#No Reflection On Vanity

[zinkadear]

Jokey and Vanity, overdramatic besties

#The Smurfs #Smurfs #Smurfs 2021 #The Smurfs: A New Touch of Blue #NTOB #Jokey Smurf #Vanity Smurf #Smurfs Clips #The Most Popular Smurf #No Reflection On Vanity #Jokey's Joke Book #Mirror Mirror On the Armoire

[diioonysus]

oh they know they're that bitch

#vanity by auguste toulmouche #artist is walter macewen #artist is alfred stevens #artist is vittorio reggianini #passing glance by thomas pollock anshutz #artist is maria wilhelmina wandscheer #artist is jules emile saintin #sweet reflections by gabriel schachinger #artist is victor oliver gilsoul #artist is mose bianchi #artist is auguste toulmouche #artist is eugene accard #artist is maher morcos #cant find artist #artist is luma von flesch-brunningen #art history #art

[averlym]

fairest of the fair

#hi! im alive and back and etc. #six the musical #six the musical fanart #katherine howard #thinking of that post going 'i think eventually you become the person you needed most' and like maybe that's the thing with my art #this started out as a redraw and <improvement meme> i think i've finally reached the stage where i'm making the things that my younger self #aspired to create. like i can do this now! i've reached That level of technical skill! tiny me would be so proud. it's very gratifying #redraw from august this year actually. i've made a surprising amount of improvement HAHA maybe it was the adamandi stuff getting me #back into digital rendering. i think that obsession has quietly slipped away but yknow. one never truly leaves a fandom. just less intensit #also speaking of old fandoms! we're back with the six stuff haha. as of writing i'm in the midst of blog revamp- figuring out how to chill #multifandom status doesn't mean ditch all the old stuff ! but i do feel much freer and less stressed. i think hiatus has been good for me #notes on this piece particularly: redraw about cutting hair and thinking of the lyric above. also lowkey &j ref + pinterest poem excerpts #of female suffering. and maybe a dash of amanda heng let's walk inspo. this work is really just full of contradictions.. #1. the mirror and cutting hair as an act of self liberation 2. the & is part of the lyric but also a nod to &j (in another iteration it was #pink but the white looked better) and like. &j is really all !!! girl power!!! etc. and i was like hmmmm. also matching pink shiny aes #3. the frame as a cage; the mirror as a self reflection idea (ie. saville's propped insp) but also as a sign of vanity. 4. sparkly costume #and pretty pose- read one too many poems about women feeling like they have to be pretty even in their suffering. something i wanted to #explore. and also in 5. the show itself... all you wanna do is. despite all the dancing and pink and sparkly the content of the song is #darker. and even though it's a story of her suffering it's still presented as a shiny fun pop song and ajshdhfhfh ok... 6. the lyrics fall #outside the frame. sort of a caught inbetween. sort of a trapped in the narrative and yet #within the frame it's all. vaguely handwavy breaking free vibes. like i said contradictions? #7. cutting off the long ponytail vs the pull my hair lyric at the end. yeah #8. the blocked off & looks a bit like scissors. positioned to cut right at the neck #anyways yeah irl remains hectic! but if i get around to more doodles they'll appear here :)

[stone-cold-groove]

Narcissus.

#narcissus #narcissism #greek mythology #vanity #beauty #reflection #self-love #mythology #myths #myths & legends #legends #echo

[blood-falling]

I finished my new wig and wanted to get done up, albeit a lighter makeup look than normal. The choker was gifted to me by Marcus, which I am grateful for .

#vanity. #reflections.

