Trend Alert: Sci-chedelic Makeup

Makeup Artist Pat McGrath Reveals Exclusive Images of Dior Spring 2013 Runway Makeup

this is a headline that I pay attention too! The images she released, were of course as fabulous as one would expect and, I am happy to announce, extremely bright! 

Pat McGrath's design. Swoon!

Along with Pat's design, my day was made even happier upon the discovery of these images from MAC. 

I was slightly disappointed when reading the fashion report I was reading said that these looks aren't an everyday look! I was appalled! SoI live in Melbourne, and while not everyone walks the streets with makeup so flamboyant, I and my fellow creatives, often find myself strolling through the city with many colours and all manner of adhesive sparkly objects stuck to my face. 

Be an individual and embrace it!

I am loving this Sci-chedelic look! Basically, if it looks a little futuristic or alien, you've got it! So it allows so much freedom of creativity! You can use what ever colours you live, whatever objects, do your eyebrows however you wish... Be creative!

So get out there! grab your coloured palettes and be as creative as you dare!

xxx

E

David Jones 2013 Autumn/Winter Launch Makeup Break Down

So today marks the launch of David Jones' Autumn/Winter line in Sydney. Now While, I'm no fashion aficionado, and I'll reserve my judgement on the garments until later, what I do know is makeup. 

First let me say, that I love these face charts! They are beautiful, very detailed, comprehensive and the artist should be delighted with end result. 

And while I do love Napoleon Perdis's work, and I envy my fellow makeup artists and their amazing work at fashion week and event such as this, I find that the looks produced, however suitable for the fashion line they were produced for, I found them a little plain. But that's just because I love color. 

Miranda Kerr, Samantha Harris and a host of modela rehearse for tonight's show. Picture: Szilvasi Attila Source: news.com.au

Look at the women in the picture above, all gorgeous, with flawless makeup, the contouring and shades of eyes shadow are beautiful... But I would've loved to see some more vibrant lip color at the very least, maybe a Berry Lip stain etc. 

Mirranda Kerr

I look at Miranda Kerr's Gorgeous face, and I think, well, it doesn't need makeup anyway, because well, she's flawless. 

Then again, when I look at this terrible print, I think, hmm perhaps some bright and beautiful makeup would distract from the print. 

Napoleon, I just think, that perhaps next time, you should amp in up a bit! Eldiese your models! If you need any tips, come and see me. 

So that's my two cents. 

Until next time. 

xx

E. 

The Wrong Kind Of Challenge

I am a person who likes a challenge, I say that and then I think... Hmm, do I really? Because realistically, if someone were to challenge me, i would get extremely defensive very quickly... By no fault of my own I think, but I'm sure many people would disagree, that's just the way I am.

I like to be challenged with certain things... for example, I like to challenge myself... push myself harder and be the best me I can be. I push myself at the gym, at work, constantly challenging my idea of who I should be.

The only time I like it when other people push me, is when I say it's ok. Meaning, that I like competition. I love it when people, say to me "You cant do that" because I take personal offence to that, and I make it my mission to prove them wrong. What I do not like, however, is people challenging my perception of myself. I have a friend who is constantly challenging me, challenging my perception of self, how I see myself, the words that come out of my mouth and the way I behave.

As much as I dont like being enlightened in regards to my flaws, I do find self improvement to be an essential part of life, and I appreciate her honesty. But when the things that she says to me hit so many nerves, one has to ask ones self... is it really worth it?

Right now, I say no... Because I am a little down in the dumps, I am questioning myself and why I am the way I am.

I am an extremely proud person, and I have huge double standards when it comes to myself and my friends and the way they treat me. I hate sympathy, and I hate people knowing that I'm sick or that there's something wrong and I would love to think that I am very good at hiding these emotions, but recently I was told that I'm very transparent when Im upset... at the very least because I'm so quiet  when somethings wrong.

This pride often frustrates people, as do my doubler standards because if I am ill, or theres something wrong, I wont tell anyone, I'll power through until I collapse in a heap at home or someone notices and makes me stop but if one of my friends was acting the way I do, then I would be there, looking after them, no complaints, no questions asked.

So when this behavior is challenged, I immediately go on the defensive, saying things like "I can't lose control", "I cant be weak". Which makes me wonder, why "Can't"? Why not "won't"? I think that this is mostly because if i sound like I can not under any circumstances do what is requested of me, then that's a great excuse... But if the simple fact of the matter is that i wont... then why wont I? Whats wrong with me that I wont let people look after me? That I wont change how I behave? 

