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Main Challenge #2 - Canvas Queens

This week, the girls got messy and gave us walking works of art inspired by iconic art movements. Let’s see how they did!

Analyse Thropic

When I was assigned Surrealism, the first two surrealist works that came to mind were The Persistence of Memory by Dalí and The Son of Manby Magritte. I took a cue from the challenge description and interpreted “[n]ot actual art, art movements” to mean that I should represent Surrealism as a movement, so I took some of the most iconic imagery from famous Surrealist paintings (Dalí’s melting clocks, Magritte’s apples, and umbrellas and eyes, which appear in multiple Surrealist painters’ works). I also wanted to incorporate elements of Surrealism in the look itself, so I included the umbrella headpiece and a surrealist makeup look. My art medium was acrylic paint, which I used to hand paint the appliqués and the headpiece.

Lila: WOW. The level of meta that this has, you’ve got to look at it at a distance to kind of gage your references, but girl, Surrealism down. I love LOVE the melting clock poncho and I think you should make another one but with much more sturdier fabric because it’s such an iconic and original thing. When you strip the elements down to just your dress, ehh, it’s a stretch, but nevertheless, I do enjoy it. One thing you might wanna focus on is getting the black paint on your neck to kind of match the face if you can? and also what would’ve really improved this look would’ve been some black tights rather than your beige skin tights, try to remember that when you’re giving an illusion makeup, you’ve gotta conceal more of the non-illusion (skin colour). Overall, great submission this week!

Gluttoni: This week I'm completely floored by the depth you are trying to offer the competition. You totally got behind the fact we wanted you to play with a different silhouette while being edgy as well and I totally think you nailed that aspect this week. Surrealism is definitely one of the difficult movements to portray and I think you totally grasped on to the key elements that would put yourself over the top this week. I'm a sucker for a club kid like face paint as well as the motif of melting anything so I'm a fan of your paint and poncho. I thought the costume was very well balanced especially with the placement of certain lines and vocal points plus the shoes with this look just shows your attention to detail. If I were to tell you to fix anything I'd say you finally have the fit right on your costume but the pad need work. I'd suggest making new ones altogether and I realize face paint is hard to master but I'd love more clean aspects because the smudges on some parts completely threw me from the look you were trying to give. Anal, your work is definitely not going unnoticed, keep pushing!

Letha: This is stunning work, Analyse! Your movement is clear from the jump, and your use of typical Surrealism elements really helps sell the look. If I’m honest, the dress itself is a tad blah in terms of shape/silhouette, something like a melting clock hemline could have broken up the lines and added interest, but I love the poncho. I’m not the biggest fan of your padding, it could be smoother, I appreciate the effort and we can work on refining it. The makeup is honestly so cool. The shapes, particularly the lips on your neck, are very graphic and bold. In some places, your lines get away from you and get a tad muddy, and the black needed to be set with a strong matte black to really intensify the shapes, but the impact is still there. As always, I am blown away by your creativity and concepts, and you should be so proud of the amazing work you did this week!

Toni: Bitch!!!! You can’t be..surreal with this look! The most striking thing about this whole look is the makeup! You really push yourself every week to grow and this is showing us that! I do wish that the white was more pigmented but a minor thing really! This week you gave us two designs and went with the more simpler one and I understand why but I do wish youdpushed yourself a bit more to give you that edge. I love love love the look I think it's cute and I love a good applique! The poncho is everything to me I wish there were hands on the clock though!! Over all well done this week!!

Soju: Great job! I love your mug and your effort on making your own outfits. It’s tricky to use black and white paint because it can get a little messy or muddy. Having cleaner lines will def. Help you out in the future. I love your umbrella! It’s a good touch ;)

Avana Noir

Hello Judges and TDR community! For this weeks challenge I was assigned the look of graffiti and girrrlllllllll was this challenge a fucking challenge! I wanted to go for a very structured and edgy design for my outfit since thats what I usually think of when I think of graffiti as well as avant-garde. I made the prism shapes with cardboard and spray painted them bitches as well as the bodice of the dress. I added the colors that usually go with graffiti which are very bright and bold! I also included the black which is what makes the graffiti pop! I also wanted to keep the idea of our mini challenge which was to make an optical illusion! So i wanted to make myself into graffiti artwork that complemented my outfit and the overall look!. This is also my other media that was suppose to be included since that is paint on my body. I also made a little headpiece out of a spray can and tool and fake nails out of poster board and spray painted those as well!. I really enjoyed this challenge and was very VERY happy with the outcome. I hope you all enjoy it. Thank you so much!

