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About This Business:
Specialties
Robinson Beautilities is LA’s largest costume store specializing in studio and television costume rentals, largest assortment of wigs Men’s Jewelry, theatrical and professional make-up, novelty items and brand new costumes for men, women and children.
Plus visit us during Halloween for our Halloween Headquaters with thousands of brand new costumes for children, women and men, plus all the greatest decorations to deck out your house! Extended hours from 10am to 10pm every night until Halloween!
History
Established in 1938
Beginnning in Los Angeles as an exclusive make-up distributor to celebrities and featured throughout Hollywood at major Hollywood events, Robinson Beautilities expanded to the general public as Los Angeles’ largest beatuty supply company, offering major lines of make-up, exclusive wigs and theatrical costumes beginning in 1972.
Maintaining it’s original location on Venice Boulevard with over 10,000 sqaure feet of reail space, Robinson Beautilities carries costumes for everyone and features actual costumes and props used in the making of major Hollywood films and television shows.
Robinson Beautilities services everyone including major productions, independent productions and will find or create any costume you can imagine.
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My boyfriend and I walked in here to prep for our friend’s 70s-themed birthday party. We love dressing up but, honestly, I hate going to the other costume places to find super cheap, flimsy, cheesy costumes to wear. The moment we walked in to the place, I felt like I was in a time warp. Even the air was different, as if sound bounced off differently. Worm hole, time warp, what have you. The huge space is partitioned into different areas for wigs, makeup, costumes, shoes. The costumes are assorted by era. My favorite was the “shoe room,” aptly named by my boyfriend and me as it is an odd, small, dark room, filled with nothing but shoes. The place is magically understaffed. I say “magically” because we wandered the aisles, free to explore and discover on our own, but when we made a wrong turn or were on the verge of giving up a quest for a certain item, lo and behold, a friendly staffer would appear to point us in the right direction. This place is NOT for people who need their hands held through a shopping experience. Rather, it is for the vintage shop explorer, who has the time, patience and romanticism to navigate through a labyrinth, on a quest for I-don’t-know-what-but-I’ll-know-when-I-find-it. We rented an entire 70s pimp outfit for him as well as a red glitter halter dress and white knee-high patent leather boots for me. Then we purchased some bling glasses and necklace for him, fake blue eyelashes and a giant blue ‘fro wig for me. When we walked up to the counter with our items, the gentleman manning the rentals tallied up the items and named a price that was a tad out of our price range. Our eyes must have widened a tad, because he kindly knocked off $20 from the bill. We didn’t ask, complain or plead. He offered on his own. Honestly, he was pretty taciturn and personality-less but, as a previous reviewer stated, he did his job well enough and without complaint.Don’t run in here with only ten minutes to spare. Give the space a chance to work its magic on you, and wander around for a little while. Enjoy!
Saturday before Halloween, I needed to get white make-up for the face. ?How do you explain 2-hours worth of line and one cash register? This place has been around forever. I don’t understand why there is no anticipation of peak holiday shopping and no efforts has been made to accommodate customers at this capacity. ?This place was stuffy, smelley and crowded. ?Everyone looked pissed. ?I went to the supposed make-up counter and there is one guy (behind the counter) to help people with questions and products. He seemed disinterested in helping others as the guy before me had to yell to get his attention. I understand it’s pretty chaotic & overwhelming….but really?!?! This was my last stop after 5 other Halloween stores ran out of white make-up. ?I saw stacks of them at this store but no one to help me….and 2 hours in line to wait for this? ?Not worth it. ?I walked out. ?If you must come here, make sure to come early (preferably weeks ahead). Don’t even bother for last minute items….unless this place makes drastic improvements next year.
I’ve been looking for a wig for my Sonny Bono costume. I bought one online that looked PERFECT in the picture, only to find when it arrived that it was super curly, way too small for my large head, and would not do at all. So the hunt continued, and I found myself at Robinson Beautilities. After looking around for a while, and beginning to think I wasn’t going to find anything that would work, a woman asked me if I needed help. She then helped me find a wig that looked like it might be passable, sat me down in a make-up chair, and had me try it on. It had the right level of shagginess, but the bangs were a little long. No problem–out came the scissors and she trimmed the bangs into a blunt style that was perfect for Sonny. And as all this was going on, we chatted with her mother, who is a make-up artist on-site. (She will do make-up for $50 and seems like a real pro.) Of course a Sonny Bono costume would not be complete without a mustache. They didn’t have any that were the right color/style in stock, but they gave me a smoking deal on a Jesus mustache/beard combo that was the perfect color and will be just fine once I modify it.Total cost for my custom wig with a custom trim, Jesus beard/mustache, adhesive, and adhesive remover (evidently this is some serious adhesive) = $28.