The short answer is... I guess, I'm afraid... but of what? This is something that I am currently pondering, because I really have no idea, I cannot pin point one thing that I am afraid of that would make me so controlling... I can think of half a dozen.

- I don't want to end up back in Newcastle

- I don't want to be like my parents (not there's anything wrong with my mum being a stay at home mum) but I don't want that for myself. 

- I want to be a success 

- I don't want to be forgotten

- I want to leave the world with my imprint... knowing that I've made a difference.

But, I am starting to think that maybe it will be possible for me to achieve these goals without using the word can't, or wont, because I don't like the idea that I won't do things. My goal this year is to say yes (within reason), to people offering me help, to people telling me I need to slow down, to friends, to family, and not shut down and get defensive.

Lets see how it goes... 

xx E.  

The Juggling Act

Wake up, Morning shift at the hospital, gym, makeup experiment, work on column, shower, make lunch for tomorrow, dinner, bed. Wake up, gym, afternoon shift at the hospital, burlesque performance, drinking, stumbling, bed. Wake up, Hungover, (on call at the hospital) work on column, makeup lesson, photo shoot, dinner with friends, home, bed. 

This is my life, it is constant, and never ending, don't get me wrong, its amazing, fun and exciting!

I am constantly asked "how do you fit it all in Eldiese?" This question is referring to my lifestyle, my extra curricular activities. My usually response "I don't sleep". 

Let me give you the run down of my life... I am a full time Scrub Nurse (meaning that I assist surgeons and help operate),  I am, of course, a makeup artist, I am writing a column for a Women's Fashion Art Magazine, I am constantly trying to develop, experiment and play around with my looks, as well as giving makeup lessons... I am a busy woman.

I am also studying this year, photography courses, writing courses, photo-shop courses, makeup seminars, i want to better myself always, educate myself, learn off my superiors and my peers. 

So my life is crazy! But I maintain that a healthy level of sleep deprivation is essential for my crazy creativeness! 

So i became the queen of juggling to cope with the life I lead, I'm sure I poss a lot of people off at work, particularly because I swap a lot of shifts, and am  constantly running out the door of a shoot, or the gym, or the hospital in order to get where I need to be next. 

Sometimes I don't see my housemates for days on end, weeks sometimes, I miss out on a lot of events, because I straddle two worlds... on the days that my colleagues have parties and dinners, ninety percent of the time i have a photo-shoot, or other commitments, I miss things,  I cant fly home to go to events that I want too attend, because I have to work or do makeup, or I simply cant afford it because a client hasn't paid me, or because I needed new makeup supplies. So I guess there is a sacrifice for the amazing life that I lead... I miss things. 

But you know what? With all the events that I miss, the in jokes that I'm not in on, the people that I piss off or disappoint... I wouldn't change my life for the world, because I am Eldiese, I love my life, the people, the color, the excitement. I love it all. 

So I became the Queen of Juggling. 

2012 - The Year That Was In By Eldiese Land

2012 was such a huge year for me! It was my first official year in business, and I have to say, I am extremely stoked with how it went!

So here's a visual recap of the year that was...

 I was head makeup artist on a fashion show for a Benefit to 

raise money for Lisa Marie, during which I met Megan Gale!

I got to work with American photographer Debbi Rotkowitz.

 Many many many photo shoots with the fabulous Matchless Snapshots

Countless creative concepts and shoots with some of my amazing friends 

 I was Head Makeup Artist for Model Success's Model Bonanza's. 

I won the title of VIPARO Makeup Artist of the Year and was flown to 

Sydney to shoot their 2012 look book.  

Black light body paint (enough said)

                      

and many many many creative looks on myself!

So that about sums up my year! Needless to say, that I have done many more shoots, but these are my favorites and I am so looking forward to what 2013 has to offer me!

Fetishes - the weird, the wacky, the wonderful.

Some people aren't sure if they even have a fetish while others think that their fetishes are abnormal (shows what they know... everybody has a fetish or two). So what is a fetish? If you have a fetish, you are obsessively fixated on either an object or a body part, or a little of both.

You need that specific something for sexual gratification. When you masturbate, you fantasize about that particular thing. Even if you have sex with a partner, you still need to fantasize about that object or have it present for you to get off.

