Halloween 2012 - Costuming and Carving

Greetings!

Here is the long awaited (Sorry for posting this late) post on Halloween. :)

 I didn't end up doing much, except the usual of reading folklore/carving/eating candy...*Shifts*

Although I wasn't able to Trick or Treat, I did dress up, here are the photos!

(Does this count as an outfit post? xD)

Costume: Witch. (Disney, fantasy, suchlike. I decided to be cliche, as I had never had a Witch outfit before.)

Me and my weird posing skills. :)

See the nails? xD. They were fun but hard to grasp stuff with. I pity anyone who actually has nails like these. :D

Bat wings? Plus smashing broom.

I've been waiting awhile to show you these lovely stripy socks! Found them in an Op shop (In an area full of scene kids) for only $1.

My potion bottles. I was supposed to do a tutorial on that...

My Bat lamp, which I showed you last post.

:)

Half my potion collection, with bonus candles.

Mom's decorative skills

I GOT AN AMERICAN PUMPKIN IN COLES! Cost me $20 but it was so orange and large!

Below the pumpkin are my 4 carved turnips. :D

Sorry the shots are so bad! I spent an hour on my makeup, making myself really old and Witchy, but the stupid camera didn't pick it up. :(

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And just for an added bonus, here is a quick look at Halloween LAST year. xD

Back when I watermarked my pictures...Ehee...Here's me as 'Mrs Lovett/Lydia Deetz.' Note: At that time, I hadn't actually seen Sweeney Todd, so I had no idea what I was doing.

Back when I had a better camera....*Sob* Although smaller, those pumpkins were grown out of our garden, and it was my first time carving stuff. :)

 Well that's all for this post!

See you all in another post (whenever I decided to take a break from reading truckloads of books/gaming/watching movies)

Note: New favorite movie I just watched: Stardust. Completely awesome, I intend to find the book and read it. :)

New favorite books: The Mortal Instruments. Absolutely amazing book series, and The Infernal Devices are EPIC BEYOND MEASURE as well. :P

Hmm, I might as well add Artemis Fowl to that list. xD

Well, I'll stop rambling now and leave you in peace.

Farewell!

PS: Go check out AsylumAlice and OddGhoulOut's epic Halloween costumes, they are awesome. :D

Halloween Shop Finds

Greetings!

I was supposed to post this a week ago, but due to Halloween preparations, I was late. *Sorry*

 Anyhow, here is a photo post of Halloween items I found in a little shop. Although I'd thought that Australia wasn't that festive, I was pleasantly surprised to find all of these:

Glow in the dark spiderwebs! Can be joined like this, or used as 4 individual corner pieces. I intend to put them in the corners of my room. :)

A black plastic rose, with just a hint of red at the top.

Cauldrons! All pretty tiny, but they're quite cute. <3 The large one says 'Witches' Brew'

These are amazing! In a dark room they have a faint glow when the little lamps are on. Plus PURPLE AND BATS! *squee*

Bad picture sorry. These are 10 Jack o' Lantern lights, that glow orange at night.

Same as the pumpkins, except these are ghost lanterns. :)

Kind of a weird picture, but this stuff is called 'Freaky Fabric' :D I plan to drape it over my wardrobe.

A cheap Witch hat. xD

Well, those are all my finds. (Which shall be decorating my room for the whole year and beyond) Next post should be Halloween 2012, with my costume, and carving skills. :P

Farewell!

Ps: What Halloween decorations did you find, dear followers?

Personal: Long Overdue Post

Greetings!

I'm sorry to have not been very active as a blogger lately, October has been a busy month! However, during this time I made choc chip cookies and hot cocoa recipes, so Mordor's Kitchen will soon be updated.

And since Halloween is rolling around I'll probably get around to posting the 'Potion bottle tutorial'...Hopefully.

I'm not sure how much further Mordor's kitchen will go right now, as though nice warm drinks and things are wonderful for all of you bloggers entering (Autumn, is it?) we Australians are nearly in summer, and I fear it will be hot.

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Okay, well I'll stop rambling and get on with the updates.

For Bat Fit I've been kind of slack. *Shifts* I haven't given much heed to recent assignments as of late, and although I'm been trying to get to the gym and exercise, I could probably do a lot better.

