Wild Graphic Anti-Obama Rant

THE BELOW VIDEO CONTAINS GRAPHIC LANGUAGE, BUT REALLY MAKES A POINT.  H/T to The Blaze


LAY IT ON ME BRO!!
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Mud-Slinging

ALRIGHT NEWT AND ROMNEY

WE'VE HAD

ENOUGH!

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The "Decline of the Union" Address

Cartoon by Tony Tony Branco

THE OLD BUSH'S FAULT LINE HAS BEEN WEARING A LITTLE THIN SO THESE DAYS THE "BLAMER-IN-CHIEF" AS  SWITCHED TO "IT'S CONGRESS'S FAULT" OR THOSE "EVIL MILLIONAIRES" WOULD DON'T PAY ENOUGH TAXES!!

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Retro Makeup Part I

This is a long blog, Fashionable Reader, so I am breaking it into two. In this first section I'll be covering some retro makeup looks as well as tips and links to great advice. In Part II, I will give to you my own makeup routine and what products I use (not sponsored, I swear).  That should post before the end of the week.

Unlike modern makeup, retro style does not restrict the area of the face to emphasize, think barbie. In other words one can line the eyes, and wear blush, and a dark lip. So long as one takes into account face shape and coloring.

Not that a pail lip and strong eye can't look reto. In fact, if you have very large lips it can look more retro (and less slutty), it is very 1960s.

This look is particularly suited to the peaches and cream complexion, pale blondes, and younger ladies. I however, am none of these things, so I tend to go for something a bit more bold.

Left is the amazing Keiko Lynn.

The best red carpet example of this is Dita Von Tease. And here is a good Dita Von Tease makeup tutorial on youtube. Step by step image capture with product placement, but still good.

Beauty - 1940's to 1970's Makeup bloger Lisa chats with Madeleine Marsh. "Looking at her vintage collection [of makeup] and the history behind it." It's a wonderful and very informative piece.

Above is a range of vintage looks. Note the shift from the 1940's lip (which goes outside the lip-line) and is always matte to the 1950s and 1960s more natural lip color and line. Tread banger brings us a sponsored, but still wonderful, tutorial on how to get Joan Harris's look from Madmen. Video of how things are applied and everything.

And of course there are also manicures to consider.  I never go for anything too fancy, but that's because I change my clothing several time during the course of any event, so a nice neutral champagne color is all I need. A vintage nail is an oval shape (not the square of the modern time) and I'd avoid French because in this day and age it comes off as a little trashy.

There is one lovely alternative, the 1920s style moon manicure. I have yet to find a salon that will do this look, and I'm hunting. I really fail at doing my own nails with any complexity. But the moon manicure temps me.

Lastly here are a couple of retro makeup looks that are modernized slightly for the red carpet.

Next up . . . insights into my own makeup routine.

For the Love of a Black Dior Suit

Right photo taken by J. Daniel Sawyer

I love this suit, I found it on Haight Street in San Francisco, and it fits without any adjustments ~ yes even over the Rack! I've had to mend it over the years but it holds rand as one of the very first vintage pieces I ever put into my wardrobe. To this day I am mystified that anyone would get rid of it.

From my very first head shot photo shoot (for Soulless) back in 2008 with Robert Andruszko.

This style came in with the New Look and hung around for years. Mine is a v neck dress with a little jacket that goes over it. I pars out the jacket on occasion.

Of course, the black suit for formal occasions has been around for a very long time, perhaps best attributed to Coco, who popularized the style.

1927 Coco Chanel The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It persisted into the 30s and 40s.

1949 Charles James “Spiral” via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

But in my world, say its hay-day with Dior's New Look in the 1950s.

1950s dress via Timeless Vixen Vintage; 1952 Jean Dessès dress via The Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; 1959 Dior’s Spring-Summer

I've worn mine for a number of events and often bring it with me if I have the room simply because it makes a good catch all for an unexpected occasion. And, of course, basic black goes with any accessories I might have.

With Myke Cole at World Fantasy; with Blake Charlton at SF in SF; with J. Daniel Sawyer at Balticon.

Balenciaga and Dior

 Prada

 On the street.

One for Alexia . . .

1876-1877  The Metropolitan Museum of Art

And what to rad in your little Dior suit? Children of the Night by Mercedes Lackey.

This is the second in her Diana Tregarde series. Lackey was writing Urban Fantasy before we called it that and this is one of her best. You don't need to read the first one before it. This one introduced Andree, sexy French vampire, one of the first hot vampires to enter modern SF/F literature. The romance between him and Diana (a strong and powerful witch) is adult, complex, and deeply moving. Real romance. I can't recommend this book highly enough.