iPhone App Review-Halloween Costume Generator
Ah, the pressure of finding the perfect costume. No time of year creates more costume-related stress than Autumn, and with Halloween just days away, the need to find an original/witty/attractive ensemble is increasing exponentially. However, this year, the App Store’s Halloween section makes costume planning a little less ghastly. Halloween Costume Generator is a treat I picked from the App Store goodie bag, and adds some much needed humor (and good ideas) to the dreaded and time-constrained costume hunt.
Right off the bat, Halloween Costume Generator gets you in the mood with it’s Halloween inspired graphics and background music. From there, you designate a gender (couple themes are also an option), the type of party you are attending (between bar hopping, work party, or kids’ party), and the mood you are feeling for the costume (ranging from frisky to bold to conservative). Once you have made all of these selections, you press Get My Costume! and your work is cut out for you.
Though some of the costume generations are pretty obvious or typical choices, it does provide some definite gems (ex. Youtube). At the very least, the ideas presented are enough to get your creative wheels turning, and give you some good laughs while you’re at it. Logistically speaking, the costume generation is accompanied by an image and tag line, the materials needed to create it, how to rock it, interesting tidbits about the costume so you can get more into character.
There are only a few things that could be added to this devilishly smart app to make it absolutely wicked. I was expecting more event and mood options to choose from initially (however, don’t fret, there are costume ideas aplenty) — you’d think options like college parties, trick-or-treating, haunted houses, pretty, shocking, hilarious etc. would make it to the assortment.