Jackie's Circus/West Hollywood Halloween Carnival

I know Halloween was nearly a week ago, but cut me some slack!  A new job and a new home are only two things but they’re a lot to jump into in one week!   (Sidenote: why do I always forget how much work moving is?  You’d think for someone who has moved as much as I have, I’d be some sort of expert at this point but my packing/moving skills remain pathetic.)  New home before and after pics coming soon!  But for now, a belated Halloween update.

On Saturday, my friend and make-up artist/hairstylist Jackie Coon wanted to do a themed night out in Hollywood with a big group of our girlfriends.  She came up with and executed a “Vintage Circus” – complete with a cigar-smoking ringleader, The Human Cannonball, a lion and lion tamer, trapeze girls, the knife-thrower and (my costume) the knife-thrower’s assistant. 

 

It was so fun getting made up by a professional because I usually have an aversion to make-up and sitting still long enough to do anything cool with my hair.  It’s not that I don’t love it, just that I a.) get impatient and frustrated or b.) rub my eyes and face whenever I get tired (which is often) and smear it everywhere.  Not cute.  And I’ve written before about the ongoing fight that is styling curly hair. 

The boulevard was jam-packed with costumed revelers that night but we were definitely the best dressed. 

On actual Halloween night I ventured down to the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival with some friends like I do every year.  I love seeing the amount of thought, creativity and effort that people put into their costumes down there! I couldn’t believe how crowded the Carnival was this year – it made getting shots of all the amazing costume difficult.  My favorite this year was “Thelma and Louise” – two girls flawlessly styled as Thelma and Louise, complete with a baby blue convertible around them made from plastic and cardboard! 

Full disclosure: I put together my “Vintage Sailor Girl” costume from stuff I already owned after finding a shark costume for my cat.  It wasn’t the most creative getup but I was definitely warm and comfortable – a must when walking so far for so long!

Your Golden Girl,

Olive

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