These haunting drinks make great additions to any party this Halloween, and are the perfect way to show off your Tom Cruise cocktail shaking skills.

So, whether you’re throwing the Halloween get together or going as a ghoulish guest, here are a few unique cocktails sure to impress.

Jack O'Lantern
With a name like that, the Jack O'Lantern cocktail had to make our Halloween hot list. Don’t overlook the garnish; it makes this cocktail perfect for any monster bash!

Ingredients:
  • 1 ounce cognac
  • 1 1/2 ounces orange juice
  • 1/2 ounce ginger ale
  • 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier orange liqueur
  • A slice of orange width ways and lime twist for garnish
Method:
  • Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker
  • Strain into an old-fashioned glass over fresh ice
  • Float the orange on top with a lime twist poked into the top
Braini’ack

This gruesomely good shot is guaranteed to be the talk of your Halloween party; the alcohol should be chilled to achieve the desired look.

Ingredients:
  • 1 ounce of peach or strawberry schnapps
  • 1 teaspoon of Baileys Irish Cream or Amarula cream liqueur
  •  2 drops of grenadine
Method:
  • Pour the schnapps into shot glass
  • Slowly pour in the Baileys Irish Cream - do not mix
  • After the cream clumps together, add grenadine over the ‘brain’
Bloody Mary

The perfect Bloody Mary is a hotly debated topic and a good addition to your cocktail line up.

Ingredients:
  • Ice cubes
  • vodka, double shot
  • ½ lemon, juice only
  • 6 dashes of Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 dashes of Tabasco sauce
  • 150ml of tomato juice
  • A pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method:
  • Place the ice into a tall glass and add the vodka.
  • Add the lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, tabasco sauce & tomato juice; stir well.
  • Adjust the seasoning, to taste, with salt and pepper and serve straightaway.
Bloody Nora

Because why should Mary have all the fun?

Ingredients: 
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 50ml/2fl oz gin
  • 100ml/4fl oz vegetable juice
  • 2 dashes Tabasco sauce
  • 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
  • pinch celery salt
  • pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • splash ruby port
  • 1 asparagus spear, cooked, to garnish
Method:
  • Place all of the cocktail ingredients, except the asparagus into a cocktail shaker, add ice and shake well.
  • To serve, strain the cocktail into a large wine glass and garnish with the asparagus spear.
The Halloween Hpnotist

A be-witchingly colourful cocktail!






Ingredients:
  • 2 ounces Hpnotiq liqueur
  • 1 ounce super premium vodka
  • Splash of lemon juice
  • Glow stick for garnish
Method:
  • Pour the ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice
  • Shake well
  • Strain into a chilled cocktail glass
  • Garnish with a lit glow stick
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Please drink and scare responsibly.
Be afraid, be very afraid… Halloween is only two sleeps away, people! It’s the time of year when as an adult, it is absolutely OK to dress up in whatever you like and get drunk on gruesome cocktails whilst flirting with a sexy vampire.  If you’ve been putting off sorting the dreaded costume or you’ve been invited to a last-minute party, we’ve got some great homemade ideas that you can knock up in minutes…

For Him 
If you’re pushed for time, chances are you won’t be able to go in that Iron Man costume you’ve always dreamed of but you can still be that guy at the party in the clever outfit. We'd suggest steering clear of the traditional ideas, no one wants to see a lame bed sheet ghost or a bloody tomato ketchup, torn-shirt zombie... instead, think funny one-liners or your favourite brand-names and let your imagination go wild…

Cereal Killer

Radiohead 

Spice Rack

Social Butterfly

OK, so you might not end up looking like the handsome one from The Twilight Saga, but you’ll certainly get some attention and some funny looks! To avoid this same predicament next year why not think ahead; save your cardboard boxes and dedicate a few months of building time to go as an alien robot from another planet! Very cool.

For Her
Unfortunately for you last-minute ladies, the modern Halloween costume question creates quite a colossal conundrum – try saying that after a few Bloody Noras! For the majority, it is seen as a fantastic opportunity to wear something incredibly revealing, whilst vaguely resembling a nurse, cheerleader or superhero. But stop! Steer clear of the thigh-high stockings, 4-inch stiletto boots and mini-skirts; we’ve seen enough slutty cops and sexy nuns for a while… let’s keep it weird and wacky.

Miss Universe

Bag of Eminem's

The Black-Eyed P's

Fifty Shades of Grey


If you've got a supply of make-up handy (and we're guessing you do) then there are plenty of video tutorials to give you the perfect undead/zombie/vampire look with minimal effort. Get your creative juices flowing and get out there...



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It seems scary movies can give you more than a helpful reason for romance this Halloween and actually contain more dating advice than your average self-help book.

Hocus Pocus
Tackle a project together 
If battling the forces of evil doesn’t bring a couple together, nothing will. Instead of hunting down three witches with a talking cat for an accomplice why not pick a goal together. How about signing up to run a marathon or cooking a meal for your families?












