I'm giving Gypsy Treasure a four-star review as they are a valuable community resource since they are one of the few costume stores open year-round, and they also provide some theater-quality makeup with staff that actually know how to use it. I have been to Gypsy Treasure several times in the past, but this was my first visit since they have moved to the Grossmont Center location (apparently about five years ago). I came in about 5 days before Halloween, primarily in search of makeup and a crown for my Day of the Dead festival look. When I walked in, the place was pretty hopping. However, I was quickly greeted at the makeup counter and walked through the white face paint options, and given information about some of the various color palettes. After some conversation and deliberation, I chose a white water-based face paint and a couple of color palettes. One was glow-in-the-dark. I then asked about flower crowns, and was surprised to find that they only had one. It was one of those cheesy costume kits that came with skeleton hand gloves and skull earrings, neither of which I wanted. However, the price was pretty inexpensive, so I purchased it just for the crown. I looked around for a hat for my husband's costume, but couldn't find exactly what he wanted, though they had some pretty unique hats. Gypsy Treasure has a large selection of costumes for rent, which appeared to be of much higher quality than the costumes for sale. I saw several cute vintage dresses and hats for women, as well as some pretty elaborate costumes. I did feel that several of the costume items in the front of the store were the same quality you would get from any Halloween store. However, I would definitely return for makeup, or if I had costume needs outside of the Halloween season. read more

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Gypsy Treasure has a wide range of costumes. I went looking for accessories for a 1920's flapper party and found everything I needed (except a beaded shawl). Chris gave me suggestions (a boa) instead of a shawl. The black gloves are stretchy so one size fits all. Highly recommend Gipsy Treasure for fancy dress parties or Halloween. read more

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Same owners, bigger location. It was Halloween day and they were busy, but still took the time to be friendly and explain how everything worked. Definitely will go back for any costume needs read more

I rented a pirates costume, and Jolene helped me with accessories, boots, and putting the costume together. She was a lot of help and the costume was a hit. I will definitely go back if I attend another Halloween costume party. read more

This is a really nice family owned costume shop that's open year-round. I got a really cool pirate gun that looks super realistic from the shop for my Halloween costume. The people that work here are really nice and they have a huge selection of costumes to either rent or purchase. Please consider shopping here instead of spirit Halloween! They are in Grossmont Center. If you find yourself in need of a Santa Claus suit for rental, this is the place. read more

Love this place. We needed a last minute wizard costume for my kiddos D&D. The man that helped us said he didnt really have wizard, but, he had some pieces that might work. Ended up leaving with a PERFECT cloak and head piece. He was so helpful and nice. Best experience :D My kid is happy. read more

Gypsy Treasure Costumes - Wizard vibes - Costumes Near Me - La Mesa, California

We were in town from Alaska and were in the hunt for items we can't get or only can get shipped to Alaska. We do dog shows all over the country and this costume shop has exactly what we need in a larger size also less expensive than online. This special powder, Ben Nye Super White that we use on our dog's legs and head is the best and we came here just to buy and bring it back home. The owner said he ships too. So now we made a connection that's cheaper than Amazon! read more

Gypsy Treasure Costumes - Costume Masks! - Costumes Near Me - La Mesa, California

I came in and was immediately helped I had a very complex costume and both representatives that worked there at the blonde girl and the buff guy. Helped me immediately and help me find exactly what I need. Had a couple of laughs and I went on my way. I really appreciate the etiquette and a selection they have thank you guys for an excellent buying experience. I feel like you really value your customers. And you're excited to help with the costumes. Have a wonderful Halloween guys. read more

Really attentive owner who will go out of his way to assist you with whatever you need. The store has EVERYTHING!

Love this unique place and so convenient now that they've changed locations. The owner Chris takes his time and is very intentional with each customer that comes in. I'll always go back for professional stage make up sealers and for fun costume ideas. read more

Highly recommend !!! Chris is extremely helpful and even sent me photos of items before I came out.

Super friendly staff here, they were very knowledgeable of their products. I showed them a picture of what my desired look was and they recommended products to get me there. There was no pressure and I was given a variety of options and tips on application. Come here for Halloween, drags looks, Santa suits, anything. It's really cool here! The hours on Yelp are off. See my picture for their October hours. read more

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Great place to get a costume for rental. Instead of making a purchase and get some junk, you get quality rental instead instead of a shout out costume. read more

They were so helpful in finding a perfect costume for Halloween. It's a family tradition to have the best costumes. Mother and son so nice we have gone to them for years and have been extremely happy with their costumes. Go there and ask for what you them want to be and they are so excited to help . Happy Halloween! read more

