You won’t know what Halloween costumes are popular each year until social media tells you.
Costumes are what makes Halloween fun and engaging, but most people aren’t aware of which costumes are popular each year until they look at social media.
“You’re never 100 per cent sure what’s popular, it really does depend on a lot of media,” said Philip Quilloy a sales manager at Don’s Costume Make Up Shop. “Word of mouth is also actually quite powerful.”
Quilloy also talked about what movie and television characters were popular this year compared to previous years.
“Every year our heroes tend to be really popular —Deadpool is annually really great,” said Quilloy. “Wednesday has also been a super popular addition, and Harry Potter has been popular as well.”
He also talked about how the popularity of wearing costumes has changed compared to previous years.
“Post COVID, people are still shy about a lot of things,” said Quilloy. “So now it’s a lot different people are getting more out of their shells.”
Quilloy also elaborated on how COVID has changed things.
“A 100 per cent it has,” said Quilloy. “Gatherings are different and while it’s good for safety reasons the fun times seem to be a little more controlled.”
Charlie Ross, a manager at Don’s Costume Make Up Shop gave tips and advice for people who are trying out makeup for the first time.
“Make sure that the product you’re using is safe, and it’s what you need for what you’re doing,” said Ross. “There are times when I have people come in that have seen something done on YouTube that looked really cool and they want to replicate it but they don’t realize that the person that was doing it was just doing it for the few minutes.
“Then when they want to take it off, they realize the products they were using weren’t very durable for if they wanted to go to a party, or if they wanted to keep it on longer — so it’s really important to know what it is you want to do and how long you want to keep it on.”
Ross also talked about how much price matters when it comes to makeup.
“It’s funny sometimes people come in and they’ll think because they watched those shows on television where the professional makeup artist used alcohol or paint — which are the expensive type — that they need that and they don’t,” said Ross.
“We have way less expensive makeup that is just as professional that we’ll use and get the same effect.”
Ross also gave advice on how not to overdo it when it comes to make-up.
“I always tell people to put on less and then add to it,”said Ross. “It’s easier to add than subtract if you put on too much, your’e gonna wipe it off and start again so always start with subtle and then build on it, so yeah you can overdo it.
“Less is more.”