Lila: OH MY GOD. This is fucking A R T. I love it, honestly an unconventional masterpiece. I like how it looks like you’re trying to blend in, and your ideas for fascinators are so fucking adorable and fun like I can’t deal. You’ve put in a lot of effort with this look and it shows. Now, one major problem I have with this is that you are standing still in each shot with your hand on your hip and the other looking like it’s holding onto something? Make sure you move a little or serve more poses, because the illusion thing with the wall is cute for a taste, but for the whole meal? Anyways, I love this look, I love you, great submission this week!

Gluttoni: Avana! This is SO GOOD. You are already growing from being this environment and I couldn't be anymore proud. As the weeks continue I hope to see you flourish even more. This week I think you gave IT to us because I love the overall shape of this look. It's definitely the edginess we were asking from all of you girls. With so little time I think this look shows that you know how to use your time effectively and you are definitely in control of whatever is thrown at you. I do think there are still some kinks you need to work out with the technical aspects of your makeup and hair because again I am getting abuela... If you were to sharpen the eye and add more overall angles to your face, I think that could totally shave off some of the age you are putting on yourself. Also graffiti is such an urban and contemporary art form I think this look could have benefited from being more inspired by street fashion instead of a couture leaning type of look but that's just me nitpicking. Nonetheless I see the work and effort you are putting into this game and I think you are definitely standing your ground.

Letha: A CAN OF SPRAY PAINT IN HER HAIR, BITCH! Honestly, Banksy who?? This look is incredible, Avana. The shapes and colors you used all make sense for the movement, and even your staging shows a great eye for detail. There’s an overall sort of “blended structure” to the look, that has all these sharp lines from the chest piece that are then blown out by the paint itself, it’s very intriguing. The hair is simple, but it makes sense because there is SO much else going on with the look. If there was one part of the look I wasn’t sold on, it would be the makeup. I wish it was bit more graphic, perhaps with some dark, angular brows? Making those out of cardboard and gluing them on would honestly been a nice touch. A red lip might have also had more impact here, since it would be more cohesive with the look. All in all though, I am VERY impressed by your work this week Avana, great job!

Toni: YALL WANTED ART EH? I am so proud of you this week! You really did push yourself and it shows!!! I love love love that you painted your whole body bitch, and I love that you painted a background, it really adds to the fantasy!! I think you did well, but I do worry that this may not be totally stable, it does look a bit like you were built into the garment. The head piece was super cute! I do think you need to spend some time to speak to your judges to really work on your makeup!! But I am so proud of you!!

Soju: I love your nails! I can tell that you put a lot of time and effort into this look. You’re idea was very creative. I would like to have seen some of the colorfulness translated onto your face and your mug. That would’ve made the whole look cohesive. Also becareful when mixing too many colors. It can get muddy and messy.

Daddie Dearest

Dada Dearest is h-e-r-e, here this week. Dadaism is a post WWI movement that critiqued society by using nonsensical collages, sculptures, and cut-up poetry. I'm a really great collage maker, so I focused most of my energy on that. The piece in totality does not coordinate, but it's not supposed to. Each element of the piece attempts to make commentary on modern social trends and the political bourgeoisie. It's abstract, it's informed, and it's going to make an impression. - xoxo, daddie

Lila: This is Dadaism to its peak. There’s little context in the eyes of a random passerby that has no idea about art, but you can see a lot of connotative value in your look which slays my gay ass to the fullest. Screaming at the glory hole, living for the nail polish cutouts as nails, loving the titty-ice cream bitch, like, there’s a lot to gawk at here which is amazing. Which is also a problem too. Likewise, if you’ve got a lot to look at, you start to see some areas don’t have that much to compensate? I don’t get the kneepad motifs, nor do I really understand why you didn’t put nail polish on the other hand too, it’s just that the amazing full-ness of aspects of your costume make areas that aren’t as full stand out. Overall, however, I love, LOVE this look. Great submission this week.

Gluttoni: Can you be my Dada, phlease? Daddie you when the fuck in on this! The sheer amount of detailing alone makes me want to shower you with praises. I didn't personally ask you about the story of each element of you look because I want to to be surprised and figure it out when I got to see the whole vision. That's what this look is, A VISION. Dada is definitely a storytelling art movement and I'm so grateful that you took the time to really hone in on that and really make this an enjoyable story to witness. The ice cream tripped me out for a second because I thought you were holding it but nooo it was just an incredible nod to the optical illusion assignment we gave you all before and I love you for that. The gloryhole face mask is just the right amount of cheekiness to make me want to sit through a fashion show with a whole bunch of looks similar to this. Overall ma'am you completely slaughtered my expectations and served it up to me on a plate. I want more, more, MORE!

