clowns terrify me like you have no idea. I'm scared to death of them lol.
These are actually the images I used as inspiration for the costume and my makeup.
Originally I was trying to copy the ringmaster outfit that she wears at the start of the video, but for some reason I had a difficult time finding black shorts [of all things] that would work for it. Then I walked into Hot Topic and found the tutu, so I went with that. It's not exact, but it worked.
The coat I found online and it was even more amazing in person. I wish you could see all the detail. It's black velvet with a wide satin ribbon tying up the back like a corset, and there's lace all along the trim and the bell sleeves. I borrowed a friend's purple corset and wore a black tank underneath, and the vintage jewelry was once my grandmother's.
The hair is a wig, obviously lol. It was much better than I expected it to be. The color was spot on, and so was the wavy style. The top hat I found at a costume store at the last minute.
My makeup is more or less all MAC. I used a lot of stuff for it lol. The foundation is just plain Maybelline, but it's five shades darker than what I would normally wear and I added some bronzer to fake the Britney-tan. I was still kinda pale though =X Almost everyone just thought I was like a ringmaster girl but a few actually got who I was trying to be. It was the first year I attended the Henri David ball here in Philly, the start of a new tradition for me and my friends.
I've always really liked the circus, and sideshows, although clowns terrify me like you have no idea. I'm scared to death of them lol.
These are actually the images I used as inspiration for the costume and my makeup.
Originally I was trying to copy the ringmaster outfit that she wears at the start of the video, but for some reason I had a difficult time finding black shorts [of all things] that would work for it. Then I walked into Hot Topic and found the tutu, so I went with that. It's not exact, but it worked.
The coat I found online and it was even more amazing in person. I wish you could see all the detail. It's black velvet with a wide satin ribbon tying up the back like a corset, and there's lace all along the trim and the bell sleeves. I borrowed a friend's purple corset and wore a black tank underneath, and the vintage jewelry was once my grandmother's.
The hair is a wig, obviously lol. It was much better than I expected it to be. The color was spot on, and so was the wavy style. The top hat I found at a costume store at the last minute.
My makeup is more or less all MAC. I used a lot of stuff for it lol. The foundation is just plain Maybelline, but it's five shades darker than what I would normally wear and I added some bronzer to fake the Britney-tan. I was still kinda pale though =X Almost everyone just thought I was like a ringmaster girl but a few actually got who I was trying to be. It was the first year I attended the Henri David ball here in Philly, the start of a new tradition for me and my friends.
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