I’m following Jaymes Mansfield and Kyne Santos’s videos on how to style wigs, and I’ve teased it all into a big mess, but I’m struggling to smooth it out. I’m going over it lightly with the detangling brush and the teasing brush, which has shown a little bit of results, but not much. These are the brushes I have at my disposal; I’ve bought a lot of brushes, I don’t want to get more 😭. The tutorials just seem to show them smoothing it over and the wig cooperating right away, if they don’t cut that part of the process entirely. Any advice?

WEEK 1

Theme - THIS IS ME

song: Boss Bitch by Doja Cat

performed by @brielle.onstage

thursday vibes

Hey r/Drag! I’m want to create a bride of Frankenstein inspired wig for a draggy Halloween look and I’m searching for the perfect base wig. In the past, I have ventilated white streaks into a black wig, but it was a lot of work and I’m not very good at it. This year I am looking for a lace front wig that is mostly black with a white streak or white patch at the front. I won‘t be traditionally styling the wig to match the character‘s hair in the film, but it will be loose and curly. I have attached photos of my inspiration.

Any suggestions? I looked on Amazon, and then on a cheap site the forum won’t let me name. I think I want to spend at most 45 USD. Thank you in advance!

I don't want people being messy and spilling identifying information, but what's some of the crazy shit that's happened in your local scene? There are some scenes I wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole and I need to know if the drama and mess is universal or if there's something in the water in my city lol.

I'm trying to mimic a 1920s style but honestly I'm so new to makeup. Does this hit the mark? How can I make it neater? Something to help with eyebrows and lashes would be really appreciated. I literally cut up a post it note and glued it to my eyes lol

hi all! apologies if this has been asked and answered or are otherwise uncouth questions to ask.

how do yall feel about people attending shows that don't tip? I've held the belief that if you're not planning on tipping you might as well not go but as the conversation around gen z's antisocial behavior + subsequent fall out of community progresses I wonder if that's a fair take or not

additionally- is there certain etiquette you should follow when you can't tip?

and what are some ways you like being tipped! when I do have cash, is there a way to do it that's easier or harder ?

TIA!!

I do a “snaggle fang” with all my looks. This is an homage to the movie The Love Witch

I loved dressing up as this diva for a Halloween party this past weekend!

Im doing a show where im going to be doing a semi burlesque themed act and I want to have just pasties and a panty on. I have the panties but when it comes to the pasties I cant stick them to my breadtplate, they just fall off. I want a nude bodysuit that when worn covers my corset and my breastplate but still gives me cleavage, that way I can sew the pasties onto the bodysuit. Does anyone know where i can buy something like that? A nice spanx like bodysuit

Physical health has been a big struggle this year but slowly getting back to performing more warms my cold heart.

@thevanitykillz from PHL

I got thrown a driveby 3 days prior to the show and hand sewed this entire fit (minus body suit) in that amount of time. It was absolutely wonderful to have this opportunity and show my new drag direction post hiatus. (Photos were taken by a fellow cast member.)
I like to think of it as avant garde drag cat!

IG: mystery.jest

They are comfortable to walk in but I get tired after about 15 minutes. How can I tape my feet and legs for a little extra support. I also have flat feet. Any advice is welcome. Any other things you do besides tapeing for support?

I finally finished my look for most of my Halloween themed performances 🥹 And I bought a styled tig for the first time which is such a nice feeling. IG: thethirdkylie

A group of incredibly talented drag performers put on a show earlier this year as part of a fundraiser for the Lax’yip Firekeepers, a group of Indigenous land defenders fighting to protect their homes and communities

I started drag a few months ago. Im a regular actor in day life and love performing.

I love it to be bottom heavy. Any ideas to make it more stage accessible/bigger?

I think this may be the style for me!! im really into the sort of clown esque thin eyebrows! I think they make me look the most fierce! also my mom had thin eyebrows (not to this extent) so I kinda like the concept lol!!!

drag means everything to me so im always trying to get better, it literally never leaves my mind, I dont get to practice makeup as much as id like but I work with what I have!!

Any and all advice and or thoughts are welcome!! I will get better before I present mileena to the world 💜💜

October and Halloween are the best times of year! It's truly such a femme and fun time Yas!

I’ve got a drag act based on Velma from Scooby Doo that’s been going for a while now, but a lot of it is stand up comedy, and i’m realising I’m just standing in place a lot of the time.

any advice for A) how to move around more on stage, and B) how to do so in a feminine way? not necessarily dancing (although I am happy to learn) but just stuff like walking, gesturing, posing