Letha: Daddie give me Dada! This look is stunning, there’e so much going on and that is A-fuckin-Okay. The head/face piece is honestly my favorite part, it’s so voluminous and busy, and I love the shape it created. I like the boob motif, but I am lacking some shape in the body. The illusion there doesn’t work as much when it’s not a straight on, straight up/down pose, so either a cinch or some padding could help add a bit of curve. The accessories are hella clever, I wish the other hand had a little more going on (the nails being carried over, maybe?). All that in mind though, I think you perfectly captured the movement and I’m blown away by your work this week!

Toni: I am dripping from this look. Honestly I love so much about this look. You worked with your judges every step of the way and It really showed!! I’m glad you did makeup under your mask and didn’t jsut rely on the mask. You look so amazing, the head piece/wig is amazing and I know how hard you worked on it so good job. I do wish there was a bit more below the bust and I do wish you had really padded and cinched to get a more dramatic shape but over all this is such an amazing look!

Soju: YES! I love that you focused on your eye makeup when you knew it wouldn’t be the focus. This is very well thought out and flows very nicely. I like your body shape and the collage is not overwhelming the look. Also can we get into the hair?! It’s so good

Dotte Com

Dotte dotte dotte..Look at me it’s pointillism! Using the art medium of SCREENPRINTING I was able to serve to you some self-absorbed, fan-art realness. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a big Dotte made up of little Dottes. Get it?

Lila: I’ll start with the good about this, I love your face. Your makeup has improved and your eyes are so fucking beautiful in this picture I can’t. But, I have to also be real. I had SUCH high hopes this week. Your look isn’t reading couture and is getting lost in the crowd, because this is essentially a tank top dress with a picture of yourself on it (which you could’ve told us you were using in your concept rather than keeping it hushhush). There’s really been no research here and it really upsets me because I know how strong of a competitor you are and how much you want to win this, it’s just that this isn’t a strong submission this week.

Gluttoni: Dotte.... I'm utterly disappointed with this. I see so much sheer talent and potential from you that I find myself rooting you on in every way possible but this... I can't even defend or get behind you on this submission. To me it negates all my praise of your work ethic because this just screams a big fuck you to all the people rooting for you. If not for this having to be written you'd definitely be hearing a huge interpretation of my own "Tyra Rant" for you. I don't even want to waste time in telling you this look was just a total Miss for me. Your face is definitely improving but let's be real this look is just a BLATANT cop out. I wish you all the best but gurl...

Letha: I must say I’m a bit let down this week, Dotte. You were given pointillism, perhaps the most open-ended art movement on the list, which really gave you free reign creatively as to what design you would want to do, but I don’t see much creativity here. The makeup is okay, it ended up looking somewhat similar to your mini challenge makeup, but it does make sense. The look, which is essentially just a printed tank top when you break it down, it just too simple. You had the entire world as your oyster to do make what you wanted, and this sadly isn’t enough for me. The pictures are pretty far away and blurry so that small design is even harder to read as pointillism. I wish you had been in more communication with the judges with what you actually ended up doing, because I think you know you could have had a stronger submission.

Toni: Dotte, I am so disappointed this week. Lets start with the good. I really like your makeup!! I think it is a much better and more polished (and dotted) version of your mini, I think if you worked on it a bit more this could be a solid makeup for you, and I am glad to see your highlight this week! Onto the look...For lack of a better terms i feel it is lazy, uninspired, and missed the mark a lot. lila unfortunately isnt a master of pointilism, to be frank she isnt a master at anything, maybe buying pringles? I feel like you got frustrated and jsut kinda gave up and tossed this together last minute. I wish you had taken one of the many suggestions you were given instead of taking a design someone else made for you and putting it on a tshirt.

Soju:It’s really hard to see the picture but the idea is lovely.

Ebony Boss

Lila: I like this look, I really do. Your gown looks beautiful and you’ve kept to your strengths of a really clean colour scheme and I commend you for that. But, this wasn’t the challenge. You gave us the textbook definition of symbolism, while we were asking for the art movement of symbolism, with examples from that art movement as your inspiration. Edvard Munch, Henri Rousseau, Pierre Bonnard, those types of artists would’ve been so great to see, but this look isn’t what we had in mind unfortunately. I know how much you want to prove yourself in this competition, but it’s just not reaching high enough this week.

Gluttoni: Miss Ebony, you and I both know this is not your best. Yes while this leaps and bounds better than what you gave us the first week, it's still notably weaker in technique and concept than some of your sisters. I'm struggling to actually see the symbolism in your look trying to convey purity. Yes it's white and sure the there is a delicate paper crane on your head but is that enough for a challenge meant to push you out of you boundaries? I think not. You look very beautiful and the look is very sweet but I'm just getting homecoming from this instead of avant-garde. You need to push yourself more my love.

