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muirin007: Instead of taking a break from studying for finals...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:19:39 +0800

Instead of taking a break from studying for finals and, oh, I don’t know, taking a nap or reading a book or watching TV, I decided to draw all over my face because I am a mature adult.

I’ve always wanted to try out Erik makeup, and I definitely needed a break from studying, so there you go. I’m certainly not a special effects artist, and I didn’t have liquid latex or anything like that. Just face paint and old eye shadow, which was a super fun challenge because it isn’t easy making it look like your face is a skull with just paint! But it was so much fun. I digitally changed my eye color, removed my nose, made my fingers bonier, and added the background, but other than that, this is all face paint—I didn’t digitally manipulate my actual face. Other than upping the contrast because it is a terrible quality phone photo. I really need to buy an actual camera one of these days.

This was actually a great exercise in illusion—obviously, my facial bones aren’t that prominent, so I really had to work to make them look like they were, and it was so much fun.

So if I fail my finals because I spent an hour and a half doing this instead of reading about early English literature, it’s all Erik’s fault.

EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS ERIK’S FAULT.

THE END.

Cool!!!!!

muirin007: thefleetstreetvicomte: I don’t even know what to...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:16:32 +0800

muirin007:

thefleetstreetvicomte:

I don’t even know what to say anymore…

I need this water now.
One can only wonder how they market it, though.

“Erik water: a refreshing sip of loneliness and rejection!”

……这只蠢熊……

muirin007: operafantomet: Christine’s original Masquerade...

Wed, 22 May 2013 03:00:49 +0800

muirin007:

operafantomet:

Christine’s original Masquerade costume.

At first glance very different from the current Star Princess costume - but not really, if you look closer at it. The corseted, sleeveless bodice with vertical seams, the ruffled V shaped collar and “puffed sleeves”, the knee-length bell shaped skirt, the mask on stick - those are elements kept in the revamped design.

What IS different, though, is how much stiffer the skirt was, with a partly exposed crinoline fundament, and the apron drape in front, and also decorated with pompons throughout. And of course the colours, but that goes without saying…

The accessories are also different - a tricorn hat with feathers, a lace choker, white stockings and white high heeled buckle shoes.

The original dress is referred to as white, but was made of of a shimmering silverish white fabric decorated with white lace and black piping. The costume was, as far as I know, never used other places than the original West End production, and it was in use there until late 1987.

By accident the costume design came my way earlier this year. It was used on a Phantom quilt fabric licensed by RUG. The designs printed on it had gotten new colours, none of them matched Bjørnson’s original design, and this one was featured in yellow with red pompons and red hair. I believe the original would have featured a black and white dress and Christine with brown hair. The design also features elbow length sleeves with engageants, I don’t think this was ever tried out on stage.

1. Claire Moore photographed for the “Costume Bible” in 1986,
2. Steve Barton and Rebecca Caine in 1987,
3. Michael Ball and Rebecca Caine in 1987,
4. Maria Kesselman in 1987,
5. Maria Bjørnson’s costume design from a quilt fabric,
6. Maria Kesselman in 1987,
7. Claire Moore in 1987,
8. Sarah Brightman and Steve Barton in 1986,
9. Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford in 1986.

Minus the cardboard stiffness of the skirt, I love this design so much better than the current star princess costume with all the pink and purple and glitter. This one is much more elegant, I think, and a little less “80s Prom Barbie.” :D

dylanrph: Color Scheme #6 - The Theatre #473123 | #d69d46 |...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:57:19 +0800

dylanrph:

Color Scheme #6 - The Theatre
#473123 | #d69d46 | #b13535 | #f8c06d | #64231f

fantastic!

darthxerik: truepixarhgmkshphan: darthxerik: backstageingen...

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:00 +0800

darthxerik:

truepixarhgmkshphan:

darthxerik:

backstageingenue:

operafantomet:

Last time my boss went to Paris she sent me awesome photos from the rooftop of the Palais Garnier.

This time she sent me this.

My boss understands me.