But I have been going on the computer less, replacing it for some nice reading outside. I let my rabbits run around and keep an eye on them while sitting with my parasol. :)

One thing I am annoyed about though, is I'm having trouble sleeping at night, because even though I ate an enormous dinner, a few hours later I'm extremely hungry. This is forcing me to eat bread at night, which previously made me gain a lot of weight...I tried fruit and I just got nausea. :(

Do you have any suggestions, fellow Bat Fitters, on how to beat the 'crazy midnight snack' cravings?

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The other main thing that's been keeping me busy is that I GOT A JOB!

Before I had a heavy mindset that 'I wouldn't work until I'd finished school' but last month I finally decided to start looking for work.

Only a week later, my sister came over and mom told her about my plans, she said that the restaurant where she works is looking for people, that she'd check in for me.

A week after that she confirmed that I'd got the job!

They called me in on a Saturday, I was so nervous about it that I almost didn't make it out the door, but once I got there, a lovely Italian restaurant downtown, I got shown around the place and started to like it more.

The manager then taught me my job: Polishing silverware. Basically what I have to do is recieve a load of cutlery from the dishwashers, and take a dishcloth and dip the cutlery in steaming vinegar water, rub the cutlery with the cloth, then put it into a container.

After that I deliver it to the wait staff, who add it to the plates they're bringing to tables.

It's really easy, and I've only got 3 shifts a week - Fri, Sat, Sun nights for 3 hours.

And to my eternal delight, I don't have to wear a uniform, JUST ALL BLACK. :)

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Another thing I'm fond of about this restaurant is that even though there's a dress code for the wait staff, several of them have visible tattoos and piercings/dyed hair - Looking quite alternative - and everyone's totally fine with it.

So it was nice for me, as though I dress very plainly at work, and I don't have any tattoos/dyed hair/piercings, it's nice to know I can be Goth and not have to worry about 'not scaring people' or whatever.

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Speaking of which, as for 'outfit posts' I haven't really done well these last few months. I still want to be Goth, it's just I don't have the energy to pick out nice outfits these days. (I have succumbed to the dreaded tracksuit like appearance :( )

And since summer is nearly upon us I think I'll have to wait before I can wear any 'finery' again. I'll try to make an outfit before Halloween, but I think this blog will be void of much outfit stuff at least for a bit longer, sorry.

Once I get work money, I'm planning on buying more band shirts and gothtastic practical clothing, so I can get away with wearing tee shirt and jeans, just that they're nice and spooky. :)

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Okay, that's about all for now.

I hope to see you all soon,

Farewell!

Lovely Blogger Award

Greetings!

I got tagged for another blog thing, this time it's 'The Lovely Blogger Award' from Laura at Roses and Vellum.

Here goes:

7 Random Things About Me:

1: I like comic book/cartoon style art much more than sketching.

2: I'm a TV/Book/Movie geek, particularly fantasy/adventure.

3: On the topic of books, when I go to the library, you won't see me come out unless I have over 5 thick books. And all of those I will read as quick as possible.

4: The only computer game I play currently is Runescape. (Obsession time again)

5: I don't like brand name clothing, and I don't collect clothes, either. All the things I have come from the Op shops or Ebay. (So sorry about no outfit posts, guys. I only have 2 drawers worth of clothes, and only one of them has 'Gothtastic/Outfit worthy' clothing...And you've seen most of the outfits I've cooked up.)

6: I am proud to call myself a member of the grammar and etiquette police.

7: I was born in Australia, but I have my dad's American accent.

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Well, that's it.

Hopefully I'll be back with that Potion bottle thing. I just need to get on to it.

Farewell!

The Obituary Tag

Greetings!

I've been tagged by the lovely OddGhoulOut for the Obituary tag challenge.

A quick warning though, before I begin:

I get nervous/ill sometimes when I see or read anything to do with 'death'....(Probably one of the reasons I don't like skulls...) and yeah, I lose Goth points. Bleh.

So my version of this will be ridiculously lighthearted...If you wanted to read something more 'morbid or dark' I suggest you check out the other people's tags. (But you really don't need a reason. They're just that fabulous. :D)

Anyhow. On to the challenge.

So, Here's the rules:

1. Link back to whoever tagged you.
2. Put these rules in your tag. 
3. Write an obituary about yourself (it can be as funny or as serious as you like).
4. Write about a paragraph or two (or more if necessary) in length.
5. You may tag up to 10 people, and be sure to link to them.
6. Have fun, because creative writing is one of the greatest joys in life!

My Obituary:

Cherish, who at her time of passing was aged 16, has unfortunately passed away on the 1st of September, 2012. She was born on the Autumn day of April 29th, 1996, and she will be missed.

