Why I Tried This Look
Got obsessed after seeing Adriana Lima’s winged Victoria’s Secret pics last week. Thought, hey Halloween’s coming, maybe I can wing it myself. Spoiler alert: way harder than Pinterest makes it look.
Gathering My Junk
Ransacked my craft drawer first. Found:
- Some busted wire hangers
- Duct tape that’s probably older than my kid
- Glue gun with half-dried sticks
- Feather boa from last year’s Mardi Gras disaster
Drove to Dollar Tree hoping white fabric existed. Found bedsheets instead. Good enough.
Building Wings Like a Caveman
Twisted those hangers into wing shapes. Looked like drunk butterflies. Wrapped duct tape around the frames until they stopped poking me. Cut sheet fabric into wing shapes – hacked it crooked cause I skipped measuring.
Glued feathers from the boa onto the fabric. Hot glue blobs everywhere. Burned three fingers. Yelled “ouch” twice. Smoothed feathers downward with a hair straightener when glue dried weird. Almost set fire to a feather. Note to self: heating tools + synthetics = bad.
Strap Mess
Tried making backpack straps with leftover sheet strips. Velcro gave up after two tries. Ended up safety-pinning straps to my bra. Felt like medieval torture. Walked around testing wing flop. Wings smacked doorframe. My cat ran.
Costume Failures
Used nude leggings and tank top. Added silver body paint. Looked more sweaty than angelic. Tried replicating Adriana’s smokey eye. Blended gray eyeshadow so hard I looked punched. Red lipstick saved the whole thing kinda.
Final Hot Mess
Stood in driveway for pics. Wind blew right wing backward. Husband laughed while clicking camera. Edited wing angle in phone app later. Posted pic captioning “Adriana Lima if she fought raccoons daily”. Got four likes on Instagram. Cat still avoids me.
Lessons Learned:
- Feathers multiply when you glue them. Like evil glitter.
- Body paint itches after 20 minutes. Bring lotion.
- Doorways shrink when wearing giant wings.
Total cost? Like $5 and my dignity. Would I do it again? Yeah, but with better glue.
