It feels like Halloween was so long ago! I started this blog because of what happened on 1 October. If you're unfamiliar with that event, it's what locals are calling the terrorist attack that happened on October first. While I was not directly hurt by this, it did worm its way into my life. I lost one of my friends that night. The worst part of it was, we lost contact for a few years. Not because of any reason, just because....life. Then, stupid conspiracy theorists were saying horrible stuff about someone I went to high school with. He had to go on The Ellen Show to clear the air. This upset me a lot. I spent a lot of time being angry at the entire situation. I didn't feel like celebrating Halloween, which is obviously my favorite holiday.
I felt like it was insensitive to celebrate gore and death while gore and death happened on such a grand scale less than ten miles from my home. Every time I drove by Mandalay Bay, I would (and still do) feel sick. I talked to my therapist a lot about my feelings. She said I should channel it into art. I'm not much for painting or anything like that, but I am pretty ok at makeup. So I started doing face paint with a few Wet N Wild kits I got from the dollar store. I posted some of the looks on Facebook/facebook and my friends and family really seemed to like it! Here are my favorite ones.
This is me as a Bond villainess. It's also my desired aesthetic year round.
This one is so stupid. But my favorite. I planned on using the stencils given in the kit to create a comic book girl, but they would NOT stick to my skin. It was so weird because I actually have dry skin! Anyway, I did the eyebrows with then stencils, and ended up turning myself into a genderbent Grandmaster from Thor Ragnerok! I think it's so funny! And it was definitely a learning experience.
I felt like it was insensitive to celebrate gore and death while gore and death happened on such a grand scale less than ten miles from my home. Every time I drove by Mandalay Bay, I would (and still do) feel sick. I talked to my therapist a lot about my feelings. She said I should channel it into art. I'm not much for painting or anything like that, but I am pretty ok at makeup. So I started doing face paint with a few Wet N Wild kits I got from the dollar store. I posted some of the looks on Facebook/facebook and my friends and family really seemed to like it! Here are my favorite ones.
This is my version of favorite Snapchat filter. They didn't have this one as an option as much as I hoped! I made the glitter freckles with nyx glitter liner in goldThis is my version of my favorite Snapchat filter.
This is my version of Twisty. The Clown from American Horror Story. I felt he was really underused in the show! My friends named my take on it Topsy 😂
This is me as a Bond villainess. It's also my desired aesthetic year round.
This one is so stupid. But my favorite. I planned on using the stencils given in the kit to create a comic book girl, but they would NOT stick to my skin. It was so weird because I actually have dry skin! Anyway, I did the eyebrows with then stencils, and ended up turning myself into a genderbent Grandmaster from Thor Ragnerok! I think it's so funny! And it was definitely a learning experience.
And finally, on actual Halloween, I was a dark angel. I used everything I learned and kind of jumbled it into one! Artie was Chewbacca and Ken was Kylo Ren. Ken unfortunately had sensory overload and was unable to take a picture. Oh well, maybe next year! Halloween is still my favorite holiday. Even though I think everyone in Las Vegas is going to celebrate it differently now. Hoping for a happier holiday next year. 💕 In my house, I plan on keeping the spirit of Halloween alive via this blog. Hope you enjoy the journey, Nik or Treaters! Xo Nik 🎃
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