It’s a big industry, it’s a big city, and now and again you find yourself being constantly asked to donate to a specific charity. Be it the grocer, telemarketer, mail, email or even a Facebook event invite. Now I’m not saying not to donate to a good cause but half the time we wonder if our loose change will even do any good or even get to the actual charity! Growing up, I always made my parents drop cash into the Salvation Army bins, give homeless beggars whatever coins they had in their pockets and so on. And, even when…
Author: Chrissy Lynn
Chrissy Lynn
Born and raised in Southern Ca, Chrissy Lynn had an eye for design and detail. As a cosplayer and designer she thrives on perfecting her craft and learning new techniques in hair styling, special FX makeup, prop and fabrication as well as costume and wardrobe. Her passion for the arts growing up has lead her to the Los Angeles area taking on positions in film/television, new media and marketing. In between working, Chrissy actively participates in non-profit charity work be it coordinating/planning, events/donation drives, cosplaying or digital marketing. She thrives on networking and making introductions. You can call her a matchmaker for collaborators as she firmly believes that artists should work with other artists and make s**t happen! She currently co-runs Nerdy-Girlz.com, a site dedicated to lady geeks in the community who regularly participate in cosplay photo shoots, charity events, comic conventions and more.
As some of you may know I’m not only a cosplayer and costume designer, I actually started doing make-up before my costuming adventures. I originally was head of make-up for a fashion designer, The Red Ant, based in SoCal about 10 years ago. Very avant-garde make-up and hair; we ran two fashion shows, several photo shoots and the designer ended up opening her shop in AZ sometime after that. But that wasn’t the extent of my skills. Sometime in late 2007 I began working on perfecting my SFX application skills with a horror pinup site called Ghoul-Girls. Basically turning beautiful…
So where does my adventure begin? Well about 4 months ago I started walking and hiking frequently. I watched my diet and portions sizes, I slept longer, and drank plenty of water. Then once June came around the corner I realized I was not ready for Comic-Con, I stopped working out all together and became so busy with costume prep and planning that I’d forget to get more than one meal in a day. I’d get up early and shop for materials, meet up with friends I was commissioned to make costumes for and attend a few events in costume.…
A coworker of mine once said “Eat to be healthy”. I’ve heard it said that, “the British do it right.” For years their ideal woman has always been on the round side. There is something to be said about a round shaped, plump, curvy woman. Now take one of my favorite things, Cosplay. For years women of all shapes and sizes have been dressing up as their favorite characters from video games, comics, anime and more. The convention floor holds no discrimination and no haters and if it did, they probably don’t belong there. Men’s Fitness Magazine recently (2011) published…
http://youtu.be/GHdYHrBsTQw It was long excruciatingly painful week prior to April 28th. I hustled and bustled my way through delegation, linen orders, kinkos, and transporting a Tardis all in the name of charity. For those of you who don’t know Tomo Neko (Friendly Cat) Productions is a non profit organization based out of southern Ca, “dedicated to giving to our local and international communities by organizing geekoriented events” through an Eastern cultural experience called a maid & butler cafe. These Maid & Butler cafes cater to guests by offering a much more attentive experience with extra nurturing and care through a…