RB's motivation: I'M WIGGIN OUT BRO jk puns but seriously never again

 Well I am never trusting Mallats again. Seriously wasted 50$ on wigs I can NOT use and can not return AT AT ALL. I know I should have tested out these things and thought more on my decision. But then I almost feel like they should have helped me make my decisions better like, "oh what costume are you putting together? Don't buy this then" They didn't exactly steal my money but ya know, no returns wtf.

Anyway here they are. I wanted to get a wig for Fluttershy and Notepad and I did not get them

 This one looked promising, much shorter than I expected but I thought okay, 32$ should get somewhere

 See and it looked like nice quality for a skin piece in the netting and extra volume around the head

And it turned out to be so fucking short. Like fluttershy isn't asking for a lot but I know she has long hair. Like it wouldn't have been a huge problem expect it has no hair in the back. My neck felt cold there was so little hair in the back

 Now onto the white one. I was already uneasy taking it out of the bag here. It didn't need to be that long, just curly

And it didn't even seem that much curlier than the picture

And then I put it on and got mad, like really mad. As you can see in the picture. It made my head look so damn bug and the bangs were so thick and just ALL WRONG. I know I wasn't just cutting them wrong, they were made wrong..... It looks like a fucking elvira wig

So I said fuck it, I got to find a way to resell these things... So i turned it into an elsa wig. Just took the holding spray and an hour in my garage listening to music and sort of vented. 

 I need to work on my french braiding more, seriously it keeps comign out pretty loose....

On better wig news I got the pearl wig done. It'll need some got to be gel, but for only hairspray a ghetto wig stand, gravity, and the book of morman soundtrack I think it turned out well.

Bad pic of the front

 Nice DBZ pic of one of the sides, this was all taken at 3 am. So only difficult selfies

And another pic of the side. I know I'm goind to have to do something bc it won't cover my dark hair fully. Like maybe putting in extensions or spraying my hair down with yellow spray before putting the wig on. We'll work it out

So to end this post here's some pics of Diva looking like a desk hooker in a Harley Quinn test run. Thank god she got a better skirt to complete the look more

Tata for now lovelies. SRP will hopefully update on Geek.kon bc I couldn't be there to enjoy it

(I'm in college and the dorm life is great)

-RB out

Cosplay Confessions- Fabric shopping Cosplays

Recently we are in a big rush to get ourselves ready for a convention in February.... you know, with the holidays and finals in between and all.....

So we are back in the swing of things and we have a new post and video for you!

And guess who's a few months too late on this? Team CCB....

Video!

1) When fabric shopping we like to do a bunch of different things. The biggest is reference pictures. You need a lot of reference pictures to match colors and decided what materials and how much you need.
- Front view
- Back view
- Full body
- A bunch of close ups.
Yes, you need all of these or most of these.

2)As for fabric, pick what you think the character's clothing is most likely to be. Get into there heads, what fabric do you see them wearing in the given situation? Some people like leather for certain things. I know a cosplayer out there did leather for something I'm making but I like suede since it has a good look to it. Pick what fits the bill in your mind. Look at texture, color, cost, and weight. A lightweight fabric might not work to make a jacket for example.
Also shop close to holidays since Americans are fond of having holiday themed sales.

Needles and the above go hand in hand. Thick fabrics need a heavy duty needle. Pleather and Leather and Jersey knit need special needles. Trust me, your life will be hell if you are using the wrong needle. More then likely you will either break your needle or the ruin the fabric. What am I trying to say? Get the right needle.

Interfacing... that is a whole other monster to conquer. We suggest knowing the enemy before using it. Interfacing is tricky but we know some good sewing and general crafting sites out there who can use it better than we can. Do not, please do not, use it on the final fabric because chances are you will mess up. That is ok, everyone messes up there first few rounds with it. No worries, just brush your self off and keep trying. Watching videos(if there are any) and reading blog post about it are helpful.

Patterns, these are suggestions. You consult it for fabric type, weight, interfacing and what not but it really is just consulting. You do not have to follow it completely unless it is an exact pattern. But knowing what it recommends is helpful so do not over look it.

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~SRP team

Birthday's, videos, and hashtags?

Hey lovely duckies! This is the last weekend before our dreaded finals and we had some fun this week.

We first started off with celebrating Tricia's 18th birthday. Tons of things were twitted and we had wonderful classy dinner conversations about mono.

The birthday girl rocking her River Song dress

mono in a cup

And don't forget Deer God!

We tend to have fun over on twitter where we post random snipits that don't belong anywhere else. Go follow us for snipits and announcements! 

And check out the new video over on the channel! Make pancakes with everyone's favorite Oncler!

Last video of the Year for SRP= Nightvale

SRP and the Cosplay Confessions team is sending off the year with a late Christmas video featuring Diva as Nightvales Cecil. Enjoy the video and the wonderful new year to come and new cosplay confessions videos!

Diva's makeup spot light: Creepy pasta spotlight and Skeleton fun time!

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Long time no post!? Daisho Con 2013 in review

Sorry duckies, we've been slacking over here at SRP. A few of us work retail and then the others get swamped with hw. Again sorry.

The new holiday seasons is inspiring me to do more diy's for Cosplay Confessions and makeup tutorials. We'll see how they go.

Daisho Con was amazing this year! Diva is still recovering from her con hangover but she getting there. We had a blast and I vlogged a lot this past weekend so yay!

As for some mini news we are gearing up to get new gear over here at SRP. Possibly a new camera, tripod, external hard drives and what not. Probably gonna go diy some extra camera gear in the process using some stuff from pinterest. Diva and I were inspired by the The Enthusiast panel that we caught the tail end of. It was super informative and now we wish we'd caught their posing panel. They are awesome! We seriously suggest checking them out if you are ever at a convention with them :)

And us as awesome pirates

 And ya! Thanks to Misaki cosplay who was formerly a part of SRP but she's doing some pretty awesome stuff now so way to go for her! The shots turned out great :>

I'm gonna go sift through our vlogging footage and see what makes the cut or not! Hope to write a bit more later!

~Lulu

Post Geek.Kon Never before seen pictures! Disney princess and Hitman Reborn!

So we recently extracted pictures from Tricia's collection of us from Geek.kon!

Here they are!

Our awesome RB looking great in her Vanellope costume! Diva looked pretty sassy in her Meg cosplay!

Just thought we'd share these with you in the mean time!

And a few Hitman Reborn stuff!!!

That face.... lol

Diva's awesome Feme America from APH!!

Diva looked too cute today so I just had to take a picture to share with everyone!!!!

~Lulu