- This post contains sponsored content - Halloween is mere days away and you may be stuck for ideas, and by that I mean something fun, easy to wear and do, that won't break the bank and is perhaps suitable to wear at the office and beyond, as Halloween falls on a Monday this year. Worry not, I've thought of everything and then some.

One thing you will easily find that is cheap, cheerful and spookily themed is false eyelashes - they are everywhere and the great thing about them is that they are not only easy to apply but if you plump for something dramatic, they pretty much are a costume in their own right. Newly launched is the Spooky Lashes by Ardell (£5.49 each) : Spider Web is just that, a plastic, intricate design that all but screams Halloween, or there is the super fluttery but somewhat feline Mesmerizing Duo which contains both top and bottom lashes - for a super simple take on cat fancy dress, you could use such lashes and draw on some whiskers, nobody said it has to be complicated to be fun.
There is no time better than Halloween - or the lead up to - to sport a smoky eye, it is fun, dramatic and frankly super flattering, not to mention it teams exceeding well with the aforementioned novelty false eyelashes. If you are on a budget (and really who isn't), you can pick up the MUA Elysium Shadows Eyeshadow Palette (£6): this huge set contains no less than 10 full sized eyeshadows in a range of smoky shades of blue, grey and black - you can use such ...