Just two more days until Halloween and if you don’t have a Halloween costume yet, we’ll let’s face it you’re a procrastinator! But don’t worry; if you have a brown paper bag, the kind you get from the supermarket, and a pair of scissors, then you have a legitimate Halloween costume in the making.

Actor Shia LaBeouof sported a paper bag several years ago after his notorious car flip-hand injury, some times a famous guy wants to go out without getting noticed – although, somehow the paparazzi still figured it all out!

Based on Idaho Larry Craig’s 2007 indiscretions when he was accused of lewd conduct in a public bathroom, another funny paper bag costume was born. A paper bag worn over the head in shame is so apropos and a clever way to make fun of someone infamous – try drawing on a Charlie Sheen face, Snookie face or someone else in the spotlight of shame.

Really, you can do anything you want with a paper bag to create whatever Halloween costume you desire. From happy smiley faces to the latest cartoon characters, go crazy with paints, glitter, feathers and other craft materials to make a quick, easy and inexpensive Halloween costume.

Well, it’s about time the Playboy Bunny costume made a decent comeback. Always the traditional go-to choice in sexy costumes since they were first revealed in Hugh Heffner’s infamous Playboy Clubs in the 1950s, the Bunny costume has been eclipsed in the last few decades by the dozens and dozens of in-your-face sexy, nearly lewd, Halloween costumes.

But, now with the premiere season of ‘Playboy Club,’ a new 60s era drama on NBC filled with booze and babes. Costume designer for the show, Isis Mussenden, says the replicated costumes were kept as famous bunny outfits were kept as true to the originals as possible. For example, the ears are detachable headpieces that can be pinned into big, bouffant hairdos of the Sixties decade. Also, the color of the shows bunny costumes are based on those in the original club, usually light pinks and blues and other innocent colors. The cuffs and bunny insignia cufflinks were a big part of the costume, rule makers for the Playboy clubs made sure that the bunnies on the cufflinks faced each other. Another tip from the bunny costume designer, you can make your legs look flawless by wearing two pairs of hose, the first a pair of compression nude colored hose and on top a pair of sheer black or fishnet hose – this will help you squeeze into a skin tight playboy bunny costume.

If you’d like to check out sexy bunny costumes, hop on over to CostumeMachine.com and enjoy the come back. Unfortunately, NBC just announced the show is a proverbial ‘bust,’ cancelling the risqué and somewhat low-rated show after just three episodes. But that doesn’t mean it has to be the end of your bunny ‘tale!’

Okay, this video is just plain weird, and funny.  If you are even thinking of dressing up as the King of Pop, check out this super-speed transformation of a fan who goes from every day girl to a plastic surgery mishap all thanks to a roll of tape. It’s all in good fun and not meant to be disrespectful to one of the most famous singers of all times. We don’t think she’s trying to step on any toes, but it is just plain hysterical what she does to her eyebrows and nose with simple gift wrap tape.

If you want to go all out and dress as Michael Jackson, there are several Halloween costumes on the market.  One of the officially licensed Michael Jackson costumes is the Thriller costume, the famous look from the 80s music video that skyrocket the already famous guy into the stratosphere. The asymmetrical red (faux) leather jacket with black accents and matching pants hit quite a high note. But you won’t be able to moon walk Michael Jackson style unless you have a pair of bright white socks sticking out from your black loafers. Add a relaxed black wig, sunglasses and single white sequined glove and – viola – you have transformed into a super star!

Another Michael Jackson costume that set of a massive trend was the sequined military jacket he wore to the 1984 Grammy Awards. He was a big winner that night and wore this good-luck look in different variations over the years. These military costumes were always over-the-top and often feature epaulettes, lots of trim, buttons and sparkle on the front and often a gilded sash of some sort.  Check lots of places you can score Michael Jackson costumes at Costumemachine.com, just in time for Halloween 2011.

Nicki MinaJ: Let everyone know that you’ve got that ‘boom-de-boom-boom-boom’ by dressing in a pop star costume modeled after Nicki MinaJ. As one of the hottest singers in the music business, Nicki is also noted for the loud costumes she likes to wear on and off the stage. You never know which way Nicki will go with her costumes, but you can pretty much expect a shock of a neon wig, wild leggings, high-heels and tutus, all fitting for a self-described Harajuku Barbie. Pile it on, you can never have to much glitter and girly glam if you are rocking it out Nicki MinaJ style.

