#shanali

[princefleabitten]

I read R.A. Salvatore’s critique on the Catholic Church (Legend of Drizzt: Road of the Patriarch)

[rukafais]

sad about the last part of road of the patriarch again

[everybodyloveshippos]

He can always reject his father/ But he cannot escape his mother's blood He'll scream and try to wash it off of his fingers/ But he'll never escape what he's made up of

Yvonnel Baenre & Shanali

I had wanted to do some art of Jarlaxle and Artemis’ respective mothers for a while now. there’s just......a lot to think about! abandonment? being offered as sacrifice? which one was which?

[topmodelbarbie]

Gorgeous!

Rant: Australia's Next Top Model

Listen up motherfuckers.  

This is Shanali.

She is stunning, beautiful, flawless, etc.

She also just came runner-up in Australia’s Next Top Model (which just crowned its 8th white winner despite having two GORGEOUS women of color in the finale as well).

But let’s just forget that bullshit for a minute and look at Shanali.

LOOK AT HER

NO BUT LOOK AT THIS STUNNING WOMAN

Her name is Shanali and SHE IS YOUR MOTHERFUCKING QUEEN

SHE’S SWEET AND ADORABLE AND PERFECT

AND I LOVE HER.  I LOVE HER.

SO BOW DOWN TO HER BECAUSE SHE IS FORREAL GOING TO SMASH THIS INDUSTRY

STUNNING QUEEN~

[topmodelcentral]

Shanali Martin for InStyle Hair

~ Australia (8) ~

[antmrankingskd]

Shanali

Place: Runner-Up

My call-out average: 3.42

Panel call-out average: 4.09

Favorite Photo: Colorful Couture Shot

Least Favorite Photo: Luxe Sportswear

Shanali would have been my first pick to win the cycle without question. She was breathtaking both in person and in her photos and I thought that she performed well throughout the duration of the season. In fact, she had my favorite overall portfolio out of everyone. She earned three total FCOs from me and also had the best call-out average by a significant amount. Her 1950s, Vintage Lingerie, Mermaid, and Colorful Couture shots were all spectacular, the latter being the stand-out moment of the cycle. I’ll admit that Shanali didn’t always hit the mark: her Colgate ad was not my cup of tea, and her Sportswear and Androgyny shots were somewhat lackluster. However, even when her pictures weren’t the best she was almost always fantastic on set; she moved/posed so naturally and it was awesome to watch. Shanali also showed a ton of versatility in her pictures. She excelled at both high fashion and commercial assignments and proved that she could bring a variety of expressions to meet whatever the brief called for. Another thing is that she had amazing proportions and was able to make just about any outfit look good. She was definitely one of the best runways girls in the bunch as well due to her height and fabulous walk. Shanali could’ve been a wonderful winner for AusNTM. She was super well-rounded due to her strength on the runway as well as her excellent and versatile portfolio that was chock full of gorgeous shots. I still wish that Shanali would’ve won, but I’m proud of her for finishing as a stellar runner-up!

[crystallinediamonds]

Shrimps F/W 2020 

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Shrimps AW20 RTW Look 26

Photographer: Isidore Montag

[thebaldovinobarani]

Shanali Martin by Baldovino Barani

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AusNTM Cycle 8 Tags

[potledomland]

Favorite NTM Portfolios: Shanali from Cycle 8 of Australia’s Next Top Model.

[rukafais]

sad-in-hindsight thing is artemis being very particular about his looks and hygiene and general tidiness and then way later on during sellswords you get a passing mention of how he’s unsettled by how his former home looks because Shanali always made an effort to keep the house and him clean and its like oh. He got that from his mom.

[incandescent-creativity]

Remember that stinky old map? I made a new one >:) the info is still good, though, so here’s a copy/paste

Welcome to the world of LANITHON

Featuring six-ish biomes!

the oceans, home of the Merfolk and the Slumbering Circle, a ring of volcanoes

the Silver Wood, home of the Fae

a slightly darker forest, the Maraline Grove, home of the elves

the Highlands, a mountain range that the griffins and the aerial breed of dragon call home

the Wastelands, a desert that no civilized, intelligent race calls home

a nation of red sand and red dirt named Alkuma, home of the demons (and beneath it, Shanali, the underground nation of the dwarves)

finally, we have the plains and coastlines where humanity has spread and settled

Vanithea is their capital, and boasts the most diverse population of any city in the world

PLUS, Vanithea is home to the Auxiliaries: a force of humans whose sole purpose in life is to “Help one, help all.” 

Any citizen of any race, be it human, fae, elven, mer, demonic, or anything else, can ask an appropriate Auxiliary for help.

Our beloved protagonist Ash works as an Auxiliary, and the majority of Book One takes place in Vanithea, but the LORE Series will quickly expand to show off the rest of Lanithon. 

I hope you’ll take the journey with me!

Thank you Inkarnate for your fantastic map-making site!

