Tribal Fusion Bellydance December 2011 - Day Set With 003

Tribal Fusion Bellydance December 2011 - Day Set With 002

Tribal Fusion Bellydance December 2011 - Day Set With 001

I have gotten more compliments on this specific set of self portraits than ANY OTHER SET I HAVE EVER PRODUCED.

I've been complimented on the MAKEUP the most, but also the earrings, the tribal silver jewelry, the earrings, my photography, my cleavage, my composition, etc.
I think these are probably one of the few things actual pro photographers, whom are generally snobs, would actually talk to me.

People have also asked to use my photos for school projects, or posters, and even did fan art of it, including my friend George, I think TV's Kyle might've doodled some practice sketches of my photography also in his practice sketchbooks. he compulsively sketches a lot. I wish I still did.

As for the makeup, the majority of it is by Maybelline New York, I do have some L'Oreal on (but I hate them), Covergirl, Physician's Formula, and my Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, I think I'm also wearing some discontinued Revlon eyeshadow from Walmart I got on clearance, and a Rimmel eyeliner pencil.

The pants are by Melodia.
The earrings are by Charlotte Russe.
The coin bra is by Miss Belly Dance

 

Some goofed up frames

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Test Photos December 2011 - Day Set With Vintage Choker

Here are some test photos from a daytime set I did. These aren't that great tho'.

These are the ones I started while wearing my old vintage 1990s choker.

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Test Photos December 2011 - Day Set With 001

These were also some of the test frames. You can see the remote in my hand.

The pants I'm wearing are by Melodia, which are incredibly expensive. I got these on clearance, and they were STILL over $80! Yeesh! Regardless, I LOVED THESE PANTS!

The creator of the pants/company is actually a very nice lady/artist/teacher/blogger, tho'. She's tweeted me several times over the years. I believe she hand makes the items with her heavy duty machines. But, I think most people have worn out their Melodia pants and used the bits to make other things.

These were also pants that I often got questions about like:

I love your pants, where did you get them?
Those pants look awesome! Are they comfortable?
Are those Melodia pants? 
I've never seen purple Melodia pants before! Where did you get those?

Unfortunately, despite being so expensive, the crotch wore out fast, and I had to constantly resew them, until the crotch just totally wore out. The pants only lasted about a year with me trying to patch them up constantly. I even tried sewing on T-Shirt material patched  with a honey comb stitch, but it only kept it together for a little while. I guess it's the organic material with the Lycra or spandex materials.

I wore these in dance practice, yoga classes, and normal inactive days because they were so comfortable.

I used the broken pants to make my boho kaftan.