The Addams Family


Learn a language together
Gomez and Morticia maybe a little odd but you must catch yourself musing at their passionate exchanges longingly. So why not learn from them and
learn a language together – saying I love you in Spanish or Italian just sounds far sexier after all

Casper

Remember to share
Casper was ready to share his mother’s wedding dress and his much needed resurrection juice for the one he loved and your being territorial over your popcorn? It all ended well didn’t it – besides it works both ways after all.


The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it
Ok we’d be a little shocked if we came home to our significant other dressed in a corset garter combo sporting a perm too, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try something new. Your fit of daring could range from a weekend away to watching Rocky Horror.
Corpse Bride
Forgo the research
Blind marriages are a little extreme, but forgoing the Facebook investigation once you have started chatting to someone isn’t. We’re all guilty of checking someone out online past their online dating profile, but why not limit the preconceived ideas and see what happens – you may be pleasantly surprised.

Sleepy Hollow
Don’t jump to conclusions
So he likes rock music and she likes Sex And The City – that doesn’t make him a leather wearing biker with a goatee beard and it doesn’t make her a shopaholic chain smoker. Have an open mind; dating’s fun and people are looking for the same thing you are.


The Nightmare Before Christmas
Listen to each other
Listening to Sally’s premonition of Christmas-tinged doom would have saved Jack a lot of trouble. You might not have to agree on everything, but getting their opinion on the Cheryl-esk leg tattoo you’re contemplating might be worthwhile. They must have taste to be with you of course.

Beetlejuice
Take stress in stride
We all can be a little short from time to time but the flannel-house dress duo from Beetlejuice keep it together don’t they; they leaned on each other and worked towards a common goal – ahhh


Scary movie
Stick together
Partners fare better; the buddy system will help you escape zombies, ghouls and make for great life adventures. As intimidating as dating can be, it could be a life saver.

So, you’ve had an amazing time, the chemistry was there and the sparks were flying! Do you think this could be a ‘goodnight’ kiss kinda night? So just how do you secure that all-important first kiss?

There is no winning formula, but there are things you can do to let your date know you’re interested…

If you're hoping for a goodbye pucker up:
·         DO maintain eye contact. Looking elsewhere or past your date is a telltale sign you’re ready to call it a night.
·         DON'T go in for a hug – this may be too friend-like and could undermine his plans to lean in. Instead, keep talking and wait for him to make a bolder move.
·         DON'T say “good night”. Although it’s tempting to fill the silence, this also signals that there is nothing left to do. Instead, try "I had fun" or “I’m really glad we did this”.
·         DO if he still hasn’t made a move, initiate a kiss - on his cheek. Linger for a minute as you make eye contact on your way back. He’ll take it from there.
Sadly, not all dates go this well! If you and your date aren’t attracted to each other, spent most of the time in an awkward silence and have absolutely nothing in common, the chances are he feels the same and isn’t in this for a farewell smooch either. But just to be sure…

·       DO smile and extend your hand. A handshake at the end of a date is the universally polite but also an unmistakable sign for, “It wasn’t a pleasure, and I don’t think we’ll be seeing each other again.”
·       DON'T fib. If you’re asked if you’d like to go out again saying yes to avoid an uncomfortable conversation could backfire and lead to an even more awkward moment later on.
·       DO keep your distance.
·       DON'T be mean. You aren’t attracted to him, and that’s probably enough heartbreak for one evening.
 
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According to a study the bigger the bling on your finger, the more likely you are to get divorced later on…the research has raised many a female eyebrow – but girls stay with us, it’s science after all!
Andrew M. Francis and Hugo M. Mialon of Emory University surveyed 3,000 adults in the USA and concluded those who had spent a large amount on their engagement ring or their weddings were more likely to end up divorced. The study aptly titled 'A Diamond is Forever' and Other Fairytales: The Relationship between Wedding Expenses and Marriage Duration" said men who spent between £1,200 & £2,490 on an engagement ring were 1.3 times more likely to end up divorced than their more thrifty counterparts who spent between £311 & £1,200.
Also couples whose weddings cost £12,450 or more were 3.5 times more likely to end up divorced than those spending £3,113 to £6,226. Scary then that according to the Telegraph the average wedding now costs more than £18,000!

So what does all this have to do with online dating?
Well perhaps the reason a whopping 17% of couples who met online marry is that they’re up-front? Online dating allows us to effectively vet people in our search for love, romance and marriage. It quite literally prides itself on being able to find you that special someone based on your search criteria and by taking into account things like our interests, age, hobbies and those all-important beliefs – the things that could be ‘deal breakers’ later on.
So it’s even more imperative that when you’re writing your online profile to be honest – we’re not saying write in capitals ‘I WANT TO GET MARRIED’ but by including your interests, hobbies and beliefs you’ll attract like-minded matches.
So you’ve found ‘the one’, what next...?
Save your hard earned cash! Interestingly spending £6,226 or less on the wedding decreased the chances of divorce, but men don’t blow your three months’ salary just yet as it works both ways and spending too little on an engagement ring can backfire; those spending less than £311 experienced higher rates of divorce.

