Getting Jobs while Alternative

Many jobs do not want their employees to have piercings, tattoos, or colored hair for various reasons.
If you want to make money but you also don't want to have to retire your piercings and whatnot, you might have to compromise.

It's okay to compromise! Sadly we live in a society where dressing outside of the norm and expressing oneself is seen as a bad thing, and we all need money to survive.

1) Hiding piercings (not applicable for new piercings- please wait until your piercing is fully healed before replacing jewelry or covering with makeup!)

 Do not remove jewelry and leave it out for extended periods of time unless you plan to retire the piercing.

To hide a septum piercing, simply get a semicircular barbell (also known as a "horseshoe") and simply flip the piercing up. You can also get a curved barbell and the piercing will be barely visible.
To hide any other kind of piercing (or a septum as well) , your best bet is to wear a clear retainer, or clear bioplast jewelry.

You can also cover the piercing with foundation or concealer, or, if you can grow facial hair to cover your piercing, go ahead.

2) Covering tattoos

Cover any tattoos you can with clothing. Wear a long sleeved shirt, long pants or a long skirt, and perhaps a scarf. If you have a tattoo that cannot be covered by clothing, find a high coverage concealer and conceal your tattoo as best you can.

Below is a quick tutorial on how to cover a tattoo with concealer.
Be sure that the concealer matches your skin tone!

 



3) Covering hair

Option one is to dye your hair a natural color - remember, auburn, black, and blonde still count as natural colors!
Flip hair over any shaven areas of your head.
Wear a hat if the job allows.

Or, you can buy wigs!
the easiest is to wear your natural hair un-dyed and un-shaven to work and then wear fun alternative wigs out when you feel like dressing up, but if you think you can manage to fool your boss into thinking a wig is your natural hair, feel free.

If you want to wear a wig to work, buy a high quality lacefront wig, with human hair. Synthetic wigs work as well, but they have a shine that natural hair does not have. Use dry shampoo or baby powder to dull the shine. (Another very good way to dull the shine is to soak the hair in a mixture of water and fabric softener for 24 hours and then when it dries to use dry shampoo or baby powder to make it less sticky and less shiny)

below is a tutorial on how to make a wig look more natural!

 

The best wig store that I know of is https://www.arda-wigs.com/, but you can try amazon, aliexpress, or ebay to find a cheap wig- know that you're taking a chance and the wig will probably need a lot of work if you buy from there. Unless a wig says so on the website, it's not heat resistant, so don't try to straighten or curl it the way you would your natural hair.

 

Personally,  I own 5 or 6 synthetic wigs, all from amazon. they're not the best quality, but I know a decent amount about wigs, so I make them look more realistic by dulling the shine and doing a lot of work to style them.

 

Never use a hairbrush or comb that you use on your natural hair on a wig- make sure to buy a new comb that's only for wigs.

 

Well, that's all I can think of.

 

Hope these helped!

 

Creep it real!

 

 

Black Phillip Goth Makeup Tutorial

The video below is a video by youtuber Drac Makens. I thought it was very interesting. I love the look!

 

Creep it real!

 

 

Minori

 

Minori

Shironuri is a relatively rare style, inspired by Japanese geishas, stage actors, and aristocratic men. Shironuri was originally inspired by the Shōwa period's (1926-1989) intense Japanese nationalism, so those who dress in shironuri oftentimes wear Shōwa era inspired military uniforms, Japanese war flags, or traditional school uniforms such as the sailor fuku or gakuran. Others go for a more goth-loli inspired look, and some go for an antique doll look.



"Classic" Shironuri fashion
featuring a gakuran
(traditional Japanese school uniform)
and carrying a Japanese flag

A few years ago, shironuri was a fairly unpopular fashion, but one woman, Minori, decided to reimagine shironuri fashion in 2009. Minori was inspired by nature and clothes herself in white, gauzy clothing with teased white wigs with flowers, moss, and branches woven into them. She looks like a forest spirit in her flowing layered dresses and stark white makeup.

