If you haven't seen "American Mary" go do it! It is a great horror movie about [SPOILERS] a nursing student who ends up doing underground extreme body modification which she finds out is her calling after getting raped by her med school teacher and practicing her body mods on her revenge victims.
When I was away for the halloween store, we did a special effects workshop and got a pack of bullet holes. I made the joke to my sister how they would work great as nipples if you just filled the hole part or turned them inside out (depending on how they were originally made). So tonight I did! Part inspiration from the body modification that "American Mary" might have done and also a bit of an homage to the "Mallrats" gypsy scene by Kevin Smith. Below is NOT SAFE FOR WORK : extreme body modification speical effects, nudity, adult movie refferences... not good to look at work but I deffinately am not ashamed of the movies I like or my love of body modification.
I finally got a step up in my career for Elegant Embodiments. I have landed a commercial for Dougall Media in town!
Remember last month when I asked on my instagram
Well this was what I was doing:
I think its the best commercial, its hilarious!
So because the grass was so green and we were on a green screen I couldn't really put much green in there. I did to make almost holes instead which were pretty much covered up in the end, but I figured I could test it out.
I started off with a really dark grey bade, then lightened it with blues and reds. I added the really thick and black veins so they would be seen on the screen. From my screen shot they read pretty well.
Thanks again to Andrew Paulsen ( a awesome actor("Schism"), writer and director) for hooking me up with this and now for letting me work with you more for more commercials!
And thanks to Mark Tannahill for thinking of such a great commercial!
Last night Kyle and I threw our shag at the black pirates pub. For those not from Northwestern Ontario, a shag is the same as a stag and doe party. When you get married you throw a party with prizes and games to raise more money for your wedding and also to celebrate with people who aren't invited to your wedding. We didn't really need the money but did want to see everyone and rock out with our friend's bands that we love.
My wedding stuff is pretty much all around the board, pirate themed. I have this nice dress I got from BlameBetty.com and its black and white stripped. it has an option skirt addition that is retro but also makes me think that its a dress that should be in the movie for Beetlejuice. I also just got these 6" pumps from Iron Fist that are black with monster teeth on the front.
also brought flats to wear so I could set up and not die
I didn't want to do a full costume, but I did want to have a inspired makeup look. So instead of using green in my blush or contour or around the face like the costume makeup would have.
Excuse the messy eyebrows I am using a new brow growth serum and don't want to plus, wax or trim them until I can see the full results.
I did the light green blended from the inner corner out into the black that was mixed with a shimmery
dark green.
Now without a drop: because I know its already playing in your head:
xoxox Scotia-leigh.
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Tonight is the 2014 student film night for the Confederation College film class : Conflix. I get to watch all of the amazing student's work plus once again one I worked on(only one this year? yeah I know what a gib) This year's film is called "Till Death" it's a bride of frankenstien styled movie(of course my favourite kind) So for once I haven't totally spoiled my work by posting it everywhere, though during my weekend of filming I did give some sneak peaks on instagram and facebook.
This was working with a whole new group of students and actors. I love meeting new people and working with super fun and creative cast and crew. Plus lunch time and off time is always the best because I get to geek out hard about movies, and now that I am getting to be pretty older than these guys I'm winning geek outs haha. Before yesteday I hadn't seen any of my work yet, other than being there and taking my own photos I don't know how things turned out on film. Well Anders, the director/writter, posted the trailer and had a few shots in his film reel for all of his work up to date.
I don't know if the movie is in black and white, or if its just his trailers are.(would of been nice to know because if its in black and white the contrast on makeup is way higher and some points aren't picked up. Not fully like the old days where if you google "color addams family tv set" you will see that their entire set was bright pink. Or if you have seen the colour vs. black and white Munster's you can see how green they had to be to register their skin was even a different colour than everyone else's) So before I bore you with any other photos from on set: here is the trailer for "Till Death"
So now some photos, this was my first try at using a pre-made halloween bald cap. they suck, or I at least need more practise with. Also my first time trying to afix other objects with scar jelly on a non porous surface. I think it still turned out good.
My beautiful bride Alyssa Novak (actress for hire :)
Can't wait to see everything tonight and hopefully talk more ideas for more oppertunites to get creative!
xoxox Scotia-leigh.
