Year: 2013

  • Shopping Penguin (or Makeup Day 2)

    Shopping Penguin (or Makeup Day 2)

    Calling it Shopping Penguin because I’ve had it stuck in my head since discovering Parry Gripp, and I made little eye wings.

  • Hair + Makeup Day One

    Hair + Makeup Day One

     Inspired by this tutorial from Beautylish

  • 2013: The year I inevitably become a makeup artist (and have so much fun)

    2013: The year I inevitably become a makeup artist (and have so much fun)

    It’s funny how life kinda throws things at you that then propel you into something you kinda wanted to take up, but didn’t have a huge need to. Without spoiling anything – I need to learn how to do a lot more makeup, a lot more things with it, and I need to learn it…

  • Truth

    Truth

  • KieryGeek: Kiery Vs Games

    KieryGeek: Kiery Vs Games

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  • In which I buy lots more makeup

    In which I buy lots more makeup

    We’ve been working on preproduction for Hendstrom a lot lately – I’ve drawn out some costume alterations, put together a list of costume thingies I need – and, as you can see in the last post, started trying crazy stuff with eyeliner. I’ve decided to invest in tattoo pens instead, because 10 minutes in the…

  • Caution: First Attempt at Character Makeup

    Caution: First Attempt at Character Makeup

    First attempt at some kind of fantasy character makeup – using eyeliner and eyeshadow for everything, except some red lipstick. I know it sucks, but you have to start somewhere.

  • Untitled post 3329

    I may have to start doing a series of blog posts on preproduction makeup, as I attempt to learn how to do it. Unfortunately, I spent most of my teen years avidly avoiding makeup like the plague, so my ability in doing anything creative with it is…wanting. But I can pretend it’s all paint, right?

  • General Update and Rambles. Lots of Rambles.

    General Update and Rambles. Lots of Rambles.

    I’ve been planning for SDCC, and setting aside monies to fund it, and Pax East. My brain space feels like it’s been constantly running, and all week I’ve felt on the verge of crashing. Surprisingly, I’ve been more creative this week (unsure if it’s because, or in spite of) than I have in months. Over…

  • Default Word

    Default Word

    I spent a while arguing with myself over this one – not so much because I disagreed with it, but because I thought maybe it’d be frowned upon by the grown-up-word-of-the-year police (who I hope don’t exist). Because Aletheia ended up being such a big thing, and playing a huge role in decision making last year.…