Brought the whole gang here to fill in the missing pieces for our huge group Halloween costume and found 99% of our wish list in minutes (with some help from the friendly staff)This place has everything and it’s really affordable.Last time I was here six months ago we had a huge wig party in the hills and this is DEFINITELY the place for cool wigs. ?(even met people there who were looking for wigs for the same party…small world)They have a solid selection of costumes to rent too but I’ve only bought stuff here so I can’t attest to those (although it’s fun to go here with friends and try on really ridiculous costumes).
I’m a fairly recent transplant to LA. A friend took me to Robinson’s as a way to kill time one afternoon and I couldn’t have had more fun. We spent over an hour in there putting on worn out, for sale costumes over our clothes. We went into the massive rentals section and put more costumes on over our clothes. This store has almost everything you can imagine in terms of costumes, make up and random party items. The old costume heads lining the walls are the best. Think of it as walking into your grandmother’s attic (if she were a hoarder of quirky dress up items). It even smells like an old attic.Plenty of people complain about the customer service. While the staff isn’t necessarily the most out going, they don’t have to be. I’m sure there are plenty of people like my friend and I who go in jut for fun and sometimes walk out with a random item. But every time I ask someone for assistance they answer my questions and find what I need. I’ve been in there when customers weren’t getting the service they wanted, but those times are exceptions – Halloween when they are under staffed and one person is helping 3 customers at a time. I don’t need the sales person to be my friend. I need them to be knowledgable about their store and as far as my experience goes, they have been just that.
OMG, I can’t believe how bad this place was. I take it very seriously to let people know about establishments that offer bad value, but this place absolutely takes the cake…First off, it was me and friend’s very first attempt to rent costumes for Halloween, and we couldn’t believe how dark, cramped, and dirty the place was. Apparently, no one ever brooms or vacuums this store. Items are strewn about randomly – just not a well-kept place by anyone’s definition. However, the lack of service sent it over the top. We were sent from line to line to line, and we could find no one that seemed to know how the process of renting a costume works for 15 minutes. ?After that, except for one lone employee (a young teenager), the rest of the “adult” employees were rude and/or unhelpful. ?Even the older gentelman, who was called “dad” by some and appeared to be in charge, was rude. ?Despite a seemingly large collection, it took us a long time to find suitable costumes and then we tried to rent them. ?My costume wasn’t complete, and they did not have a solution, but I decided to rent it since the part they did had fit well. ?They then obviously started making prices up right in front of our eyes, but since we wanted to be finished, we agreed. ?A day later, I found out that I could have purchased my costume at a different store, brand-new and complete, for $20 less than what I rented it for! ?I mentioned this to the employee when I returned, after asking if rentals should cost more than buying. ?I also asked about their pricing. ?He said “no, rentals are cheaper than buying” and “prices are our discretion”, but then told me that it was my fault for overpaying by not shopping around first. ?Wow… ? If you like being ripped off, please shop here is all I can say…
I wish I read some of the reviews before I went there to get a hospital smock for a role, yes I am a broke actor. The charge was $20 for the smock for one day. I don’t know you tell me if it’s fair. It’s an old washed up smock not that it’s state is the point but $20?!!! It’s a little excessive.Well I learned my lesson.
Are you serious? ?I don’t know how this has such a good rating you can smell the horrid stench of the store out on the street in front of it. ?I can’t imagine they clean anything. ?I went in once with a boyfriend and we both got the heeby-jeebys and didn’t want to touch a thing. ?It was just gross. ?Go in before you reserve picking something up – you could be sorry otherwise.
