Bizarro Au Go-Go's Maidbot ranks in IGN's top 10 Comic-con Cosplay Battle

Check it out here on IGN! The comments on the page are especially entertaining. haha.

Also,  Lady Scourge and her first mate are I-mockery's "requisite random Comic-Con butt shot"
You can see it  here at i-Mockery.

Contest Winners!

Thanks again to all the awesome ladies who joined my first contest. Your efforts were amazing, and I'm super happy with many aspects of your entries!

I took a while to get the votes together because all the judges decided to do the voting in there own (ahem) time. Plus, I have been super busy myself.

The winners are
3rd place Draco Malfoy !
2nd place The Mad Hatter!
and
1st place The Joker!

Again, I had 5 different judges score each girl from 1-100 added up the points and this was the outcome.

Prizes...
I would like the winners to email me their mailing address to rannie@rodilphotography.com .

1st place winner gets first choice of the 8 prizes listed.
2nd place gets second choice of 6 items listed.
3rd place the 3 items that are left.

All winners will also receive a FanVixens 2010 calendar. I also still have to pick up that extra prize for the 1st place winner. God I've been busy!

Congratulations, ladies! xoxo

Contest update! all the entries.

So the contest is over, and I love all the entries! thanks to all the ladies who took the time to put together these looks. You are all amazing! I'm going to announce the winners soon. I've just been SUPER busy!

Don't forget, my character costume contest ends November 30th!
I've been so busy, sorry I took a while to update the contest, I haven't forgot about it. lol.
I get so stoked when I see each and every entry. You ladies fricken rock!

So I received the first awesome entry to my contest and finally got around to taking photos of some of the prizes. I think I'll just continue to update this entry with contestants as I receive them.... I'm going to TRY to keep my commentary to a minimum at this point. ( Although I'm super ecstatic with what I'm seeing so far!) =D

Here is Lauren as Vampire Girl.




This was an awesome transformation. Love it! Check out her full entry here.

Here's a taste of glam as the Joker!





Yes, wow right? Seriously check out her full entry here! Wow!
Here is the hot Rozylipop as a sexy, tortured femme Draco Malfoy.






and may i add...
sorry, the perv in me just had to. Yowzers. Hot! mmkay.

Check out this lovely French beauty's awesome entry here. She has great back story. Love the theatrics.

Here's this champagne poppin' cutie pie's entry as the Greek Goddess of harvest and seasons, Demeter.






Couldn't you just eat her up? =) Again, her complete and very informative entry can be viewed here. Love it!

Another awesome character hop aboard el tren de belleza with Marce as Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice!






I used to watch that Beetlejuice cartoon everyday and she looks so much like the Lydia from the Beetlejuice cartoon. Brings back memories. Love it! Check out Marce's full contest entry here.

Here are some images of the lovely Sarah as the Mad Hatter!






She also added some cool Mad Hatter trivia! Check out her full entry to see what a great job she did! This is exactly what I was looking for! Yay!

Man this first entry is so awesome, it really gets me pumped to see more.


Prizes
I figured that since I have so many prizes to give out, there's going to be a certain method as to how winners shall be rewarded.

I didn't really want to open any of the items, but you can check the links to see what the items look like. =)

• MAC Style Black Mattene Lipstick- Midnight Media
• MAC Style Black Glimmerglass-BlackFire, Blackware
  
• MAC Style Black Nail Laquer-Baby Goth Girl
• MAC Style Black Grease Paintstick- Black
• MAC Style Black Lipstick- Black Knight
  
• Bloody Mary Eyeshadow- Red ( I love this and use it all the time)

• OCC Lip Tars- Tarred, Feathered, Hush, Antique, and NSFW.
  
• OCC Nail Laquers-Tarred, Hush, Spanglemaker.
• HT Multistar press on nail polish
  
• FanVixens Calendar for all winners =)

The prize list will continue to grow until the contest ends!

Contest extension!

Wow, I had no idea that the contest end was so close. I'm actually going to extend my character contest. I've just been so busy trying to catch up with work and all, plus I want more entries! It will end November 30th. Also, Don't forget you can have more than one entry. Okay, gotta bounce. xoxo

Breast Cancer Awareness...Join Wuzzy's Pink Giveaway Contest!

Breast cancer. It sucks, right. Well, just because it sucks, doesn't mean we should ignore it. That's why I think it's awesome that Wuzzy is throwing an awesome Pink Giveaway contest to help promote breast cancer awareness. She's making it really easy to join, so I hope all of you give it a try and spread the word!

