Vanity Nightmare: May 2012

Thursday 31 May 2012

London Brick Lane Show

The last week has been pretty hectic for me, but it's what I like so I'm not complaining! It's been nearly a week since I've moved back home from university and I still haven't unpacked, which maybe is a good thing as I'm planning on moving to London in no longer than 2 months!

Yesterday saw our end of year show in the Old Truman Brewery just off Brick Lane and not only did it show the fashion designers garments they created, it also showed examples of work from graphics, makeup, styling, photography, design and more departments. There was about 70 in total and I was honoured to have two examples of my work up that come from Vanity Nightmare.

'Queen of the club scene' and 'concealer can't hide all my pink nightmares' were the two images that were chosen and these images almost define the idea I created for Vanity Nightmare. These two lyrics come from two Jeffree Star songs and Jeffree really is the definition of a Vanity Nightmare.

Now that I'm back home I can start to go through all the makeup I've collected over the past years, including products I haven't even used! Some of these products are Illamasquas Liquid Metal which I still haven't opened. Makeup for me is like buying a rubber in a place you've visited. It's just so beautiful you don't want to touch it. Maybe that's just me. You have no idea how many rubbers I have that aren't even used...

I'm looking forward to what the future may bring for me, sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
So to end on some lyrics, I think this is pretty fitting for my situation and every other student who has just finished their degree.

I look once more

Just around the riverbed

Beyond the shore

Where the gulls fly free

Don't know what for

What I dream the day might send

Jut around the riverbed

For me

Coming for me

Friday 11 May 2012

The limits in life

Left image - 3 years ago. Right image 3 weeks ago

Thought I would share these images with you as I was in the process of clearing up space on my laptop! I remember being told at in college how I would only work at fashion magazines such as Look or if I pushed it, Glamour. And don't get me wrong, those are both amazing places to work at, and looking back now, I can see why my tutor thought that. The picture I created is high street at it's very best, or worst, it's really up to personal views! 3 years on and now I'm told that I will only work at everything but those magazines, which isn't news to me. I've always had looks like the right image in my head for years but it's taken over 4 years to actually create it. I've only just started to get near where my heads actually at and I only have myself to blame.

The limits in life, the expectations of others shouldn't concern you at all, they shouldn't concern me. But, for some reason they do and the only person that creates limits on what you can do, is yourself. And I know this is true, yet I still have barriers in place that are stopping me from reaching my goal which is in it's self, is self destructing.

Who are we to create limits? If you think there's something that is stopping you from reaching your goals in life, step back and think, is there actually something stopping me? Or is it myself?

Who's to say you couldn't just pack up your bags tomorrow and start a new life in New York? No-one, and that's the mindset everyone should have in life.

Saturday 5 May 2012

Aquatic Atlantis

This is my final image from the collection I created in the style of Illamasqua. When I've said in the style of Illamasqua, it's really my style and ideas. Illamasqua is a brand that I can relate to as we do share similar likes and attitudes. Many of these pictures are my favourites for different reasons and I was rather proud of being able to create them all. Maybe in the future Ill create makeup looks on other models for a change, but the canvas that is always available 24/7 is my own face, so it's much more likely your see much more images of me!

The deadline is in 3 days, but I will be uploaded my finished booklet within these days. Hope you enjoy these images, and i hope there's something you can all take away from them, thats take not copy ;)