Ok, no matter what I write, I AM going back here. It was just kind of an odd place the day I went 
Basically I went in to buy a cheap plastic crown for my Ren Princess costume. I walked into the store, at the front right it is set up like a cosmetics counter with counters laid out with cosmetics and a stool to sit on. If you walk to the right through that area, it has a beauty supply store feel, with TONS of stuff that I definitely want to go through again some day. If you walk straight up the middle of the store, there’s a central lengthwise counter with some items, masks, accessories, etc. behind glass and some stuff that you can reach out and touch. There’s a taller counter at the end that had all sorts of crowns.On your right is the cashier counter and a counter with makeup and glitter behind glass.Looking at the crowns, I asked the cashier “How much is this crown?”Answer: Those are rentals.Silence. I thought he hated me.Me: Do you have any crowns for sale, cheap ones?He looked at me and led me around the counter through the previous reviewer-mentioned toy area, to a rack of cheap plastic stuff – bingo, just what I needed, a cheesy adult-sized crown for $9.99.I wore the crown back to the cash register grinning like the queen I was – he didn’t crack a smile. And then I asked him for glitter. He pointed to the end of the counter. I wanted to ask him some questions about the glitter (application, safe if you war contacts, etc.) but someone else came in to return a shirt (I peeked at the receipt, $23 to rent a puffy shirt?!?) – he was just as abrupt/silent/brooding with that customer as he was with me, so I felt better.He walked away with the other customer so I played with the glitter – note to self, make sure the cap is ON the tester is on before you pick it up! I choose a $7 jar of Ben Nye glitter gel as opposed to loose glitter which they also had. Apparently Ben Nye is a great brand of stage makeup, so I may try them for regular make up in the future – that was the makeup section at the front of the store.So he came back and quietly rang me up, and I was pleasantly surprised as he wished me a Happy 4th of July as I left.I think, I hope that this review will help others when they write really negative things about customer service. I mean I really thought this guy hated me LOL and really, that’s just how his personality was, quiet, direct, not really outgoing. Let’s be honest, he answered my questions, he helped me find stuff, he did all he was hired to do. He didn’t bend over backwards for me or make friends with me and he didn’t need to, and even though at the beginning I felt odd, in the end how I felt was how I made myself feel and how I let myself feel.How I felt has nothing to do with the incredible amount of stuff that’s in this store and I will go back, and I will make that guy smile BTW, this place is packed like an old attic, neat freaks deal with it, everyone else rejoice in the treasures to be found – and they toy area makes it that much more FUN!!
The Beautilities has changed ownership, and while it is about 60% the same (rentals, props Body jewelry, wigs), there’s a significant difference to me. less beauty supplies, more junk. they have a toy section now which makes zero sense in my humble opinion, and a whole wall of crappy leg avenue costumes. I will definitely still go here, but I will reminisce about the good ol’ days when this place was really really weird.
This place is AMAZING! I’m renting a really cute Marie Antoinette costume for the entire Halloween weekend for $45.They have everything you could possibly need for any costume: accessories, wigs, shoes, tridents, swords and they even have a makeup artist on staff (at least for October as far as I know). You do have to search a bit and sometimes costumes end up in the wrong section but it’s definitely worth the hunt. The costumes are great quality, not your cheap grocery store costumes, and there is such a vast variety! They also do alterations and have a seamstress on staff.I’m giving them 4 stars instead of 5 because, as other reviewers have mentioned, some of the costumes have seen better days. Overall though, it’s a great find and I will be coming back.
Amazing store for costumes, make-up, and wigs. This is no crappy Party City.
They couldn’t be less helpful. 2 clerks in the store, no customers and when I asked for help putting a costume for a masquerade ball together, they pointed me to a rack of witch dresses that looked like they came out of a Walmart costum bag. Thanks. Really.
The store is dimly lit, dirty, dusty and stocked with a limited selection of overpriced merchandise – merchandise that’s been sitting on the shelves for God knows how long. A woman’s touch, some bleach, and some fresh air could help.Time is money and gas is money. It is a disservice to everyone, even the owners CZ Jewelry, not to keep reviews as raw and real as possible, IMO. People walking out of a place not buying anything has got to be disappointing for both the owner and the customer.This place tops my list of MOST OFF Yelp reviews. Read the lower rated reviews for a more authentic mental image of this place. The owner seemed sweet enough, which is normally worth a star in itself, but not this time.
They have a lot of stuff here but the quality is just ok. I came in looking for a mask and they had just a couple that were plastic. Nothing fancy. I also thought the place was kind of disorganized. They have meter parking out in front and I was able to get a spot right away so that’s a good thing.
Apparently Robinson’s is moving.My mum went to pick up her flapper costume for a party tomorrow night, and they told her she could just keep it on account of no one being there till next Thursday. They threw in gloves, pearls and a boa for free.Apparently they are moving somewhere in the area, but who the heck knows? Either way, I suggest calling before you trek to Robinson, and find out what the dealio is.
