I always wanted to be a who from Whoville. This holiday season was my dream come true. Believe it or not I’ve been thinking about doing a Who cosplay for a couple years now. I thought this time of year would be perfect, because I want to get into the holiday spirit. Typically, around the holiday season I feel like a Grinch. I don’t know why I feel that way, but I probably have to explore that later. When I think about a Who, I think about how happy they were in the Grinch movie, so I thought “Hey let’s go ahead and get some holiday cheer in my life”.
First one thing I think about when I think of a Who in Whoville is their signature hair. I was debating if I was going to use my real hair, use extensions, or even a wig. Due to the timing of this cosplay I had to go with a wig, because I had to do my birthday shoot soon after. I always make sure when I do multiple cosplays in a month that my hair is wig ready. That typically means I would braid it down or putting it in a bun; which will be easy enough for me to slide a wig on. I washed and conditioned my wig. I put the wig on a mannequin head and made sure I pinned it down. I made middle part, because I wanted to make two bangs in the middle. After I made my middle part I made two triangles one on the left and one on the right side, because I want the bangs to fall down on both sides of my face. Then on the side of my wig, where my sideburns would be, I made one part on either side. I pinned the two bangs I made, and then I pinned the two sideburns I made to get them out of the way. For some reason I can’t part a wig with it on my head, so by using the mannequin head I was able to make clean parts. I took my wax stick and I slicked down the hair on my wig. Please note, put as much wax as you need depending on what style you’re going for. Next, I took my electric hot comb that I got from Amazon and I combed the hair to the back. I wanted my hair to be sleek as possible, because I need it to go in a high bun. I need it stretched as much as possible. Once I finished combing the hair back with the electric hot comb, I placed a wig on my head. I took an empty bottle a little 16- or 20-ounce bottle and put it on top of my head. I bent over to flip the wig over the bottle. Then I started to form a bun. I formed the hair around the bottle, so I can cover as much of the bottle as I can. I went ahead and tied the top of my bun with a hair tie. I made sure I placed my first hair tie around the neck of the bottle. Then I got a second hair tie to tie the hair above the neck of the bottle, so it be nice and snug after the bottle was secure in my wig. I went ahead and took my curling wand and curled my two bangs in the front, and then curl my two sideburns on the side. Lastly, since the Christmas tree was already decorated, I decided that I can pick some of the ornaments off the tree and stick them through my bun. I easily found one red flower, two gold flowers, a cranberry ornament, and a ornament ball to go on top. If you want to watch my hair step-by-step tutorial, please feel free to watch my YouTube video.
Before I do my makeup, I make sure I wash and moisturize my face. Then I put makeup primer. Next, I installed the prosthetic nose on my face. The instructions on in adhesive said that I need to start on a clean canvas, and I need to apply to glue on my skin and on the prosthetic that I’m trying to glue. Once I did that I held the prosthetic down on my face. I didn’t put too much glue, because I want to use the prosthetic nose later on in the future. I definitely want to do another Who cosplay. Please note, I wasn’t sure if I would do a typical red or green holiday look or I would go for more purples and pink because it was gonna stand out a little bit more. I knew for sure that I didn’t like dramatic eyes. I just didn’t want to “freaky” or “unnatural”. I took my time with blending my eyeshadow colors. I don’t buy a lot of make up in general. Also, I am not a professional make up artist, but I try my best when I do my makeup. The palette that I used for my eyeshadow is by Urban Decay and the palette is called Elements. After I completed my eyeshadow, I did my eyebrows. I use black eyebrow liner for the bottom of my eyebrows to give myself a guide of how I’m going to fill them. Then I use a dark brown eyebrow liner to fill my eyebrows in. Next, do a concealer on my T-zone, my nose, under my eyes, and the bottom of my cheek bones. Next I was contemplating if I wanted to contour my face, but eventually decided to do by using Huda beauty - The Overachiever High Coverage Concealer. I use a little bit, because the color is really rich and dark. I didn’t want my makeup to be too harsh. After that I like to do by setting powder on my highlight zones on my face. If I want to do color on my cheeks, then I’ll find a blush to put on top of my cheeks, but I decided not to. Once my face is set, I’d like to set my face with my Urban Decay - Up All Night setting spray, which is my holy Grail product. If you want to watch my make up step-by-step, please feel free to watch my YouTube video breaking down.
After I did my makeup and my hair, I put on the outfit that I got from Amazon. Please note that all of the ornaments used in my hair was from Hobby lobby. The Santa dress I got from Amazon was amazing. It is very soft it is stretchy and it made me feel confident, it is very short. I definitely will not be wearing it out in public, but since I was going to do a shoot in the comfort of my own home, I was OK with the dress. Next, I found some nude fishnet stockings that had rhinestones in it, and I absolutely loved it. I believe those stockings was my favorite purchase during this whole project. I did not buy any shoes for this cosplay, because I already owned a bunch of black heels. So, for this Who cosplay I was going to wear my black open toe ankle strap heels. Also, last minute I decided to buy a white shawl, because I remember back in the How The Grinch Stole Christmas movie one of the characters had a beautiful first shawl on and I decided that I want one for my concept.
As for my shoot, I love to use certain photographers. However, during this time of year, I had no access to them. Plus, since I decided on his cosplay last minute, I had to make a quick decision, so I decided to take my own photos. What I typically do is I use the back camera of my iPhone and I use a ring light. Unfortunately, during this time I did not have my own ring light with me, so I use somebody else’s. The light is very harsh, and I could not adjust how strong the light was. So, I decided to face the ring light against the wall, so it can reflect the light back into the room for a softer light. The ring light that I had was bright harsh, and it was cool toned, so in order to make sure my picture turn out good I had to make that call. I decided to place my camera far as possible, because when I go in the photoshop I have freedom to edit, add, or take away anything that I need to to make the shot good. I’m pleased with the pictures and I like how my Who cosplay matched the tree and fireplace setting. I believe was really beautiful. Of course, I had a little touch of sexiness, which I thought I did pretty tastefully. I always like to have a little sexy, goofy, and fun with my cosplays. It was fun and a lot of work.
Toodles!!!
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