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Hello everyone! Sorry that I have been away for a bit but with Halloween I was super busy,then got more work and then had surgery(which will be a blog post in the up coming months(probably around xmas)). Of course we all know that halloween is my favorite time of year(I wouldn't have cobwebs, bats and a zombie stitched heart tattooed on my chest if I didn't). and everyone goes to The Hunger v.8 every year put on by Definitely Superior Art Gallery in downtown port arthur. This year there was 4000+ people in attendance at 7 different venues. If you missed it, you missed out!
I'm sure most of you have seen my pictures from halloween this year if you follow my facebook fan page or my instagram , but I'll go into a bit more detail on here. So my first client for the evening was my friend and director Curtis. He went as Edward Sicssorhands, so I had to place the scars in the right positions on his face, pale him out and add the classic Tim Burton dark eyes and lips. It was very easy because he already looks so much like Johnny Depp.
Next was my bouncer friend who wanted a sugar skull that also blended out into his beard and hairline. It liked the concept he gave me, but dollaramma halloween hair spray sucks. 4 cans and still I don't think it was enough, it would bead off and drip down, next time: walmart.
I had been watching Rob Zombie's "Lords of Salem" alot so that was a influence in my style.
Next was my friend Grimmace the Buttler's cousin Gonzo.
You might know Grimmace who is Webster Death's(now know as Webby D)'s butler and assitant on stage at Web's hip hop preformances.
For halloween though, he wanted Gonzo(who'm is also related to Captain Spaulding) to preform.
Lastly, Kyle and Me went as Celtic Warriors, which meant Woad makeup! Historically it was blue and black.
I didn't take a good picture of me at the beginning of the night, but the black face paint stayed on pretty good all night, should of mixed some black or blue eyeshaddow in there to keep it from creasing so badly.
Finally we had a Halloween costume contest at work, which also happened to be my last day so I wanted to go out like a champ!
Seeing how my students just LOVE my anatomy pants, I wanted to do a full muscular face, but then I had this skeleton dress so I decided to go half and half. I had just gotten a small book that was a quick step by step for face painting, to use when I do charity work so its easier for kids to pick out what they want, or for assistants to use as a guide. It's Wolf Brother's "Top Secret cheat book volume 2: Horror"
How my student's decorated the room for the classroom Halloween contest.
I hope everyone had a happy halloween!! Remember keep ideas all year long, (I start booking in September 2014 for next years Halloween)
xoxox Scotia-leigh.
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I just saw that my friend Cory Nikalaus has let out the movie I was the MUA and SFX artist on last year fully on vimeo.com Funnel of Love - Corey Nickalaus - 2012 from Eric Weller on Vimeo. Hope you enjoy and let me know what you thought! Thanks so much to the Conflix team, hope to work with your new batch of 2nd years soon!
xoxox Mamma S.
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I was going through my youtube subscriptions today to see if I have been missing anything.. and I found the perfect video. Michelle Phan is an amazing makeup artist and I highly suggest watching her videos, I do all the time and get great tips from her vids. She had recently posted this video(above) about "how to walk in high heels". I really needed to watch this video because since my weight loss and my back healing a bit better from it... I've really wanted to wear my heels out more. I have a decent collection and wear them sometimes, but as the video says I always have a backup pair of flats so I can actually do stuff other then sitting there. Just for a review this is a good chart of different kinds of shoes:
My usual types of shoes are flats. Especially when you have back problems, can't reach down to tie shoes up or anything they're the easiest. My second kind of shoes I like are platforms and skate shoes. I love the height that flat platforms can give me as I'm 5'2" and can't reach anything, I look short next to most of my friends and all my boyfriends have been taller then me so its hard to hug and kiss. Now when I talk about my weight loss: I'm not at all saying that plus sized people can't wear heels! Heels are based on your comfort level. there is a challenge for anyone who's more top heavy to stand up straight and then balance on top of that though..But they are great for making your legs look longer. So I had herd the advice before about trying to learn in smaller heels first and working your way up to it and I am getting it! Porn star heels here I come!
This is level 1. I wear the studded wedges the most, they are super comfortable, I can wear them all day and night and even mosh in them. The plain black ones are good for work and these I wear all day at the salon.
The taller leopard print wedges I still have a hard time with.
and unfortunately the leopard tattoo print ones are too big on me. They are a size 9 and I lost weight so I went back to my size 7.5/8 shoes.
Also not pictured is a suede burgandy pair of kitten heel boots that I love to wear and are super comfortable... I really should of bought 5 pairs of these in other colours when I found them.
