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The Stroppy One and I were idly going through some stuff on YouTube, and ended up watching a few gothy blogs - one covering some new music, a couple of video diaries of Whitby Goth Weekend, etc. As we were watching the most recent one, he turned to me and said, in a scandalized tone, "He didn't blend his whiteface makeup down his neck! Or over his ears!"
I explained that the current way folks are wearing whiteface is more like black metal corpse paint, and blending the makeup over any exposed skin is a bit passe.
He looked at me, smirked, and asked, "How does that make you feel? Cranky Eldergoth?"
Okay, yes, it does cause me to side-eye the person a tiny bit, but ... it's their style. It makes them happy. But yes, my Eldergoth heart is confused.
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One of those videos let me know that there's a new Inkubus Sukkubus album! And a new Jarboe album! :: scurries to bandcamp ::
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I'm starting to plan my packing for the upcoming UK trip, and no really I mean it trying to figure out how to pack lightly. For almost three weeks. My solution (probably) is packing four of the "Selkie Governess" blouses that the Madwoman in the Attic made for me - black, b&w stripe, pink, and ivory - and four skirts that can be swapped around with them. Plus wearing another black one and a black skirt while traveling, and putting another skirt in my carry-on luggage. No, the blouses don't have pockets, but I'm fine with wearing a cute velvet pouch that will hold my phone and fan, with everything else in my purse.
I explained that the current way folks are wearing whiteface is more like black metal corpse paint, and blending the makeup over any exposed skin is a bit passe.
He looked at me, smirked, and asked, "How does that make you feel? Cranky Eldergoth?"
Okay, yes, it does cause me to side-eye the person a tiny bit, but ... it's their style. It makes them happy. But yes, my Eldergoth heart is confused.
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One of those videos let me know that there's a new Inkubus Sukkubus album! And a new Jarboe album! :: scurries to bandcamp ::
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I'm starting to plan my packing for the upcoming UK trip, and no really I mean it trying to figure out how to pack lightly. For almost three weeks. My solution (probably) is packing four of the "Selkie Governess" blouses that the Madwoman in the Attic made for me - black, b&w stripe, pink, and ivory - and four skirts that can be swapped around with them. Plus wearing another black one and a black skirt while traveling, and putting another skirt in my carry-on luggage. No, the blouses don't have pockets, but I'm fine with wearing a cute velvet pouch that will hold my phone and fan, with everything else in my purse.
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When Cyborg says things like "He didn't blend his whiteface makeup!" I could swoon with pride.
Also, shush, Stroppy One, we prefer the term Ice Cream Crones ;)
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I've recently stopped doing that because it's just such a hassle, but the white lives on through a stripe on the bridge of my nose... kind of hard to describe, but I wear Siouxsie-esque (although not hexactly, it's my own design) eye makeup with right angles on the inner corners...? Again, hard to describe. But I put a stripe of white on the bridge of my nose in between the black eye makeup. The hope is for it to give a lot of contrast without painting my entire face white, and the joke is that if you just look at my eye makeup and nothing else it looks like I have a white base under it...
Sometimes people come at me for it and think it's strange, but it's my style and it makes me happy. And really, if something doesn't raise eyebrows and invite strong dislike from certain parties, is it really worth doing?