During her life, she was known to be sarcastic, and prone to make most hideous jokes, but at the same time really didn't mean any harm by them, (she would've wanted you to know that) and adored rabbits immensely. As well as this, she was fond of writing and cartoon style art, and wished forever to be more spooky.

It is unknown how she died, but evidence suggests either heart failure or an overdose of what she described as 'Loki-feels.' Reports also show she had an enormous crush on the actor Tom Hiddleston, and upon viewing one too many photos of him she may have exploded.

Do join us for the funeral this Monday at 2 pm. There will be Karaoke, free WiFi, and an abundance of snack foods. (Don't ask how there will be free WiFi at a cemetery. Just believe it.)

Cherish was fond of many genres of music, but the song she wished to be played during the ceremony was 'I like big butts and I cannot Lie.'

It is also advised during the service to bring a wooden stake with you, and necklaces of garlic will be handed out at the grave site. You can never be too careful.

Tags:

Everyone I wanted to tag has already been tagged. :( But I will look forward to reading your posts. :)

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Well there you have it. That was more foolish than I originally expected....But hey, it's all good.

I guess I'll see you darlings later, with that post on 'Potion bottle crafting' :D

Farewell!

Ps: I lost a follower....*Sobs into the floor* now I only have 63. :(

Would anymore of you lovely readers bring the count back to 64...Or make my spooky heart glad by getting me to 70 followers by Halloween?

And to all those that stuck around: You are the best people in the world and I wish you the best of Septembers, and that you may find Halloween goodies everywhere. :P

Dead Chef Recipes: Raspberry Muffins

Greetings!

I've been on a lull at the moment with posting, reasons being that I haven't been sure what to post about, and also I've been busy with cooking and learning to sew! Despite numerous errors, the pair of practice bloomers is nearly complete! *Feels proud*

And also guys, big Bat Fit accomplishment: I JOINED THE GYM!

I got my assessment (First blood pressure check as well :D) and my first real workout was today, gah, quite tiring, haha. :)

Tomorrow I have my first yoga class, and double Zumba dance, that's two dance classes in a row....I am slightly apprehensive, but I'm sure I'll make it.

Also another thing that's kept me busy today (I was going to write this post this morning!) was that the Avengers gag reel/deleted scenes came out today, and the whole fanbase on tumblr is in an uproar.

Me, being a massive Avengers fangirl was caught up posting/squealing nearly all day. *Shifts* I just stopped long enough now to write this post! 

Any fellow Thor/Avenger fans here? xD

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Anyhow. I'll stop rambling now and get on with the post. :D

A dear anonymous commenter came along and wrote that they would like a recipe for my 'Raspberry Muffins' I posted awhile back about. (Here)

Fortunately, I've improved in baking since then, and so I was able to adjust the recipe so the muffins got bigger and tasted better. (More cake like, I guess)

Here it is:

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Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups plain flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp baking soda, 1/8 tsp salt, 1 and 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder, 1 large egg, 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 3/4 cup frozen or fresh berries.

Note: With the berries, you can use raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, anything really! Another thing that worked for me was stewed apple. :) And if you don't add the cinnamon, then these would be fit for chocolate chips or melts, for choc-chip muffins!

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What to do:

1: Sift the 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder, flour, soda and salt in a bowl. Then mix and set aside.

2: In another bowl, whisk milk, egg, oil, and lemon juice until smooth.

3: In a tiny bowl, mix the 1 and 1/2 sugar with the cinnamon.

4: Use a spatula and scrape milk mixture into the flour mix, stirring to form a stiff batter. Then stir in your berries, but do not over mix.

5: Use a greased table spoon to pour the batter into the tins to full extent. (Or halfway at least) Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar on top of each muffin.

6: Turn on the oven to about 180 degrees Celsius. Then grease and flour muffin/cupcake tins.

7: Bake about 20 minutes, or until well risen and golden. Cool slightly, then remove on to wire racks.

Then preferably eat them while they're warm. :D

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Notes: I used a cupcake tray here, and the first time I made these, I made 22, but they weren't well risen. To get them large enough, you have to fill the trays completely. In this respect, it may be wise to double the recipe to get more than 10. Or you can have them 'cookie' like, they still taste great!

And with the berries and over mixing, if you over mix the batter will turn green from the berry juice. However, this can prove useful for making zombie green muffins. xD

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Hmm. Well that's it! Pretty simple, and very tasty!

