How to Cosplay as Oerba Dia Vanille from Final Fantasy XIII

Alright! More Final Fantasy cosplay, coming right up. This post will be looking at everybody's favorite Manic Pixie Dream Girl from down under, Oerba Dia Vanille from Final Fantasy XIII. Her outfit is a lot of fun to dress up with since its cute, sexy and colorful with a hint of tribal flair, plus sometimes a girl just wants to show off a little stomach. For all you Vanille fans out there, lets get started with the basics on how to pull off the look. Oh, if you are shopping from the EU or UK, you need to go here.

Oerba Dia Vanille
Cosplay Costume

First of all, you'll need the costume, and I've found two versions for you to check out. The one on the left is more complete and true to the source material, but the one on the right is also a lot less expensive, so good for cosplayers on a budget. I love how coloful the right one is, especially on the bead work. It's well worth the money in my opinion!

With the adorable costume on the right you get the yellow skirt, the furry apron, her fanny pack, the sash accessory and the pink top. You can pick up matching yellow fur trimmed boots like Vanille's here. 

Final Fantasy XIII Oerba Dia
Vanille Cosplay Costume

Next, Vanille wears a lot of very colorful tribal jewelry all around her costume that you'll need to complete the look. This tribal choker is similar to the one that Vanille wears. Under the choker she wears a tribal style pendant like this one. The rest of her jewelry is rather elaborate and best replicated by threading your own beads and tying the ends to your tribal pendant after wrapping it around your back, as well as making a long hanging part at the front with bigger beads. Finish off the look with some fun tribal bead bracelets like this one.

Dreaming_Cosplay Final Fantasy
Oerba Dia Vanille Wig Cosplay

Finally, you'll need to style your hair till its as bouncy and bright as her's. Now, since most people don't have salmon pink hair, they've made a cute wig on the left that can be used to achieve the Vanille look nice and easy.

And there you have it! One sweet Vanille cosplay for conventions, parties and just general fun. Check out the rest of my blog for even more fun cosplay and costume ideas for women. In particular, if you are interested in going to a convention as a group of Final Fantasy XIII characters, be sure to check out my posts on how to cosplay as Lightning and her sister Serah, as well as Fang. Have fun!

Create the Perfect Daenerys Targaryen Costume (Game of Thrones)

Game of Thrones Khaleesi Blue Warrior
Princess Costume with Wig

Game of Thrones Daenerys
Targaryen Mother of Dragons
Dress Costume Cosplay

I've been waiting for quite a while for official Game of Thrones costumes to come out, and they took their sweet time! But, at last, they've started to trickle out onto the net, and here's one of my favorites based on one of the iconic outfits of my favorite GoT character: Daenerys Stormborn. Check out the teen/young woman's size above, which comes with the matching wig. You can get a women's version here, but note that it doesn't come with the wig. Here's a wig that goes with it well, and here's another one that looks like Daenerys' hair.

UPDATE: We have an update! Specifically, we have more Daenerys costume goodness to celebrate Season four coming out! On the right is a replica of the beautiful grey chiffon dress that she wears in the later series, and here's the beautiful blue number she's wearing in season four, and here is another version which comes with the matching capelet. Daenerys looks great, but man does that girl need to get herself a suit of armor already. How she hasn't been riddled full of arrows already I will never know. Maybe full plate mail would weigh down the dragons too much.

CosplaySky Game of Thrones Daenerys Targaryen Dress Costume

So there you go! Most of these costumes are available in the UK and EU as well as the US, though not all the time. Check here for availability. If you are interested in more Game of Thrones costumes, be sure to check out my Catelyn Stark costume post. Have fun Cosplaying, and be sure to have a look at more of my posts if you are interested!

Dressing up as Watchmen's Silk Spectre

The Watchman Secret Wishes Silk Spectre Costume
(Available in the UK and EU here)

Alan Moore's Watchmen is widely regarded as one of the best superhero graphic novels of all time, if not one of the best period. I loved the film adaptation of the book too, and thought they did a great job with the costume designs, making the bright, colorful and often 'silly when you think about it' comic superhero look actually look amazing in live action form. This post is going to be looking at dressing up as Laurie Juspeczyk, a.k.a the second Silk Spectre. 

