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Stupid Cupid

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Dear Reader, it’s been a while! Alas, I’ll spare you the details: work, tired, no time. Great, we’re all caught up! 

In the midst of this work, tired, no time cycle, I’ve somehow managed to become reacquainted with a single creative bone in my body for one whole day! Of course, I had to take advantage. What you see here is the result of a lot of time and even more glitter. Introducing, Cupid! 

I’ve been quite open about my distaste for certain holidays before, but Valentine’s Day is not one of them! I freakin’ love Valentine’s Day. My parents always went out of their way to make sure I knew that Valentine’s Day wasn’t just about romantic love, but family love, friend love, self love, pet love, and love in general. Since I’m everyone’s token optimist, I’m pretty much legally mandated to celebrate this holiday to the fullest.
But I realized that I’ve actually never done a Valentine’s Day look! And people in the makeup community (am I a part of the makeup community?) often overlook everyone’s favorite loverboy. 

So I had a good think about Cupid. I usually view him as sassy, clever, and mischievous. Does glitter fit into that anywhere? Yes. All of it. 

And so the next several hours were full of making Tik Toks and trying not to pop out of this costume that was entirely too tight on me (thanks quarantine!). And I gotta say, I’m pretty damn proud! What do you guys think? 

"Oh, I'm Eve!"

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A while back, I posted my cosplay of Ella Lopez from Lucifer. Well, I’m back with another! 

Caution, slight spoilers ahead! 

When Eve joined the cast of Lucifer, I’ll be honest, I wasn’t very into it. I thought the current cast was perfect and didn’t need any additions. But after the first episode with Eve, I was kind of hooked on her character. It may be an unpopular opinion, but I love Lucifer and Eve together, while I’m not the biggest fan of Deckerstar. Feel free to discuss in the comments :) 

Eve brought a breath of fresh air to the show, and it gave me a new perspective on Eve from the Bible, which is one of my favorite things about the show. There were so many characters and storylines that really made me think about the stories I grew up learning at school and in Church. 

Obviously, Lucifer takes a lot of liberty with their storylines. But in a really odd way, I found myself identifying with Eve as an underestimated, powerful woman. There were a couple monologues she gave that had me really emotional. 

So, I decided to cosplay Eve! I figured it would be pretty simple: I had the long brown hair and a similar white dress from her first scene. I made a Tik Tok that I’m pretty proud of (check it out at @kriiistenn soon!) along with these pictures that took a billion shots. But it was 100% worth it! What do you think? 

The Lovely Miss Ella Lopez

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During quarantine, I found a new favorite show: Lucifer on Netflix! I had seen people talking about it a lot, and I was unsure of what to watch one night, so I decided to give it a try. I became obsessed

The show is about the Devil taking a vacation from Hell to Los Angeles. He meets a detective named Chloe, and they start solving murders together. Lucifer doesn’t hide the fact that he’s the Devil. In fact, he’s known for never lying. 

Every character, mortal and immortal, is extremely complex. The storylines are creative and fascinating, with stories and characters woven in from the Bible. I can’t get enough! When I read that Season 6 will be the last, I almost started crying. I guess all good things must come to an end.

One of my favorite characters in the show is forensic scientist Ella Lopez. Even though she has a pretty morbid job, she’s always in a great mood. She’s optimistic, caring, funny, and protective. And she kicks ass at her job. Seriously, everyone at the LAPD would be lost without her. 

While I was watching the show one night, I realized that Aimee Garcia and I have pretty similar features. I decided that Ella would be the perfect cosplay! 

Ella is known for her witty graphic tees (while I’m quite the opposite), so I ordered this Heavy Metal shirt she wears off Amazon (to be honest, I actually really like it). I wore a light jacket like she does and grabbed some blue gloves. Thankfully, I have more than enough due to the pandemic.

I tried a completely different hairstyle: a high pony with some hair left out in the front. My friends at The Introvert Room said I looked great in it, but I think that style belongs to Miss Lopez. I did some light makeup, put on my cross necklace, and perfected my side smile.

Overall, I am SO happy with how this look came out. Lucifer fans, what do you think?! 

Over the Rainbow

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When I was about six, my theatre camp was performing The Wizard of Oz. I wanted to be Dorothy SO bad. Obviously, I didn’t get the part, since I was six years old. I was so upset and cried all the way home that day. Instead, I got the part of Tibia, a skeleton who took the place of the flying monkeys. I eventually warmed up to it since I had my face painted like a skeleton, which I thought was the coolest thing ever (I still think so, tbh).

I got the chance to live out my Dorothy dreams that Halloween, but it just wasn’t enough for me. So a couple weeks ago I decided to play dress-up and create a modern Dorothy look.

What do you think? Do you wanna see more cosplays from me? Let me know in the comments!