I made this skirt with some left over fabric from a Tim Burton, Sleepy Hollow costume I made for a burlesque act. It’s a nice classic skirt that really adds a lot of punch to an outfit. I adore wearing long skirts like this. They give such great body proportion and make your legs look endless.
Hope you’re all having a fabulous monday!
Photos by If You Fall Photography
In my hunt for new lipsticks I received a few suggestions to try out Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics lip tars. The last time I saw these lip tars at Sephora there were maybe 6 colours to choose from, but this time when I went to track them down there were so many I was a little overwhelmed! They now come in a huge array of colours and finishes including metallic, matte and gloss. I decided to depart from my usual shade of red and go for something a little darker: “Black Metal Dahlia”. This shade is a very dark purpley-red with red glitter in it.
These lip tars come in a little tube with a separate applicator brush. It goes on pretty easily with the brush but you only need a small amount to cover the lips completely. The colour is beautiful but way more glittery than I was expecting. It is definitely more of a “going out” lipstick as opposed to an “every day”. I also found that it did not dry at all, even though I was told it was a longwear lipstick. This stuff would definitely not pass the make out test. It could be that I put too much on or maybe because I didn’t use the lip primer that is recommended on the packaging, but at $22CAD (almost $25 with tax) I wasn’t about to buy another product just to put this one on.
Overall I really like the look and feel of this lip tar (did I mention it smells like mint?) and would like to try some more colours, but I’m not sure if it really lives up to all the hype.
Last night was Pussy Whipped Wednesday at the Boxine Sex Club in Toronto. The lovely Laura Desiree produced the second monthly Dances the Cramps Taught Us event with burlesque performers and go-go dancers shaking it to songs by the Cramps. My design partner/bff, Betty Quirk and I did our go-go/cat fight routine. We were surrounded by lots of talented dancers including Tanya Cheex, Fionna Flauntit, Esther DeVille, Lorretta Jean and Aviva Mirage!
Come see myself and Betty Quirk GO GO and STRIP STRIP tonight at the Bovine Sex Club in Toronto! There will be lots of lovely ladies taking it off to the Cramps tonight. Come check it out!
This past Saturday I was had the opportunity to model for the amazing Karen Ward and her company Your Big Sister’s Closet at their Dragon’s Den audition. Our 16 gorgeous plus sized models rocked the audition with a fabulous fashion show and Karen made an excellent pitch to the show’s producers. We also had a lot of fun hamming it up for the camera guys who were filming the behind the scenes process. Check out these photos of Karen and her angels!
Myself and three of my best gal pals (Betty Quirk, Meryle Trouble and Sevvy Skellington) had an amazing photo shoot on Sunday with up and coming photographer extraordinaire Haley Friesen as part of her thesis project. I can’t say much more except that the shoot was burlesque themed and we were asked to stick with a pale pink/blue colour pallet. We each put our own spin on the theme and we ended up with some really fun outfits. We were also joined by dancer/boylesque newbie Dante Him, who added some masculine energy (and buttocks) to our very girly shoot. I’m so excited to see the final photo results. For now, here are some behind the scenes teasers!
I made this outfit last summer after being inspired by this amazing tiki grass printed fabric! It was just asking to be made into a matching belly top and skirt set. As you can tell, I’m a little obsessed with the matching set concept. I like showing a little midriff and the matching element adds a level of sophistication.
Photo by If You Fall Photography
I’m just about to head out to a fabulous burlesque themed photo shoot! What are YOU up to today darlings?
My amazing Boylesque friend Ab Horrence was thrown a surprise birthday party/burlesque show this past weekend by his amazing girlfriend. There were so many fun acts and myself and my design partner Betty Quirk debuted a new act we’ve been working on. Decked out in fringe covered outfits we shimmied and shook to the theme song to the film Faster Pussycat Kill Kill followed by the Cramps song “All Women are Bad”. The party was a huge success and I think Ab Horrence had an unforgettable birthday!
I’m a big fan of Valentine’s Day and this year I had a blast at the Electro Swing Club Party with some of my best friends! It was a magical evening at Revival and of course we were all decked out in our finest retro attire. A bunch of my friends participated in the costume contest, entering in the categories for Dashing Doll, Dapper Dude and Classy Couple, and they all won! This magical evening would not have been complete without a titillating burlesque routine from the fabulous Charlie Quinn!
Photos by David Tom
CLASSICALLY CURVY 