But still, the title of this post is 'Dead Chef Recipes' as that's the name I thought up for my notebook/cookbook.

And yeah...It's cool, but as I was thinking of doing more recipe posts (With step by step pictures) I was thinking of a better name.

How about:

Coffin Cookery

Bat Baking

Mordor's Kitchen

Doomsday Delights

Or something like that. Cliched, I know, but I just love the sound of some of those. xD

Speaking of which, here is a photo of the actual paper recipe, from my notebook.

The left page is my scribblings, the right is the recipe, as well as one for choc-chip cookies. Yes, I see the silly red stains. I was in a 'make fake blood everywhere' stage at the time.

Also if you have any spooky/cliched titles for cooking posts, do submit! Your ones might be better than mine, haha.

And as for the next recipe post, should I post about a chocolate cake, choc-chip cookies, hot cocoa drink, or suchlike? (Yes, I'm in a chocolatey mood. I NEED CHOCOLATE ABOUT NOW.)

Anyways.

Farewell!

Ps: Also coming up is a art and craft post, where I'll show you how to make simple potion bottles/jars with spooky/Halloweenish themes.

See you soon, and if you have any requests, message me, and I'll do my very best to complete them!

Bat Fit Assignments #13 #14, and Eating Plan

Greetings!

I figured it was time for a post, not to mention I didn't want to have a massive 'Bat Fit pile post' where I shoved 4 or more posts together, instead I managed to catch it at two.

So here they are.

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Bat Fit Challenge #13 - Introduce Calisthenics. 

In the words of the challenge: 


"This challenge, if you choose to accept it, is to add calisthenics, also called body-weight exercises, to your work out. Within the past six months of Bat Fit I have heard many people say that they don't have time for the gym or that they won't do the dancing challenge because they can't dance or won't dance. Some proclaim that they just won't go outside to run or walk because of the sun or heat. Calisthenics is an easy and effective alternative to the gym, dancing or outside activities because these exercises are simple to do at home with little to no equipment."

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For this challenge I tried to introduce sit-ups into my Bat Fit dance routine. First of all I do the usual, dance/do kickboxing for 20 minutes with fast music, then I change over to slower tracks, and I attempted to do 20 sit-ups.

At first I had to have a pillow underneath my head, and it was quite straining to have to get up like that, but after day 2 of trying it, it got easier and I don't wobble so much.

My goal is to extend this challenge in order to do 30 sit-ups, with no pillow for support. Yep, that's a fair ways off, but I really am determined to do it. 

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Bat Fit Challenge #14 - Drink more Water

In the words of the challenge:

"During these "Dog Days of Summer" water consumption before, during and after physical activity is important to keep the body performing at it's peak. However, one must remember to drink enough water during the hot, humid summer days regardless of what kinds of activities you engage. According to About.com's Women's Health, 318 Americans die each year from heat-related illnesses that could have been prevented by proper hydration. Too many people will hydrate when they begin to feel the symptoms of heat exhaustion such as dry lips and tongue, weakness, dizziness, and extreme fatigue, concentrated urine that will appear darker than normal, and nausea. Drinking water at this point is too late, so it's important to remember to stay hydrated regardless of your activity level!"

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For this challenge it was special for me, as this is a major hit zone. For me, I always forget to drink water, and that's got me into massive lots of trouble.

From chapped lips to kidney/back pains, I realised exactly how important this challenge is for me. When I get pains, I instantly drink as much as I can, but my mistake is not listening to my body (that means I need to pay attention to previous challenges..ehe) and drinking too late, or not at all.

Even though it's winter, I need to severely get my act together, so this challenge hit home hard. :)

My goals here are to drink 2 water bottles worth of water at least, instead of half a bottle per day, and to include more beverages such as juice. And also I need to stop thinking that caffeinated tea is an acceptable substitute for water....*shifts*

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Extras:

Considering this is a Bat Fit post, I figured I'd share the diet plan I've been on for the past week.

Basically, in the morning I have a bowl of toasted muesli, with just a small bit of Soy milk (I'm allergic to most dairy) and about 3/4 cup of orange juice.

An hour or so before lunch I have a small handful of salted peanuts (yeah, I still can't give up salt) with 2 or 3 dried apricots.

For lunch I have stir-fried brown rice with veggies, soy sauce marinated tofu, or canned chickpeas and corn.

For afternoon snack I have 2 rice cakes with cheese (Yes, I can handle a TINY amount of dairy)

For dinner I have the leftover food from lunch, or a tossed salad with hummus rice cakes or boiled veggies with fried rice/potatoes.

