Monochrome

Some other make - up shots I found together with the previously posted butterfly pix. 

I like to experiment with gradient colors, the transition makes this monochrome look a bit more exciting. 

 
The shirt was a gift from my mom. The layers, I mean the striped and the knit part unfortunately are sewn together, which limits the variability of the blouse, but I think,  matched with a satin pencil skirt, it's goinf to make an excellent work outfit.

Your Little Butterfly

Aaaw, look, what I found: There were a couple of make - up shots hiding in a very unlikely folder on my laptop. They were taken a while ago - I still had my much prettier sidebangs :'( -, but I forgot to post them. 

Well, I don't know where the idea of painting butterfly wings on my eyelids came from, usually I'm not that girly...Actually, I'm not even so fond of the make - up, I just love the atmosphere of these pictures, even though I look weird on most of them, 'caust I was trying to show off the eyelids so badly...x)

Happy World Goth Day!

I know, I know, there's no point in a special goth day, because goths are goths 24/7 every day of the year, but I love these cheesy, nonsense mementos and...well, it's another good excuse to have fun!
I wish, it would have fallen on a weekend, so we could have organized a meet, or a picnic, but ah, well...the gloomy weather lessens my regret, even though I wouldn't mind a warm, foamy coffee in my favorite victorian coffee - house...^^

Well, not my best one ever, but I snapped a shot of myself in the garden. Since my long crinoline isn't at home, I wore a shorter, less poofy petticoat, a waistcoat corset and a ruffled chiffon blouse, tons of rings and black lisptick. ^^

I rarely have the opportunity to goth up myself like this, that's why I can appreciate the WGD a lot.
Please, excuse me for the poor quality of the photo and the lack of details, unfortunately, my beloved personal photographer couldn't join me this time, I was in a hurry...:/

Do you 'celebrate' the WGD? Are you participating in any goth events, going to party today? ^^

Happy Birthday weekend to me...! ^^

It was my 23rd one.

Well, I've never really been excited about my birthdays, I've never had birthday parties, moreover, I've always been terrified of the thought of someone organizing a surprise party for me...I can hardly put up with birthday wishes, that's how much I dislike to be in the spotlight, center of attention...

Friday evening, we headed out to the cinema to see The Raven, then we had dinner.
The movie was enjoyable. It was purely fictional, but full of references to Poe's work. I just doubt, the producers got the underlying meaning of it, so the film itself remained to be a period detective movie - no, not like Sherlock Holmes, rather like From Hell... - without the chatartic drama I expected.

My outfit for Friday: DiY earrings, DiY necklace and another - more wearable - DiY cutout tee. The skirt is from C&A, if I remember correctly and the shoes are  - the most comfy heels I've ever worn - from Deichmann.

One of the puppies, Blanky  had an accident Saturday morning; he fell off the stairs we thought were super-secured, and he hit himself very hard. He was in shock, but we immediately took him to the veteranerian, which the vet said, saved his life.
He most likely had internal bleeding and he could hardly stand on his right rear leg. The vet gave him two shots, prescribed some medicines and expalined us how to treat him, what to feed him and such.

By the time we got home after shopping for him, he felt much better, he tried to crawl on my lap to snuggle up to me, then we know, he'll be all right! ^^
Now he's still in sligt pain, and on drugs, but he's cheerful again, he gets up, walks, eats and is cute without trouble. In a couple of weeks, he'll be as good as new again! ^^

Otherwise, it was spoiling day for me: My boyfriend cooked a delicious meal from my favorite ingredients topped with fresh strawberries and a thorough massage on my sore back and shoulders.  Mmmm...I know it doesn't sound very exciting and the most of you could imagine better ways to spend their Birthday, but I loved it! ^^

Yesterday we had lunch with my mom, and my brother's family. There has been so much tension between us lately that I was worried about it, but we had a nice day together. ^^
I got a bag of bonbons with coffee fillings I've never tried before, because they're quite expensive...but gosh, I found my new favorite candies! ^^

Last, but not least, I'd like to thank all of those, who sent me their birthday wishes, it meant a lot to me! ^^

Stormbearer

I know I don't do much blogging lately, but I'm pretty busy with all kinds of things and I try to spend as less of my free time on the PC as I can. On the other hand, I'm flooding all kinds of pictures...(:

It was such a fun shoot! ^^
The weather wasn't as bad as it seems on the picture above, but the storm was coming, we had to get the job done fast; we couldn't use the flag we were carrying around, just for some silliness...(:

How to spit Monday in the face?

Well, find a long forgotten dress from high school, figure out, that it still fits, get a new hair color, put on pretty make up, high heels and go out for dinner. So far, it worked for me...;)

Now, my bangs and roots are dark violet and the rest is still black, but I'm going to gradually color my entire hair violet. I love it! I feel so much better, much more lively and confident!