DC Comics Watchmen
Silk Spectre Deluxe Wig

Secret wishes does an awesome Silk Spectre outfit that comes with pretty much everything you need to cosplay as the character, featured above. It comes with the iconic costume romper with garters, the silver belt, plus the boot tops. Next up you need Laurie's hair. If you already have long brown hair, you can get away with your regular look with a bit of straightening. If you don't, don't fret, because on the right is a cute wig designed to look just like her hair in the movie, which saves you the trouble of cutting yourself a fringe.

So there you have it, its very easy to put together a gorgeous looking Silk Spectre costume, and these are all the parts you need right here. If you liked this post, be sure to check out the rest of my blog for even more cool costumes for women, especially the comic book section for more convention cosplay ideas.

Create the Perfect Princess Peach Costume

'Video Game Princess' Costume
Sexy Video Game Costumes for Women

When you ask who is the most iconic princesses in popular gaming culture, you are going to get two answers: Princess Zelda, and Princess Peach. For fans of the the Super Mario game series, Princess Peach is a fantastic costume ideas for conventions and costume parties. This post is going to be looking at my favorite Princess Peach costumes and how to pull them off with style. If you are shopping from the UK or EU, click this link for perfect costumes for you. If not, read on.

Pink Princess Costume

First up you'll need Peach's iconic pink dress. The one above is a short and sexy one that is one of the most popular ones on the net, and comes with a matching princess crown, but you can also get a similar one with a slightly longer skirt for a bit more modesty, featured on the right. That one comes with a pretty crown and the matching cute white gloves.

Women's Mario Brothers
Princess Peach Costume

If short and sweet isn't your style or you just want to stay close to the source material, you might want to try out a full length Princess Peach ball gown instead, in which case, check out the costume on the left which comes with the crown. Whichever costume you pick, consider picking up some white tights or stockings to add to the look, plus it'll keep your legs warm if you are partying in the winter months.

To give these costume dresses a bit of lift and shape (as often they are quite flat), consider buying a hooped petticoat, or if you don't like those a fuller non-hooped petticoat. Those are the petticoats for the longer dresses, if you are going for a medium length dress like the one on the right, check out this petticoat, and for the really short costume above try a white tutu instead.

Video Princess Wig (Standard)

Next up, you'll want to style your hair to look like the princess'. If you don't naturally have long blond hair, there are a number of wigs you can pick up to replicate the look. My favorite is the one above, which is styled to look like the hair from the game and does a fantastic job of it. This cute curly wig also works well if you want a lighter blond.

Pink Battenburg Lace Parasol/white
Fabric/color Embroidery

Finally, finish off the costume with some cute accessories. Most famous of all is her parasol, and the lace parasol on the left would make a great addition to any Peach cosplay. Inflatable mallets are also a fun choice, or maybe some cute mushroom plushies or an invincibility star. 

So that's my guide to the perfect Princess Peach cosplay. I hope you have a lot of fun dressing up and found everything you need. If you liked this post, be sure to check out the rest of my blog for even more beautiful costumes for women. 

Create the Perfect Jessica Rabbit Costume

Red Metallic Holiday Christmas Gown

The one thing that everyone remembers about Who Framed Roger Rabbit (aside from the nightmares induced by Judge Doom) is the iconic beauty that is Jessica Rabbit, one of the most famous sex symbols of all time. She's not bad, she's just drawn that way, and she's a lot of fun to dress up as for fans of the movie. If you are shopping from the UK or EU, you can find Jessica Rabbit costumes here. US viewers, read on...

Forplay Women's
Mrs. Rabbit To You
Costume Set

First thing any Jessica Rabbit fan needs is her gorgeous slinky red dress with the thigh cut. My personal favorite is the one above, which while not billed as a Jessica Rabbit costume fits the bill perfectly. If you want a dress with straps, consider this one by California Costumes. If you go for either of these dresses, be sure to pick up some matching purple opera gloves. The one on the right is made of a less shiny material and comes with the gloves, so it's a cute choice too. 

Silver Screen Jessica Rabbit
Sinsation Wig

If you are lucky enough to have long flowing red hair then it is relatively easy to style it like Jessica Rabbits' hair: just straighten it out, part it on one side and tuck that side behind your ear. Place a bobby pin or two behind your ear if you are having trouble getting your hair to stay there. If you don't have red hair or its too short, then there's a very lovely wig on the left you can use to easily replicate the Jessica look. If you want a more red color look, this wig looks great.