I’m a HUGE Halloween fan, but I never dress up. ?I loooove theme parties, but I never dress up. Maybe because most costume stores are too cheesy and I find that most, if not, all costumes for women are all incredibly slutty looking that they make outfits from Frederick’s of Hollywood look chaste. No, I’m not strutting my stuff around like that. ?But this past Sunday, my girl friend takes me to Robinson Beautilities in search of garter belts and cigarette holders so we could be dressed appropriately for the 1920′s themed “Absinthe, Opium & Magic: 1920′s Shanghai” show at the Art/Works Theater. ?The store looks musty, moldy, good-will like in all truth. But once you’re inside, you quickly realize what a gem Robinson’s is!! There were so many amazing high quality wigs, vintage costumes, furry animal full body suits (ohhhh, my secret furry fetish was on cloud 9!!) and all sorts of details anyone wanting to create a one of a kind awesome costume could ever hope for!! NOTHING was cheesy in here. ?You can easily walk out with amazing pieces thrown together for a completely unique ensemble. ?No need to worry that someone else will have the same cookie cutter mass produced theme or costume as you if you shop here. I could have spent ?hours here in Robinson’s. ?The staff was really nice, everything was neatly arranged and organized. ?I almost was tempted, as an inside joke, to get that full bunny suit so I could show up at my good friend Jon’s house because he and I LOVE that Entourage episode…haha!! Um…I’d do that just for the laugh, NOT to re-enact that episode. ?Just wanted to be clear people! ? However, I’m not above wanting to pet anyone in furry soft clothing. 
BUT!! It was my girlfriend’s all day birthday celebration and we had a full day’s worth of celebrating to do including a superbowl party and yet another play in West Hollywood. ?Robinson Beautilities, I will be back for sure!! And I’m gonna be ghetto FABULOUS at the next costume gig I attend. ?:)
“Katrina..?” “Yeah!”"Where are you?”"I’m in the military uniforms room! … Where are you?”"I’m next to the aisle of headless monster suits!”We continued this call-and-response, finally meeting somewhere between the pile of white go-go boots, the wall of hats and the creepy seamstress station, at the Lawrence Welk Show dress mile, tucked in the back. The only thing that made me sad about Robinson Beautilities, apart from the part where they don’t want you taking pictures, is the fact that all of the costumes and most of the accessories are rental-only, which means that none of those spangles or feathers or epaulets or beads were going to make it home to their rightful place in my costume trunk in the attic.
Came here today in search of Bond girl ideas… came out with a classy dress similar to Audrey Hepburn’s in Breakfast at Tiffany’s & 3 pairs of shoes for under $30.Michelle, the owner is an absolute gem. ?She was so helpful and sweet in my costume search today. ?She said her family has owned the business for 45 years.They also have a seamstress in house for your fitting needs (I wish I’d had a bit more time to prep but good going for me waiting till the last minute and changing my original idea).There are so many treasures waiting to be found here, you really should come out and see for yourself.
The staff’s creativity astounds me. I usually stop in before Halloween & reserve a costume about a week ahead of time. That way I can avoid the long lines the day before holiday & the selection is vast. One year a beautiful black lace corseted dress (think fancy pirate wench) with gold petticoat layers underneath attracted not only me, but someone else. Voila, as I was carrying it out of the store & going home, I got stopped, not by a cop, but by an opera singer. Due, in part, to that stunning costume, I was invited to an opera party. However great the dress was, the date was less than satisfactory. Little did I know my Italian date was the “star” showstopper/performer of the evening. Apparently he was raised & trained in Italy, immigrated to the U.S.A. some years ago & has even toured in China 2x. It seemed like most of the ladies from young to old clamored for attention from him. Some swooned over him. The men asked him many questions as well, a few wanted to train under him. Ack, what a disappointment, that was a near duddy date, as we spent hardly any time together. However, being given the best seat in the house, was a treat my ears will long remember. Opera up close? It’s almost deafening, in a good way.Another year, another Halloween, more imagination needed. I asked the staff, what do you think I could do with this dress? A guy answered without missing a beat, “Lady Elvis!” I said, “huh?” He suggested adding a gold guitar chain, gold stockings & making a bouffant hair do. He handed me a pair of semi shaded sunglasses & said, “this will do.” It was a hit. The only drawback of this store is there’s no a/c. Not recommended for those who have allergies or cannot tolerate stuffiness, as it can get stifling hot inside.