SERIES WIP PAGE ||| BOOK 1 PAGE ||| ASK BOX <3

[topmodelranking2]

Hiya! I’ve been loving your comeback content. Keep it up xx

Question

Name one NTM model for each (from any franchise) that has that quintessential, signature look for:

- Beauty

- High Fashion

- Editorial

Use a different model for each.

Have fun answering!!

Okay, sorry for taking so long to answer this question, but I wanted to give it a lot of thought. So here are my rather hesitant answers. I am only using the American, Australian and late British cycles for this mainly, with the odd reference to some of the other international cycles I’ve seen.

High Fashion

I feel like this was the easiest one to decide, as I think High Fashion in general has a much more stereotypical look, and is much more focused on the look than their skill, so picking a quintessential choice was pretty easy.

Instant ones that came to mind were Ann Ward, Leila Goldkuhl, Jane Randall, Fatima Siad, all have really strong expensive looks, strong faces, tall, have that runway look. For me though it came down to two winners from different countries, Aamito Lagum and Alice Burdeu. Both of these I feel would be clear answers in terms of why, but I guess for the final answer I’ll go with Alice. Feels like such an easy answer, but nothing else feels right. Alice’s look was just perfect for high fashion, especially at that time. It also was the first time NTM had really felt like it hit that high fashion angle perfectly. There is a reason that ANTM tried to just find a virtual clone of her when it came to their high fashion season.

Editorial

I found this one harder, as I think editorial has a much wider definition, and is far more skill focused. There is also a big difference between being a successful editorial model in Vogue than in Marie Claire, so answering this was a lot more difficult.

I think when looking at those more high fashion magazines like Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar, any of the names I mentioned above have that look that feels very editorial. I think though a lot of them besides Jane feel a bit more niche, she is the only one who I could then see doing the more commercial feeling magazines as well, so I think she is a contender. Chantelle Young/Winnie Harlow is another shot in terms of having a unique look, I think it is so unique it is hard to pick her as the quintessential choice, but felt like I needed to give her a shout out.

Kathryn Lyons was another one whose portfolio proved she could also do the same, but I think her actual look is quite underwhelming, and it is more skill and being photogenic than that quintessential look. Another one that came to mind was Chantal Jones, I think she has such a versatile look, sort of similar to Jane. I could see her doing those more high fashion magazines, commercial, but then even going into men’s magazine, women’s health magazines, just really anything. She has such a wide editorial appeal. Similarly, considered maybe Shanali Martin. But no one felt fully right.

In the end, once I thought about Montana Cox, she became the clear answer for me. Yeah, so two AusNTM as my choices, but I do think that franchise knew how to do it well. Montana has that look that I feel can do anything, and while there may be others who have the more quintessential looks for individual styles of editorial modelling, I think Montana can do them all successful. Her portfolio is still one of the most diversely strong, but I really feel every shot could come straight from an editorial from a wide variety of magazines. I think that versatility is so essential for an editorial model, so is why I chose Montana as my quintessential editorial model.

Beauty

So this is all about the face, again I think there is a large part of skill, but natural beauty still shines here. I think again there is a slight distinction between those who could succeed in more commercial beauty modelling, for make-up brands and skin case, like Covergirl of course, and those who can do the more high fashion beauty shoots.

I think Olivia Wardell and Jennifer Malengele from Cycle 11 of BNTM help exemplify this sort of distinction, Olivia didn’t show the greatest range in angles, but had such a stunning face that took the more dramatic make-up well, while Jennifer excelled in the natural, commercial beauty shoots. I think those two nicely complement each other really in showing the diversity of beauty shoots, but neither has the look that really feels as wide-ranging.

Some other names to come to my mind are Mikaela Schipani, her bone structure is incredible, perfectly symmetrical features, and has shown she can look great at a few different angles, similarly Alex Sinadinovic for much the same reasons, or Yoanna House, who provided one of the best beauty shots in NTM history because of her bone structure. I think there are also a few models who just have more traditionally simple, yet stunning faces, with flawless skin, so stand out in a different way. So for those Fatima again is a contender, or Kendal Brown. Linnea Stevens-Jones also probably deserves a mention, as well as Sabine Jamieson, both had incredible faces.

Honestly, think I need to just go with Yoanna on this one. There are so many stunning faces, who are distinct, unique, and could excel in so many ways. I’ve spent way too long going through each season, trying to extract unorthodox choices, but sometimes you just need to go with your gut instinct. There may be some technically stronger, but her classic beauty really just is timeless in terms of beauty shots.

[topmodelcentral]

Shanali Martin for Mimco 

~ Australia (8) ~

by Victoria Zschommler

[antmrankingskd]

1. Shanali

Shanali’s photo was declared the best of the season at panel and with good reason, it’s simply magical! I can’t get over how amazing she looks in the clothes and she modeled the entire outfit immaculately. It was awesome to see her move with such fervor on set and flip her head towards the camera at just the right moment with every pass, and it’s been captured so well in this shot. Her face is just divine, and her breathless yet determined expression meshes perfectly with what she did with her body. This photo is legendary and the peak of Shanali’s portfolio! I was thrilled that Shanali made the finale since she slayed both of the penultimate photoshoots and was a contender all cycle long!