All you have to do is relist a link that she's already provided or one that you've found on your own that helps promote breast cancer awareness. If you're too lazy to do that then, maybe you should shove your head in a microwave because it's apparent that you've given up on life...I'm totally joking.... but seriously folks, spread the word. It'll make you feel better about yourself. =)

The links she's provided are actually cool. Check out Wuzzy's contest to see her list. I'm going to add my own link since it hasn't been listed yet. Here it is... The Pink Ped Egg. $50,000 will be donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. It makes your feet feel as smooth as eggs. -That should be there slogan because it's true and it sounds cool.
Hmmm, I actually added 2 links and I didn't even break a sweat. =)

I also did a little breast cancer awareness look, since I've always believed in extra credit.
Hope you all have a great weekend! =)

My First CONTEST! Put on your thinking caps, folks!

To celebrate the release of my FanVixens calendar, I'm going to have my very first blogger contest. The calendar is themed with a variety of characters. So, I want you to dress up as ANY EXISTING CHARACTER that you like. I mean ANY CHARACTER. As long as the character existed at some point in books, tv, movies, video games, etc. it's acceptable. I want to see makeup, costumes, and a bit of a back story...

How to Enter
To enter the contest you must....

• Dress up as a character. This can be based on ANY comic book, sci-fi, cartoon, video game, horror, fairy tale, sitcom character that ALREADY exists. Don't be afraid to go obscure. What characters did you grow up loving? If yo need ideas don't be afraid to ask! You can look at some of my comic con images for some inspiration. Google your favorite characters. Go through your closet and see what you have to work with. You can even use your Halloween costume as an entry. You have till freakin' NOVEMBER 6TH 2009 to figure it out!!!
• Post your entry on your own blog.
• Post 3-5 images of your entry. Try to pose like your character. Full body, and head shots. Also if possible, a picture of the original character that you are emulating.
• Comment me via this entry so I can know that you're a contestant.
• Don't forget to give me the name of your character.
• Be a follower of my blogspot profile (choke-a-bitch.blogspot.com) Actually this step is not a necessity, but it will help me keep contestants organized.
• Extra points. A short story of you as your character. I'm very into photo stories. So a simple 1-3 sentences/lines for each image you send will work. You can be poetic, artistic, or straight forward. It's up to you. Anything goes. I'm just looking for effort. You can describe each photo with 1-2 words if that works for you. Just follow your whims and may the best gal/guy win!
  

Now for the meat and potatoes...PRIZES!

Over $500 in prizes will be given away for this contest! I will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place entries.
These prizes will include:

• a secret grand prize that anyone can enjoy! When I say anyone, I mean ANYONE. Think BIG people. This is my first contest and I like to be flamboyant when it comes to gifting.
• a variety of OCC lip tars
• some items from the Mac style black collection for fall 2009
• some of my favorite Arcona skin care products
• cute accessories
• other items that I haven't thought of yet!!!
  

The list of prizes will grow if I have enough contestants, hell maybe I'll even have 4th or 5th place prizes.

Judging...
In order to keep the ruling as unbiased and sincere as possible I will have 5 different judges of different character, sex, ethnicity, and lifestyle. Each judge will rate you on a scale from 0-20. Each individual score will be anonymous. Your rank will be a score of 0-100.

Judge 1- ME. I'm an artist/photographer. I have a sick sense of humor and I love irony. I'm particularly going to pay attention to your makeup, how much effort you put into your entry, and please be aware that I'm not a fan of bad photoshop jobs, so if you're thinking of using some cheesy filters on your work...I'm not going to like it. If it's tasteful and makes sense then go for it. Let your artistic juices flow, but don't blur your images beyond recognition. Also, I'm looking for fun characters. You don't have to be an exact image of a character. I want to see you as the character.

Judge 2- My older sister. I would describe her as a more goth, dramatic version of myself. She loves all things unusual and dark. She's also a UCLA English major with an emphasis on creative writing, so story will be important to her.

Judge 3- The gay male. He'll probably be the most critical. When it comes to him, you best bring it. He's looking for makeup skill, costume, ferocity, and breaking barriers. He's into theatrics and fashion.

Judge 4- The straight, refined business man. He's a suave, intelligent, and pays a lot of attention to detail. Skin might sway him a bit, but he's an intelligent guy. He knows good work when he sees it. He's no makeup guru and he may not be familiar with many characters, so he'll probably pay more attention to the whole picture/story that you put together.

Judge 5- The fanboy. He's into comic books, video games, hot chicks, and pizza. He'll pay more attention to how true you are to a character and he'll focus on creativity and the obscurity of a character. He may also be swayed by skin, but he'll be more impressed by a great costume and attention to detail.

Remember contest ends November 6, 2009. That's over a month from now, so there will be no excuse for late entries.

Woo, this is so exciting! Now don't be scurred people. I want you to have fun with it. xoxo