[chrisitsraining]

damn i guess she really is a vampire huh

#game lagged lol #and the reflection got up to throw the vanity #before she did #dumdum hours #alcina dimitrescu #lady dimitrescu #resident evil 8 #re 8 village #re 8 #resident evil village

[muzzleroars]

idk if you know this but; according to the virtue's terminal info, Higher angels are more humanoid and are considered "purer" than those who look less human. This means that most likely for Gabriel, he'd experience a lot more emotions about his demonic features, as not only is he slowly becoming a demon, but is morphing into a mockery of god's image :>

mentions of body image issues //

YES OMG....this is another important facet in why gabriel despairs over his transformation as he does - the angels of higher choirs are humanoid in shape to distinguish them from the lower, more impure souls that tend to be abstract or animalistic in nature. after all, humanity was said to be made in god's image and although i tend to take a more metaphysical interpretation (as in, humanity is capable of creation as god is), this is likely an ideal form as perceived by god since he bestowed it onto what was meant to be his most exalted work. notably, gabriel gains several animal-like qualities in his horns, claws, and tail, qualities that he and all in heaven would consider lesser, baser, shameful. it all compounds with the deterioration of his halo, his loss of flight, and the severed connection from the other archangels - he feels as though he is fully warping into something else, not just to become a different person but to become another being entirely. he once existed as one of god's highest creations, a being held as perfect by humanity and by many of the other angels in heaven, but now he is agonizingly robbed of that as it slowly erodes. for some time he can only see a twisted form, like something growing out of the body of an archangel but wrong and parasitic. eventually he comes to understand and in fact enjoy who he is as a fallen angel, he is proud of the traits he's gained, but that's only once he can deconstruct the noxious standard of heavenly beauty he realized was much more important to him than he thought.

#how gabriel's vanity plays into his fall is interesting too!!! #because i hc him as definitely being taken with his own looks #and it's bc there is a through line of the importance of appearance/image here #with the unimportant being relegated to filth/strays in hell or shapes/animals in heaven #so gabriel took pride in his appearance since it directly reflected his status #but again this is all just god's bullshit!!!! nothing wrong with being a little filth or a little triangle!!! #they aren't lesser or inherently worse that's just what god wants you to think!!!! #cake answers #fallen gabriel #ask queue: 24 #rise and fall au

[bottom-slut-unionizer]

Nothing crushes a gay man's ego like another gay man not being interested in his abs

#said as someone without abs #you cant impress me #it does nothing #your siren call works no magic on this mind of mine #i just hear your screams for attention and find them wanting #couldnt you have learned to sing? #instead? #edit 2 bc I cant stop #a belly is a sign of courage #a mark that they worry not for the standards of the world #that they understand the burden of vanity and welcomed the joys of something else #and in that wonderful love they cast aside their abs for a body that reflects their life #a life lived how they want #not how they think theyd want it #isnt that what you seek in someone youre with? #dont you want that kind of love and trust and intimacy? #how could you not? #how could you turn your back on this marvel? #this pillow? #ohh right i didn't even mention that part #cuddling you guys feels like im trying to hug a silicon cpr dummy #where's the cushion #wheres the sense of safety? #but as i was saying #how could you turn your back this? #and for what? #some muscles that will fade #will your love fade with it? #will his? #do you delude yourself and damn yourself to a life tortured with keeping those six muscles sharpened

[whats-in-a-sentence]

On the Vanity

of Earthly

Greatness

Arthur Guiterman

The tusks that clashed in mighty brawls

Of mastodons, are billiard balls.

The sword of Charlemagne the Just

Is ferric oxide, known as rust.

The grizzly bear whose potent hug

Was feared by all, is now a rug.

Great Caesar's dead and on the shelf,

And I don't feel so well myself!

"Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle... And Other Modern Verse" - compiled by Stephen Dunning, Edward Lueders, and Hugh Smith

#book quotes #poetry #reflections on a gift of watermelon pickle #stephen dunning #edward lueders #hugh smith #on the vanity of earthly greatness #arthur guiterman #tusks #brawls #mastodon #billiard balls #billiards #sword #charlemagne #charlemagne the just #ferric oxide #rust #grizzly bear #hug #fear #rug #caesar #dead #shelf #don't feel good

[angstics]

I wasnt meant for gossipy documentaries. Every talking head im like, that isnt real. You’re lying. Exaggerated. Cliche. What i take as real are accounts that cant be biased and first hand archival footage. Otherwise i dont know what to do with the rest

#the scott grant variety article was good bc it confronted that while still laying down unconfirmable confessions #*vanity fair not variety #so i have both sides in my head. this is one side. i need a reflection. but after

[gennsoup]

I think that maybe mirrors behave differently depending on how you treat them.