Letha: I must admit, this look isn’t my favorite, Ebony. On its own, it’s okay, if a tad simple. When associated with an art movement like symbolism though, it just doesn’t stand up. While I don’t think you had to necessarily recreate another artist’s work, drawing some more concrete inspiration from the works of the time would have helped your concept. The makeup is improving each week, which is great to see, but there isn’t a lot of creativity with it, same with the hair. I can see your tried with the crane, but when there have been queens on this very cycle who have done much bigger/impressive looks with paper birds, it sort of sets you up to fail if you don’t try to do more with it. All in all, I’m not that impressed with the look, but I’m glad I can see your skills improving each week.

Toni: Hello dear! It conserns me a bit that innstead of focusing on art symbloism you focused a bit mroe on the standard symbolism. Lila gave you many ideas so its sad to see you not take her advice. That being said I think this dress is nice on you and I’m glad to see you taking the tips for makeup!! This hair is nice but i do think it needs a bit more teasing at the base to get better volume. I want to see you a bit more padded and chinched as well and I want to see boob contours. Good luck dear!

Soju: I like that you picked purity. I also hosted a Purity Ball and I had to create an all white look. It’s harder than what most people think. I’m glad you decided to pick a pink hair to go with your look. The white dress is little bit too pedestrian for my taste. The headpiece also looks unfinished.

Judah Kiss

Hi judges! This week I was assigned 'art nouveau', and I can now firmly say I have a least favorite art movement! While this was not my style at all, I am glad for the challenge. The main elements of art nouveau that I identified, were religious symbolism, feminine beauty, and depictions of nature; my idea was to incorporate equal parts of all three, while still not losing Judah as a drag character. I changed things up with my makeup this week in order to meet the challenge of a more 'natural' face; and hey! Flowers are very natural. All of the images I saw of art nouveau depicted a beautiful woman with long hair in an equally long, flowing skirt of some kind, alongside nature scenes and flowers. I incorporated flowers into the makeup and the belt, and using an embroidered fabric, I made my halo look religiously beautiful. I used fabric moss to give a ‘back to nature’ feeling, while not losing the overall picture of a woman, one with the Earth and its divine creator. Femininity is not something that comes naturally to me, especially in makeup; so this was a real challenge for me and I'm so very happy with how it turned out!

Lila: For how pressed you were for time, this is gorgeous. The entire outfit is giving me Lana Del Rey meets Jesus Christ Soap Star Superstar, and I’m definitely getting great Art Nouveau vibes from this. From the waist down, it gets a little boring, not gonna lie, but I can’t knock you for having a day to do this challenge. The makeup is really beautiful and natural looks on you are absolutely breathtaking, so don’t shy away from doing it from time to time in your drag outside of this competition! For me, I love this look. Great submission this week!

Gluttoni: Judah! I'm quite in love with you this week. I think it has something to do with how much you got the romantic vibe down from the movement given to you. You just look so angelic yet so down to earth which I think are the key elements of making a look like this work. You're a breath of fresh air when all the other looks are so color heavy. I'm loving your styling for this! The color palette you chose is beautiful and brown hair on you is just so fitting. Your makeup is gorgeous, I think the eyebrow and eye could be a tad more clean but overall you look so soft & pretty. The moss added so much to this and definitely made it a Judah look! This is definitely a strong strong submission and I'd be honored to see more from you in the upcoming weeks.

Letha: Okay, so I may be biased as I love me some art nouveau, but I really do like what you turned out here, Judah. You got a lot of the elements of art nouveau (plants/vines/flowers, round/flowing shapes, and femininity) and really made them your own. The makeup is perhaps a little softer from what we usually see from you, but I still definitely see Judah. I really like the moss/plant accents, it makes sense with the look and really adds to it. If I had some crits, it would be that wish there was a little more color on the makeup side of the face, as it reads most just brown right now, and that there was a little more flow to the bottom of the garment, perhaps with some vine trim or something? Besides that though, good job this week, Judah!

Toni: Let me start by saying how proud i am of you for pushing through this week, because I know it was hard for you. This is stunning to me and I really like your inspiration! It looks like you’re giving me drag jesus and I’m so into it. I think the moss was a fun way to put in the nature aspect. In the future I do want to see you start to push yourself and feel comfortable trying new things. Good job this week!!

Soju: I’m so into it! Your mug… I think it’s breathtaking! I love that you used moss on your face. The whole look really works well together and you look sickening. You look like a drag Jesus really to bless the children in nature hennnnny.

Klinker

Cubism was the form of art that used and abused of asymmetrical shapes and tons of shades of color. It's about making it look non-proportional and edgy. I truly thank I was able to embody this art form and serve my cubism soul on the runway.