This joint has great costumes for rent. ?I’m knocking off a star however because they have a permanent sign in the window that says “wig sale”.I asked a man that works there (the owner?) which wigs were on sale because *inside* the store there was no signage regarding the wig sale — at all. ?He said “Oh, some of them are 10% off.” ?I asked, “which ones?” ?He responded, “show me which wig you want and I’ll let you know if it’s on sale.”One word for the (perpetual) faux wig sale: ?lame.
It’s Tuesday night, I need a costume tomorrow morning. Why did I wait so ’till the last minute again!!!Ok, no worries, I’ve called three places that were top rated in Yelp, and finally a friendly voice at Robinson Beautilties!! They’re open ’til 7, and of course they can help me find a XXXXX costume (it’s still a surprise, see?)This was my first visit and I was ?very impressed. Knowledgeable if quirky staff helped me instantly and found everything I needed. They had helpful suggestions to fill out my costume and I walked away with a great mix of buy and rental stuff.I will be going back here for my Halloween costume, and so should you.
I finally made it to Robinson Beautilities!Thanks to a fellow performer’s email that they are pretty much going to be updating their inventory…oh what GEMS you can find for Sale!!I was overwhelmed with delight of all the costume props ie. Egyptian pieces, cowboys, indians, french maids, mambo ruffles, 60′s, 70′s, Asian, Mexican…EVERYTHING!And the back wall featuring HATS! costume hats, vintage hats…I was in hat heaven.I didnt even get to the WIGS. That’ll take a day alone.headpieces! All sizes and types w/ gorgeous feathers and sparkle!!My first RB experience ended with purchasing a dreamy showgirl costume. I couldnt resist. It’s too beautiful to pass up!!!And then basic costume pieces were there for very reasonable prices..beats rushing to the garment district now that I dont work by there.I adore this place.Staff is extremely friendlyLove that they have alterations available in-store, separately priced.YAY!
The oddly located but also oddly amazing Robinsons Beautilities scored points with me initially just for the great little blend/portmanteau in their name. They followed that up with a really great, complete costume shop. They have everything you need, although you might first need to hunt down and corner one of their elusive employees to help you find it, as the departments are not terribly organized. Once you do get someone helping you, you’re sure to have great success. Their makeup selection is fantastic, their wig lady is super fun and nice, willing to let you try on and help you style whatever you need, they have a variety of accessories like suction cup bow and arrow sets or vampire fangs that can be molded to fit your own canines. Their rental section is befuddling – things aren’t really labeled so besides wandering around (bring tissues if you have allergies like me, as I couldn’t stop sneezing) there’s no good way of finding what you need. I only needed a petticoat, and it was 10 bucks to rent for three days. Also their late fee is only 5 dollars a day, so I’d probably suggest if you need something for more than their normal, just pay their surprisingly reasonable late fee.
This place has improved a lot very recently. ?I heard that they have new management now. ?Its now much more fun and enjoyable — they’ve got vintage pinball & classic video games for kids (& adults), plus a gigantic ?size showroom (think warehouse) of every kind of Halloween costume you can dream of. ?I found a map to their location here ? http://robinson-beauti…
I am the officially unofficial ambassador of Halloween….okay thats a stretch but I definitely love Halloween and this place has got every eccentric costume for that holiday or if its just a Tuesday and you want to play dress up.This store is great for rentals and have everything from Roman warriors to WWII ?to Vegas beaded and feathered Showgirl costumes and about everything you can possibly think of in between. They also sell wigs for those of you who like to go incognito or recently shaved your head like Britney Spears and want a new do. They also carry makeup, tights, gag/prank toys and props, fake mustaches, eye patches and parrots for you pirates out there. I remember the first visit I had over here and was in costume heaven! The staff is a little bit odd but it kind of just adds to the craziness. This one guy who I don’t think works there anymore (this was about five years ago) was helping us out finding costumes for Halloween and had this really weird southern drawl of a voice and I just remember him looking at me going ?”You could be a belly dancer” I wish I could record what it sounded like, I laughed about it for years. The costumes are all pretty interesting and alot better in detail than the ones you can get at the Halloween super supply stores that pop up. The cost varies depending on what you rent but the prices are reasonable…I wanna say starting around $40 to rent for two-three nights.Its a cool place…check em’ out if you are in the area whether its for Halloween or just for fun. ?:)
Good place to check out in the costume off-season. Renting is somewhat pricey. An astronaut helmet was $15 – how much for the whole shebang? It was a really unique helmet, but kind of beat up nonetheless. Some of the accessories for purchase are quite reasonable, however. Big safety pin for a diaper, antenna, funny glasses and the like on the cheap.The store is huge, yet I still felt like there wasn’t enough variety on rental costumes. You really have to dig around here. And let me tell you, it’s like sweltering in your grandmother’s attic – this place needs to invest in some A/C and fast!
