Kena: Bridge of Spirits came out September 21. September 22, I picked up the game and immediately fell in love with it. The aesthetics, character design and story so beautiful, the gameplay immersive. I knew instantly that I wanted to cosplay the titular character, Kena.
Continue reading “Making My Kena Cosplay Part I: Garments”
20 years after watching Sailor Moon, I’m finally cosplaying from one of my very first animes.
Continue reading “Making My Sailor Neptune Cosplay”
I’ve been sitting on this news for like two weeks now and I finally announced it today!
Continue reading “I’m going to judge the Anime Frontier 2021 Masquerade!”
I entered my Seraphine cosplay into the Cosplay Contest at Nishi Fest in Arlington this past Saturday!
Continue reading “Another Contest Win! Best Journeyman at Nishi Fest 2021!”
On Friday, September 17, 2021, the internet was taken over by a horde of vampires. Social feeds were swarmed by blood-thirsty immortals as they revealed themselves to the public, infinite in their numbers. They would not stop until the following Sunday of the 19th. Some say their carnage still goes on to this day. Haunting visages of all types circulated the stomping grounds of mortals with one thing in common: They were all BIPOC.
Continue reading “Interview with a Vampire: Black Bettie Cosplay hosts BIPOCVampDay 2021”
I’ve never done a mashup cosplay before, at least not one of my own design. (Sylveon Bard was a mashup of Pokemon and D&D groups, so I guess that was technically my first mashup cosplay.) And I don’t know how the idea for Jollibee Inn Girl even got into my head. I think the FF7 remake had come out and the Honeybee Inn Girls just looked so cute and I must’ve seen or thought of Jollibee when I merged the two thoughts together. Either way, I had the idea and I couldn’t get it out of my head. So I decided to do it.
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As a non-binary, bisexual cosplayer, it is a mystery how I haven’t cosplayed the God of Mischief Loki until now. While I didn’t immediately fall in love with Loki’s character at the very beginning of the MCU, I did slowly grow very fond of him and Tom Hiddelston’s portrayal of him. With each new appearance, I began to love him more and more. The Disney+ show “Loki” solidified that.
Continue reading “Making My President Loki Cosplay”
There’s some discussions going around Cosplay Twitter about precautions one should take when crafting. I’ve compiled some of them here for convenience!
Continue reading “Safety Tips for Cosplayers”
Much like cons, cosplay contests have shifted online since the start of last year with the pandemic. Having competed in both types, here’s my list of pros and cons of both types.
Continue reading “This vs That: In-Person Vs. Online Cosplay Contests”
For three decades, I actively avoided makeup. I swore it off, scoffed at it, turned my nose up at it. Now, I suddenly find myself fascinated by it and wanting to finally learn on my own. Here’s my makeup journey that no one asked for.
Continue reading “30-something-year-old Makeup Baby”
Ashweez Cosplay 