For instance, if you're attracted to brunettes, that's one thing, but if you are unable to get aroused unless you're with a brunette, then you likely have a fetish for brunettes.

types of fetishes

There are many diverse kinds of fetishes, depending on the object being fetishized. Inanimate fetishes come in three varieties -- media, form and animate.

In a media fetish, material is what is obsessed over. Media fetishes include rubber, leather, latex, and silk.

With a form fetish, it's the shape of the object that has great significance. Stiletto heels, knee-high boots and lingerie fall into this category.

Feet, hair, butts, breasts, and all that good stuff are also considered fetishes, but since these objects are human, they're called "animate" fetishes.

People can turn anything into a fetish. There are different degrees of fetishism that go from mild to extreme. It's quite easy to tell whether your fetish is getting out of hand. Basically, if your fetish interferes with your relationship or your life, seek the help of a professional.

Stomachs

Men and women both agreed that taut tummies make them somewhat crazy. But others said that they would never bed a potential partner if their tummies protruded or hung loosely.

Some guys weren't as picky and admitted that they liked it when a woman had a tummy with a teensy-weensy little pot. One gentleman was very adamant about needing to release himself on a woman's stomach or his experience simply wouldn't be pleasurable.

 

Body piercing

This one was quite popular with the younger crowd (18-35). Everything from bellybuttons, tongues and nipples to eyebrows and penises was not only acceptable, but for a specific few, it was a prerequisite.

One guy told us that he loves tongue rings because after being pleasured by a girl who had one, he couldn't go back to the "ordinary." The feeling of the cool object rubbing against his penis while her hot mouth engulfed him "felt like heaven."

Leather, rubber, vinyl, latex

Men seem to love material; perhaps not the actual feel of it, but the rather pornographic quality it gives to a sexual encounter. Although men look to settle down with a sweet woman, most will forever have a fixation with that "bad girl" look.

"Watching a woman move around in anything tight and shiny is a tease in itself," says one gentleman. Another man told me that his girlfriend's entire wardrobe consists of latex and leather.

Domination and submission (my personal favorite)

To my amazement, most women dominate and most guys submit. HELLO! A lot of women said they love to order their men around in bed like slaves and spank them, smack them, and even penetrate them with a strap-on.

Guys, on the other hand, enjoy submitting to women and being told what to do. I guess most of them are probably tired of performing all the time. Everything I mentioned that the women do -- well, the men enjoy having those things done to them. Welcome to the new millennium.

Feet and hands

You knew this fetish was coming didn't you? Men enjoy licking, sucking, kissing, and biting women's feet almost exclusively. Some guys simply can't date a woman if she has ugly feet or toes.

Women, I was surprised to learn, love to suck on men's fingers and some can even orgasm off that alone. "There's something about pleasuring a man's finger as though it was a penis that gives me orgasmic pleasure," said one woman from Seattle.

Fingernails and lipstick

It's the cliche of the '80s: red lipstick and long, red-lacquered fingernails. Well, guess what? Some guys are still obsessed with that whole thing. They enjoy feeling a woman's nails running down their backs.

As well, they like kissing a woman and smudging her lipstick all over both their faces. Why? Because it gives them the feeling of having adulterated sex, i.e. sex with a prostitute.

Braids, ponytails, pigtails

Hair, it's no surprise, was a very big fetish among guys. Blond, brunette, redheaded, braided, long, short, thick, curly, straight... you name it, they thought of it. But braids, pigtails and ponytails caught my attention. I have two theories as to why some men are into pigtails.

First, they have a preference for younger women (to say the least) and because of the illusion that pigtails and ponytails emanate, the fetishists feel as though they are fulfilling their desires.

Second, when the hair is tied up in these various ways, it could resemble a whip, to a certain extent. "Women can whip me with their hair: the ultimate turn-on." said one man from Boston. I can definitely see the latter example as working.

Some women have a fetish involving no hair: bald men. They love rubbing a man's bald head whilst in a passionate embrace. Did you hear that Costanza ? You're actually preferred by women.

Water

Believe it or not, many variants of water were popular with both men and women. Many women declared that they enjoyed sex best when they could hear or be in running water. Whether it be rain, the shower or even an opened faucet -- so long as they heard water of some sort.

