Archive for October, 2008

Friday, October 31st, 2008

BARBARELLA: makeup tutorial

Jane Fonda as Barbarella
Barbarella (1968) is a cult classic starring Jane Fonda, one of my favorite movies. The thing that appeals to me the most is how sexual Barbarella is, yet innocent at the same time. She uses sex as currency throughout the whole film, but does it in an utterly non-perverse way. I love [...]

45 Comments » - Posted in Makeup Tutorials by Doe Deere

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Weekly Glee: a fairy tale

Once upon a time, an evil Witch devised a brilliant plan: to make a potion so atrocious, so vile, that a single sprinkle on human skin would cause a man to see only the bad and the ugly in the world. Even the kindest person on Earth would turn cold and heartless, and a mother [...]

11 Comments » - Posted in Inspiration, Weekly Glee by Doe Deere

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Ticket To Hell, pt 1

Me: What are these, anyway? Mums?
Mark: Don’t know. But they’re probably cursed!
I did something that could only be described as unequivocally, sublimely disastrous. It beats the incident of accidentally getting locked in a cemetery at night, giving my friend a black eye with a badminton racket, even the number-2-in-Brooklyn-bridge-traffic-in-the-back-of-a-mini-van fib pales in comparison. And that’s [...]

30 Comments » - Posted in Unicorn Queen by Doe Deere

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Made in the 80s: makeup tutorial

Who else loves the 80s? I adore all the teased hair, the bright makeup, the purple lipstick! Even the shoulder pads I dig on occasion. ;) Halloween is the perfect time to bust out your Rubik’s cube and share your 80s obsession with your friends. Here’s how you can look like you’d just stepped off [...]

30 Comments » - Posted in Makeup Tutorials by Doe Deere

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Pinup Pumkin Carving Shoot

Last weekend, I took an hour-long drive into NJ to participate in a very unusual shoot. Several photographers had built a bunch of sets in Primal Stare Studios and invited models, stylists and makeup artists to make some magic together. My friend – and wonderful photographer – Debbi, who had come back to visit from [...]

24 Comments » - Posted in Photoshoots by Doe Deere