Yoohoo! Robinson Beautilities isn’t moving at all, they’ve just merged with a prop company (more stuff!).I have lived within 5 blocks of Robinson’s for the past seven years and have always been able to find what I’m looking for. The store is funky and could use better lighting, but the wide array of costumes, masks, and make-up is wonderful. I think that Robinson is a Mar Vista institution that adds flavor and quirk to the neighborhood. I’m so happy they aren’t moving away, where else could I go to rent the bunny costume of my dreams?
Pretty much your one-stop shop for costumes, props, wigs, etc. It’s a gold-mine for anyone and everyone and it’s easy to get lost in all the goodies to check out. inventory changes at a moderate pace. Hard to not feel giddy each time I make plans to visit this place.
You’re in luck if you’re looking for Joe Blasco Cosmetics…supposedly not that many stores carry this brand but Robinson Beautilities is one of them.A best friend of mine who moved to New Orleans once asked me to get her favorite Joe Blasco products since she couldn’t find them out there. ?I happen to drive by Robinson Beautilities so often on the way home from work that I noticed their exterior signage listing Joe Blasco.
This place is awesome! My work sends me out on costume runs pretty often, and we almost always end up getting at least a few costumes (if not the entire cast’s costumes) from Robinson’s. I went there today for maybe the 8th time this summer and was escorted to a new room that I hadn’t even seen before! This place is huge, and their selection is great.As if that isn’t great enough, the staff is incredibly friendly. I am usually helped by Catrina or Richard… they are both really nice, helpful and extremely accommodating. If you need costumes or props for an event, make sure you stop here first.
Wigs, make up, and accessories galore! If you’re an avid cosplayer, like me, this should be at the top of your list. ?I’ve purchased countless wigs from this location. The wigs can be tried (unlike countless Hollywood wig shops who don’t allow that). ?The employees are very helpful and willing to provide suggestions, especially in the make up department. Every time I come here to shop for my next costume for Anime Expo, the people here know you’re there for cosplay.
Wow, what a costume store! ?I didn’t find what I was looking for today, but no worries. ?They have a WIDE selection of costumes, wigs, make-up…pretty much anything you need for Halloween or any party you that you need to dress up for. ?I’ve never heard of renting costumes before so this was also pretty neat! ?Customer service wasn’t the best, but then again the place was filled with last minute Halloween shoppers.. so they did what they could. ?Is isn’t as clean as other businesses like Party City and such, but that doesn’t matter too much as long as you can find something to buy.I’m definitely coming back next year for sure!
This shop is rad! It’s essentially a giant garage sale, as the place is packed to the rafters with tons and tons of awesome junk!! You got your standard wolf skin warrior helmet and your army fatigues and your George Washington coat and your exquisitely awful 1970s platform shoes with goldfish in them although the goldfish I think were removed for humanitarian reasons or maybe they died a long time ago and turned to vapor. Speaking of things that have died, there is a definite musty smell in the store and it will linger on your costume so if you’re some weak kneed little boy or girl who is hypersensitive and allergic to everything and always getting sick and basically opposed to fun or having fun or doing fun things, then stay away from this store because you will hate it and just end up complaining. So…. you can basically just walk around the store piecing together a costume from all the stuff they have. Before I came here I hated dressing up for Halloween. I hated costumes so much that one year in elementary school I was the Domino’s delivery guy. But now… I could literally spend hours here!! I’m actually excited for Halloween next year because of the possibilities and the almost spiritual journey of going through mounds and mounds of eclectic musty junk trying to find the perfect outfit!! ?Not to mention there were a shockingly large number of very attractive women working and shopping here. This store, and I can say this without hyperbole, is the closest thing to Heaven any of us will ever know on this earth.