I think, you can even see it on the photo above: not the headshot, I look like a washed out zombie on that one, but the outfit shot. Now I just have to get into shape again for the upcoming hell on earth summer...! ^^

Monthly Homework Assignment: Prized Possessions

When Le Professeur Gothique announced the theme - ' Prized Posessions' -, I thought there will be a lot of cute, nostalgic entries.
I was doubting, if I wanted to keep it fashion and lifestyle related, but I decided to spare the list of my most beloved clothes for another time and show you something from the bottom of my little heart, instead...^^

What I'd grab if our house would burn down is a pair of plush dolls, my fuzzy baby - blanket and a carved amulet.
And my laptop, of course, I have too many pictures on it shrining too many memories...

The old fashioned, checkered blanket is my baby - banket, which is very precious to me, it comes wherever I go. I never use it as a blanket to cover myself, it's more like a doll to me, I sleep with it. It's soft and fuzzy; when I was smaller, I used fall asleep while caressing it.

The poor, worn puppy doll was a Christmas present from my mom when I was 5 - 6, he's shared my pillow with me since then. Unfortunately the fabric of his clothing is very hard to fix, if I sew or patch it, it comes undone right next to the sewline immediately again and I don't want to completely change it, so I try to carefully spare him...^^

The retro teddy is 35 years old, I 'inherited' it from my older brother. He's been operated so many times, there isn't a part that hasn't been broken yet, his right eye is a button...but he always reminds me of the time we've been kids together with my brother. ^^

The amulet has the most emotional background of them all. It's a monkey. My dad carved it out of a peach seed.

He unexpectedly passed away of a heart attack last year, in March. I've never wanted to talk about this on the blog or any other forum and I most likely won't ever mention it again, because it's very private and still hurts too much, but this little amulet is surely one of my most - if not the most - prized posessions...! ^^

Many shades of pink

I made this hair flower a couple of days ago, and today I finally had a half an hour to snap a couple of picture of it for the blog. I've never thought one day I'd say this, but I love the soft, creamy pink color of the flower! ^^

I wore my turquoise wig - you'll see it in action soon! ;) -, and gradient pink make up; it starts with white and fades into magenta. I have to say, I'm really proud of this make- up, because I've never been good at it, but my skills finally seem to have imrpved a bit...^^

Leather

So I had this photoshoot last week in leather...

...that corset was laying on the bottom of my give away pile. I don't like it, it's not pleasant to wear, it's uncomfortable and if I move, walk or sit down, it gets humpy, because the fabric is great, but the boning is terrible...the skirt, on the other hand is, gorgeous, but it's a bit too loose now...I wish the size of my favorite clothes would keep constantly adjusting to my actual size when I gain or loose weight...! 

They're both second hand, by the way, the opera gloves are from my babybat era, and the necklace was a gift from my boyfriend. ^^

Anyway...I've always loved leather, but never really been interested in fetish fashion - vinyl or rubber -, but I found love for it lately. Lately...well, since fashion designers discovered and started to use it for non - erotic purposes...
I have had a shoot involving latex and s/m gear, but  -  not to hurt anyone who's attracted to them, but all those fetish costumes are somewhat repulsive to me. And I haven't even gotten the pix.

But now I'm thinking about getting some cheaper 'chinese' latex, just to try how it feels to wear, to see how it looks...

$30

Do you have any experience with 'eBay latex'? 
I know, it's not the same, but since I don't know if I would or could use it often enough to be worth, I don't want to spend a fortune.

Candy Red

It's been a really hectic week with a chaotic schedule; work, shoots, and the household, which means six puppies and a very stressed out kitten...Well, I have to admit, Itachi's doing a great job adapting to the puppies, but every time we spot him playing with them, he just pushes them away with the 'Me? Playing? I don't condescent to these lowly little creatures...!' attitude...hilarious! ^^

I got a nice little surprise by the mail yesterday. I won an eBay auction for a red wig, but a couple of days later, they notified me about the removal of the listing, that most likely didn't follow eBay guidelines by
a.) not being allowed on eBay.
b.) displaying content, that violates copyright or trademark rights.
c.) deceptively cathegorized, described or pictured.

They offered to  refund me, so I already passed up on it and was planning to look for another auction, when the postman left an unexpected package containing the wig yesterday. Practically, I got it for free, and the seller says, it's all right...Yes, I cotacted him, because I felt so odd...:/

It's lovely and pretty, really good quality stuff, but comparing the product photo and the picture of me wearing the wig, I guess, the right answer for the question above is 'b', because the color is totally different in real life...It's even a bit more light and pinkish, unfortunately I couldn't capture it's true color, but I can tell you, it's not what they advertised...:/

Anyway, it was free, as my boyfriend very comfortingly says...x)

I case if you were wondering, the silk blouse I wore is embroidered with Transylvanian folk motifs. Even though, in a wide circle of family and friends, I'm the only one, I find it appealing. The others say it's cheesy.

Do you like folklore clothing?
And what about wigs? Do you find it weird to run around on the street wearing candy colored fake hair? x)