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Hello everyone! Did you know that both Face Off and Project Runway are back on my TV? I don't think anyone is here for more liveblogging (though I did re-read some of my old ones and laugh my ass off) but I'm sure we can all enjoy looking at pictures of the winning and losing looks from both shows, right? (Also, this will give me a reason to update my journal on a semi-regular basis, instead of looking at it and going, "Shit, it's been two weeks since I posted something!")
So, without further ado, the top and bottom looks from last week's Face Off, and last night's Face Off. Look for the similar Project Runway post Friday or Saturday.
This post is, for obvious reasons, image heavy.
First of all, it seems like at least half the contestants on Face Off this season are competing to look the weirdest themselves. Pro tip: Blue eyebrows do not look good.
Let's begin with the highlights. This season's theme is life and death, and I've indicated which look is in which category.
A Hindu-esque Life look by Keaghlan (Please note that i am taking these names from SyFy's site, I don't know who's who yet, nor have I picked a favorite, therefore I have no idea how this is pronounced).
I love the colors in this look.
Raven based Death look by Sasha:
The more I look at this, the more I become convinced that her skirt is on backwards.
I'm not sure that this one deserved to be on the top, but the judges seemed to like the fact that she put the face application on the model's wrist instead.
I don't even know what this is supposed to be, Death look, by Vince:
Some kind of vampire? Maybe?
The judges really loved those tusk things coming out of his cheeks. I have to say, this one unsettles me deeply. So it was definitely successful on that level.
The winning look, by Dina:
She definitely deserved to win. Dina is a cake decorator by trade, not a makeup artist, so she made herself a piping bag for this look and used it to pipe on those thin blue water veins.
Now for the lowlights. Two contestants were eliminated in this first episode, since it was technically their last audition before getting to be on Face Off for real. They did not know this when they showed up.
Eye-Patch Guy Death look by Gwen:
I can't recall exactly why the judges didn't like this one.
Oh wait, now I remember. They were not fans of the pasted-on tumor taking over his nose there. From this angle you can also see that the neck application isn't that great either.
Vein-Headed Death look, by Jason:
What is this? What are those feathers? How is this death?
The judges were less than thrilled by the giant forehead, and I think Ve didn't like the colors either. (Sidenote: Ve isn't going to be around much this season, since she's busy working on Mockingjay. This makes me sad, because I love her and usually agree with her, but happy because she's the only judge who seems to still be doing work on relevant things. Also the only judge who has won an Oscar (She's won three, actually. And two Emmy's).
The two designers eliminated were Gabby and Scott.
Blue and Black Death look, by Gabby:
This is just a mess, from start to finish, and the judges were particularly displeased with the paint job.
I'm displeased with the fact that I'm pretty sure the model can't see anything.
Brush Head Life look, by Scott:
I don't know what this has to do with life, and neither does anyone else. I get a vague sense of post-apocalypse warrior from it, but I don't know if that's what he was going for.
Yeah, you can see why he was eliminated. The eyes look terrible, the makeup is peeling off his neck, and his hat is tied on with a shoelace.
Each of these looks was based on a real life gangster with an odd nickname. The challenge was to incorporate the nickname into the gangster look, similar to Dick Tracy, but without being too literal. It was also a pairs challenge.
Top Looks
Leonard "Needles" Gianola, by Doc and Stella:
This look ended up in the top, I think because the judges were impressed with the quills, even though there were other parts of it that they didn't like.
It's not my favorite, but it's all right.
Charles "The Typewriter" Nicoletti, by Rachel and Vince:
He has brass knuckles made out of typewriter keys.
It's not super obvious in the picture, but he also has the names of his victims carved into his head.
The winning look was Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, by Cig and George:
His tuna says "Goodnight" on it because it's the last thing you see before you're sleeping with the fishes.
Every one loved the cigar coming out of his gill. Cig was the overall winner.
Bottom Looks
John "Peanuts" Tronolone, by Dina and Jason:
I don't care, I liked this one. The judges thought it was too literal, and they HATED the paint job.
The paint doesn't bother me as much as that huge ugly seam around his head.
The losing look was Ali "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum, by Sasha and Barry:
They had issues right from the start, the main one being Barry focusing on the fact that Ali was known as a rat, instead of his nickname.
