Emoji Masks Make The Easiest Halloween Costume There Is*

Halloween is just around the corner. Do you already have your costume? If you answered no, join the club! We’re meeting on October 30 at the Halloween Superstore, picking through the remnants, trying to find something, ANYTHING that could possibly work. It’s a proud tradition among people who put absolutely no effort into planning ahead. MY PEOPLE!

Alternatively, you could just wear one of these Emoji Masks. Hell, wear all of ’em! They originally sold for $5 a pop, or you could get a five-pack for $15. That’s an entire Halloween costume for less than the price of some fancy seasonal cocktail. And unlike most costumes, you don’t have to worry about squeezing into a ridiculous outfit. Just strap a giant smiley face to your head and call it a night.

Emoji Masks Make Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Easy

The original Emoji Masks appeared just in time for Halloween 2014, courtesy of Jon Wheatley and Marshal Haas of St. Louis-based needwant. Their idea was simple: take some of the internet’s most recognizable little faces and turn them into oversized masks you could wear in real life.

The collection included all your favorite emojis, provided all your favorites were the grinner, smiley, hearts-for-eyes, sly guy, and, of course, poop. Erry body loves the doo-doo, but the party ghost is grossly underrated. Rock on, little dead dude!

Each mask measured approximately 11 inches across and came with elastic straps so you could wear your chosen expression on your actual face. Apparently being able to communicate emotions with normal facial expressions just wasn’t cutting it anymore. Now you can put on a giant poop emoji and let the world know EXACTLY how you’re feeling. PROGRESS!

Five Emoji Faces, Zero Costume Planning

And for $15, you could get the whole collection. Perfect for a group costume! One friend gets to be happy, another gets to be in love, somebody gets to be the sly guy, and whoever drew the short straw gets to be a giant pile of poop. Although knowing my friends, they’d probably FIGHT over that last one.

Of course, these prices were part of the original 2014 promotion, so don’t go assuming somebody is still selling the exact same masks for five bucks. But the idea remains pretty genius. Why spend weeks building an elaborate Halloween costume when you can cover your face with a giant yellow circle and be done with it?

Personally, I’m holding out for a mask that looks like somebody who actually has their life together. Now THAT would be a convincing costume. Nobody would recognize me!

*Tied with “This is my costume” T-shirt.