Finally, its time to make up your face to look like Jessica Rabbit. For a more demure look you can simply use a bright red lipstick, but I'm of the opinion that this is a good time to go for a really dramatic look, really copy the source material. I've included a great makeup tutorial below on how to do Jessica Rabbit makeup which is just perfect, I highly recommend you check it out. 

The products used in this tutorial are the Urban decay Palette: Purple, Black and White eyeshadows, Coastel scents 88 Palette: Matte Brown and the Red Eyeshadow for lips, Eyeliner: Artliner in black from Lancome, Lipgloss: Exotic orchid Lancome and Contact lens: Geo Tri color Grey.

How to Dress as Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Adult Sally Costume Licensed Costume from Disguise Inc
UK Sally Costumes Available Here

Moving on to some more unconventional Christmas costumes for women based on my favorite Christmas movie of all time (no, not Die Hard); The Nightmare Before Christmas. Specifically, we'll be looking at how to dress up as Sally, everybody's favorite ragdoll. Its a cute look, very iconic and a lot of fun to dress as no matter what the event. It also makes a lovely couples costume, if you get a friend to go as Jack Skellington!

Disguise Women's
Sassy Sally

First of all you'll need Sally's colorful patchwork dress. I've included my two favorite costumes, a longer dress and a short and sexy one. You can also get one like the one on the left in a more glam and figure hugging style if that takes your fancy. Both of these costumes have the advantage of coming with the red yarn style wigs and the stitched style gloves you see in the pictures, so that saves needing to style your hear or buy a wig separately.

Stitched Adult Tights
Black and White

You can also get stitched skin tights to save you the trouble of covering yourself in makeup - they are a fantastic touch to any Sally costume and they look really good. They are handy in that they can be used in other costumes too, like Frankenstein costumes. 

Finally, you'll need to do up your makeup to look like Sally. Its a pretty elaborate look, so it's optional, but if you can pull it off you will look utterly amazing. To this end I've included and excellent video tutorial on how to do the Sally makeup for you to check out below. 

The products used in this tutorial are Party City Cream Make-up in White, Blue and Black, Mehron Fantasy F-x body Make-up in Liberty Green, NYX Jumbo White Eyeliner Pencil in Milk, Wet n Wild Eyeshadow palette in ' 737 Blue had me at Hello', Red Cherry Lashes, Black Lancome Eyeliner and Urban Decay Super Saturated Lip color in F-bomb.

How to Make a Na'vi Neytiri Costume (Avatar)

Make the Perfect Neytiri Costume

Avatar is one of the most beautiful, visually stunning films of all time with some amazing character designs and CGI. The look of the na'vi is unique and instantly recognizable even by those who haven't see the movie, which makes it a great costume choice for Halloween and parties. Of course the gorgeous princess of the na'vi Omaticaya clan, Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite is the perfect character to dress up as for the ladies, so lets look at how to put the costume together!

Avatar Secret Wishes
Neytiri Costume

The Outfit and Hair

No need to dunk yourself in blue bodypaint to get the na'vi look, just pick up this gorgeous blue body suit from Secret Wishes, which comes with the attached tail, apron, and a single gauntlet. Its sleek and figure hugging, making for a very sexy and elegant look and feel without baring any skin! Note that if you are shopping from the UK or EU, you can find this costume here.

There are also a number of accessories you can add to finish off the look. Check out for example these cute fangs, or this great looking replica of Neytiri's knife from the movie, complete with sheath, which is a fantastic addition for costume lovers who like big attention to detail.

Next up you'll want the perfect hair. Not everyone has lovely thick black hair they can braid, so here's a wig you can use to get the same look. It comes with matching ears too! If you do have long black hair, you can recreate the movie look without the wig by braiding it into lots of long, beautiful braids.

The Makeup

Next up you'll need to make your face match the awesome costume. A light blue face paint makes a great base, and there are a number of licensed Avatar face paint color pallets you can buy to paint on the detail: this one is my favorite! If you are having trouble getting the pattern right, you can try using this na'vi face stencils as a guide to help you. Check out the sweet video tutorial below for a guide to doing your makeup with style.