Lila: When we were discussing your elements in seperates, I was totally for this concept. Its just when everything came together it seems like it’s not matching up as well as I expected it to be. I thought you would’ve pushed your makeup a lot more, since a lot of Cubism is colour and layers and all sorts of craziness, so I was expected some form of body art that had lines or shadows to kind of make it as distorted and edgy as your outfit. With your outfit, I loved that you used the style in that manner to kind of come up with the patchwork you have, its just a little lacking in desire. I thought you would’ve had the sleeve a lot larger, or at least have some on the other side of your body. It just feels a little lost and although it’s an okay submission, I wish you put a little bit more effort into this.

Gluttoni: Klinker, I'm hoping we'll get a new silhouette from you in this competition because this seems to be your safe space in term of things you can do. Cubism is definitely something I did in the challenges video and I was hoping for more of a nod to that because although cubism is wacky is it's still controlled chaos. This just gives me more messy than thoughtful and artsy. C'mon qween I know you have more to give than this. Focus this next week on being cohesive and completely worked out head to toe.

Letha: Heya, Klinker! This look has a lot going on, and I enjoy the concept, I just wish there was a bit more polish. The lines on the makeup should be cleaner, and the blue side of the lips should be as precise as the red (the red side is great though). I see the shapes on the garment and how they go along with cubism, but I wish there was a bit more structure to the look, instead of being mostly drapey/flowy. The nails are a fun accent, I wish you had more of them on! All in all, it’s an okay look, but I’m left wanting more.

Toni: I am so glad you talked to this judges this week, the more you do it the better your chances are. I really like this level of creativity from you, i love the patchwork! I do wish that there was a bit more boxy shape and that said “cubism”! I like your makeup and its improved a lot but I want you to make sure you’re setting your makeup so that you don’t look wet! Good luck dear!!

Soju:I see that you understand the element, but I think it was a bit too literal. I see that you tried to use shapes and colors, but to me it felt flat. ;) *rattlesnake sound* I do love your poses its super fierce.

Lexi Lamour

My name is Le Voleur. I was genetically engineered by a French mafia boss to be THE ultimate thief. Originally able to completely change color to match my surrounding environment and equipped with an appendage capable of creating an opening in any material, opening any safe, and being used as a working weapon. However, I was caught stealing from a wealthy and well known practicing Seer. Impressed with my capabilities she allowed me to leave with my life....but not before cursing me. The curse was that if I were ever caught again I would permanently take form of whatever my surroundings were leaving me permanently visible as whatever I was trying to steal. I became very careful and diligent in my work for years, but then I began to get complacent and sloppy again. One fateful day I was caught stealing a famous piece of Op Art by a museum guard. And thus....I became this walking piece of art. I was cast out by the mafia, but ended up finding work as a high fashion model for avant garde designers. While I love the fame and fortune....I truly miss the heist! Hello, Judges! This week I was given Op Art and I couldn't be more excited! I felt that there were so many different directions I could've gone with this but my concept instantly hit me! I decided to play with the lines and angles depicted in so many pieces of Op Art. Starting from the top: the headpiece was made from a piece of plastic that I cut into a circle and shaped into the form. I outlined it with giant black and white pipe cleaners to add some fluffy effect to break up the harsh lines of the overall look. It's also lines with checkered tape. At the top I made a cube out of pieces of construction paper and used black and white paint to draw different Op Art designs on each side. The hair I'm wearing....idk...to me I just loved it when I saw it and thought it would go perfectly with the challenge. For my makeup I attempted to do a black and white face for the first time(I'm trying to go outside of the box and give you something different/try something different every week). I drew lines following parts of my face inspired by some Op Art makeup I had seen. And the paint, as you can see continues onto my arms, neck, and chest. The top piece is a bolero I handmade using lined fabric. Underneath is a striped bodysuit that I had. For the bottom....starting underneath.....I have a black tulle skirt that I handmade. And the main skirt is 8 different parts. 8 pieces of poster board that I striped with different tapes in different angles, folded, and pieces together to make a full skirt. For the "adaptable appendage" I used a styrofoam craft cone, created a black paint swirl, and hollowed it out so that my hand could go in it and it would look like it was the end of my arm. Now, I am aware of some things. For one I know my makeup lines could be cleaner. And I know that my descriptions could be shorter, haha. But I just feel that I need to go into detail about how much effort I put into my submissions. Especially since I only had, with personal life, one day to work on this and accomplished exactly what I wanted in a 15 hr time frame all together.....I'm incredibly happy with my work and I hope you enjoy it.

Lila: HOLY SHIT. You come to our competition saying you had no creative energy and you turn out THIS? You’re giving me New York Club Kid meets Aaahh!! Real Monsters vibes with this and it’s so amazing to look at and hard not to look away either, like a real Op Art piece. This is just really hard to critique because you definitely are stating your claim as a look queen this cycle, and I hope this translates when it comes to selling performance and comedy too, because girl, you’re proving to us that you can climb this mountain to the top. Amazing submission this week, keep the momentum going!

