Posts by Mandy
The Weeknd in “Blinding Lights”
The Weeknd (Abel Tesfaye) is a Canadian singer and record producer. His main genres include R&B, pop, and alternative. His electronic sound and falsetto voice has inspired modern R&B. His hit single “Blinding Lights” appears on his latest album, After Hours. It’s a music video full of fast cars, sick reverb, – and you guessed it, blinding lights — with nearly 285 million views on Youtube.
Lila Pitts from the Umbrella Academy
Lila Pitts (Ritu Arya) is a character in season two of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy. First introduced as Diego’s fellow psychiatric patient, Lila has a secret behind her witty comebacks and street smarts. She is actually the adopted daughter of The Handler — peep the red boots — and possesses the power of mimicry. She helps carry out her plan to track down Number Five, who supposedly killed her parents. She uses her powers to maim the Hargreeves siblings, but her love for Diego prompts her to turn on her adoptive mother. Emulate her spunky sixties style with choppy hair and smudged eyeshadow.
Lucifer Morningstar from Lucifer
Lucifer (Tom Ellis) is the eponymous protagonist of the hit show Lucifer. Getting bored with ruling Hell, he defies his father and flees to Earth. He spends his time drinking, partying, and flirting as the owner of LA’s hottest nightclub, LUX. When he becomes involved in a murder, he meets Detective Chloe Decker. After helping her solve the murder, he agrees to be her consultant for the LAPD. Despite his charismatic and indulgent personality, Lucifer realizes he’s changing, but his stubbornness and selfishness keep him from revealing the truth. Other celestial characters such as Amenadiel and Eve try to get him to return to Hell, yet as events unfold, Lucifer and Chloe allow their love for each other to prevail through the hellish darkness. Use a stipple sponge and black eyeshadow to achieve his stubble.
Lady Tamayo from Demon Slayer
Lady Tamayo is a supporting character in the hit anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba. Although she is a demon, she is a skilled doctor. She defies her nature by healing humans through her medicinal practices. She advises Tanjiro on how to produce a cure for Nezuko. Tamayo is gentle and kind, moved to tears when Nezuko shows her affection. She knows a lot about demons and demon transformations; she’s wisest character in the series. Her main enemy is Muzan Kibutsuji.
Rengoku Kyojuro from Demon Slayer
Kyojuro Rengoku is a character from the hit anime, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Known as the Flame Pillar, he is one of the nine Hashiras of the Demon Slayer Corps. Regarding his duties as a Hashira, he is enthusiastic and eccentric. He’s a master swordsman, and he enjoys boasting about his technique as a result of his practice and discipline. Above all, Rengoku is an honorable warrior whose mantra comes from his mother: those who were born strong have a duty to protect the weak. At the end of the first season, Rengoku accompanies Tanjiro, Inosuke, and Zenitsu on the Magen (Infinity) Train to defeat a high ranking demon.
Ariana Grande in “Positions”
Ariana Grande is a pop singer who continues to stay at the top of the charts, perhaps the most popular of our generation. Her song “Positions”, which is also the title of her new album, has over 200 million listens on Spotify. The music video, which features Ariana quite literally “switching the positions” as the president and posing around the White House, garnered 108 million views on Youtube. These are only two of her 60s-era Jackie Kennedy inspired outfits from the video. Others include a vintage houndstooth winter-coat and a yellow blazer with a matching yellow miniskirt.
Michael Langdon
Michael Langdon (Cody Fern) is a character in American Horror Story. He appears at the end of Murder House and as the antagonist of Apocalypse. He is the son of Tate Langdon and Vivian Harmon, who was stolen as a baby by Constance Langdon. Because he is the sinister offspring of a the Rubber Man, he is believed to be the Antichrist. Michael embodies all evil and stops at nothing to bring about the apocalypse. In this quest, he tries to tempt other characters such as Cordelia and Madison with the seven deadly sins. He tends to be violent and explosive, though he has moments of emotion and sensitivity. Although Michael appears handsome, his true form is an emaciated being with black eyes.
Stefon from SNL
Stefon is a character in the comedy show Saturday Night Live. Flamboyant yet anxious, he makes several appearances on Weekend Update with Seth Meyers as the city correspondent. Created and portrayed by Bill Hader — with the help of John Mulaney — Stefon shares his favorite destinations for tourists coming to New York City. These places often include bizarre parties and nightclubs. He speaks in a soft, high voice and often puts his hands over his mouth. The exact Ed Hardy python shirt is really hard to find, so we suggest layering an olive green t-shirt over a graphic long sleeve shirt to mimic it.
Honest John
Honest John, also known as J. Worthington Foulfellow, is an antagonist in the Disney movie Pinnochio. Contrary to his name, he is a conniving fox. Together with his bumbling sidekick, Gideon, he spends his time swindling the villagers. Honest John uses his charisma and persuasion to convince others to do what he wants. In a get-rich-quick scheme, he sells Pinnochio to Stromboli. This character was based on the Fox in Carlo Collodi’s original collection of Pinnochio fairy tales.
Slappy
Slappy the Dummy is the antagonist in the Goosebumps movies, based on the children’s books by R.L. Stine. He seems like an ordinary ventriloquist dummy…until someone utters the incantation written on the paper in Slappy’s jacket pocket. Once uttered, Slappy will come alive and try to make you your slave. He will wreak havoc and then frame you for his evil acts. He first appears Night of the Living Dummy, and has since become the most popular villains in the franchise. Use the brown eye pencil to color in your eyebrows, draw on freckles, and to achieve the puppet’s design, draw two lines from the corners of your mouth to your chin.