How I Became A Drag Queen

A few months ago I embarked on my biggest drag adventure to date. It all started with an idea. A party for myself and my friends where I would teach them to paint their faces into drag queens, while drinking and eating excessively of course (because we are all gluttons and drunks). The party was a resounding success, albeit with some sparsely covered eyebrows and some interestingly blended shadows. Everyone had fun, and an even bigger idea came to me! What if I could hold a paint night, like they do at bars, but instead of painting on a canvas, participants could paint their own face!?!?!? Hence the first ever "Beat Your Face Night" was born (trademark pending, lmfao). After throwing out the idea to the local club manager at Evolution Wonderlounge (Edmonton Alberta Canada, if you're ever in town you should definitely check it out), the planning began.  I formed a partnership with a local theatre and costume company Theatre Garage Inc . to source the makeup, brushes...

This post is going to be short, but not-so sweet. I relish haters. If someone takes the time to comment, react, or make a huge presentation about my thoughts or ideas, it means that I have had the desired effect of making someone feel something, anything, deeply enough that they feel the need to respond. Sure, maybe I'm wrong sometimes, and maybe the haters are right, but that's really not the point. I'm writing a blog to inform people, because I was uninformed; to influence people, because I was influenced by others; and to instruct people in the best way I know how, the same way I instructed myself: researching the knowledge of people who know MUCH better than I do. Most, if not all of the information I present in this blog has been researched, and tested (by myself, and others), and is NEVER meant to mislead. I present the information I have deemed beneficial to myself, because I cannot speak about what is beneficial to others. Hence why my blog is called "How...

Ugh. This is the one part of drag I won't ever understand. Yes, men are able to put away their dangly bits and imitate women, but WHY!?!?!?!?!? It's not comfortable, it's not good for you, and honestly, it would be so much easier just to be a lady with a bulge. In any case, below is a discussion of tucking, both technical and not, to be as tight as possible. You can tuck without tape, and it's essentially the same procedure just with a gaff (special underwear) instead of tape, but your tuck is definitely not as tight. For a nice, tight tuck, read on wannabe ladies. Reader Warning: some of the visualizations/discussion below are not altogether PG. Probably more R rated. Be warned. And here we go: Okay. Tucking is the process through which a man puts his balls up into his abdomen, and pulls his dick into his ass crack to give the appearance of having a vagina instead of a penis. The testicles, when descending as a child, exit the abdomen through the inguinal ca...

Lashes Yay lashes! With every flutter you cause a hurricane across the world because of the damn sheer size! The number or volume of lashes you choose is again, up to you. If you haven’t noticed a trend by now of CHOICE, then you haven’t been paying attention, and I recommend going back and rereading my endless squabbling. To start, curl your natural lashes, and apply mascara. You don’t want to have light lashes peeking out of your solid black falsies. A nice trick from Mathu Andersen (makeup artist to the stars): when applying mascara, use a wet sponge behind the eyelashes to prevent mascara from getting on your face. This goes for your initial application on your eyelashes, and on your falsies. Before you consider applying your false lashes, make sure they are trimmed to the correct size for your eye, and length for your desired look.   Now apply eyelash glue to the seam of the lashes, and wait ~30 seconds for the glue to get tacky (sticky to touch). You can spee...

So I got a new wig last week, my very first lace front, and I am in love with it. Can't wait to try this lady out! I figured I would post a video showing it off, give you all (whoever you are looking at my blog) a little taste of my actual personality. This is a clip from a conversation with one of my best friends, but I love you too readers!! 😍😍😍 . Enjoy!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE4gzvchR88&feature=youtu.be Video wouldn't post on blogger, so see it on youtube! (also this is my first youtube video apparently, so there's that milestone!)

Hello Queens!! This will be an interesting one, as I am not going to tell you what to do!!! I know!!! It's a shock, and I almost died 😲. I love being bossy!! But this is your chance to REALLY have fun with your makeup. There are a few hints I’ll give for people with eyes like mine, but honestly, there are so many ways to do eye makeup, so many techniques that I am only just learning, so many new techniques being introduced, that I couldn’t even begin to try to start an eye tutorial.   My advice: Play In the words of Trixie Mattel: “The eyes are the window to the hole”.   No lie. When that gorgeous man looks into my eyes across the dance floor he may as well already be there.  But seriously,  t he eyes take longer than any other part of your face, and are the easiest to mess up.   They are also the most important part of your face in terms of looking good in your makeup. If you mess up your eyes, you may as well just put it all away, unless your goal is...

Rejoice the wonders of makeup. Here is the base of the true transformation.  When comparing male and female faces, the underlying bone structure is what creates the feminine versus the masculine face. With highlight and contour you can emphasize and de-emphasize this bone structure (respectfully). The beginning of this process is fairly standard. If you are a man with heavy dark stubble that likes to show through after only a few hours, you’ll want to start by covering your beard area with a dark foundation, similar to that used to cover the eyebrows. On the left you will see an over exaggerated colouration using dark orange foundation.   The orange tinge will prevent the stubble from being visible beneath your makeup. Willam learned this the hard way.   Make sure you blend out the lines so that they are less harsh. After applying your beard cover, apply a base coat of skin tone (or your chosen skin tone) foundation to the entir...