Gluttoni: I'd be shitting brick if I were competing with you at the moment. Because you are proving yourself as a force to be reckoned with in this competition and no offense you wouldn't expect that from a girl named Lexi. THIS LOOK IS WITHOUT A DOUBT GLORIOUS! In my eyes you have went on a piss on this entire competition to stake your claim for this crown. If you bring that fire every week, it can sure as he'll be yours. I don't really have much to critique because I love this look so much and you really captured the vibe of your art movement so well! If I had to nitpick anything I'd say just the lines around your eyes and mouth could have been cleaner but overall this is perfection and I'm sure you know that. Keep fucking me up because right now I'm totally SHOOK.

Letha: Bitch, shut the fuck up. This is LITERALLY ART. Like if the body pictures were taken in a more “staged” environment, you would have me fucking SOLD. It all works so well together, and with your story it only adds to it. The garment itself and the headpiece are STUNNING, I’m so blown away. The tool thing I could take or leave, but it makes sense with your story so that’s fair. The hair and makeup make sense, and I know we talked about the pop of color and I’m glad you decided to NOT take my advice and use it, because it totally works and adds a nice contrast. The hair is cute as hell and also works amazingly with the look. All in all, I am just stunned by this look, and so thrilled that you continue to bring your absolute best each week! Fantastic job!

Toni: HEY BITCH OKAY YES!! Firsts off I love the story behind this and I think it really sold this look to me. This also out off all the looks, reads the most as high fashion avant garde look out of all of them! I love this so much, mostly the drill and the head peice. I dont have much critques on the look. I Wish your makeup was a bit rough but thats something you could fix up next time you do this look! I love this so much, amazing job!!

Soju: I can tell you put a lot of effort and time into this look. I do agree your lines on your face could be cleaner, however this outfit really makes up for it. The head piece, skirt, gloves, and everything I would strip it off of you and wear it myself. Great job and great execution. I’m really proud of this one.

Marcella Fox

Hello dear judges! Lana Del Ray here, coming to you from an 1872 Dias Los Muertos themed party hosted by Edgar Degas :]

My art movement was Impressionism - to incorporate an art medium, I decided to paint the whole dress in acrylic paints, mimicking the brushstrokes that impressionism is known for. I wanted to look like the reflection of a moonlit sky, so I used blues and yellows, with a touch of magenta as an accent colour. I also replicated this effect in my make-up, leaving raw brushstrokes unblended and blotting my lipstick. I also hand-sewed some lace cuffs and a collar, evoking the style of dress during the impressionist period. For an avant garde silhouette, I cut off the sleeves, turned them upside-down and attached lace to the bottom, making long, dropped sleeves. I made a headdress from a paintbrush and a silk scarf, and left some of the sleeve area unpainted, as if to suggest that I could simply whip the brush out of my hair and resume painting my outfit. And I finished the whole look off with a handmade sodalite pendant from my friend (Heartfelt Amulets if anyone is interested). So that’s my impressionist look… I hope the impression I’ve made is a good one!

Lila: Ugh, you’re honestly so beautiful and I won’t start a critique without saying that. I can definitely feel your art movement coming through this dress and I’m honestly living for this silhouette, it’s giving my Katherine of Aragon meets like a Wes Anderson film with how the colours are coming through. The scheme flows through the outfit really well and I love it. One thing that I would’ve liked to have seen is that you could’ve done some sort of impressionist contour? I know it’s not much of your style, but it’s difficult to critique this honestly. Great submission this week, Marcie!

Gluttoni: Marcella! You are sooo talented! I think what I love most about your submission for this challenge is that beautiful material motherlike look to you that a lot of artist like to paint their women to be. You look wise yet super edgy. You'd definitely be a muse of someone! Your hair looks so shiny and laid for the gods. The makeup is so clean and really highlights the beauty of your face. I'm soooo happy you gave us a new silhouette for this because it shows you can follow directions and be versatile. Your art movement is very blatant in your look and gives you an effortlessly polished vibe with how you executed it. I'm so eager for more from you, it hurts.

Letha: This is a verrrry good look Marcella, and it’s clear what movement you got. The makeup is soft but colorful and it goes with the rest of the outfit. I love the headpiece, it’s very Mother Mary, and flows so well. I think the dress is cute and the length is very you. I see where you were going with the sleeves, but they end up looking a bit awkward with movement, I think something that still had a dropped/dagged sleeve while still allowing the hands to be free might have been better? But I am still in love with this look, so I can’t complain that much. Strong work, Marcella!