This is level 2. I am currently working in the pink/nude pair and the blood splatter. the Dorthy heels I can wear out, and the black vinyl ones were okay(once again size 9 and too big). The top marry janes, have a thicker heel but they are taller then what they look like- a kitten heel- so I have a harder time in them :s
These babies are my level 3's. I found them at value village and can't wait till I can get myself up to walking in these stilettos.... soo metal.... *drool*.
BOSS level : I do have a pair of these, in leather(not vinyl like in the photo) and I can manage to stand in them and wear them for at least 20 minutes before severe foot cramping begins. They aren't really made for walking in but some people can do it like the wonderful Miss Bettie Paige.
What kind of shoes do you like the best? What are your dream shoes?
xoxox Mamma S.
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I am so excited about this new video shoot I have been working on with Curtis from applewagon films. It is for AIDS Thunder Bay for their new project to help the community understand and deal with Hepatitis C.
Blood 2 Blood is Hepatitis C awareness project created by AIDS Thunder Bay, which starts with a simple message: Hep C is a virus spread through blood to blood contact. The reason for this project is that a lot of people don’t know much about Hep C or have misconceptions about the virus. This is why we are creating engaging and accessible resources with the right information on Hep C. Some of our resources include comic books, matchbooks, posters, a play (which will be viewable on YouTube, and even a smart phone App. We’re also running a public education campaign that you’ll be seeing over the next few months. As the makeup artist for this project, I was to make a few people look pretty, do some stage makeup for the cast of a play being filmed and then also make some cast members look like they have been either un-diagnosed or going through treatment for Hep. C.
Beauty and stage makeup I am very used to, but the hardest part was to make someone look like they are sick. When you are doing makeup for video, it has to be a bit more then what you would normally do if you just wanted to walk around and look a certain way.
With this making them look a bit more sicker for film is hard, you don't want to portray that being sick with Hep C or going through treatment is horrific: I know many people who have Hep. C who look fine, they get sick a lot but they don't look like zombies.
In fact that was the repeated mantra for the shoot: there are no zombies here for once. haha.
My 2 cast members that "have" Hepatitis C, the left is recovering from treatment and the right is a character with un-diagnosed Hepatitis C.
everyone getting ready and mic'ed up for the meeting scene
day 1 street style look
day 2 beauty stage with flash
day 2 look without flash
I had a really fun time shooting this and watching the whole play, I will post the videos when they are done and up and I hope that this campaign will help a lot of people. I know that I am already using the new information pamphlets in my classroom.
xoxo Mamma S.
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This week I started taking LCN gel nails classes to upgrade my talents. While I was there the store was offering a 10% off deal to students, so I picked up a OPI exclusive polish: The Man With the Golden Gun. It came out for the new James Bond movie "Skyfall". I love James Bond, ever since I was little, it was the first action movies I ever saw and the first set of novels I read. So this nail polish is the polish version of Goldschlager, real 18k gold flake in the clear high gloss top coat. Above is just one coat which I think is a nice touch without layering it on like mad. This is also my first try in over a year of giving myself gel nails, I think I did a pretty good job!
Now I feel like I'm super rich, kinda like when I could drink Goldschlager haha
Or should I say Frankenstein? I decided to try out a different costume then the one I have planned out already. I chose a classic Universal studios monster: The Bride of Frankenstein.
You would think this is a very simple makeup, but the 1 hard thing about it is the eyebrows. I have a ton of experience blocking out eyebrows to draw on better ones, but I am ashamed to admit: I have never done it on myself.
So I got my Graftobian spirit glue that I got from Helium Highs and covered my eyebrows first(my next VLOG will have the steps on how to do this). I used a eyebrow brush to make sure all the hair was glued to my skin.
I then filled it with white baby powder.
Next I used a super pale foundation and covered my whole face; lips, eyes, and over my eyebrows.
Before putting on anymore eye makeup, I put on my false eyelashes.
I then took my black eyeliner and drew on her iconic eyebrows.
I lined my water line and brought it down and forward past the inner corner of my eye.
Next is just plain of black lipstick.
I took some dark pallet red Wolf Creek water based makeup(also from Helium Highs) and a small angled brush to draw on the stitch marks along the jaw line.
Last tep is tie my hair back and put on my wig!
So here's the finished product.
I hope you enjoyed my Bride of Frankenstein tutorial.
When I was away for the halloween store, we did a special effects workshop and got a pack of bullet holes. I made the joke to my sister how they would work great as nipples if you just filled the hole part or turned them inside out (depending on how they were originally made). 
