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When many people think of Anime, the first thing that comes to mind is the colorful, strange, and gravity defying hair of the characters. One of the hardest parts of putting together an Anime character's costume is styling the hair., time to style your wig, or money to buy an expensive pre-styled wig, this part can be a nightmare! Luckily with a little bit of time and internet searching, it isn't hard to find an inexpensive wig that can be easily styled into what you need for your character.

Traditionally, we all know that Christmas seems to be everyone's favorite holiday. It's a time to get together with family and friends, and it's an excuse to bake gingerbread cookies, drink eggnog, and give gifts. If you're anything like me, you aren't quite ready to retire your pumpkins and skeleton decorations. A Halloween/Christmas mash up themed party will get you even more in the Christmas spirit! The best way to tie the two holidays together is with a Nightmare Before Christmas theme.

Have a little fun this Thanksgiving with some themed headbands. We wanted to share with you our free printable Thanksgiving headbands. Now all the kids and adults alike can wear these around the dinner table or use them for some memorable photos. We have colored headbands as well as blank ones so you can color in your own to get in touch with your creative side! See below for our free downloads.

If you've ever cosplayed or worked hard to make a screen accurate costume, then you have been in this situation before. You've worked really hard to make sure your movie costume is perfect in every way. You've spent hours researching the costume, looking for pictures with different angles, figured out how to make the different pieces, and spent weeks putting it all together. Now it's time for the finishing piece: your prop weapon. Oh no! All you can find are expensive replicas you'll have to spend hundreds of dollars on! If you don't want to spend that money, you're left with neon orange and white toy costume guns. Those aren't screen accurate at all! So what do you do? In the cosplay world, I'm known as MagicalBlackGirl Cosplay, and I constantly get questions on how I made my Han Solo Blaster. Lucky for you, I have put together an exclusive tutorial for Pure Costumes to teach you an easy way to turn a toy weapon into a more screen accurate version without breaking the bank.

Mardi Gras season is almost here and we couldn't be more excited for all the king cake, bead collecting, and partying. If you’re hosting a party of your own this year, we want to make sure you set the tone of your party right off the bat with the perfect Mardi Gras vibe. Decorations are just one of the details in your party planning journey, but they do make all the difference! We know that throwing a party can become costly. That’s why we want to share with you a quick and easy idea for a DIY dollar store Mardi Gras centerpiece that’s perfect for your Fat Tuesday celebration. Read on to see how we did it.

Are you excited for the release of Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children? I definitely am. It looks so eerie and fascinating all at once and I can’t wait to watch it! The characters that really made an impression on me were the two children in white. They really piqued my interested so after some digging around, I found out that they are the Masked Ballerinas and have telepathic powers. I thought they were so interesting that I decided to come up with a DIY costume for them that would be perfect for Halloween.

Once again, we’ve partnered up with our favorite local cosplayer, Mvious Cosplay, for another cosplay project. This time, he’s tackled a popular character who’s made his MCU debut in this year’s Captain America: Civil War. Using a black spandex suit, he’s created a recognizable character by making a few adjustments and matching it with store-bought costume accessories.

Are you a die-hard Swiftie? If so, you should definitely dress up as Taylor Swift for Halloween. Or, if you’re planning to Shake It Off on her 1989 tour, it’s always more fun when you dress up! I was able to catch the last night of Taylor’s 1989 stint in Los Angeles on August 26th.

Are you aware that International Sailor Moon Day is on August 15th? It’s just around the corner and we’re so excited to celebrate it! They’re organizing gatherings and celebrations all over the globe! Not a lot of information is out just yet, but they’re planning to keep everyone updated soon and once they do, we’re going to be ready. Going in costume is always our advice so we put together this fun Sailor Moon cosplay hack for anyone looking for tips.

Mardi Gras season is in full swing and if you’re like us and crave the delightful sights, sounds and especially tastes of New Orleans around this time of the year, then you’ll want to try this recipe! This bite-sized snack is perfect if you’re planning a Mardi Gras themed party. For this recipe, we've incorporated popular Cajun flavors and placed them on a skewer to make it simple to create and consume which is good news for everyone involved. See the recipe below.

There are still lots of cosplay events left for the year so we’re back again with another costume hack for you. This time we’re showing you how to create your own Black Cat costume. Black Cat is most famously a super villain from the Spider-Man series and is sly as she is sexy. Lots of popular cosplayers have dressed as this femme fatale and you can too!

Super Mario Bros. was the first videogame I ever owned back when the Nintendo Entertainment System was the top of the line gaming system on the market. Well, technically it was more like the Super Mario/Duck Hunt combo game, but Super Mario definitely had better characters.