Toni: This is so classically beautifully and so eye catching. I think it gives me a little shakespearean feel to it and I really like it, it reads very much as high fashion!! I love how you hand painted the fabric to look like a classic painting. I wish it was billowing with fabric that way you can have this holy, virgin mary-ish look!!! I love your makeup and over all good job this week!!

Soju: I think your look matches the name. Very Lana and very vintage. I think you know how to use color well. It doesn’t look messy and the right color pops. Simple, yet not busy so my eyes are happy with what they see! If that made any sense. I really like the vibe of this look, it reminds me of the old Romeo and Juliet.

Paprika

So when the challenge was first announced, I looked through all the art styles and I was in LOVE with superflat when I saw it, so I asked Marcella for it and I got it! Looking further into it, I found that a lot of superflat art plays off of consumerism and Japanese pop culture, and what represents that better than Hello Kitty? I went through 3 packages of photo paper and all the ink in my printer, and made my WHOLE outfit out of paper Hello Kitty faces. It was hell to put together, but I look fucking adorable. For the makeup I tried to do the big anime eye thing, it came out really shitty and I don’t know what happened. But this was a lot of fun to make and something different for me, so I hope yall like it!

Lila: UGH. God, I love this SO much. Your research is so sound and I’m so glad that you’ve used the medium to your advantage, and how the hell you constructed an outfit entirely out of unconventional materials, I love it. From your mini, I was really excited to see how you’d do your makeup for this challenge, because it was so exciting, and I feel like this a little step back? if your fake eyes’ colour was done in liquid matte, it’d pop a lot more. I wish you had a little extra on your body though, because it’s very beige in areas and if you weren’t wearing the blonde wig with Hello Kitty on your titties and skirt, you would’ve blended in with your wall in the background. If you wore a pink shoe and maybe painted your hands or wore gloves, it could’ve tied this concept together a lot better! However, great effort and submission this week, Paps!

Gluttoni: Paprika! You are too adorable. This look is so innocent and simplistic. Which is something I live for because it's almost the direct opposite of myself. I don't think I'll ever be over how cute your runways are. The idea is definitely there along with the commercial elements of your art movement but it's just not as innovative as some of your sisters. I think the proportion of your makeup and hair is great and is showing great strides in your skill. Just polish up the rough edges if your presentation and you are sure to get high praise in the future.

Letha: Paprika, this look is so cute, as always! The elements that are there make sense with your art movement, I just wish there was a bit more? Having from the shoulders all the way down to the fingertips be completely bare really detracts. Something like wrist accessories (or any jewelry, for that matter) would have helped the look a lot, and totally could have been hand made and gone with the superflat aesthetic. The makeup is a nice attempt, but I think there needed to be more graphic lines and bright colors to sell it (the whites and the blues of the eyes read a touch dull, consider using clown white or something similar set with powder to really make it pop. All in all, it’s an okay submission for me!

Toni: Girl…. I love you to death but what is this? I really love the wig and think thats the highlight (i own five of these wigs soooo). I do wish you had done MORE MORE MORE because this commes off as boring and lazy and I want you to START STEPPING IT UP BITCH!!! I think it was a cute concept and it jsut..wasn’t full through out. I want to see you pad and cinche as well as nails. Step it up girl!!

Soju: I personally didn’t know what Superflat was so I googled it. There are so many more images and artistry you could’ve done then this. I think it lacks motivation and uniqueness. If you would’ve made hello kitty style dress with a interesting silhouette it might have helped your cause. I do think it’s adorable because who doesn’t love Hello Kitty, but I think it looks a bit lazy.

Phoebe St. Jefferson

Hey judges! For my challenge I got Toyism! After being middle of the road last week, I really wanted to step up my game and do something unexpected of me. This week’s mini challenge make my confidence in make up go up a lot, so i knew i wanted to make my face really cool. I used a style from a mask i saw, and tried to make it very fun and interesting to look at. My outfit is a table cloth, and essentially two circle skirts, one for my top and one for my butt. To bring in more toyism elements, I cut up pieces of cardboard paper and painfully hot glued it to the table cloth. I hid lots of fun designs in the skirt, such as a snail, a bunch of faces, some stars and even a cross. Toyism was all about playing with art and having fun, and thats what i wanted to come across with my submission. Also for my art medium, I chose to go with sculpture and make a nice mask. Hope you all enjoy!

Lila: No thanks, I didn’t wanna do TDR a third time. BITCH STOLE MY LOOK! Just kidding, I love this. It’s super fun and really intriguing to look at. Your creativity is shining through this and it’s so exciting to see that. I love the colour scheme, I wish there was a little bit of cohesion with your wig colour and choice with that, and I live for the mask, really exciting and fun. One thing I want you to consider as this is an illusion makeup, try to conceal the non illusion (i.e. skin) with a similar makeup colour to what you’re wearing, i.e. black/red/white tights, gloves, even if you cut out hosiery and use it around your waist or something, that’d help a lot. Overall, a really fun submission!

