Hi All! :) This is my first blog post of 2015! Happy New Year to you all, even though I said that on my
Facebook
page on New Year's Day. Today was a decent day for me. I went around to
the shopping centers in search for cosplay materials. Currently, I am
working on Yoruichi Shihouin (四楓院 夜一) from Bleach and Faye Valentine
from Cowboy Bebop for Winter/Spring. I might add more projects if time
allows though. So my first stop was Michael's. I didn't find anything I
was looking for there, which came to be a bit of a disappointment.
Afterwards, I went to JoAnn Fabrics, and found my safe haven. I was able
to gather some cream white fabric, some soft'n flexible sew on Velcro,
some purple ribbon, and some white thread. I had a good deal too. I
bought the fabric at 3.695YRD for 28.78$ at 7.79$/YRD. Originally, this
would have cost 48$ so I saved a little over 20$ on my fabric. Something
that is AMAZING for cosplayers! I am thrifty and cosplay on the cheap,
but I still make it look nice. That is key.:) I used a 50% off one
regular priced item on Beep'n Go, which brought my Velcro down from
3.99$ to 2$. My ribbon was 3$ and my thread was 3.49. I also got my wig
in the mail today! It is a little lighter than Yoruichi's hair, and a
bit shorter, so either I will get extensions to add to the length, or
just hope people get who I am cosplaying as, which they should from her
outfit.
A small review on the hair: it was only 10.97$ on Amazon, yet this is one of the better quality wigs I have had in a long time. When I got my Mirajane wig from Cosplay Magic for almost 60$, it was falling apart completely from the moment I took it out of the package, a lot of hair came out and it was shaped awkwardly for the head. This hair, I have only seen two strands fall out, which I expected, but it wasn't tangled or matted up at all. Also, it was easy to run my fingers through and it is able to withstand heat. So far so good, 8/10.
I will do a blog post about my Faye Valentine cosplay once I
start prepping for it. I am using an app recommended to me by my friend
Taylor
(you can find her cosplay page by clicking on her name) called
Cosplanner. I recommend it. It saves paper, helps you keep track of
percentages done, and of amount for the purchases. I will include a
picture of how it looks. :) Without further ado, here are my purchases
and viewing of the wig!
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| All of the purchases, including the wig |
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| Fabric |
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| Ribbon |
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| Velcro |
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| Thread |
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| This actually has nothing to do with anything, but I wanted to show how my TV stand is organized. |
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| Cosplanner |
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| This is the look I am doing for her cosplay, instead of the orange one. |
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| The wig, and yes I did add purple eyeshadow to my eyebrows so it'd match the color lol Eyebrows on fleek! jk |
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| The wig from the back. See why it seems a bit too short? |
That's all for now! As stated earlier, this was only some purchases for Yoruichi's cosplay, when I start Faye's, I'll make a new one, and I'll keep you posted on my crafting process. Do any of you cosplay? We have such a wonderful community, a family full of diversity, if I have ever seen one. I will also reiterate that "cosplay is not consent" so please respect us, and we will respect you back.
Till next time!
-Hachi
