Best Magic-Gags & Costume

This place is excellent for costume needs! They carry tons of colors and varieties of Ben Nye, they have professional vampire fangs, spirit gum, tooth black, anything you need for fantastic and professional looking costume makeup. All of the staff here are super friendly and helpful as well.

Just ran in to buy some BenNye clown make up for my Dia De Los Muertos makeup. Friendly staff! Super helpful!

They have extended hours 8:30 pm till Halloween !
Guys were very informative and nice. A++ will definitely be back

This place was so awesome!
They have so much! I’m a make up artist & I needed some last min supplies from Ben Nye & I was able to get exactly what I needed with the right amount and not over buying! The nice man who works the make up counter area is very knowledgable & I really appreciated it!
I will be back for more things to add to my kit!
Not to mention they have just about any and every costume & accessory you may need to make your costume awesome!

GREAT Store! I was on the hunt for some Liquid Latex & Ben Nye make up — you can’t find those just anywhere, and I didn’t want to pay for shipping for something so small!
This store is pretty cool — A TON of gag jokes & very awesome selection of stage make up! I don’t know the name of the employee who graciously helped me — but he had grey hair & seemed very into SFX make up. He was so helpful he sampled some of the cream colors on my hand just so I can compare colors. I also showed him the costume I am creating & he was just a cool guy overall. He also was very knowledged in the products — he explained the differences between the fake blood products which helped a ton in picking which one to buy.
I walked out paying $ 60: 4 cream colors, the medium size jug of liquid latex, sponges, one brush, & a small bottle of stage blood. That may seem pricey, but you really do get what you pay for when you buy professional grade SFX make up. I am very impressed with Bill Nye the colors are SUPER pigmented & does not fade away! Worth every penny!

Great magic shop. Can always drop in and shoot the breeze with the guys that work there. Excellent costume shop with plenty of good makeup choices.

I came in here looking for stage makeup today, but not entirely sure of what I wanted. Kurt spent almost an entire hour with me, and took his time explaining everything. He was so polite and helpful; I’ll definitely be back to this little gem.

The guy who helped me was super friendly and knowledgeable! And patient! I had a million questions for one small item… they carry Ben Nye at super affordable prices. Love this place, wish I knew of it sooner!

Absolutely amazing! Needed last minute accessories for costumes and they had exactly what we needed. The gentleman who helped us went above and beyond to get what we needed and was an absolute sweetheart!

I lived this spot!!!
The two gentlemen were really nice I can’t complain.
I would highly recommend this place to all!!!

I love this place. We always visit from Washington. The Ben Nye makeup is great. I Love sharing what I have done as a makeup artist. The magic is fantastic. My daughter is an aspiring magician and they help her with new tricks. Love it!

Let me just say a big «FUCK YOU» to the rude bastard that works at this piece of shit store in Anaheim. I was so pissed about the way that he treated me that it took every strength I had not to tell him off right then and there. I stayed tight lipped, made a stank face and immediately decided to come on here and write about my experience so this asshole loses out on future business.
I work in entertainment and know what products I like to use. I found myself in a bind and needed some make-​up NOW. I searched for the closest costume store in Anaheim on Unilocal and this was the place that popped up. «Best Magic — Gags & Costume»
The reviews seemed okay except for one guy who felt that he was ripped off and treated rudely by some prick. Anyway, I had a feeling they would have what I needed on the fly, so I decided to look into it more. I ended up calling-​in first to make sure they had what I needed before I bolted over on my lunch.
It was probably the same dude who answered the phone that was the douche to me in the store, because the male voice I spoke to was short and sounded very bothered by my questions.
I didn’t catch the asshole’s name who helped me, but he had a salt & pepper extra long pube looking like beard, an old black t shirt, and a bunch of BO… oh yea, and a lazy eye.
Aside from being a complete dick to me for NO REASON, he also never informed me that there are NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES. He’ll just stamp it on your receipt and send you out the door as soon as he gets your money.
I will never take my business to this dump again. Absolutely blown away by the horribly rude costumer service.

Stopped in here for a couple of odds and ends. The staff was very helpful. They had everything I needed and even suggested a few other items that might help me out.
This looked just like I expect a magic store to look like. This place was packed with stuff. It’s located in what appeared to be a quiet and safe neighborhood.
They had everything for the beginner to the professional. Lots of books and magazines… which reminds me… I forgot to pick up some reading material.
When I need a magic fix this will be my go to spot.

These guys know magic! They take care of customers!
I just now called them and Rob went out of his way to take care of my order.
So, give them your business and make some great new friends.
LONG LIVE BEST MAGIC!
with appreciation, Adam Christing

This placed is jam packed with magic tricks and illusions. I used to live in the neigborhood and used to visit at least once a week and pick up stuff for my shows. Qualitex balloons for balloon animals. Great selection of close up magic and instruction books. Old school cash register must be 100 years old.