Although it's not exactly water, many women (and some men) absolutely obsess over thunder and lightning. "The powerful sound and the sudden flashes of light give my body a feeling of empowerment. My husband and I make plans to meet whenever we know that a storm is in effect," said a woman from Colorado.

Golden showers

I know this one doesn't sound very inviting, but it was a popular one. Some guys love to watch a woman urinate on them as a method of foreplay. Other guys like to relieve themselves on women before they can actually get down to business.

Why? Well, the reason for this also deals with submission. Being peed on is somewhat degrading and if you allow someone to do it to you, then you're submitting and if you do it to someone else, then they are succumbing to you.

Voyeurism and exhibitionism

A lot of guys admitted that they couldn't get off with their partner unless they were watching pornography or another couple in the act. Even if they witnessed two people having sex or caught some erotic movies on television accidentally (yeah, right) when not with their partner, they had to masturbate.

Only a minute amount of women admitted that they are voyeuristic to the point where they needed to see sex whilst engaging in it. Oddly enough, however, quite a few women like being watched . One woman from New Orleans wrote, "I make sure to open the blinds fully before I make love with my partner."

you're not alone

And there you have it, ladies and gentlemen; 10 common fetishes among the human species. While some fetishes can be seen as more "particular" than others, most people go through phases where they obsess about a certain object, act or body part. Fetishes are highly widespread and are not abnormal in any way.

1. SYMOROPHILIA

Arousal Contingent Upon Witnessing Or Staging Disasters Such As Car Accidents

2. DENDROPHILIA

Sexual Interest In Trees

3. FROTTEURISM

Rubbing Against A Non-Consenting Person To Facilitate Sexual Stimulation

4. ENDERACINISM

Sexual Pleasure Derived From [The Thought Of] Tearing Out Sexual Organs By The Roots

5. MUCOPHILIA

Sexual Pleasure Related To Mucus (E.G. The Consumption Of)

6. AUTONEPIOPHILIA

Sexual Pleasure Derived From Dressing As (Or Imagining Oneself As) An Infant

7. GERONTOPHILIA

Sexual Preference For The Elderly

8. SALIROPHILIA

Fetish Involving The Soiling Or Dirtying Of Others

9. URSUSAGALMATOPHILIA

Sexual Interest In Teddy Bears

10. APTEMNOPHILIA

Being Aroused And/Or Excited By Amputees

11. FORMICOPHILIA

Sexual Interest In Being Crawled Upon Or Bitten By Small Insects

12. VORAREPHILIA

Vorarephilic Fantasies Commonly Involve Devouring Others Whole, Or Being Swallowed Whole By A Mate

13. ZOOSADISM

Sexual Pleasure Derived From Inflicting Pain Upon Animals, Or Seeing Them In Pain

14. AGALMATOPHILIA

Fetish Involving Statues, Mannequins, Or Immobility

15. MECHANOPHILIA/MECHAPHILIA

Sexual Attraction To Cars Or Other Machines

16. AVISODOMY

Sex With A Bird

17. OCULOLINCTUS

Erotic Pleasure Stemming From The Licking Of Someone's [Attached] Eyeball

18. PSYCHROPHILIA

Arousal Contingent Upon Contact With Extremely Cold Objects, Or Watching Others Freeze 

19. HIEROPHILIA

Sexual Attraction To Religious Or Sacred Objects

20. CATHETEROPHILIA

Sexual Interest In The Use Of Catheters

xoxox 

Eldiese

The Lives and Loves of Eldiese

Witney, Sammy and Sammy... My models from Carpe Noctum

Hello my muses, 

So this week i thought we'd get back down to the nitty gritty of what makes Eldiese, me... The Makeup!

This week has been one of those amazing weeks where I have felt as thought all of my dreams have come true... so lets break it down to the best bits!

Monday was a shoot with the lovely Kate (Rocket)... if you'v come to see her perform, you will know that rocket is very classy and classic pinup and not at all into tacky or over the top... so she came to me with a fabulous concept and inspiration image, classic, beautiful and very her. Below is one of the behind the scenes shots... I have laid eyes on the raw images... and we are waiting with baited breath for the final images!!! 

Model: Rocket
MUA: Eldiese

So Kate rocks up to my house with a 1 kilo bag of MILK POWDER and we went to town on my bath tub! I made her up classic Pinup style... and Simone Sherrydan Snapped away like the fabulous photographer she is! This whole experience was made slightly scandalous by the appearance of Kate's nipples! (gasp)!