One of the few all year round costume stores in SD. Going to do my first Halloween party in a long time and wanted to look awesome so I drove from North County to see what they had. I was greeted by Chris and then he referred me to Joelle to take care of me. They have a huge selection of costumes for rental and purchase. I was looking for a warrior costume. After looking at some of the choices that Joellel showed me, I decided to rent an amazing costume. She picked through their selection offering me lots of choices. In addition to their rentals they have a lot of costumes and accessories available for purchase and I ended up purchasing a wig to go with my outfit. I was hopeful, yet skeptical about finding something today but when I walked in the store I knew right away I was in the right place. Super stoked to have a killer costume for Halloween. Highly recommended. I'll be telling all my friends where I got my outfit. Thank you Chris and Joelle... Soooooo happy with my experience!!! read more

Gypsy Treasure Costumes - Costumes Near Me - La Mesa, California

Great store! Tons of everything you could ever want! The man that helped me was very polite, professional and knowledgeable. Store was clean, well organized and easy to find in Grossmont Shopping Center. Costumes Alternative Lifestyles Accessories Makeup PLUS So much more read more

Gypsy Treasure has done it again. They absolutely came in clutch for a very big night. Chris seemed so excited to help me pick out the overall outfit. From the main pieces to all of the smaller details. Everything fit perfectly and was so comfortable for the hours I was wearing it. I won't ever think to go to another place to get a costume. Plus, the place has such a cool and unique charm to it, I just love stopping by just to visit and say hey. Another plus is they've been serving this community for decades at this point? SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS! read more

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They are a great resource for costume rentals, makeup, face painting, clowning, balloons and magic. Ever since I started making balloons and then becoming a clown they have been my supplier since 2004. read more

The costumes are overpriced and made of bad quality materials. I had to make my costume work with extra clothes pins because it had velcro where it wasn't needed, and no velcro where it was needed. read more

I needed some special fx makeup for this Halloween and I was looking up places that sold mehron and Ben nye - which is how I found gypsy treasure. It was pretty much my only option so I was hoping they would have a little bit of a selection but I was so surprised at how fully stocked they were. So many options and mind you this is the week before Halloween. The staff was so kind, helpful, and pleasant. They have a ton of high quality costumes to rent which I am keeping in mind for the next themed event I attend. This place truly deserves all the business. :) read more

Definitely prefer this locally owned business over Spirit Halloween. They sell and rent costumes. They have lots of accessories too. Located in Grossmont Center Mall. read more

such awesome customer service! i was searching for a little gold tiara but could only find silver, i made a little comment about it when checking out and the gentleman behind the counter offered to spray paint it gold for me!! right there at the store, no extra charge such kind people. definitely recommend coming here! read more

Gypsy Treasure Costumes - my spray painted gold tiara !!! - Costumes Near Me - La Mesa, California

I Love Gypsy Treasure Costume they have everything you need for whatever kind of Costume you desireI give them 5 stars

We yesterday and was amazed on how much selection they had of everything ! It to much for me to add here. So I'm going to post some pictures. I got helped by Chris, who was very helpful and explain any questions I had, with great attitude. Def going again. The Halloween costumes are up the chart! Need to go look! read more

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At this location, several family members got 1920s costumes for my MIL's 80th birthday earlier this year. The customer service was fantastic. The lady helping us was very accommodating and patient. We received our costumes cleaned, pressed, and with everything included. My husband stole the show with his costume, though he was a reluctant customer during the fitting. Everything was ready on time. Our guests said that this was a party of a lifetime. I am looking forward to needing more costumes in the future. read more

Great costume selection! Great service! A 'to go' place for Julian Theater Company costume rentals!

Chris went above and beyond to help me build the perfect costume. Unbelievable selection and personalized service. Affordable rental and purchase prices for costumes and accessories. Cannot offer a higher review for a small business! Do not hesitate to check out this store for your special event or costume needs. read more

This is the only place I've found in town to get professional stage makeup. If you're looking for Ben Nye, this is the place to go. If you're new and don't know what you need just talk to them. They will set you up with a starter kit. They can also special order. I don't use it but they also have clown makeup and a ton of costumes. Really friendly helpful people and they've been here a long time. read more

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Dope costumes, nice workers, local company. Such a great selection of costumes! Perfect for last minute things. Fully support this amazing spot. read more

My work hosted a Bridgerton Brunch so we all needed costumes. I found Gypsy Treasure on yelp and called to get rental information. The gentleman on the phone suggested I come in as they had many dresses that could fit the theme. Several of my co workers and I stoped in and were assisted by an awesome lady and her daughter (they work on Tuesdays). I'm bummed that I did not catch her name, but she was really sweet and helped us navigate through the 100's of dresses. The selection is a bit overwhelming and there are even more choices in the basement that they will bring up for you to try, once you provide some direction on your desired look. This was not a quick visit as there were lots of decisions to be made. I loved that the accessories I needed to pull off "Lady Danbury" were included in my rental price. I thought the pricing was fair and my dress and accessories were steam cleaned, altered and ready when promised. I had the pleasure of working with the owners wife at pick up. She was extremely helpful in picking out a few last minute add ons. If you want to create a more authentic look for your next costume event, I highly recommend Gypsy Treasure in Grossmont Center. read more