Very helpful and very knowledgable. I was looking for a Ben nye kit and was able to find it in seconds! They also made great recommendations for other products but weren’t pushy about it. I look forward to coming back soon!

This Magic and Costume shop has a friendly staff that is very helpful with finding the right product. The costume selection is amazing with great costumes to rent as well as buy. I’ve gone in when needing a costume or magic trick that usually brightens up the day of one of the children in our family.

I love this place. I buy all my make up here all year round they carried Ben Nye and Mehron :) I came in here a few years back looking for make up for Halloween and found an array of cool stuff. I always enjoy coming in and looking around! The people who work there are so awesome and friendly! They also rent costumes for Holiday’s too! This place has good quality costumes!
Love Love Love this place!!!

So I’m prepping for my road dog Russ’ birthday party and what do I need? A fake mustache. Yes, that’s right. You ask «Why?» I ask «Why not?»
I’d seen the crappy ones around at the big box costume shop but I wanted something a little nicer, so I checked with a friend who is involved in local theater and she pointed me to this place.
She couldn’t have been more right. (Thanks CJ!)
Drove down there with the family on a rainy Saturday. There are a few people there when we get there and the workers are busy so I randomly walk around to get a feel for the place and see if I can find what I need. Soon enough one of the gentlemen finds us and points me in the right direction. The wife and kids amuse themselves with the fake vomit while I look over some fake mustaches. I found the cheesy ones for about $ 2 each, but behold I find a nice theatrical real hair one for $ 10. Bottle of spirit gum, one $ 10 mustache and a couple $ 2 ones for my friends (hey, if they want a nice one they’re more than welcome to buy their own) and I’m out of there for $ 20.
Works were great, this store has freaking everything. My wife was happy because there are times my kids need costume things for school or girl scouts or whatever, and that stuff is tough to find when they’re out of season. Store is pretty crowded and I didn’t really get a sense to any rhyme or reason of the layout, but I’m sure if I looked around more I could.
Not a negative, but I think the cash register there is older than I am. Total old school mechanical register with a laminated card next to it to figure out the sales tax. I love it.
Oh and on the way out one of the guys did a magic trick for the 2 older kids and they loved it. It was a sleight of hand foam ball type thing, and I was even watching closely and I couldn’t keep track of how he did it. well played, sir. well played.

Best Magic and Costumes… Alright, first I’ll confess that this placed used to amaze me to no end. But as the years went by and I grew more experienced in the craft, it came to my realization that I was ripped off more than CIA document being shredded 5 times.
Selection:
When I was still young and first started magic, I always wanted to step foot in a magic shop. After a couple of years of fumbling around with simple tricks, my dad found this place and took me here to get my birthday gift. I got to choose whatever trick I liked the most within reasonable price. I have to say, they have a nice selection of magic for such a small shop (I’m not counting the costume section because I had no interest in that side of the store). I ended up choosing the «Wonderful Pen», which is a version of the pen through dollar trick that has an examinable pen. So they had a great selection… but I’ll tell you the kicker later.
Service:
When I was young, these guys were amazing. They were so nice an interested in getting me into the craft. They demoed the tricks and even astonished me with some of their originally crafted tricks.
I’m not young anymore. I go back and realize these guys are all pricks with obviously faked concern, only getting you in the craft to hope that you buy more stuff from them. Only one or two of them are genuinely nice and willing to help you out, while the other ones have unnecessary egos. To have an ego, you need to be a somebody.
Demos:
Yes, demos are great. I was so amazed when they demoed the tricks when I was younger. Now I think it’s such a waste for them to demo the trick… These guys are bad! Their technique is bad, their patter is bad, their performance is like David Blaine’s «shaman» act crossed with Keanu Reeves’ Neo act. Lifeless, lifeless, lifeless! The actual trick is only a tool to the real «magic.» I guess if you want to just see the trick straight on, then this is a good thing… but it’s not how it will look in the real world. I feel guilty each time I see a trick they demo because their technique is so bad that it’s like they are giving the secrets away.
Prices:
OMG!!! I can NOT believe I used to think I was getting great deals! That Wonderful Pen I mentioned earlier is $ 10 tops at every online retailer… whereas it cost my dad a whoppin’ $ 50 for that birthday gift!!! Obviously for magic, there’s no return policy… but they should make exceptions for matching prices. I understand there are costs with ordering and reselling, but a $ 40 profit margin sounds too steep for my blood.
Overall: ⁵⁄₅ when I was 7 years old, and ²⁄₅ now that I’m 24 yrs old.
If you want to see tricks demoed and possible unintentionally figure them out, by all means go here. If you want useful advice that will guide you down the right path in magic, stick to online forums. This place is no place for magic guidance; it’s nothing but a business. Nothing but egotistical hacks here that would go any lengths to make a profit.