Favorite Costumes For Women

If you love Halloween and dressing up in fun and fashionable costumes, then you must check out this list of the top 5 Halloween costumes for women.  They are some of the hottest, most beautiful and also the most affordable costumes available for Halloween this year.

1.  Marilyn Monroe Costumes

One of the most iconic legends of the silver screen, Marilyn Monroe is the definition of stunning.  Most Marilyn costumes consist of the famous flowing white skirt and a wig of bouncy blond curls.  With the right amount of attitude mixed with a shy confidence, you too could be Norma Jean this Halloween.

2.  Can Can Costumes

Some of the most famous dancers this world has ever know, can can dancer costumes are hot, hot, hot!  Ranging in style from sultry and seductive to flirty and fun, these costumes are sure to be a hit at Halloween.  Most costumes have a tight fitting corset style top and ruffled skirt that shows just the right amount of leg.  The perfect choice for a woman who isn't afraid to show off what she's got.

3.  Moulin Rouge Costume

Similar to the can can costumes, these popular costumes depict the sexy ladies of an era gone by.  Made even more famous and popular by the Hollywood movie of the same name, these showgirl style costumes will knock everyone's socks off.  There are plenty of styles, colors and sizes available in these hot costumes.

4.  Cruella Deville Costume

Instead of being the heroine, why not choose to be the villain for a change.  And what villain is better known than Cruella?  With her black and white hair and full length fur coat, this puppy-stealing witch is as wicked as they come!  But that's what would make a Cruella Deville costume so much fun!  So get a Cruella costume and get ready to cackle this Halloween.

5.  Beer Wench Costume

Want to wear the costume every guy loves?  Yes?  Then a beer wench is the costume for you.  After all,  what guy wouldn't want you to serve him his frothy ale wearing one of these flirty costumes.  These costumes come in lots of styles from a traditional beer garden girl to a more historical tavern wench.  Great fun!

If you need a great costume this Halloween and aren't sure what to dress up as, consider one of these top 5 costumes for women.  They are some of the best costumes available to help you celebrate Halloween or any other costume event.

A New Pool Doesn't Have To Be Costly

If you have been thinking about investing in a pool for your family, let me tell you that there are ways to keep it within your budget.  I know this first hand because it is exactly what my family and I did this past summer.

My kids absolutely love to swim so I knew that once we were settled in our new home, I wanted to install a pool.  Unfortunately, we found that an inground pool was way out of our price range but some of the above ground pool models were reasonably priced and would be just what our family needed.  Besides, I find inground pools to be a bit of a safety hazard when you have young kids anyway!

So we did a bit of shopping around to compare above ground pools prices, styles and designs.  After doing a bit of looking around, we decided that we weren't interested in a temporary or soft sided above ground pool.  We only wanted to look for permanent backyard swimming pools.  But this meant that we were maybe going to have to buy a used pool rather than buy one brand new.

So we checked the daily classifieds in our area and found a few people who were offering used above ground pools for sale.  We went and had a look and found just the right one.  It is a large rectangle and has plenty of room for our young family to enjoy countless summer days splashing around.

We took that pool apart and reinstalled it ourselves and it couldn't have gone any smoother!   This was one of the best experiences and I can't wait for the kids to get in and get wet!