This place is pretty random. So even if you have a random request, they are random enough to have it and do you one better. I needed a clown costume. Found a pink afro wig at their never-ending wig sale. Uh-mazing! I don’t know if the prices are good or bad for rentals since this is the first time I have ever rented a costume. My costume was $30. The rental process is super easy and they have every accessory you can possibly think of! I found a pair of vintage Frye cowgirl boots but I couldn’t find the other one. My nerves got bad and I had to leave them behind to keep my sanity. This place is HUGE and overwhelming. I’d go back with patience in tow. Lots of helpful customer service.
What a gem of a store! I stumbled upon Robinson’s during my commute home one day, and was in the market for a mask for a party I was attending later in the week. I quickly found a feathered beauty for my soiree, and even some awesome long lashes to add depth to my look all for a great price under $15. If you are the type to go all out for Halloween, Robinson’s is a goldmine – from Marie Antoinette, to Jack Sparrow, Easter Bunnies and Manga characters… I don’t think there is one costume you couldn’t find here in this quaint 1950′s reminiscent shoppe.
This place is lame. It’s oddly shaped, poorly managed, messy and disorganized to the hilt, and smells like a rotting bedpan. It’s also extraordinarily overpriced. I came here for a fake mustache and left with nothing more than a small thin strip of fuzzy black Astroturf which resolutely refused to stay on my face. It cost six dollars too. I would have been better off at Party City.
it’s the middle of May, i’m short on time, in the marina del rey area. vampire fangs? vampire attire period. WHAT? WHERE? i was at a loss post my euphoric reaction to the yelp elite event (http://www.yelp.com/bi…). ?but fear not fair maidens (and gents)…yelp is here to to save the day. all i had to search was “vampire fangs 90066″, and Robinson Beautillities showed up! i took the 3 minute jaunt here with Letitia W. and we quickly found a pair of custom vamipire fangs..they were 15 bucks (yes, i know, it’s a bit pricey), but the plastic is re-meltable, so you can keep adjusting the little sharp fangs. Plus the owner said he’d been using his for 5 years already. come in three sizes, small, medium, and large. I, personally, after getting the medium, would recommend the small. for a chick at least. : ) this place is a treasure chest. literally. there are wigs of all shapes and sizes, and costumes and hats, and shoes, and make up of every genre! i could spend hours and hours here. you have the choice of buying a few accessories if renting is not your thing ( i got a sturdy sheriff hat here for 10 bucks). what a relief! a place that’s actually OPEN all year, and not just for the halloween rush. i love this place! definitely going to hit it up for future yelp themed events! : )
I’ve really wanted to like this place…and today I officially give up. I know it is late for Halloween and all, but you can be polite to a polite person over the phone. I also went in last year and they had very spotty service, pretty much no service at all. I love quirky places like Wacko’s and Ozzie Dots, but I can’t put this place near the same category~Robinson Beautilities(that’s not a word or witty or anything..wtf). Gimme a break. Your store stinks and you will probably catch bed bugs from anything in there. Boooooo
SO, this is pretty much the most awesomnest stores on the face of the planet. I needed a tail like a mermaid and they had one, complete with shell bra and kelp necklace. If you have no idea of what you are going to be for Halloween spend some time browsing the store. They have outfits for 300, Star Wars, Pirates jeez anything! I even saw a pair of fake eylashes that were 3 inches long. You could start a small tornado with those things. The prices are really reasonable and the staff is really helpful ?The only downside is the air quality in that place. They don’t have air conditioning or fans so go in the early am for comfort.
beauty supply products at unbeatable prices.speed bleach + cream peroxide are my poisons.huge number of extravagant costumes avail. if that is your heart’s desire.the whole place still feels locked in 1962. ? interesting to say the least.
In terms of selection, Robinson has a pretty wide one when it comes to accessories. Any kind of stockings, eyelashes, wigs – you name it – they have it. You can buy costumes or rent them. Also, they will let you buy the rental stuff, which I thought was pretty cool. They have lots of period costumes – from Jesus’ time to present – for men and women. I highly recommend it!
Amazing store! If you love costumes this is the place to go. They have thousands of original costumes, not the kind you buy in a plastic bag. I go here every year to rent my costume and I always find something unique and different. Besides costumes they have a lot of theatrical make-up and wigs that are really great and complete the costume. I always go in early every year to get my costume and the staff is very helpful. They help me find what I’m looking for and let me take as much stuff as I want into the dressing room. The rental prices are fair and the pricing on accessories is low. Great place to go and I will definitely be there for years to come.
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