Watch this space for the final images!!! I can's wait to share them with you!!!

Friday was one hell of a day! Not only was I carrying around, quite possibly the worst hangover of my life, but I was hecticly busy, the Makeup portion began at 7pm... with the apperance of the Bad Ladies, one; Miss Deviant (Lissy), Sinister Rouge (Dayle) and Miss Scoprion (Vicki). "Oh, just another Burlesque performance" you say... Ha! Um... No! This was no mere Burlesque night! Not only were the girls going to perform (wearing my makeup!) at Abode, one of Melbournes most fabulous underground fetish clubs, but they were wearing the most amazing collection of latex garments deisnged by my friend Amanda from Deer Couture!

The beautiful Miss Deviant and me. 

Running around like a chicken with its head cut off, and doing the girls makeup in quite possibly the worst lighting ever, I juggle, makeup, hair, a troupe meeting AND performing. Once their makeup and hair was done the girls left me to perform in my own burlesque show, and headed to the venue to rehearse, where I would later join them with my fabulous assistant Eevie La Volpe (Erin). The involvement of so many talented Melbourne Locals was capped off by (causing of my own personal joygasm) the involement of Matchless Snapshots (Rachel), the beautifully talented photographer, who not only took many a photograph upstairs in the members only area, but also of the girls performing.... so I cannot wait to see how they turn out! 

Friday night was fantastic, kinky and a little naughty... and I loved every minute of it!!! so much so, that I found myself dragging my poor sorry arse home at three in the morning, with Friday's hangover long forgotten.

But it didnt end there!

By far the best and most exciting part of my weekend was Fiend Fest! More specifically, Carpe Noctum!

The idea behind Fiend Fest, besides raising hell, was to create a unique festival, encompassing all the best bits of the fashion, art and music worlds. And so it did.

Carpe Noctum and the Black Market were by far my favorite part of the the festival! Not only were the items of clothing and accessories unfucking believably creative and unique... but walking around...  Im looking at the posters and advertising paraphernalia thinking... oh my god, I did that makeup, and that makeup... it was fantastic! Needless to say, I spent way to much money... but in my defense, i bought the most amazing feathered black PVC arm guard from LeLash and a gorgeous turquoise feathered fascinator from DuskMoth at great discounts, so I can justify my purchases. 

My new arm bling from LeLash

So anyway, my purpose in attending Carpe, was to of course do makeup. The gorgeous models who got Eldiesed were those modelling the designs of Miss Porcelain Pinx (Bec) from Zombified Cupcake Boutique. Zombified Cupcake Boutique's designs are the perfect mix of Lolita and Girly goodness with a hint of sexy thrown in for good measure. Bec, the creative genius behind the label, and I have worked together a few times now, and I love her, because she gets me! My brief was edgy cute... so that's what I did, in the black market... with all the patrons watching me. 

Walking back stage where everyone was mingling, hair spray flying everywhere, makeup, clothes, nervous models, even more nervous designers it was amazing... I was straight into 'Eldiese Mode' chatting, hugging, kissing, networking, more chatting, brain storming, talks of collaboration... I loved it! The creativity, my friends, my peers, a room full of people that I admire and want to work with and vice versa.... the energy was just unbelievable. 

So I'v thrown in a few behind the scenes, and on the runway pics... 

The sexy dolly Sammy Sif Elise

The Gorgeous Dummy Whitney Duff

Me, Bec, and the girls!

I must admit, I had a little bit of a sentimental moment, when I was watching the girls walk the runway, being a back seat rebel with some of the best and most creative minds in my world including Mad Dame, Vladimir S. Barski and Sillouhette D'Amoure and thinking about how much my life is exactly where I want it to be right now, and its only just beginning!

Oh, and one more thing happened this week...

I HAD MY FIRST PUBLICATION!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

I was published in Illusion magazine! Yup! My Medusa piece was chosen for publication!!! So a HUGE thank-you to my splendifurous photographer Adam, Miss Medusa herself Megan, and my ever useful assistants Sammy and Dan... who helped me and put up with my insane sleep deprived mood swings during and after the shoot. 

So in celebration of all the fabulousness that's happened this week... and just in general... I bought myself a present....

So, now you have no excuse for not knowing who I am... because its around my neck. 

xoxox

Eldiese