I totally need a new catagory for Nanowrimo or something. Which, by the way, I finished with 100k, two novels–one with 67k and the other with 33k. My wrists ache. I wrote 16k the last day.
ANYWAY.
My characters, makeup, and I!
Ah, yes, a subject that for some reason got mentally brought up. Which characters wear makeup?! WHO BOTHERS?! I mean, they’ve got villians attemting to kick their rears, or they’re villians attempting to kick the good guy rears… who’s wearing makeup?
So my characters faced the interrogation, and I found the replies most…………….. interesting.
AWARD FOR MOST MAKEUP WORN:
Raiyn Serak. No surprise there. Ah, yes, Raiyn. Raiyn the vampire, Raiyn the whore, Raiyn the singular existing prostitute character that disturbs all my other female characters, Raiyn the positive she can convince humans that vampires aren’t monsters. *sighs* I love her. Her character is so very different from me. Nonetheless, her chosen makeup, as a general rule, in order of importance.
1) Eyeliner. Black, duh.
2) Mascara
3) Dark red lipstick/gloss
4) Concealer
5) Eyeshadow… very likely a green or blue… maybe a redish.
6) Any sort of powder to make her face paler (did I mention she’s also my only female semi-dark skinned character?)
7) Hairgel.
8) Lipliner.
9) Jewlery.
10) Scented stuff.
11) Nailpolish.
That about sums up what she wears. I’m not well versed in makeup… there’s probably more. Seriously, she looks like a different person without all those layers on. o_o
She wears it out of habit.
AWARD FOR LEAST MAKEUP WORN (on a female character)!
Surprisingly, Talnaver Arinon. Yeah, another undefinate TDE character… Talnaver wears no makeup at all, at least to the best of my observations. She finds it a waste of time running back and forth and tends to avoid it, even working undercover. The worst she’s done is hair styling. Generally, she relies on clothing and basic mannerisms to make herself different.
For TDE…
Drum roll…….
Ryian Khess. She uses makeup to disguise minor facial scars and uses a bit of lipgloss occasionally. She used to use it before she became a mercenary, but now finds it a waste of time.
(And just for a record: the male award for most makeup is Nikolas and Varok. Unsurprisingly, both vampires. Lol)
Now, in no specific order, other characters opinions on makeup for those curious!
Tiana:
Before she was Calthye, in the Legacy era, and previous to that, she basically got away with using lipgloss and hair stuff. She was too busy to bother with anything. But in the post Reunion era… I guess it’d be TDE: Fealty era… she does use some. To keep up appearances. She hates eye makeup and uses nothing more than a bit of a brown liner and a hint of mascara when necessary for stage lighting appearances. She’ll use blush and lipgloss as well as a bit of purfume. Gotta appear royal, eh what? Off duty, it depends on whether she keeps to habit or not, but she nixes all the eye makeup.
She has some facial tattoos.
Ariane:
Ariane is actually very good at using makeup, and can completely alter her appearance in about a half hour or so with the right stuff. As she used to work in mostly undercover senarios, she learned how to do incredible things with a bit of makeup. As Calthye, she uses purple eyeshadow, concealer (yes, yes, facial flaws!), and a pale pink lipgloss. She has thick enough eyelashes that she’s always found using eyelash glue (HER TERM! HER TERM, NOT MINE!!) to be pointless. She was always amused by shiny things and will use the stick-on type marks for occasions.
On stage, she uses proper stage makeup… eyes and mouth, mainly, though she refuses to use lipliner even with thin lips, and mostly goes for shinies.
Off complete duty, she still sometimes uses eyeshadow and concealer (hmm… acne?), but is totally freaked out about the very IDEA of having to kiss Elachi while wearing lipgloss, so she generally nixes most of the rest.
Marien:
Depends on her mood. She’s always liked dark eyeliner and mascara, though. The whole gothic look always fit her Shadow self. She goes with more charcoaly tones for makeup, and uses nailpolish on a regular basis. And toenail polish. ^^;;
That covers my female mains, doesn’t it? I can’t think…. zzzzzzzzz……………….. remind me later if I missed some MCs.
Oh, as for the I part of it…
I wear no makeup. But I bought some lipgloss because my lips have been very chapped and am trying to get used to having sticky, candy flavored lips. >< I want to put a bunch on and go kiss someone to see if it works.... hmmmmm.