I need to find this!!!

i know right!! i didn’t see no gaston leroux speciality store when i went to Paris!

Neither did I!

WHERE WAS THIS?!?!?!

this vital information must be disclosed

WHERE IT IS!!!!?

Well I went there last week, but in the morning :(. Now I wonder if there’s something special inside…

for my youth为了我那被狗吃了的青春

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:39:50 +0800

for my youth
为了我那被狗吃了的青春

Photo

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:49:17 +0800

amienjolras: (x)

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:14:08 +0800

amienjolras:

(x)

muirin007: madamecuratrix: blastedheath: William Bouguereau...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:01:34 +0800

muirin007:

madamecuratrix:

blastedheath:

William Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905), Portrait of Charles Garnier, Rome, 1853. Oil on canvas.

Charles Garnier. As in, the architect of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris, France. As in, the setting of The Phantom of the Opera. Painted by one of my great Victorian art heroes.

Perfection.

Whoa! I had no idea that Bouguereau painted Garnier! Oh, my gosh! Bouguereau is one of my favorite artists, and Charles Garnier is, you know…Charles freaking Garnier. So this is seriously the post of the week, in my opinion.

mon-cafe-du-matin: Le passage en Bastille, Paris. La cour...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:00:25 +0800

mon-cafe-du-matin:

Le passage en Bastille, Paris.

La cour Damoye.

thefleetstreetvicomte: Michael Ball -...

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 02:16:49 +0800

thefleetstreetvicomte:

Michael Ball - “Suddenly”

这和狼叔唱的是同一首歌么_(:3」∠)_……

muirin007: durnesque-esque: inallyourfantasies: The things...

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:43:18 +0800

muirin007:

durnesque-esque:

inallyourfantasies:

The things Casey finds on youtube…

Oh…. well… huh…

Erik, go home, you’re drunk.

(Whoever made this video, on the off-chance that you’re reading this, I love you so much right now.)

saw LM in Troyes

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:11:00 +0800

Finally saw LM in where it happened. And I finally realise where Javert was in Stars (why I didn’t find out when I knew that’s only two streets from the Notre Dame during the Paris trip last week:|!)

hpphans: plutobunny: Yup, the pronunciation of PHANTOM means...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:08:39 +0800

hpphans:

plutobunny:

Yup, the pronunciation of PHANTOM means RICE BUCKET in Chinese….
Try asking for PHANTOM when you visit a Chinese Resatrant! Or simply for PHAN (means RICE)!
LOL
#truestory

OH MY GOD

歌劇院的飯桶(´・ω・｀)

Condolences and well-wishes to the family of Kevin Gray Rest...

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:07:29 +0800

Condolences and well-wishes to the family of Kevin Gray

Rest in peace

Sometimes, I really believe in Destiny

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 07:27:23 +0800

Sometimes, really.

Two years ago, after the college entrance exam.

If I chose Physics major in Wuhan University, now I would be in Lyon as the result of 2+2 China-France Programme;

If I went to Harbin University, I could be also in UTT due to the cooperation relationship between two universities;

And in fact, I chose Hong Kong, and now I am at UTT because of the miracle done by my department general office.

Perhaps someone in or outside this world want me to come to France and study French, no matter what I’ve done. Well, I don’t know.

phanniversaries: January 26, 1988: ALW’s ‘The Phantom of the...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:09:21 +0800

phanniversaries:

January 26, 1988: ALW’s ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ opens on Broadway

muirin007: Here’s to 25 more years!

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:09:08 +0800

muirin007:

Here’s to 25 more years!

ANXIETY

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:37:46 +0800

I will have no more than 2W after paying all the insurances, tuition fees, air tickets… maybe also textbooks.

·卧·槽·您·大·爷·的·

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:34:33 +0800

Only I haven’t got the accommodation email from UTT! Only I!!!

Bank attestation still not ready!!! I only need no more than 2 hours to get one attestation from Hong Kong Island myself, and YOU BANK BRANCH NEEDS TWO WHOLE DAYS!!!

·卧·槽·您·大·爷·的·