star wars fan days has come and gone, and 2 days later i'm still exhausted and incredibly sore. there's something about anxiety and holding it all in the nerves, as to when i finally release it, and take that breath, it takes days to exhale out my body and mind.
dont mistake complaining for complete unhappiness. i was incredibly honored and stoked to cover the fan days for g4's attack of the show. i know this was an incredibly unique situation. it's unlike writing in my blog about a con and perfectly content with the idea that no one may ever read it. it's freaking attack of the show, at least a few thousand people will be watching, judging and giving wanted or unwanted feedback.
with that in mind i enlisted the very the best make up and hair stylist i know- LaDonna Stein of drop dead gorgeous. it took over 3 and a half hours to get this ready. with hair glue smushing the front left and right sides of my hair down we used a bald cap to cover both sides. there was a cut down the middle of the cap that allowed for us to use split it slightly wrapping around my face while cutting ear spots. more spirit gum, and some latex to give a nice flat appearance for the hairless horn parts. after gluing the cap to my head we glued each horn in alignment of the one on the other side of my head. we teased the heck out of my hair, causing a most bodacious fro. the make up was applied with an air brush, covering my chest, arms, face, neck and head to give me the light colored pink skin to play host to the purple spots. the facial make up was right on, again i knew i had the best gal for the job. below is the short scenario that lead to a most bitchin' final product.
I'm quite happy with how it turned out. black mariah was the seamstress for this creation, and i am glad she was able to knock this out in such a short time frame. this was my first star wars costume and i wanted something slightly out of the ordinary and obscure, so i took on the challenge of this special edition max rebo band dancer. i am so thankful for all the support and good words that were thrown my way while in this costume. i'm a very thankful gal.
i'll have my official blog review on the fan days convention up soon; word is G4 wants to air it next week.
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