Sugar-Sweet

I am here to announce, that I have not been a lazy cuss in my absence. Not only have I started up a new job, had the internet kick out on me; but have been setting up photoshoots left and right. October's going to be excellent, my friends. We're chuck-full of shoots and ready to roll. This is just the beginning:

Ooooooo!

Let me tell you, this was a shoot I was worried about. Like the candy shoot I had participated in some time ago with Torsten Bangerter and Connie Walker, cliche tends to turn me off. Sugar skulls are something we've all seen and heard of. But once again, I stood up to the challenge and was greatly rewarded for it! Just what I needed to kick off the Halloween season! I was privileged to work with photographer, Carlo Panti; hairstylist, Souk Mixayboua; models, Amy Christine and gorgeous newcomer, Stephanie Montecot! We made one heck of a team!

I've already had a few people ask me about the process for this shoot. I'm a girl on a budget. Let's get that across right away. I'm all about being resourceful and not taking "cheap" stuff for granted. I can't tell you how good it feels to find inexpensive product that works just as good as that billion dollar top-brand makeup. That, and I like the looks I get when I tell folks what I used to pull off my makeup stunts.

Brought to you by: Walmart!

Seriously. Walmart's my hero. It's convenient, inexpesive and a great place to bomb makeup-wise during Halloween. I used their white and black cream makeups as the meat of the models' sugar skulls and the home experiment you see above. I hadn't done sugar skulls before and wanted to play around. Not too shabby, eh?

Finishing touches were done with acrylic paint and eyeshadow pigment/powder. The brows were covered using a layering technique with a washable glue stick. These were the bare necessities and were all inexpensive! Some raw talent later, and viola! Sugar skulls!

All of the design work was free-handed and left to imagination. This was what intimidated me most, as I'm sure it would anyone. Most sugar skulls I've come across tend to be basic. They don't utilize a lot of the white space, and that's exactly what I wanted to break from. Anyone who knows me, knows I'm a big fan of sharpie art. Being able to incorporate that flavor into things a bit, really sold me on these skulls. Once I got in the groove, I let myself go and had a great time. Four friggin' hours worth!

LOOK at this kick-ass car!

A prime example of sharpie art, everyone. Now we know what Willis was talkin' 'bout.

He also talks about drag queens. (What? xD) Sharpie art's cool, but I don't worship it like I do RuPaul. This she-man's my hero. Anyone who watches and loves RuPaul's Drag Race knows to "lip sync for your life," and to not "f#@% it up." RESPECT for all you beautiful, talented queens out there. So, in the spirit of gender-bending, I decided to wear my own crown:

 

Say, "whaaaaaat?"

Man makeup! I've got less exciting reasons for slapping some on than your typical dragster. Anime Banzai's coming up, and I'll be cosplaying as my video game hero, Leon S. Kennedy, from Resident Evil. No, I'm not a big fan of anime, but missing out on SLC Comic Con planted an itch. Must dress up, must be my man and must have fun doing it. I hadn't genuinely attempted man makeup yet, so gave myself the go-ahead one lonely night and took some pics. (Don't pay me unexpected visits.) Feelin' good about it!

Don't you worry you're pretty little face, I haven't forgotten how to doll mine up. My ever-so-wonderfully-talented photographer friend, Kiersta Rhodes, made sure you'll remember it with a few snazzy snap-shots slapped up in her blog! I love this woman. Her talent will always inspire me. Can't thank her enough!

Super <3

There are plenty more photoshoots this month to look forward to! Thanks for keeping up, friends and readers. I appreciate every one of you for putting up with me and my secret obsessions.

                                   

"Don't be Jealous of my Boogie!"

Love, peace, chicken grease!