So when Jennifer Lopez sang, "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got", she could have been referring to her famous 6.1 carat, $1.2 million diamond ring given to her by then fiancĂ© Ben Affleck – that’s £747,237 to us here in the UK. It didn’t end well and Ben downgraded to a more modest, 4.5 carat diamond when he proposed to Jennifer Garner, rumored to be expecting their 4th child - so he’s done something right.
Andrew M. Francis and Hugo M. Mialon summed up by saying; "there is little evidence to support the validity of the wedding industry's general message that connects expensive weddings with positive marital outcomes." - we are sure Jordan would agree with them.
Don’t get me wrong I’m not ‘anti-marriage’ but I think a lot of us instinctively dream of the fairy-tale and lose sight of what is important – someone who we can really connect with, who cares about the same things and who we can be happy with.
Oh and ladies if a smaller ring truly means a longer marriage then I implore you to take comfort in that as well as saving money, and possibly your marriage they’ll be less stress for you and your future partner - which makes for the truly important thing, happiness!

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Ghoulish greetings to you this Halloween from Flirtify!

It’s that time of year again when ghouls and monsters stand side by side in their quest for treats - but this year is different, we're turning Halloween on its head! 

We want your TRICKS to getting that second or third date and in return you could receive a TREAT from us!

No need to knock on our door, or wait until the 31st - oh no, just check out our Facebook page, post your fool proof TRICK and look out for our message appearing in your inbox regarding your TREAT - all treats are Halloween themed but we promise there's nothing that scares too much, and nothing that bites.
 
Do it now as they're strictly limited!

To find your Gomez or Morticia visit Flirtify. 
 
Happy Halloween!
 
 
Term and conditions apply:

· Closing date for entry will be October 31st 2014 - after this date the no further entries to the competition will be accepted
· We reserves the right to cancel or amend this competition and these terms and conditions without notice
 
 


Ghoulish greetings to you!

It’s that time of year again when ghouls and monsters stand side by side in their quest for treats – and do we have some for you! Here are our spooktacular top picks and your guide to everything happening in London this Halloween…

Poltergeist screening

20th Century Theatre - 291 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2QA


Something’s just work; tricks and treats, toil and trouble, Poltergeist and Halloween! What better movie to watch at Halloween than the Poltergeist – and now you can watch it on the big screen. This special Halloween screening isn’t to be missed and comes with added spook as you’ll have to navigate your way through a scare maze before finding a seat. We don’t envy your journey home!

Twisted Circus

O2, Millennium Way, London, SE10 0AX

Roll up. Roll up and indulge in a night of horror by stepping into the Twisted Circus Halloween Festival.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you; enter at your own risk because from the moment you do hosts; the party kings Xclusive Touch will control all that you see and hear; from evil clowns lurking in the shadows to zombies biding their time to bite.

From the talented to the bizarre, only those brave enough to watch will see hazardous tricks like pierced weight lifting and razor blade swallowing to dramatic contortion – think Emily Rose and the scene in the attic! In true festival spirit there of course will be candy floss, popcorn, spooky face paint, masks, glow sticks and DJ’s like Colin Francis and Moses Midas to keep you entertained!

The Strongroom Bar & Restaurant presents ‘I Saw Mummy Kissing Pennywise’

120-124 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3SQ

What if it's just some crazy guy in a clown suit?

In a building infested with Pennywise lookalikes ready to paint the town red, you’re sure to be in for a night on the edge. Your subconscious won't get a moment's rest in this horrifying club night: I Saw Mummy Kissing Pennywise at the Strongroom Bar & Restaurant. Sinister creatures writhing around, ghouls growling, circus freaks and fire breathing horrors will push you to the very limit bringing to life all you childhood nightmares!

Ghostbusters Party

Venue – it’s a secret!

Do you believe in UFOs? Well proton packs at the ready, things are going to get messy.

Prepare for the positively paranormal. The city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions and the Ghostbusters need you to get funked up! Let your imagination run wild and embrace the slime. Don your boiler suit and let’s show those ghoulish apparitions who’s boss! I ain't afraid of no ghost!

Rise of the ‘Dead Rock’ stars at Belushis Covent Garden

9 Russell Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5HZ

This is sure to be one rockin' Halloween party as they pay tribute to the best late and great dead Rockstars of all time. You and your date can don your Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne and Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love get ups and get your rock on. Expect Rock 'n' Roll tunes, a nostalgia jukebox, creepy cocktails and plenty of makeup.