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If you haven't found a Halloween costume yet, you're getting chillingly close to missing out on e-retailer deals. Luckily, Coupon Sherpa has the low-down on nine Halloween coupons to help you show your spirit before it's too late.

1. Sears
Now until Oct. 29, get $5 off your costume purchase of $50 or more with Sears coupon code SBOO.

2. Spirit Halloween
Take 20% off your highest priced item through Oct. 26 at Spirit Halloween with coupon code SPAFF20.

3. Costume Discounters
Through Oct. 31, get 5% off purchases of $50 or more using coupon code 5MORE. Spend $150 or more and get 15% off using 15MORE.

4. Walgreens
Use Walgreens coupon code SCARY20 through Oct. 22 and receive 20% off all costumes.

5. Hot Topic
Get 20% off your Hot Topic purchase of $60 or more through Nov. 2 with coupon code HTAF20HWN.

6. Hancock Fabrics
Enjoy up to 40% off Halloween costume patterns through Oct. 31.

7. Costume Kingdom
Use coupon code 15OFF75CK through Oct. 31 to receive 15% off your purchase of $75 or more.

8. Drugstore.com
Through Nov. 1 on DrugStore.com, save up to 30% on all Halloween costumes, plus get free shipping.

9. Costume Supercenter
Through Oct. 31, use coupon code Ghost10 and get 10% off your order of $50 or more. Spend $100 or more and enjoy 15% savings with coupon code Ghost 15.

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Posted Oct.23. 2011

Pumpkin Face Mask
by Erika Katz

2 tsp canned pureed pumpkin
1/2 tsp honey
1/4 tsp heavy whipping cream
Mix all ingredients and apply to face. Leave on for 10 min and rinse

Why: Pumpkin is rich in vitamin A, which is very healing to the skin and is essential to maintain and repair skin tissue. It also helps reduce lines and wrinkles.

Honey is a humectant. The cream moisturizes and helps flaky skin.

After you’ve figured out your Halloween costume, don’t forget to “spook” up your makeup! Parenting and beauty expert and blogger Erika Katz has come up with a few easy ways for you go from cool to ghoul with these DIY tips and tricks for Halloween makeup. The best part is: you can do this with products already in your makeup bag
or your kitchen!

1. Put a very light almost white foundation all over your face and eyelids.

2. Brush purple shadow all over eyelid.

3. Take black eyeliner and line the outer rim of your upper eyelid and the lower lid. Liquid liner is best for a really dramatic look.

4. Get some eyelash glue and long fake eyelashes with purple tips and affix to your upper lid.

5. If you really want to get creepy, paint some black lines horizontally down from your eyes.

6. Use a black eye pencil as lip liner and line your lips. Fill in lips with the black pencil or a dark purple lipstick.

7. For blood, mix a little red food color with water and paint it on your face with a brush.

8. With black liner draw scars on your cheek.

About Erika Katz
Erika is a mother of two and the author of Bonding over Beauty, A Mother-Daughter Beauty Guide to Foster Self-Esteem, Confidence and Trust. Erika wrote this guide for mothers and teenagers because she realized that as young girls head toward the teen years, mothers suddenly seem out of touch.

PLUS:
Check out the Yummy Mummy Club (heheh get it? Mummy?) for some REALLY fantastic Halloween ideas!

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