Geek Slappy Madness

I heard about a geeky craft fair being put on at the Jupiter Hotel by the PDX Browncoats our local Firefly fan club. There was so much awesome geek stuff but most of it was very over priced.

Shiro Cosmetics was there! Isn't the owner adorable? I got to test out the new holiday glosses Red Ryder smelled the best, but I think Leg Lamp was the better shade. I am definitely buying from her soon!

Girl dressed like TARDIS, looks comfy.

Randall really liked the steampunk stuff, the guns, utility belts, and canes.

Afterwards we went to Slappy Cakes for lunch. I had my usual sweet potato pancakes with goat cheese and apples.

Randall had toast, hash, eggs over easy, and vegan sausage. He's on this weird doctor recommended diet for a month, it's cut out weird things like soy and citrus.

After lunch we walked down the block to Movie Madness so Randall could see what they had. They have a lot of movie memorbelia including some awesome old costumes.

 

I love the gold dress in the above photo, from a 60's version of Grimm Fairy Tales. It's super tiny though, I could never fit in it, the actress must have been 12. 

 

Eyeshadow was Aromaleighs Zues and Verdant Wisp, and Femme Fatales Space Cow.

Binary Solo

 

Wore this look to where I volunteer locally once a week, mostly though I just felt like wearing some eyeshadow. On my cheeks I'm wearing Femme Fatals Fire Bloom blush, and Morgana Cryptorias Quark lip balm.

On the inner corner is Aromleighs Binary, and under the lower waterline Femme Fatals Phantasm.

On the lid is more Binary, with Femme Fatals Space Cow and arching above FF Haunt with more Phantasm on the brow bone.

I probably should have blended Haunt in a bit more but all in all it was a nice look and a good color combo.

I Was Different

 

I felt like I needed to wear some green eyeshadow, I have a lot of interesting greens and now that it's fall I feel like I can use them in better correlation with the weather. On my face I've used Aromaleighs Peaches n' Cream finishing powder, Meows Firecracker blush, and Brazens Breathless lipgloss.

Usually I pair greens with gold but I thought all different shades of green would be something different for me. I used Meow Telepathy on the inner corner, then under the waterline is Aromaleighs Glowing Luna, and then Meows Balderdash.

I used more Glowing Luna on the lid followed by Meows Comet. There's more Telepathy on the brow bone, and more Balderdash on the outer corner.

To Kill A Mockingbird

 

I got free tickets to a local play the other day (To Kill a Mockingbird) because I made the pattern for "Scouts" Ham Costume. If I manage to get pictures of it I'll post them here but they didn't build a frame into the costume so it looked a little like a floppy bladder. It was a good production though, I enjoyed it, though sometimes the southern accents were a little hard to understand. Next month they're doing "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" and I want to see that too!

The night before I stayed up and made myself a dress, it took me about 4 hours including cutting out the pieces. There was a little problem with the top front that I have since fixed, and I also cut out sleeves for it that I decided not to put on because I think there's only so much stripe I could handle. 

I realize my boots don't match, but it was cold and wet, and I figured nobody would be looking at them much.

Dress: Self made

Necklace: Handmade by my Mom

Hair Clip: LA Fashion District

Shoes: Nordstrom Rack

The back was kinda cute!

Eyeshadow was Aromaleigh with Pink Fingers on the inner corner and brow bone. Champagne Toast on the lid and Magna Parsec in the crease. I'm also wearing their blush in Corset and Morgana Cryptoria lipstick in Luminous Lava.

I Am Iron Man

 

When I grabbed my colors this day I didn't realize they were Iron Man colors, my eyes are genius billionaire playboy philanthropists, hooray!

Aromaleighs Bluebell on the inner corner and AL Infidels under the lower lash line followed by AL Spiked Punch.

Brazens Prowl is on the lid with more Spiked Punch in the arch and outer corner. Bluebell was used as a highlight.

Ooh sparkly!

Pink Flirt blush in Sweet Surrender. On my lips is Wet n' Wild lipstick in Blossom, with Geek Chics Willful Wyvern gloss over top.

Rebellion

 

Ha ha I've been Loki'd! My first time using my Morgana Cryptorias lip gloss in Medusas Magic. Super fun! I'm also wearing Aromaleighs Cherry Bomb blush.

 

On the inner corner I used Meows Illusion, then on the middle of the lower lash line Aromaleighs Umbra. On the outer lower corner is AL's Glowing Luna with AL Cielo patted over top.

On the lid is Umbra with Cielo swooped into the crease and Glowing Luna on the outer corner. Illusion is on the brow bone as a highlight.

 

 Nice and evil!

Ohh yeah, just right for Halloween.

