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 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.

Tribal Fusion Bellydance in Pants December 2011

These few frames were shot in my pants.
December 2011

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Red Gypsy Skirt December 2011

I had very limited space, and limitations on my equipment, plus it was a lot of learning, and practicing.

These frames are with my 25 yards red satin Gypsy skirt that was custom made and sent to me directly from India. Pirate Pebbs has also borrowed this skirt a number of times.

I made the hip scarf myself. I believe I blogged about it on my Pirate wench Cosplay blog.

Tribal Fusion Bellydance Test Photos December 2011 - 002

More test frames. I shot so many experimental sets that year. I have tons of this sort. I was practicing a lot.

December 2011
Tribal Fusion Bellydance

Some are inspired my my dance teachers' promotional photos, and other students' promo photos, and others are more inspired by European stuff, like 1990s rave or old school clubbing promo photos.

I wish my hair was still thick like that, and at the times was already starting to thin down.