Amy Winehouse:  While the notoriously troubled singer has passed on, super fans will be even more inspired to dress up like Amy Winehouse. An Amy Winehouse costume is fairly easy to put together, the biggest feature will be achieving her trademark brunette beehive. Either tease up your own brown hair into a ratty mess or wear an Amy Winehouse wig. The rest of the signer costume can be cut off shorts, a bra top, lots of faux tattoos and a cigarette hanging out of your mouth. Watch out, Daddy might try to send you to rehab if he sees you in an Amy Winehouse costume.

Lady  Gaga: From raw meat dresses to Kermit the Frog coats, the weird costumes word by Lady Gaga have defined her as a dress to shock performance artist. You never know what this lady will turn up in next, so anything goes when it comes to a Lady Gaga costume. The point of a Lady Gaga costume is to get people talking about you, good or bad! If you want to go old-school Gaga, a dress in a leotard covered in balloon ‘bubbles’ and a platinum blonde wig styled into a bob with a “hair” bow and fish net stockings – it was one of her very first looks and still worn as a Halloween costume in 2011.

With the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Kate Middleton earlier this year, you can be that princess costumes will be even more popular than ever. Live out your fantasy to marry a prince and live happily ever after by dressing up in a princess costume this year for Halloween. Available in sizes for babies to little girls and even grown up ladies, you can find princess costumes for every girly-girl in the family – even the family pooch.

A Cinderella costume really captures the rags-to-riches story, one minute you’re scrubbing floors and the next you’re in a beautiful ball gown and being chased down by a prince with a foot fetish. In addition to Cinderella costumes, the wonderful world of Disney is perhaps the biggest pushers of the princess dream. From the beauty Belle and exotic Jasmine to Snow White and Native-American princess Pocahontas, you are bound to find a Halloween costume that is just as magnificent as your aristocratic aspirations.  The Princess and the Pea and Rapunzel are also two other well known royalty from the storybooks.

 Real life princesses have also left their mark in history and make recognizable ladies costumes. The beautiful Princess Grace of Monaco with her lady-like bun and elegant 50s dress, pearls and scarf makes a statement of style and sophistication. The late Princess Diana, the ‘people’s princess’ is perhaps the most famous princess of our times. One of her most famous looks is the bridal gown, tiara and blue sapphire engagement ring worn in her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles.  For a Kate Middleton costume, wear a navy wrap dress (similar to the one sported at her engagement press conference), a string of pears and one of those crazy feather ‘fascinator’ hats.

If you need a princess costume or are looking for princess accessories, check out the treasures found through CosutmeMachine.com. From rhinestone jewelry and tiaras to long, elegant cloves and royal capes, you’ll find all the princess pretty things to make Halloween reign supreme this year!

If you don’t have a lot of money to spend on a Halloween costume, don’t worry a bit about it. You can still look awesome for the seasonal celebration of your choice with merely a pink sweatshirt and a bit of creativity – and if you have some coin to spare, you can pick of a few costume accessories to make your costume squeal in delight.

The easiest ever cheap costume is to go dressed as a ‘Piece of Bubblegum Stuck on a Shoe.’ So this is what you do – take your pink hooded sweatshirt, either a pull-over or zip-up-the-front, it doesn’t matter. The take a shoe, whatever shoe you can spare – a running shoe, a loafer, a sandal, a high-heel or even a slipper. Next, heat up your glue gun and cover the bottom of that shoe with a heavy dose of hot glue and then quickly adhere to the top of the hood. An easy-peasy Halloween costume that is totally bubbalicious – and thank goodness you didn’t step in something worse!

The second idea for an easy Halloween costume to make with a pink sweatshirt is the ever-popular pig costume. Take your pink shirt and glue on a coiled up pink pipe cleaner on the bottom, back hem to stand in as the tail. Now for the ears, if you have a hoodie, make ears out of felt and attach them to the top. If you have a crew-new sweatshirt, make ears by attaching felt to a cheap plastic headband and viola – instant pig!  If you want, add a fun costume accessory to your pic costume like a cute little pig snout check out CostumeMachine.com to point you toward some good options.

If you haven’t been going cookoo over Rovio Mobile’s app game ‘Angry Birds,’ then you must have not left the nest lately. This game has been huge with everyone from kids to grownups; all who dream of being Pig King for a day or maybe one of the disgruntled birds that want to destroy his fortress.

Well this Halloween, everyone can partake in the craze for ‘Angry Birds’ by dressing up in Angry Birds costumes. These large, oversized renditions of simple animated characters are available to fit the whole family from grown men and women to little babies not even walking yet.  All the birds and the green pig are available in multiple styles including sheath-like costumes that covering the head, leaving an opening for the arms and legs. Full-head masks or ‘helmets,’ if you will, are also in the line up for the Halloween costume wearer who would rather just wear his normal clothes on the bottom and stick on a mask at the last minute. And, probably the cutest ever, is the Angry Bird costumes for babies that are styled like a little, snuggly bunting.

