Gone Fishing

misslavender: i want to be tammie brown when i grow up. Fuck,...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:15:14 -0400

misslavender:

i want to be tammie brown when i grow up.

Fuck, I want this jacket all over my life.

showgirlsfromearth: Raven performing Robyn’s Dancing on My...

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:02:42 -0400

showgirlsfromearth:

Raven performing Robyn’s Dancing on My Own

This song is my jam, it really is.

Photo

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:00:20 -0400

Photo

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 05:00:10 -0400

I found this earlier today. It was after a gig and I was most...

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:11:57 -0400

I found this earlier today. It was after a gig and I was most likely still buzzed from the alcohol. :P Don’t mind the messy wigline and my real hair poking out, I’m very aware of how busted I look.

So I was trying out a skirt I bought about 2 seasons ago, and it doesn’t fit, I’m too...

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:32:57 -0400

So I was trying out a skirt I bought about 2 seasons ago, and it doesn’t fit, I’m too small. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not, because the skirt was already a size 2. I don’t know if I should be happy or not. On the one hand, yay for losing weight, on the other…boo, I’m losing my ass.

Confessions: Hormones

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:36:00 -0400

Hormones are a very touchy subject within the drag community. To some, it’s the equivalent of steroids and to others, it helps achieve the illusion they’ve always wanted to create. Personally for me, especially now, I’m very indifferent to queens who use hormones. I will admit, very early in my drag career, I used hormones. In fact, the house I was adopted into, supported it; My drag mother is a transexual, I’ve had many sisters actually transition into full time women, and even a couple of my sisters now are on hormones. Now, for me, I wanted my illusion to be very real; I also live in Vegas. Girl, I wasn’t about to pad and perform my ass off in 120 degree weather (with the AC on). Let me tell you though, being Asian I wasn’t really blessed with chest assets, but girl, my ass was junky as hell. I made it clap, I made it jiggle, I twerked that shit.

The hormones, for all it did, served its purpose well. However, my mindset was different back then. To me, the more successful drag queens were the fishy ones, the pretty ones, you know, the more real your illusion was, the more talented you were. Looking back on it now, we all can agree that ain’t true. Now, compared to a few other queens, I’ve only been in the scene for minutes, but after doing it for some time, you evolve (which is also what I love about drag, it’s constantly changing and it evolves with you). I got tired of just being “pretty.” Sure, I was expressing my inner diva, but I felt like she wasn’t being used to her full potential. Sure, hormones removed a few extra steps, but after a while, I felt like it also removed some of the challenge that drag involved. I felt stagnated, I wasn’t using my skills to the best of my ability. Also, girl, we all know that hormones don’t just affect you physically, but mentally as well. I was an emotional mess and I wasn’t about to have that.

Anyway, I’ve stopped using hormones for a while now, and though I’ve still been taking advantage of its after-effects (Honey, my ass is still huge and I will work it), I feel I can appreciate it in a different light. I’ve gotten out of that mindset of just being pretty, now I can be “ugly-pretty,” as Tyra once put it. There’s more experimentation with my looks, and I think getting off of the ‘mones kicked me out of my safety zone. You know, I’m not gonna have these hips forever, the extra fat in my chest will soon disappear, my face will start to harden, etc, and I could care less. I’ll be 60 years old and absolutely painted to the gods.

I love it when Manila wears The Blonds/Blonds inspired shit.

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:51:40 -0400

I love it when Manila wears The Blonds/Blonds inspired shit.

I’ve had my lips done. I don’t go the route of Raven, but I just prefer a little more...

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:33:59 -0400

I’ve had my lips done. I don’t go the route of Raven, but I just prefer a little more fulness to my lips. When painting my face for drag, I still over line though.

Beyonce is just murdering the charts down there at the moment....

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:43:59 -0400

Beyonce is just murdering the charts down there at the moment. Just slaying your faves somewhere down there.

Drag 1o1: Base, base, base, I give base, beauty base.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:01:00 -0400

I guess I’ll put my use of drag knowledge to use from time to time. Probably one of these days, I’ll film a transformation video to show my process, but for now, little tips here and there should suffice.

Disclaimer:These are just things that have worked for me and have been formed through both experience and careful observation. This is in no way a replacement for your own research and trials and tribulations. What works for me won’t always work for your or vice versa. Have fun and experiment! :)

For fishy queens:

Don’t trust photos, ladies. In my introductory photo, I’m wearing no less than 5 foundations, and that’s just the base! That’s what I want to stress for this tip is that the base is everything. I’ve built both my contour and my highlight right into it and allows for less of a caked on face. This adds for a more “super” natural look, you “naturally” have high cheekbones, a symmetrical nose, plumper lips, etc. With everything built in, it creates everything for you! Using powders (rather than creams) to highlight/contour can still do the job, but creates harsher contrasts, and in my opinion, can ruin an illusion. It can look forced if you’re not wary of your blending. With the base doing almost everything for you already, you can worry less and focus more on other aspects of your look.

OMG!

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:11:33 -0400

I have three followers now! HI!

I guess I should write a little something here...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:50:48 -0400

I honestly don’t know how Tumblr works. Is it like some sort of long form twitter? But instead of tweeting blurbs, you tumble pics? What ever, I have no clue.

So I’m K’ealani Glassford/Bassinger, depending on who you talk to. I live in Las Vegas and I’m also a drag queen. You’d think that living in Vegas the [former] drag capital of the world, we’d be a dime a dozen! It isn’t the case these days. Many popular avenues have either shifted their focus or closed down. There’s still some ‘ol glitz and glamour if you decide to look for it, but that’s the thing, you have to look for it. Anyway, enough of that bit of sadness, and more about ME!

I’ve been doing this shit for three years, and I still don’t consider myself perfected. The great thing about drag is there are always new things to learn, little tricks to help, and more gimmicks to wow a crowd. While I may consider myself a baby drag queen, I’m always one to help…even if it’s reading them to pieces. You always gotta keep your wit scorching and your claws sharp, baby or you will crash and burn. You never know when a sister will turn on you. You catch that shoe and you throw it right back.

paultrantastic: I want a breast plate now >.>

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:33:47 -0400

paultrantastic:

I want a breast plate now >.>

lol, I locked myself out of my original account. SWOOPS.

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:26:53 -0400

lol, I locked myself out of my original account. SWOOPS.