Red is dead

Why do I love the bad rhymes and puns oh so much? Well, this title does have meaning. The red blog shall be no more. Red is still very much alive as I race around town in my little red riding hood coat, but online it has to be put to rest due to the multitasking nightmare that is my life. This was a uni project and unfortunately there are other uni projects demanding my attention.

Hope you've enjoyed it, and if you have any red questions or things to show me, my twitter will still be available (see below).

Dressing Red

Being a red connoisseur, favourite types or shades of red things have almost become staple purchase. The following is a list of some products; some only found in Australia some possibly elsewhere. If your having a particularly scarlet day you might like to give these a whirl: 

• Shiseido No.8 red lipstick - see an earlier post for more tips on this.
• 6RS or 6.45 hair colour available from some retailers (you have to buy 20vol Oxy. to mix with it) or just ask your hairdresser. This is the colour of my hair in the pics, it's not so in your face red that you look like the stunt double for Rony Mac D.
• Dangerfield red clothing (Aus only), my latest purchases from them including a red hooded jacket and red jumper, both striking shades which get loads of comments.
• Rimmel London Lycra Pro nail polish 323-Riviera Red - not only a rocking colour but it's easy to apply, dries fast and lasts.
• Lancome eyeshadow - can't remember the shades exactly but there's a coppery red along with a gold, brown and beige. It sticks like glue all day to your eyelids and if you have green, brown or hazel eyes it makes your eye colour really stand out. (not recommended with red lipstick, unless your going for the smacked out junky look)

I'm not totally obsessed with sticking to everything in red, and there are plenty of things that I would never buy in red i.e. trousers, socks, or furniture. I also don't really wear too much at the same time...moderation is the key to most passions, obsessions or addictions in life...ooh preachy! Best go down some more chocie biscuits for that ;)

Red Song Sing-a-long

Am in struggle town when trying to write something today, so thought what better way to express myself then through some healthy interpretive dance...join in kids, have made you a Red playlist specially for your listening pleasure. Great to see some cracking songs with red in the title. It's a mix bag, enjoy!



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Photoshop-a-Rama

May be a little less focused on the blog thing lately as am spending the next 4 days glued to my red desk chair creating the blueprint for a website on Burlesque Poster Design. It's an assignment which will be loaded onto a closed server...sorry to anyone who got excited, but it stops us having any copyright issues.

The upside is that the fabulous images I have to scan, edit and upload are taken from a gorgeous book called Burlesque Poster Design: The Art of Tease, foreword by Chaz Royal...who is also the performer for which this poster with the delightful red head was used to promote. Poster is designed by Colin Gordon (2007).

Going to try my red right hand (wow, second Nick Cave reference on this blog) at creating my own posters. Please let me know if you have any sexy burlesque performer names to use for my mock-ups on Twitter and I'll do my utmost to produce you a winning poster e.g. Mistress Red Cheeks, Tits Le Rouge...oh I could go on.