I have a thing for Katy Perry and bananas separately, but mix them together and it’s even better. This Halloween costume idea goes way back to 2008 when Katy made her mainstream debut with the single ‘Hot ‘N Cold’ and featured cover art with her talking into a banana. Later that year she performed at the 2008 Video Music Awards making an entrance on a big banana chair wearing a banana romper for her stage costume.

Perry’s somewhat suggestive yet totally kitschy costume was made by Julie Mollo, a hip designer to the young stars. If you’d like to replicate the look, a white romper or white shorts and a tank top, in a pinch, can be embellished with a sequined appliqué of a half-peeled banana (appliqué available at many craft stores). Pair this with a black bob wig or retro pin-curl wig and a pair of bright yellow heels.

If you’d like to dress in a more literal banana costume, check out CostumeMachine.com for appealing options.  Banana Halloween costumes are available in sizes to fit infants through grown adults. Baby bunting style banana costumes will keep your little one cozy and cute simultaneously. Adult banana costumes fit like a head to almost toe sheath, leaving a place for your head, arms and legs to protrude. Banana costumes are a perfect pick to be a ‘back up dancer’ for a friend dressing up as Katy Perry or partnering up with a hungry gorilla.

Celebrities love their costumes; it’s another chance for them to share their dramatic and over-the-top personalities without having to be on a movie set. One of the biggest kids at heart when it comes to Halloween costumes is Heidi Klum. This celebrity model, mom and wife to singer Seal is well known for her outrageous costume parties, particularly the elaborate women’s costume she has designed for herself.

Goodness knows, we’ve certainly blogged about what Heidi has worn in the past; the array of elaborate costumes is quite impressive. She’s been a Hindu goddess, painted in blue and decked out with numerous arms. During one of her pregnancies, she wore a conveniently plump Garden of Eden apple being eaten by a snake. Oh yeah, and she was Lady Godiva arriving on a real horse, a feathered black crow and a cat. She’s also sported a vampire costume and a cyborg-like transformer costume.

Recently, while she was out promoting her new perfume line, Heidi offered a small clue on what her Halloween costume idea might be this year. She said that she and husband Seal would both be “a little hairy” on Halloween. This makes us think that maybe she’s bitten with the idea of dressing up in a werewolf costume; they are almost as popular as vampire costumes. Or, maybe the couple is inspired by ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ and plan to wear gorilla suits. Or, perhaps she’s trying to keep it cute and will be dressing up as Rapunzel, the storybook beauty with yards and yards of long hair.

Back when I was a youngster, deciding on what Halloween costume to wear was just a manner of what I could find in my toy box and mom’s closet. My go-to choice was a pieced together fairy costume made from a pinned-at-the-waist, tulle square dancing petticoat along with my ballet shoes and antenna fashioned from a headband and pipe cleaners and poster board wings.  My brother vacillated between the sheet-over-the-head ghost costume or a football player which meant he only had to recycle is Pop Warner uniform. 

Ah, yes, these were the days of a long-lost innocence and carefree spirit about wearing Halloween costumes. Today, the race to come up with an over-the-top,  totally awesome Halloween costume starts as early as the end of August --- or even sooner for some of the die-hard Halloween revelers.  Some of the kids that come trick-or-treating to my door on October 31st are wearing costumes that, in all honesty, would make a professional Hollywood costume designer go ‘wow!’

If you like the ease and convenience of purchasing your costumes off the rack, many manufacturers have been offering ‘deluxe’ lines that are a major step up from the unhemmed polyester jumpsuits and cheap plastic masks of yore.  The quality of these deluxe costumes is significantly noticeable; you’ll fined finer fabrics and trims, high-quality appliqué designs instead of cheap screen printing, and an overall attention to detail that is not found with standard Halloween costumes.

One popular line of deluxe Halloween costumes is officially licensed by Disney and is so fabulous that they really have an ‘I’m ready to walk on the movie set’ feel to them.  You’ll find most every Disney costume that your heart desires, from the bevy of Disney Princess costumes to the villainous bad guys.  Officially Licensed Star Wars™ costumes are also really really, cool and will make you feel like you just stepped out of some galaxy far, far away. These deluxe Star Wars costumes are just the kink of thing that mega fans would be thrilled to wear to their next Comi-Con type event. To start searching for these and more deluxe costumes, check out CostumeMachine.com today.