Minori shared her looks as art online and by walking around in Harajuku, the fashion center of Japan, and people became enamored with her delicate looks.

Since, Shironuri fashion has boomed in popularity (while still being a relatively rare street fashion.)




Now there have been street meet-ups such as "white face monster party" in Harajuku with over 60 shironuri attending, including Minori and other popular shironuri icons.

 
 
 
 



3 (Alternative) Makeup Hacks

1) Every goth probably knows the struggle of fallout- when black eyeshadow falls on your perfect base and having to remove your foundation and concealer underneath.
Ugh!

the struggle is real...

If you don't want to do your base second (which makes no sense to me- but if go ahead if that floats your root beer), I recently discovered a fix for fallout, and it has since pretty much changed my life!

When eyeshadow falls on your cheek, first of all- do NOT try to rub it off or touch it! Rubbing fallout will only smudge it in! Instead, grab a fluffy powder brush and a setting powder, and dip the brush in the powder and just dab at the fallout. The idea behind this is that a powder will attract more powder . Like magic, the eyeshadow should come off your face, and your base should look fresh and new again!


2) No good black lipsticks around- and the ones that are available are a billion dollars!

Kat, I love you, but I'm not paying $21 for lipstick.

 First of all, I recommend TaterRoundsBeauty on Etsy! Some of my favorite lipsticks (the lime green and grey brown, anyone?) are from her shop, and she has a great black lipstick (with red glitter) that comes out to about $7 with shipping. It is also available in a liquid to matte form for a little more money (I swear I'm not sponsored!).

But, if you're too cheap to buy those, you could always grab a cheap black (or any color you want, really) eyeshadow and an old chapstick, and melt them together.

1. First, scrape the eyeshadow out of the pan into a small* microwave safe bowl. The more eyeshadow you add, the more pigmented your lipstick will be.   *a very small bowl is recommended, it's easier to mix and pour the mixture if it's less spread out.
2. Next, screw the chapstick all the way out of the tube, and cut right before the little plastic bit at the bottom. Put the chapstick into the bowl as well.
3. This is where I like to add in a tiny bit of coconut oil or Vaseline for extra hydration, but it's not required.
4. Put the bowl in the microwave in ten-second increments until it is completely melted. Mix the mixture. Be sure to use oven mitts or something when taking the bowl out of the microwave, it will be very hot!
5. Screw the chapstick container down all the way, and carefully pour the mixture into it!
6. Lastly, put the lipstick into the fridge or freezer for 10-15 minutes, and voila! homemade black lipstick for cheap!

3) Doing exaggerated, big eyeliner looks- but they turn out uneven!

the best thing to do is to grab a small flat brush and go in with a grey or black eyeshadow to outline the shape. If one is uneven, you can "erase" it a lot easier than eyeliner!
Then, when you get them perfect, you can go over them with eyeliner!

Go forth with your new knowledge, and creep it real!

Si

Affordable Alternative Lipstick?

NYX liquid suede swatches by DepecheGurl on Instagram (one of my personal favorite makeup artists, and not just because we like the same music!) 

NYX liquid suede swatches by DepecheGurl on Instagram

a picture of the lipstick on my lips - apologies for the lighting, application and whatnot. I'm not depechegurl :'^(

Hey, all!

A lighthearted post after a pretty long one!

Today I'm wearing NYX liquid suede lipstick in "Stone Fox", a really nice dark, cool grey tone.

The color is very pigmented and is more hydrating than the average liquid-to-matte lipstick, and the line of lipsticks offers a lot more "alternative" colours such as black, dark purples, and royal blues instead of the normal nudes or pinks.

Check them out if you want a really nice lipstick in fun alternative shades! I picked mine up at Target for $7, and when compared to a Jeffree Star ($18 plus shipping) or Kat Von D ($20), they're about the same color payoff, and more hydrating, but be warned- they're not transfer proof.

Of course, the line does supply "regular" colors, for those of you who don't like vampy or unusual shades.

NYX is cruelty free, but not all products are vegan.
Some are, but it depends on the individual lipstick.

Creep it real, everybody!

Si