Glamazombies

Finally, it was thrill day, all that practice was going to pay off. The GF and I had thrilled the bloody hell out of her living room on successive saturdays for a month. We put so much time and energy into learning the thriller dance, that costuming was a bit of an afterthought.

My stud GF informed me a few nights prior that I was in charge of all things makeup-related. So I hit some youtube zombie tuts right quick, and went all over my hood on a search of decent stage makeup. I was hoping to find some Kryolan or Ben Nye. This didn't occur.

In the end I was forced to use my own stuff and make do with what I could find in my kit.  So, I dug up some foundation that I haven't worn in years. Something paler and heavier than my usual one. I used the same Origins foundation on both of us. I figured it'd be easy to make my lady look pale and dead that way, since my skin is way lighter than hers anyway.

I buffed on a crap ton of foundation, then did much more than my usual amount of powder, using a Stila semi-sheer powder. I ended up adding the highlight from the Stila countour kit to 'whiten' the highlighted areas; forehead, nose, chin, and also added a tiny bit of green into the highlighted areas, for that necrotic look.

Now since I was using regular makeup, not stage makeup, I ended up making some very odd uses of mac eyeshadows.  I used sketch and carbon for shading, and started with the kind of countouring one would usually do (just under lower lip, cheekbones, just under jaw, above the brows). In addition to the typical contouring, I also added harsh looking lines around my nose, eyes, and mouth.

A great way to 'deadify' is to deepen smile lines and around the nose and eyes; making you look 'drawn' and slightly grotesque. For my eyes I used blackground as a base, sketch as the lid color and carbon in the crease with blacktrack fluidline gel liner and urban decay skyscraper mascara. I used juxt for that extra bit of green as my highlight. 

The GF's makeup ended up far less subtle than mine, because she bitched and moaned and squinched up her face the whole time, and even complained that I'd somehow injured her eye while shadowing.  I assure you I did no such thing. She wasn't too keen on the fake blood at the end either, so while I went to town with smeared fake blood, with her I had to content myself with just a smidge. :( Ah well, it looked pretty good anyway, although she could have used more blending. 

 Happy Halloween!!! 

a quick tip from the frugal femme

If any of you have ever scuffed your favorite pair of black patent leather pumps, you probably already know this one. Scratches, scrapes, and scuffs can be easily covered by black nail polish. So keep a cheap brand from the drugstore handy in case of emergencies. :)                

femme necklace has arrived :)

bachelorette crafting

So, I've been making favors for a dear friend's bachelorette party. I got this awesome stencil on etsy and decorated plain bags with stencils of clara bow. That was fun, and now I totes want more stencils!

 http://www.etsy.com/listing/82634929/clara-flapper-stencil-reusable-plastic

 I also constructed a crap-ton of feather hair fascinators. They're super easy to make so I didn't take a ton of step by step pics. Basically all you need is some felt, fake flowers, feathers, alligator clips, and a glue gun. Start with a rectangle of black or white felt, glue the feathers you want, clip the stem of the flower and glue that on, add a clip to the back et viola! Flower hair fascinators!  I took some pics of some of my favorites, so keep scrolling for pics. You can also add glitter to the flower at the end, keep in mind its easy to go overboard :)happy fascinating, y'all.

 And here's one of the bride to be rocking the bride-y cocktail hat!!!

best bday present ever

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty pleased with this one. I've been researching vintage pocket watches for at least a month.  I managed to luck out and get a great deal on ebay, the seller said this one belonged to her grandfather. Hilariously enough, a butch friend immediately confided that her gf had gotten her a pocket watch as well. Either it truly is the perfect gift for a quirky, dapper type; or perhaps the gf and I read the same blogs? My sources are big on watches, and true to form, my GF does looooove a watch. In fact, the only thing better than a watch, is a pocket watch.  :) File this under: great gifts for studs.

cocktail hat part 2

So, we left off at attaching millinery wire, I sewed that on with an extra thick millinery thread, using a whipstitch around the edge.

 Then I added bias tape around the outside edge to hide the wire, I didn't do a layer of felt on the top because I worried it might 'muddy' the line of the hat; however, in future I think I will cover the top as well.

 I used a somewhat thick raw silk to cover the hat, I cut out the same shape, about half an inch bigger, pinned it from the backside and sewed around the edge. All the stitching ended up getting covered later by the trim anyway, and the stitches helped affix the bias tape securely.

 Once that part is sewn on, you trim off the excess, cut out the same shape and neatly sew that onto the bottom to hide the felt.

 Once the top and bottom are covered, you can add a trim around the edge, I used a glue gun to attach the trim, some silk flowers, feathers, birdcage veil and one pretty little button. This is the easy and fun part; deciding how you want the final hat to look. Once the decorating is done you glue an alligator clip or comb onto the bottom to hold it on et voila! One handmade cocktail hat. :)

 I put a lot of birdcage veil on this one, I wanted it to be understated but still fairly dramatic, as its meant for a friend's bachelorette party. This hat should shout "I'm getting married!" And, well..I think it does. :)

If you eat it in the morning, it's breakfast

I usually spend my weekends at my GF's house, and she likes to make me a delicious meal for breakfast. :) We wake up hungry as we get a lot of exercise at night (ahem).

I'm a pescatarian, a veggie who eats fish, so breakfast is often fish and veggies, since the lady ain't much of a fan of eggs. Anyway, breakfast on saturday was so pretty I took a picture. This is ahi tuna steaks and fruit and veggies.

We also worked on the thriller dance over the weekend, as we plan to thrill the world at the end of the month! Last year I was too late to learn the dance, but I swore I'd master it this year!

I'm not quite ready yet, but soon, pets...sooon, I will thrill the world!!!!!

http://thrilltheworld.com/

You can too! It's not too late!!! Learn the dance! Thrill the world!