It still might have worked, if the execution had been better. Since it was Barry's idea, and he did more of the work on the face, he got eliminated.
That's all! See you later for the Project Runway recap!
So, without further ado, the top and bottom looks from last week's Face Off, and last night's Face Off. Look for the similar Project Runway post Friday or Saturday.
This post is, for obvious reasons, image heavy.
First of all, it seems like at least half the contestants on Face Off this season are competing to look the weirdest themselves. Pro tip: Blue eyebrows do not look good.
Let's begin with the highlights. This season's theme is life and death, and I've indicated which look is in which category.
A Hindu-esque Life look by Keaghlan (Please note that i am taking these names from SyFy's site, I don't know who's who yet, nor have I picked a favorite, therefore I have no idea how this is pronounced).
I love the colors in this look.
Raven based Death look by Sasha:
The more I look at this, the more I become convinced that her skirt is on backwards.
I'm not sure that this one deserved to be on the top, but the judges seemed to like the fact that she put the face application on the model's wrist instead.
I don't even know what this is supposed to be, Death look, by Vince:
Some kind of vampire? Maybe?
The judges really loved those tusk things coming out of his cheeks. I have to say, this one unsettles me deeply. So it was definitely successful on that level.
The winning look, by Dina:
She definitely deserved to win. Dina is a cake decorator by trade, not a makeup artist, so she made herself a piping bag for this look and used it to pipe on those thin blue water veins.
Now for the lowlights. Two contestants were eliminated in this first episode, since it was technically their last audition before getting to be on Face Off for real. They did not know this when they showed up.
Eye-Patch Guy Death look by Gwen:
I can't recall exactly why the judges didn't like this one.
Oh wait, now I remember. They were not fans of the pasted-on tumor taking over his nose there. From this angle you can also see that the neck application isn't that great either.
Vein-Headed Death look, by Jason:
What is this? What are those feathers? How is this death?
The judges were less than thrilled by the giant forehead, and I think Ve didn't like the colors either. (Sidenote: Ve isn't going to be around much this season, since she's busy working on Mockingjay. This makes me sad, because I love her and usually agree with her, but happy because she's the only judge who seems to still be doing work on relevant things. Also the only judge who has won an Oscar (She's won three, actually. And two Emmy's).
The two designers eliminated were Gabby and Scott.
Blue and Black Death look, by Gabby:
This is just a mess, from start to finish, and the judges were particularly displeased with the paint job.
I'm displeased with the fact that I'm pretty sure the model can't see anything.
Brush Head Life look, by Scott:
I don't know what this has to do with life, and neither does anyone else. I get a vague sense of post-apocalypse warrior from it, but I don't know if that's what he was going for.
Yeah, you can see why he was eliminated. The eyes look terrible, the makeup is peeling off his neck, and his hat is tied on with a shoelace.
Each of these looks was based on a real life gangster with an odd nickname. The challenge was to incorporate the nickname into the gangster look, similar to Dick Tracy, but without being too literal. It was also a pairs challenge.
Top Looks
Leonard "Needles" Gianola, by Doc and Stella:
This look ended up in the top, I think because the judges were impressed with the quills, even though there were other parts of it that they didn't like.
It's not my favorite, but it's all right.
Charles "The Typewriter" Nicoletti, by Rachel and Vince:
He has brass knuckles made out of typewriter keys.
It's not super obvious in the picture, but he also has the names of his victims carved into his head.
The winning look was Tony "Big Tuna" Accardo, by Cig and George:
His tuna says "Goodnight" on it because it's the last thing you see before you're sleeping with the fishes.
Every one loved the cigar coming out of his gill. Cig was the overall winner.
Bottom Looks
John "Peanuts" Tronolone, by Dina and Jason:
I don't care, I liked this one. The judges thought it was too literal, and they HATED the paint job.
The paint doesn't bother me as much as that huge ugly seam around his head.
The losing look was Ali "Tick Tock" Tannenbaum, by Sasha and Barry:
They had issues right from the start, the main one being Barry focusing on the fact that Ali was known as a rat, instead of his nickname.
It still might have worked, if the execution had been better. Since it was Barry's idea, and he did more of the work on the face, he got eliminated.
That's all! See you later for the Project Runway recap!
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