He Laughs His Cat Laugh

 

I thought blue and pink would make a cute look on a summery day, and Femme Fatals Dreamstate would make a pretty liner. Unfortunately my liner skills still leave something to be desired but I don't think it was completely my fault this time, Dreamstate wasn't reacting well with my foiling medium. Also the pretty teal sparkle wasn't showing through.

On the lid I've used Aromaleighs High Heels with AL Wonder in the crease. A bit hard to tell though since High Heels is so shimmery.

Dreamstate was used as a liner, and ALs Perihelion was used on the inner corner and on the brow bone as a highlight.

It was a simple look with a surprising pop of color.

I'm also wearing ALs Cherry Bomb Blush, and Brazen lip gloss in Burlesque.

This is War

 

A very dark makeup look, kinda odd for the summer, but what can I say, I'm a rebel. Okay not so much, but I just kinda felt like doing something like this. Although originally I had green in mind instead of the blue, but I thought it might look too Christmas-y.

On the lower part of the lid I'm using Aromaleighs Athena, and on the upper lid is Aromaleighs Not So Silent Night. The black lining I used for it was Meows Black Friday.

As a highlight for my brow bone, the inner corner of my eye and under the lower lash line, I'm using Meows Frost Castle

On my face I used Aromaleighs Peaches n' Cream finishing powder, and their Cherry Bomb blush (now called Bittersweet on their website). On my lips is Morgana Cryptorias Nevermore.

Glitter in the Air

 

I got the sudden urge to wear glitter the other day, I'm afraid I'm not great as making it stick though, but I was glittery all the same.

All shadows and glitters were Aromaleigh with Demeter and Oscillate under the lower lash line.

After Demeter is Aqua Nightmare under Reverberation, Pulsar under Ignite, and Champagne Toast under Shake It Up.

As you can tell I had some issues getting any of the glitter to stay on my actual lid.

I'm wearing Aromaleighs Cherry Bomb blush, and Sweetpea and Fays Mermaids Kiss liquid lipstick.

Infrared Photoshoot

 

 My favorite shot

Actually shooting in infrared (as opposed to changing it to infrared via Photoshop) can be pretty unpredictable. How dark or light something can look depends less on color, and more on what the object is made of. It tends to smooth out skin tone, but can make you look old because it accentuates wrinkles. It edits out freckles and moles but can bring out the appearance of veins. Most photographers who use infrared choose to shoot landscapes, in that respect Michael is a bit of a rebel.

There are of course some things you can do to get the photo you want. The older the cloth is, the more likely it will shoot better  and more true to color because vintage clothing used more natural fibers where more modern stuff tends to have a blend.

Plastic tends to photograph white or clear, as you can tell from my large white faux lashes. So if you plan on wearing lashes maybe buy one that are made from real hair. Although this is kinda a neat side effect.

Lipstick will not be dark, no matter what. I'm wearing Geek Chics Kaos and it doesn't look as if I'm wearing anything. Though for whatever reason khol eyeliner always shows up black, so use that on your mouth instead.

This, believe it or not, is a black dress, it photographed light blue under infrared except for the black elastic straps, kinda fascinating don't you think? This was my last outfit, the shoes were 4 inch heels and kept sinking into the dirt as I walked around, and dress was absolutely killing me. In fact as soon as I got home I chucked it, most of the pictures wearing it I found really unflattering anyway, plus it has a tendency to get a bit twisted while moving and it's super hard to straighten out again. I really only brought it along cause the photographer asked me to, and I don't have a lot of black in my wardrobe.

I got three panoramics, one for each outfit, but like I said I didn't care for the black dress much. This was my favorite panoramic, I'm particularly fond of poses 2 and 5.

I'm in love with pose 4, I want to have a whole album of me jumping in this dress.

All these photos were taken in Portland Riverview Cemetery, which is huge and old and includes a lot of famous residents from Portland history and some large, amazing tombstones. There are also a lot of bikers who come for the quiet roads. This shot was taken just before a whole bunch of them road past shouting things like, "Looking good," and "Very pretty." It was kinda funny really.

There were a few short jokes about this shot because even standing on a bench I still wasn't tall enough to have the leaves directly behind me. The background photographed pretty though didn't it?

I did not get a color shot of my makeup that day. But I took some photos when I was practicing earlier in the month, I changed the shape a bit for the actual shoot, but these are the colors I used in the shoot with the exception of the blue eyeliner which I took out at the last minute, and I used black eyeliner on my waterline.

• Black Rose Minerals It's Electric
• Black Rose Minerals Venom
• Aromaleigh Almost Midnight
• Meow Hoar Frost
• Meow Sleet
• Meow Astral Projection
• Aromaleigh Plush Romantic
• Aromaleigh Fume

Wow that's a lot of eyeshadow.