#brainding kanekalon

[firespirited]

So here’s what i’ve been working on this week, well, in short bouts.

Heart mom and Nikki had heads strong enough to add more plugs so they look much nicer. *don’t jinx it don’t jinx it with the green*

The white with hint of mauve bob is going to work great for Skipper but nuh uh for Dracubecca, it’s too close for her skintone and loses all effect. Back to the drawing board for that one. Lycca2 is 85% done in Ruby to match her black with hint of ruby sister. It’s a colour I happen to have on hand that looks like it was made for that lippy 

// getting a bit short on colours right now which is an unusual feeling, a few years back I went to three different websites to get it (in a big supply shopping spree) but had myself a full palette of colours to work with whenever the need would strike now MLC is basically closed and Restoredoll is out of stock of quite a few shades, Retrodolls is nice but limited //

The spark to create Bratz was back so I used the last of my braiding kanekalon green to make the Pretty N Punk Sasha I feel was missing from the line. The curls were done with bantu knots and got sorta out of hand (!) so I tied it back and may one day redo the curls to be neater, maybe cut it back a little but right now the size kinda fits the punk energy of BIG hair. I probably should have sprung for nylon as I lost a fith of it while curling and had to redo it but when you’re an impulsive idiot, you just go with what’s on hand.

The original model Style it Sasha has big hair too and was a big part of me falling head over heels with the bratz designs: wearable clothes and makeup colours people actually wear? https://www.flickr.com/photos/saffy_suppi/3300414832.  It was similar to the “generation girl/fashion fever moment” people had with Barbie except Barbie wasn’t on my radar at that point.

She’s gonna get an eye repaint for sure (see last pic for mockup), the paler eyes work with dark hair but not with green. Before the reroot I was leaning towards afropunk makeup and jewelry but the line is pretty n’ punk and somewhat 80′s themed (Cloe’s yellow bleach and Jade’s mullet spikes) so I’m thinking we keep the punk to accessories and maybe an ear chain but not go full geometrical makeup and triangular blush or she won’t match the other gals.

Energy Inspo: Militia Vox broadway voice belting metal and the Nevermind Orchestra making Smells like Teen Spirit a celebration (at 3.30):