Well, I've only cosplayed three times before now... The very first time I went to an anime convention, I had a Pikachu shirt on, a Pikachu hat, and Pikachu face paint. Eugh, that doesn't even count. I don't know WHAT I was thinking.
The first time I (actually) cosplayed... Ohhh man. I dressed up as Rukia from Bleach. My hair is naturally brown, but my hairstyle was pretty accurate to Rukia's. I noticed that some people spray painted their hair when they cosplay. So, I bought some spray paint for hair. The thing is, it was just for highlights. Me, being the very inexperienced, cosplay-ignorant kid I was (still kinda am..) said "Eh, it