![]() I wouldn’t splurge on the higher-end palettes used in the tutorial, but I could easily drop $10 on new eyeshadows from the drugstore and another $10 or so on fake eyelashes. I found a fantastic makeup tutorial for the “Oops! I Did It Again” look, but the eye makeup would require eye shadow colors not often found in nature, nor in my bathroom. Beauty vloggers are truly doing God’s work. This costume was getting more and more busted as I went along, but at least the footwear wouldn’t put me any further in the red (…lol sorry). I remembered I have a pair of ugly retired running shoes buried in the back of a closet that are mostly black with purple accents. Let us pause for a moment to consi der the shoe s in “Oops! I Did It Again.” A full body pleather cat suit is a bold sartorial choice-one that I personally wouldn’t pair with black sneakers. I’d have to settle for a costume wig in a not-quite-right brassy blonde that would be a challenge to style, but it was better than nothing. My search for a solution took me into the bowels of the Internet-hello, Yahoo! Answers -to no avail. I already have a sizable collections of blonde wigs (see: past costume as Lady Gaga the year I went as Kesha), but Britney’s super sleek dirty blonde tresses are tough to replicate with costume wigs. I have a brown lob that in no way resembles Britney’s early-2000s locks. The best option wasn’t wet look, but it would work in a pinch. I couldn’t take my chances this close to the holiday, so I turned to Amazon. The only snag is that the perfect wet look suits are only available from international retailers with long shipping times. There are a surprising number of reasonably priced red mock-turtleneck cat suits on the Internet. Here’s a look at the cost of a somewhat last-minute Britney costume: Lauren in 2017 was cursing herself for being older and more responsible. The dollar amount itself wasn’t so spooky, but the prospect of spending that money on something I had no hope of wearing again brought on a wave of guilt too intense to suppress. And yet, I couldn’t bring myself to click “proceed to checkout.” It would arrive at my house within two days (#prime #blessed) and I even had time to spare to return the cat suit if it didn’t fit. ![]() Vinyl red cat suit and all.Īfter a few hours scouring the Internet, I had assembled a killer ensemble in my Amazon cart. I decided I’d finally pull off the costume I had always dreamed about: “Oops, I Did It Again” Britney Spears. But exactly a week before Halloween this year, I had a fit of inspiration. Work commitments have kept me from celebrating at all some years. I topped it off with a “Poker Face”-inspired blonde wig that a friend helped me steam into dead-straight submission.Īs I’ve gotten older, my Halloween motivation has waned. My 2009 take on Lady Gaga was one of my flagship costumes, featuring two different looks, no pants, and a pair of surprisingly comfortable platform stilettos. During a period of several years during and right after college, I was the type of person who went hard for the holiday. Scroll through below to check out our favorite Britney Spears-inspired Halloween costumes to rock this spooky SZN.I love Halloween. There are plenty of simple ways to recreate some of Britney’s most famous and beloved looks DIY style, but there’s also a slew of ready-made choices to buy online if you’re looking for a Halloween costume that’s easy and foolproof (and something that won’t leave a massive dent in your bank account, at that). While I’m personally an advocate for the Free Britney movement, and 100 percent think she’s an absolute icon that deserves to be celebrated at any point and time, this year feels especially relevant to pay homage to the singer given all the recent news. This all came after the release of the devastating Framing Britney Spears documentary in February, which detailed the abuse she’s suffered throughout her career. Of course, unless you’re living under a rock, you’re probably aware that the pop princess’s been through one hell of a year-or years, for that matter, dealing with the ongoing conservatorship battle with her father and manager. Baby One More Time school girl outfit are all brilliant Britney Spears Halloween costume ideas that, frankly, I’d never even pondered until now. The Oops I Did Again patent jumpsuit, the iconic boa get-up at the VMAs, and the O.G. ![]() As a die-hard Britney fan, I recently pondered how on earth I’d never dressed up in one of her legendary costumes in my thirty years of existence.
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