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Overall, that's it! Occasionally I have a muesli bar for a snack instead, but that's fairly rare, haha.

I'm vegetarian, for the most part, and I do try to avoid dairy, using just small amounts, and I try to avoid bread/white pasta and other heavy foods, as I found that after I stopped eating 2 peanut butter toasts per day I actually lost 3 kilos.

As for special treats, I go insane if I don't eat yummies at least sometimes, so my form of sweet is a big cup of tea every morning, and a small bar of chocolate once a month (When I get my female troubles, I will kill if I don't get my chocolate :D)

And as for my freakish obsession with potato chips, I try to limit my intakes to one bag every 2 weeks....Okay so I still sneak some once a week....but it's getting to two weeks! I just need to keep pulling myself away.

If you wish to undertake a diet a little like this one, or if you have any diet tips that have helped you lose weight, do share! I would love some more ideas.

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To sum that up, it's absolute hell some times trying to not put my grabby hands over that bar of chocolate in the store, or having to refuse spaghetti (I do eat it, sometimes. Just not every week now. :() But I hate the shape I'm in, and I want results.

Besides, I need practice in self control.

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One more thing:  2 weeks ago I started Zumba dance classes for fitness. It's really helped my coordination, and it goes for an hour, and is very fast moving so I sense that the weight will be off in no time! I've gone twice now, and I seriously love it. I hope to do a post on it in the future...But until then,

Farewell!

Ps: 64 followers! Gracious, that is amazing! Thank you SO much everyone for following, you are THE BEST PEOPLE EVER!!

F Yeah Finery Challenge - Day 1

Greetings!

I actually have a little time to myself right now, so I'm trying out for Dani at Confessions of an Australian Goth's challenge.

Day 1 ~

Take a picture of you in your most cherished item of clothing (never mind the date!)
Give a little info on it - including where you bought it and why it means something to you (eg. is it sentimental?)

Oookay. So as I don't have enough time to dress up atm, and as you guys have ALREADY SEEN my prized clothing very often (ehehe) I'm using an old picture which combines three of my 'cherished' (It's my name! :D) items of clothing.

From World Goth Day 2012

Yep. That's them. The Sisters of Mercy shirt, the stripy tights and the star wrist gloves. As they were my first 'Gothy' items of clothing, I kind of adore them.

As I'm into Victorian stuff, I like the tights as they give me and instant epic touch to even an average outfit, and I'm ridiculously fond of stripes, haha.

As for the fingerless gloves, they were my very first DIY project, they were originally my favorite socks, which wore out at the ends, so I cut the bad bits off and sewed them into cute little gloves. I'm a sentimental person, so my first DIY project means a lot to me, plus I think I did pretty well considering I had no idea how to sew at the time.

And the Sisters shirt....My first Band tee shirt, and as the Sisters are my top favorite band of all time, I really like wearing it. Also this is a shirt that actually fits me better than most of my other stuff...

Of course, Dani, you would suggest MORE REASONS as to why I like this shirt so much....XDDD

Anyhow. Hopefully I'll manage day 2 of the challenge...

Farewell!

Ps: Guys, you did it! You got my to 60, well, 61 followers in time for August! This blog is a few weeks away from being a year old, and I got from 50 to 61 followers in less than a month!!!

*Gives hugs*

Thank you all so much for taking time to read, follow, and comment on this blog, I am extremely happy right now!

As for future updates, when I have time I'll try for an outfit post, and I'm trying out a 7 day diet/exercise plan for Bat Fit, when I'm done I will post the method and results here. Hope you guys will benefit! :D

See you later, and thanks so much for getting me to 60 followers!

Style Advice - Elven - Clothing

Greetings!

As I was planning to make this post a two part series, one as a personal tutorial, and this being a sort of Elven fashion guide.

This time it won't be me, as I don't own any suitable Elven clothes, so I'm using pictures from Tumblr/Internet for inspiration.

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As I said in the last post, Elven Goth would probably fall under Ice, Ethereal, Fairy, or Romantigoth. 

This is a medieval Goth example, but it could tie in with 'Dark Elven' very well.

Another medieval example, but as you can see, she has some nice BRAIDS here.

Here is a dress from Ebay, suitably Goth and Elven. Source

And here's a suitably Goth Elven dress: Arwen's mourning gown from RotK.