Gluttoni: You slayed me this week Phoebe! I love your color palette I think the most this week. It's so playful and warm much like your personality. I don't think many other girls in the competition could have pulled off the art movement like you so you definitely get my praise for that. I live for the simplicity of the hair and shape of the garment but the funky textile you created just takes it over the edge on how great this look is. The face paint come off a little dry and I wish your lips stood out more in your makeup but I totally applaud you for this experimental look from you. I'm overall super happy with the strides you are making in this competition!

Letha: I quite enjoy this look, Phoebe! Toyism was one of the movements I wasn’t as familiar with myself when we were talking about which categories to use, but after some research I can easily see your inspirations and how this look fits into them. The look is simple yet bold, which is very toyism in my opinion, and the mask is cute. The face makeup I like, but don’t love. We talked about doing a red for the forehead/upper face, but I wish you had used something a bit more primary and pigmented, as this looks a bit “sunbrnt” instead of a bold red. Still, the paint itself is effective and I like it. The hair I’m not totally sold on, I know we had discussed a high pony, but I wish more of the hair was in that pony and back off the face, as it makes the neck area really busy when it could be sleeker. All in all though, I still really like this look! You did some very good work this week, so keep it up!

Toni: I love this so much!!! I love the masc a lot but this shape is so good for you. I think tis girly and very ,much your style by still being high fashion. The masc is weird and scary and i hate it and love it. I do wish your makeup lines were clear and a bit more pigmented but over all it was nice. Good job this week!

Soju: I applaud the amount of creativity you put into you work! I like you think about your whole look when put together. Sometimes we focus so hard on one aspect that we forget or just rush to finish everything else. The makeup could use some cleaner lines, but I still liked the design. Also give me that wig.

Sugar Monroe

Week 2 done! Score! Lol Hey Judges! This week I was assigned Pop Art as my art style and I immediately knew I wanted to be the comic girl in so many pop art pieces. But I didn’t want to be the played out crying bitchc Oh No! I decided to pump up the color and become the Neon Dream she was meant to be! So I present to you, Sugar Monroe as the Neon Comic Bitch. My art medium was paint and I used it to craft the purse and bow for accessories. I hope you enjoy!

Lila: While I was really living for this to emerge, I’m kind of disappointed by it. Seeing all of the seperate sort of elements starting to be produced, then culminating in this concept, it’s not working for me personally. I wish you considered going the extra mile and perhaps using a pair of pantyhose or something and using the dotting technique that you were opposed to doing on the pantyhose to give your legs that dotty-skin-look (although I see some on your nose to highlight, that would’ve been fun in pops of places!) I don’t know, I think it’s the calibur of the other contestants that have put me in a questionable mood this week, because I really see elements of Pop Art here, but not enough to dissolve my questions. I do think you’ve done a great job in portraying Pop Art in the makeup, it’s absolutely beautiful, but at the same time, I’m sort of on the fence leaning backwards on this look at this point. It’s an alright submission, I just wish there was a lot more to be desired.

Gluttoni: Sugar, I'm not going to take to long with this because this look is cute and honestly just that. I was preparing myself for you to take it there with the look this week and I must say you left me a tad in the dark with this. Pop Art is just a tad bit more bold than what you're giving us this week. That being said I love the makeup and you always get it right with the hair but the accessories you made just don't make you pop as much as you were hoping. GIVE ME MORE!

Letha: I’m pretty neutral on this look, to be honest. I know you wanted to more/go bigger with it this week, and we want that for you, but I feel like we’re still waiting for this emergence to come through. I do see the pop art elements throughout though, and I can appreciate that. The makeup is great and it makes sense, just pull that wig forward to be ON or just behind that graphic black line you made. The accessories are hella cute (nails ayyyy), I wish the shoes were more fun though. The dress is probably my least favorite part? Up close the pop art style shows through more, but gets a bit lost at a distance. All in all, the look is okay, and an improvement from you, but one I hope to see you continue to grow from.

Toni: I know you can take it so ima be 100% with you. I think from the neck up (plus the purse) is really amazing and shows your hard work!! but I wish the actual dress was so much more, and I know that was out of your ability but girl… pedestrian and i know you hate that word so I know you’re gonna step it up now. I think your original idea would have been amazing but...sigh. Good luck!!

Soju: I like the mug! I always wanted to try that myself, I think you did it right. Maybe try going heavier on the blush or contour. You are a drag queen after all. I do love the purse and the bow too, but what if you did that with the dress? I think the dress is making me question the whole look. It has small drawings init, but I can’t really see? Maybe a one neon color dress could’ve been better!

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