If you’re stuck on thinking of unique Halloween costume ideas, what about ditching the outfit altogether and donning body paint instead? (Provided you don’t live somewhere cold.)
Some people might consider body paint a bit naughty, but it’s not necessarily always so. Think of major sports fans who dress up in painted on jerseys.. it might look a bit stupid (especially if it rains en route to the game), but it’s not offensive. And it would get major props for being a unique Halloween costume idea.
Body paint is attention grabbing and can be irresistible to the eye, making it an opportune way to make a statement, whether for branding purposes or activism. We’ve seen several ad agencies capitalize on the popularity of body paint, and we’ve seen others use body paint for daring awareness campaigns.
The viral nature of wearing nothing but color has made bodypainting one of the hottest ad mediums of 2008.
Earlier this year we featured a cluster of 15 body paint innovations, but we have been introduced to so many more tremendous examples, we felt it was time for an update. Not only that but top Trend Hunter Alex Covert pointed out bodypaint could make for some very interesting Halloween costume ideas.
Daringly Unique Halloween Costumes Ideas
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Wearing Nothing (II)
Heidi Klum Body Paint Shoot by Rankin
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Wearing Nothing
Sports Illustrated 2008 Body Paint Shoot
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Painted on Costumes
Body Paint for Halloween
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Horror Body Painting
Beautiful Bodied Zombies
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Commercial Body Painting
John Vargas' Work
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Body Paint Sportswear
Emma-Jane Cammack's Art of Sport
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Painted Nudevertising
Wearing Nothing But Ultra Thin Panty Liners
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Body Painting Evolved
Emma Hack, The Ultimate Body Artist
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Body Paint Illusions
Emma-Jane Cammack Camouflage Art
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Evil Celebrity Clowns
Famous Faces Digitally Repainted at Worth1000
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Graffitied Girls
Body Paint Meets Street Style
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Body Paint Ads
Bit Copa Beer
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Urban Body Graffiti
Walee's Graphic Designed Skin
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Extreme Face Painting
Leaving no Patch Unpainted
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Yummy Tattoos
Body Talk Marks Your Flesh with Chocolate
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Camouflage Body Painting
Body Art as a Disguise
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Painting Your Pets
Living Colorful Cats
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Gisele's Racy Ads
First Ipanema Commercials
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Painted Skin Shoes
Temptu Paints
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Competitive People Painting
World Bodypainting Asian Awards
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Horror Cosmetics
Extreme Facial Bodypainting
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Animal Hand Paintings
Hanimals
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Advertising in Scale
Hot Wheels Mini Models
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Manimali Watchvertizing
Guido Daniele's Painted Hand Watch Ads (UPDATE)
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McDonald's Painted Handvertising
Rock 'n' Fries
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Cultural Handvertising
AT&T Campaign
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Body Paint for the Rainforest
Joaquin Phoenix on 4REAL
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Time Lapse Body Painting
Artist Paints Himself In Protest Against Diesel
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X-Ray Body Paint
Art To Promote Healthy Eating
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Camouflage Canvases
Painting Models Invisible
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Hands as a Canvas 3
Funny Fingers
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