Of course, a lot of these gowns would be severely impractical for everyday life, so here are more basic examples.

Not dragging behind you, and is more simple looking. Source

Even simpler, as there are no bell sleeves to get caught in stuff. Source

And as for the gentleman's fashion, I've found these: (Just in case anyone wanted to know)

We see here that Elrond from LotR is wearing a sort of v collared shirt and a floor length robe, most impractical, so that's why I'll just be picking MEDIEVAL style stuff.

But see here, in this picture there's the v style neck, with the buttons, and it's an appropriate length! Long, but not dragging on the ground. Also it's in black. *Goth points*

A different shirt example. Preferably this would be in pure white or black for best results. Not exactly 'Elven' per-say, but it would do.

One thing that seems to be present in Lord of the Rings is that the Elves that don't wear the floor length robes usually have shirts that are tighter in general, and lack the puffy sleeves. It's the human or hobbit population that have the vests/poet shirts.

Example: Under the green jerkin, he's wearing a blue long sleeved shirt.

As for pants or leggings, as you can see in the above picture, skinny jeans could even work. It's the shirt that counts, really.

And as a final note: For the gentleman's hair, in LotR most of the Elves have long hair with BRAIDS, but as not everybody has that, just do whatever you like with your hair. You don't really need hairspray or other products though. Hair out or pinned back simply (Like in my tutorial or these pictures) works fine.

Preferably not a death-hawk though, guys.

I found one! Not too long hair, yet still fine for the Elven/Medieval look.

For necklaces on either dresses or tunics, use crosses (Like in the above) or simple jewelry, silver always looks nice.

You should probably not use spikes or such, especially not on a choker.

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As a final note, all pictures came from Google Images and I don't own them. The sourced ones are from current Ebay deals, though.

Anyhow. Hope this helps.

Farewell!

Style Advice - Elven - Hair and Makeup Post

Greetings!

So I received an anonymous comment the other day, asking about how they could make their Goth style more 'Elven', which I thought was a lovely question.

"Hello. I'm goth, but I'm also and elfkin. Do you have any suggestions about making my style look a bit more elven?
Thanks for your time. I love your blog."

(My dear anon, wouldn't you come out and tell me who you are? You sound like a wonderful person!)

 The definition of 'Elfkin' or 'Elven' can be cast on several different sub areas, but I'm choosing the medieval/faery/Lord of the Rings style to write about.

(If this information didn't help, anon, do message again so I can get a specific style you want info on, but I hope this will be nice for you.)

Elven Goth would probably fall around Ice Goth, Romantigoth, Fairy Goth, Ethereal Goth, and other such styles. Even though my chosen style is Victorian, being a major fantasy fiction fan I am fond of this style.

In the above video, it shows how to create a simple 'Elven' hairstyle, Arwen's hair from 'Flight to the Ford' in Fellowship of the Ring movie.

Variations for creating a 'simple Elven style' would be just brushing your hair backwards and tying/clipping it in place with a band or a small claw clip.

Something like my version here:

Something like this dress might also count as Elven, just preferably NOT IN PINK *shudders*

If you can see them, I do have two small braids connected by a piece of ribbon in this picture. But for those who want it simple, you can just clip two strands of un-braided hair together.

I used past shots here.  :) Preferably though, you won't have a *too short* fringe like I have in these pictures, as I don't think it compliments the style well.

But I think I remedied that in the TUTORIAL and VIDEOS below. Yes, that's a 3 part vlog for you guys. Hope you like. :P (And sorry for quality, terrible camera is terrible)

Elven makeup 'Tutorial.'

Here I've put on concealer, pressed powder and foundation, no real method here.

Here's the makeup with white eyeshadow on the lids up to my eyebrows.

I added a hint of eyeliner to the lower and top lids. Just a hint.

Here's my lip balm that I put on to avoid dry lipstick.

Mascara, which I put on after a tiny bit of silver/gray eyeshadow on the very bottom of my eyelids.

Raspberry toned lipstick.

Applying, it looks messy in this photo, but in reality there wasn't much on.

Dabbing to avoid too much lipstick.

I added black over the lipstick to make the color a bit more purple.

And here's the Vlog! Uploaded in 3 parts, as both youtube and my camera were being annoying.

Part 2:

Part 3:

Okay dokey. That's all for now, I hope you like!

And remember all, if you want any sort of tutorial or specialised post, or if you have anything you'd like me to talk about/answer in a vlog or post, do tell, and I shall try my best to do it for you.

Farewell!