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Moon to come its closest to earth since 1992
Read lifestyle news as you browse for scary fancy dress with Escapade If you plan to head out a week on Saturday (March 19th 2011), you might be tempted to put a silver bullet in your pocket and a string of garlic around your neck. That's because scientists have revealed that the moon is to make its closest approach to earth since 1992 on that particular night, in an event known as a lunar perigee. It will circle our planet from 221,567 miles away, meaning it will look particularly big... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress to come in useful this spring?
It may not be the usual time to embrace Halloween fancy dress, but people who enjoy wearing vampire outfits and other dark clothes may want to pack their costumes and head to Whitby in March. Twice a year, the Yorkshire town plays host to Whitby Gothic Weekend (WGW), an event that attracts thousands of people who like this kind of activity. In 2011, it takes place from March 25th to 27th and November 4th to 6th, so there is still plenty of time to plan an outfit and take a... Read more...
Vampire fancy dress keeps on going thanks to True Blood
People on the lookout for a really cool costume soon could think about using Halloween fancy dress for inspiration. It may be a little late for the festival itself (or early, depending on which way you look at it), but Valentina Palladino from Her Campus pointed out that a certain type of spooky outfit is still very much a feature of popular culture right now - the vampire. She pointed out that this is all thanks to True Blood, which started its third series recently and is still as cool... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress branded 'racist' by nightclub bouncers
When a group of students dressed up in Halloween fancy dress for a recent bar crawl, they probably hoped it would be called scary or deliciously repulsive. However, they probably didn't expect their zombie fancy dress costumes to be labelled racist by some over-zealous bouncers. The Sheffield University Physics Society had been wandering around town and going into various nightspots before they were turned away from Population Read more...
Halloween fancy dress results in bizarre arrests
Two people were arrested in separate incidents in the US last week after their Halloween fancy dress got them in trouble. In Maryland, a man wearing a baby costume was apprehended for disorderly conduct after trying to get people on his street to give him candy and sweets. The police were called after Joseph David DiVanna, 47, started cursing at passersby, but he insisted he was provoked and they were actually at fault. Despite his protests, neighbours were upset at his trick-or-treating and he was carted off in his nappy... Read more...
Bermuda holds underwater Halloween fancy dress event
There will no doubt have been some exciting Halloween fancy dress competitions held over the past weekend. However, one of the most inventive in the world surely has to be Bermuda's Blue Water Divers Fancy Dress and Underwater Pumpkin Carving Contest, which took place recently amid a flurry of excitement. Divers donned wetsuits and scary outfits such as killer clown fancy dress and headed down to the bottom of the ocean near the shipwreck of Read more...
2 days until Halloween fancy dress - Make the most of your pumpkins
If you've been following our countdown to your Halloween fancy dress party, then you should be almost ready. You've got the food and drink, made some cool decorations and carved the pumpkin - so now it's time to make the most of the flesh you saved from yesterday's jack o'lantern activities. First of all, you can toast, roast or fry the seeds for a great healthy snack and a good alternative to nuts. Then, you can use the flesh to create yummy cakes, as it will add moisture to sponges... Read more...
Halloween fancy dress costume causes mystery in US
Something of a mystery has erupted in the US over a man, a suspected burglary and a Halloween fancy dress costume. In a case that could have come straight from Scooby Doo, a man was arrested earlier this month after being found by police outside an Oregon museum wearing some kind of creature from the Black Lagoon outfit, the Daily Mail reports. The police dog bit him, but Gregory Liascos insists he was just waiting and happened to be wearing the Halloween costume his Read more...
3 days until Halloween fancy dress - Have fun carving your pumpkins!
With the preparations for Halloween fancy dress parties now underway in earnest, it could be the perfect time to get hold of a pumpkin or two and carve them to create jack o'lanterns. Once you've selected your specimens, Pumpkin Carving 101 recommends using a very sharp kitchen knife to make the initial hole in the top and then a paring knife for detail work. It could be a good idea to have a look around for some templates if you want more complex designs or you simply want to be... Read more...
4 days until Halloween fancy dress - You can get the food in at last!
You've been looking forward to your Halloween fancy dress party for ages, but at last it's coming up soon enough for you to get the food in. October 31st is a great excuse to decorate as much of your refreshment stash as possible and there are some fab recipes around from websites such as BBC Good Food. For example, don't forget to stock up on some baking ingredients so that you can make cupcakes and ice them up as ghosts or spiders (the legs for these can be easily done... Read more...
Fake blood 'is essential for Halloween fancy dress'
Fake blood and realistic makeup is essential for anyone who intends to take their Halloween fancy dress seriously. Jenn Malone, who now works as a makeup artist in Toronto, told the Brock Press that applying your scary cosmetics properly can mean the difference between turning into a sticky mess before midnight and being the most impressive attendee at your party. She pointed out that if your fake nose is dropping off and you can see through the blood or whatever you've used, you aren't doing it right. Jenn recommended that... Read more...
5 days until Halloween fancy dress - Better do a drinks run
With your Halloween fancy dress party now less than a week away, it's probably a good idea to do a quick drinks run tonight in order to make sure you've got everything you need. If you're having a bash for adults, then it's a good idea to stock up on plenty of spirits (no pun intended) and mixers so that you have all the ingredients for some exciting cocktails. WhattoDrink.com recommends buying black vodka and blackberry brandy to create a spooky-looking Black Martini, as well as orange juice and white... Read more...