Gypsy Treasure Costumes - Lady Danbury from the Netflix hit series Bridgerton. Rental included Top Hat and cane. - Costumes Near Me - La Mesa, California

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Great store! Nice, friendly, and helpful! Went in tonight because a piece of my sons costume for his party tonight did not arrive in the mail. They did not have exactly what we were looking for but when we described what we needed they took the time and creativity to help us put together something that exceeded what he bought online! Amazing! Thank you guys!!!!!! read more

Amazing store to rent or buy costumes and accessories, at the Grossmont outdoor mall! They have everything, from wigs to hats to gorgeous costumes for adults and children. We just found the perfect costumes for our kids' school theater show! Chris, the owner, is super cool and Miss Sue is very kind and knowledgeable. 5 stars! Go check it out: you'll love it! We'll definitely go back again and again! read more

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They have a lot of cool stuff and most likely will have what you need but the people there seem to get annoyed of you're a newbie. It seems like they get upset when you ask them questions that maybe a makeup artist would know or it's not common sense to someone new to make up. I called to ask if they had contact lenses for Halloween because, hey you never know, and the lady was like No No No and laughed at me. They have awesome good quality make up but not so great customer service. read more

Now in Grossmont mall the new location is great, the store looks great with lots of inventory and staff cares about the customer experience ! read more

We pass by this place all the time so it was a no brainer to come here when Halloween rolled around. We were invited to a costume-mandatory party and wanted to do it up good. We walked into a very busy place and were given personal attention right away. Wanna dress as a ballerina? A princess? How about Jennifer Lopez? And those were MY options! There were literally thousands of outfits available. We considered gladiators (I look great in a toga, BTW), Disney characters, Star Wars villains and bloodied zombies. We settled on a 20's gangster/ flapper combo. They gave us all of the accessories and asked us to pick up the costumes later that week. When we picked up the outfits, they'd been tailored, cleaned and pressed. And we looked great at the party! Although folks thought I was a pimp instead of a gangster. Everything went well....the costume selections, the personnel that work there, all of it. I definitely recommend this place if you need a costume. read more

What an amazing place !!!! any costume, dress up or event, you could possibly need you will find it here. The staff is amazing knowledgeable friendly and FUN....warm people with cool stuff... I loved the layout of the merchandise, I was able to locate the ideas in my head and come up with the costumes I needed Prices were very appropriate.. read more

This place is amazing. So much stuff! My boyfriend and I went in looking for masks for a masquerade ball. They have one of the LARGEST selections of masks around and incredibly reasonable prices! The ladies there are extremely helpful. We had to have tried on practically every mask in the store and the woman gladly helped us with a smile and helped me pick out the best one. 10/10 would go back and will recommend to a friend. ALSO, Don't listen to the crazies on here...Firstly, I am of Czech and Romainian decent and don't find 'Gypsy' to be insulting or a slur(some people need to calm down), and the store wasn't shoving anything religious in your face and the music was very quiet. Some people just want to be offended by things. read more

Last week was the first time I saw why this store ratings are so low and why there are many negative reviews. I have shopped here for three years consecutively knowing that their customer service was not the best, but this last experience was just over the top. I walked inside the professional costume area to find a particular costume for my husband and there was one customer representative that was friendly. She was helpful and we were chatting then another customer representative makes a comment on how we are chatting too much. The nerve! The lady continue to help me, but I decided not to go with the costume because it would have cost me $85 per day rental. In addition, the costume room smells odd from what I believe the costumes not being well-kept. Afterwards I went to makeup counter to find the costume make up I needed. This gentleman (which did not act gentlemanly) I think by the name Chris asked what I needed kind of rude. I told him what I needed and I was asking questions and he was very short and very vague. Then I tried to ask two other representatives questions and they were helping other customers while trying to answer my questions. I became irritated so I asked the non-gentlemanly gentleman is there another professional makeup store in San Diego. He referred me to Buffalo Breathe. That was the best information I receive my entire time in the store! I called Buffalo Breathe while I was in Gypsy Treasure and the customer representative was so friendly over the phone. I left the makeup I was going to purchase at Gypsy Treasure and went to Buffalo Breath. You can read the five star review I wrote for Buffalo Breath. read more

I loved everything wigs faces paint masks,all kinds of stuff, fake poo. Discussing I know!!! Hats you name it they have it there for Halloween. read more

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My daughter's birthday was on Easter a few years ago and we opted to throw her and her friends an Easter party. I thought it would be awesome if the Easter bunny showed up. I contacted the store and they said they had a few different bunny costumes. My husband and I went and they let him try on the costumes. (Bless his heart). It was affordable and as clean as a rental costume can be. They were easy to deal with as well. Tons of options there. I'd check them out if you are looking for something to rent. read more