Helen Oyeyemi, Boy, Snow, Bird

#Helen Oyeyemi #Boy Snow Bird #mirrors #reflection #vanity #Nigerian literature #British literature #quotes #quotes blog #literary quotes #literature quotes #literature #book quotes

[graveyardrabbit]

self-portrait in a roadside puddle

#vanity #California #San Mateo County #reflections #more fun with puddle photography #fun with silhouettes as well

[smackmybitchup]

ngv faves honestly

#and there was this beautiful vanity mirror but my reflection was unflattering so I’m not posting it

[toon-romantic]

No more dating other fictional boyfriends- Vanity Smurf is my 'True Blue Mirrorcle' (Full Analysis)

Summary: I'm officially quitting dating fictional characters. Don't believe me? Just read on if you're not fully convinced! Since my beloved Vanity Smurf blessed my life this year with countless miracles, I've felt like the happiest lady on Earth because he revived my self-love, self-worth and inner peace. Wow, those are the best gifts I ever had! That's not all. Vanity and I share a kindred spirit that attracted us to each other emotionally, spiritually, and romantically. AND we're going to pursue a wonderful dream together- Opening a beauty boutique in Smurf Village! Sounds like we've got a beautiful future ahead of us. We're really excited about pursuing this dream together and to show the other smurfs how seriously creative we can be! Mark my words: Smurf fashion will never be the same again.

Making The Final Decision

So......after a decade of dating countless cartoon characters from multiple series, I've entered the last dating round-The Smurfs 1981-1989 animated series that everyone remembers watching on Saturday mornings. My experience: It happened last year when I began binge-watching The Smurfs reruns for these reasons: Childhood nostalgic cravings and binge-crushing on many smurfs.

Point 1: Grouchy Smurf awakened my smurf crush-cravings because of his sincere devotion and care towards Baby Smurf and that's when my dating spree ran loose all over Smurf Village. Crazy fact- I binge-dated over 30 smurfs (including Vanity) starting from May to November until I couldn't keep up anymore. Phew! Rollercoaster dating is exhausting, yet an exciting way to explore your own tastes. Anyway, quality matters more than quantity!

Point 2: After my last dates with Timber, Angel, and Painter, mid-November came and I knew it was time to narrow the crazy crush load down to only one smurf. My inner voice kept echoing "Vanity....Vanity!" in my brain so much that it was impossible to ignore. Like they say, trust your inner gut feeling! I was wondering if he is actually my own Mr. Smurf and then the deja vu came to haunt me.

The Answer Was Found in The Mirror

After spending hours of self-reflecting, I vaguely recall the handsome smurf mainly appealing to my curious nine-year-old heart simply because he challenged his typical gender norms with his effeminate traits, embraced his body image without shame, and his lovely soft voice just crept in my mind! After over a decade passed, I was 24 and somehow ended up returning my attention to Vanity not yet knowing he would be my forever 'at last'. Strangely, I feel like fragments of him already existed in my veins since my early teens because- just like him- I ALWAYS carried my compact mirror in public constantly monitoring my body image while trying to rid of any little flaw whenever possible. So I clearly see the world through his eyes and know why he's self-obsessed. Trust me, I lived in my mirror as well! Simply because he wants to protect his esteem and be validated as the most attractive-looking creature. Is that so bad? Maybe for the jealous Princess Periwinkle who longed to find his kindred spirit. But, it's ok. The world is full of Vanity Smurfs anyway. So, throw away all your criticism and let him be!

