Episode 97: Cosmetics for Cosplay - A Primer

In this episode, Jade gives a report on San Francisco ComiCon and the girls briefly discuss cosmetics for cosplay. In the second half of the episode, the girls catch up on their crafting projects.

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Get Geeky

Upcoming Events

• Big Bad Con
  • October 14-16, Marriott Walnut Creek, game signups are live now!
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Topics:

• Jade gives a report on San Francisco ComiCon. 
• Jade & Sandy give a short primer on cosmetics for cosplay and historical costuming -- the whys and the very basic things you should get:
• Start with good skin care -- This step requires you know your skin type (normal, dry, or oily?) and the appropriate way to care for it.
• A good primer for your skin
• Foundation that matches your skin tone
• Good translucent finishing powder

Get Crafty

Fiber Optics

Jade ran out of sock yarn and had to buy more. Oh noes!

Finished Objects
Sandy	Pattern: vanilla socks with tabi toes for eric Yarn: Brunswick Nylamb Notes:  they fit perfectly! I took careful notes so that I can do this again.
Jade	Pattern: On the Beach by Isabella Kraemer Yarn: Miss Babs Yowza Notes: Finished. Ends woven in. Still need photos
Sandy	Pattern: five squares for a shared baby blanket with friends Yarn: vanna’s choice in black, white, greys and scarlet Notes: a cable square, a houndstooth check in crochet, a mosaic knit maze, a log cabin in garter, a granny with a maze pattern in front post stitches   My friends have done: a fibonacci stripe sequence in grayscale, a moth in crochet, cables, graduated gray in granny stripes, and more.   I’ll be joining it when it’s done, in scarlet.
jade	Pattern: vanillasocks Yarn: dragonfly fibers “mardi gras mambo” Socks need citric acid soak.
Jade	Pattern: Fingerless Gloves - Vanilla Yarn: Mardis Gras Mambo
WIPs
Jade	Pattern: Vanilla Socks Yarn: Kroy Paton.
Sandy	River Run scarf, Knit Picks Gloss Fingering, Dusk colorway: over halfway done
Jade	Project: Big Herringbone Cowl by Purl Soho Yarn: Same yarn as my pullover. Pattern: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/JadeCat9/big-herringbone-cowl Notes: Easy once you get the hang of the stitch.
Sandy	New WIP: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/paulina-8 It’s a CocoKnits t-shirt with a great hi-low hemline. I’m knitting it in Great Adirondack Yarn Co. Torino, Silver Fox, a merino and silk blend
Sandy	80% finished with a Vintage Stripes crochet blanket http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vintage-vertical-stripe-crocheted-blanket I need to work on something else so that I can get more wool scraps! :) It’s 30 by 65 and I need it to be 40!
Sandy	Picking up my hexipuffs for the beekeeper now that I have scrap sock yarn