Halloween has always been my favorite holiday. Being a makeup artist, the possibilities for costume makeup are endless. But when it comes to the actual costumes that are now being produced and flaunted... Well, I'm both disgusted and disappointed that people think that these are actually okay.
#3 - Kim Kardashian Paris Robbery Costume
People making fun of a robbery is just plain revolting. I don't care who the victim is, there is nothing funny about being bound, gagged, and held at gunpoint.
#2 - Mental Patient Costume
First of all, there is nothing sexy about having a mental illness. Second of all, in most cases, this is not what mental illness is. It's not being covered in blood and tied up in a straightjacket because we can't be controlled like some kind of freak. People with mental illnesses who may need to be hospitalized are not animals, let alone dressed in a short skirt with sky-high heels and a cute little hat.
#1 - Anna Rexia Costume
Let me make some things clear. An eating disorder is not perfectly-styled hair. An eating disorder is not overly pushed-up breasts. An eating disorder is not beautiful curves and short dresses with heels. An eating disorder is withering away to nothing. An eating disorder is sallow skin and stringy hair. An eating disorder is being the white part of the costume - just the bones - and nothing else. An eating disorder is deadly. The fact that someone would design this - let alone buy it and wear it - disgusts me.
Halloween is the time of FUN costumes and parties and getting candy and having some innocent scares. However, I do believe that some of these Halloween costumes have gone above and beyond anything that should be socially acceptable.