The Inner-Reflection of Vanity Smurf

If you have not yet realized, he's actually a great role model who cares about his smurfy community other than himself. For instance, he demonstrated an empathic side in 'Once In A Blue Moon'- the premiere episode of season 3- when he was evidently one of the main concerned smurfs who could not bear the leaving of Baby Smurf. And so with desperation, Vanity disguised himself as Baby Smurf covering his body inside the basket in hopes of extending Baby Smurf's company in Smurf Village!! Now that really intrigued me. So let's suppose his risky decision actually fooled the stork: Vanity would be taken to the nursery where Baby Smurf came from-(which is in a faraway location)-and he would have to find his way back to Smurf Village and reassure his friends that he did it for the sake of not losing Baby. And that's my final theory. Sounds very likely, doesn't it? And this I will declare- His somatic narcissistic traits are healthy rather than toxic. Listen, I know what I'm saying because knowing Vanity inside-out, I'd prefer Vanity over the Mr. Toxic (Gaston) somatic narcissist who killed poor innocent forest animals, including Belle's lover who she faithfully revived.

Princess Periwinkle's Mirror is Correct About Vanity

Considered to be 'fairest of them all'-  VANITY SMURF-  Absosmurfly!  Not just beautiful on the outside but inside as well! The pixie's magic mirror KNOWS Vanity's smurfy goodness inside. Even though Vanity and Princess Periwinkle are both good-looking yet her jealous wrath was indeed toxic enough to make Vanity the innocent Snow White. So that serves Vanity Smurf the right to earn his title as the fairest!

His True Beauty swept my heart, not just my eyes

After evaluating the big picture of my beloved Vanity, all I can do is just melt. All of these wonderful observations officially earned him to forever remain as the main centerpiece of my heart because his goodness gave me such a brighter year and also helped revive my self-love! His self-confidence boosted my own as well. I've been reset. I'm shiny and new again. Have I been blessed with an everlasting mirrorcle?? All this time, I was so blind not to realize that Vanity Smurf was the other half of me-  A clear reflection of my own beliefs, attitudes, talents, heart of glass, flamboyance, flower power, and somatic self-loving personality! Never will I see Vanity Smurf as just superficial but also a one-in-a-million mirrorcle.

True blue, baby, I love you! - Religiously, I sing that Madonna tune for him on karaoke.

#self-reflection #evaluation #blog journal #Vanity Smurf #personal

[voiddemon]

ngl one of the reasons i don't post a ton of oc content ever (besides me not making too too much) is because i have a big prince bias. dude that shit gets me hook line and sinker

#ESPECIALLY if they have a healthy dose of cringefail+vanity man. this doesn't reflect at all in any of my kirby stuff trust #i hope he trips over his own heel and barely catches himself before looking smug/insisting it was TOTALLY purposeful #rambles

[scare-ard--sleigh]

me white-knuckling the kitchen sink: i won't say anything i wouldn't want repeated in a running report, not everything that makes me tick needs to be commented on, may g,d or whoever grant me the serenity to ignore stupid stupid stupid human beings, etc., etc, etc.

#silver jelly #i was thinking earlier about this wooden plaque thing that my deacon grandmother had in the house growing up that had what i thought was #the serenity prayer. upon googling it a few years ago it turns out that it was not; it was uh. a different prayer. #i think it's called the morning prayer? it's the 'nothing is going to happen to me today that you and i together can't handle' one #(except the font was like that old English looking mf so up until googling it i thought it was 'you and 2 together' idk why i never #questioned it i guess bc of like. the father/son/holy ghost thing?? anyway.) #here's the thing though she did actually have the serenity prayer in the house as well. it was just the *ceramic* decoration; not the #wood one. though i did look at that one a lot too. #anyway i guess i'm thinking a lot about making your space reflect your values. and how that can mean literally but also not. #like i think the wooden plaque is fundamentally the same as the prayer candles on my vanity. #i'm decorating my boudoir. my parents are coming next week. how do i make this space look like mine. #and also; what environmental reminders can i provide myself that direct my attention away from uhh. irritating individuals. #what's the emo version of the serenity prayer lmao (it may very well be the gway prayer candle)