Barbie & Ken

Committed to chronicling the more sinister side of Barbie's picturesque life, self-taught photographer Mariel Clayton's body of work is a collection of images depicting the doll as an aggressor of a number of gory scenarios.

Complemented with tongue-in-cheek titles, the outlandishly gruesome images often include Ken, Barbie's on-and-off-again boyfriend, in the unfortunate position of victim: decapitated with a box of chocolate in hand, hung upside down and drained of his blood, scrubbing the floor with a sponge while naked on a leash, and many other unlucky roles.

The below images are not for the faint hearted!

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Source: Designboom
Photography by: Mariel Clayton (see more)


Oh my. My childhood is ruined forever.

What disturbing pictures. As much as I cringe at the sight of Barbie's I-just-killed-my-boyfriend-grin, I can't help but to look into the details over and over again. Did anyone else notice that there are rats in almost every setting? Ew! I love Barbie dolls. I still keep the ones I love with me till today. But Barbie as a serial killer? *shivers*

I still prefer Barbie in her Fairytopia suit. You decide!

Feature on Sarah Loves Drawing

A big thank you to Sarah for featuring me!

Read more on Sarah's blog: http://sarahlovesdrawing.blogspot.com/2011/09/sarah-loves-trends-black-leather-jacket.html?spref=bl

FOTD

Blouse - New Look

Went for heavily lined eyes today, with some gold shadow and black outer corners. Lips and cheeks were kept relatively neutral.

Some of the products used:

Face: Revlon Colourstay Liquid Foundation, MAC Prep&Prime loose powder
Eyes: Loreal gel liner, Eyeshadow from MAC and Maybelline
Lips: Revlon Super Lustrous Lipstick in Rose Velvet


**Update:
Some people have asked me if I edit my face in photo editing softwares. The answer is: I only edit away blemishes when it looks extremely distracting, e.g. a big red pimple on the middle of my nose. Other than that, it's all makeup. I try to keep my photos realistic. You may click on them and see for yourself!

Show Me Your...Camera!

From left to right: Diana Mini, (not sure), Canon S95, Ricoh XR-X, Leica M8 iPhone cover

Our cameras! Taken with my Canon G11.

I've been thinking of some ideas for my blog. So this is a little weekly series that I plan to do from now, called "Show me your...(item of the day)". Hopefully this makes things more interesting for you and I as well as my friends. Enjoy!

Maxi Dress Party

The day my friends and I coincidentally wore maxi dresses to church...


A great maxi dress, in my opinion is something that will never go out of style. The idea of a maxi is simple - a long dress that covers.

Here are 3 reasons why I love maxi dresses:

1. It's figure flattering for everyone, really.
2. It's sexy without revealing much skin.
3. It creates instant motion and drama.

A good fit and one that reflects your personality makes a difference. For instance, girls who are curvy might want to stay away with frills as they give more volume. In general, always try to get something that looks great on its own, even without a belt to clinch the waist. Remember, accessories are optional and should enhance more than it fix.

I will feature 3 kinds of maxi dress that my friends and I wore, and bring you through some other ways I'd personally wear them.

Bernice's Diana Mini

1. Animal print

Whether it's leopard or zebra, animal prints are incredibly dramatic, especially on a maxi dress. It's important to get one with prints that look relatively similar as of leopard skin as the correct colour and print would flatter our skin tone better. I feel that grey leopard prints should be avoided as they don't only look artificial, but doesn't compliment warm skin tones as well. Grey leopard prints make me look extremely tired and dull.

Leopard print maxi dress - Bugis street, $15

Bernice looked beautiful in her maxi dress as the warm tones of her dress really enhanced her skin tone and red hair. She paired it with chunky heels and a waist belt to show off her figure.

I would wear her maxi dress with sandals and braided head band for a bohemian look. I feel that leopard prints look amazing with anything hot pink. Thus, I would go with a bright pink lipstick for a slight pop of colour.

Suede wedged boots, New Look

Nick's creepers from Underground

For life <3

2. Solid colour

If you like your maxi dress to be very versatile, try a solid colour maxi dress. Common choices are black, white and navy blue. Those are fine, but I wanted something that made an impact on its own, yet versatile enough to go with many different things in my wardrobe. This one I have is in fuchsia, which I think really suits my skin tone. Fits me like a glove!

I would also wear it with my leather jacket and boots if I'm feeling grungy. Otherwise, a blazer and some pumps will give it a nice polished look.

Fuchsia maxi dress - Forever 21, $21 

3. Floral

Girly, romantic and perfect for summer. Floral dresses are irresistible and such a pretty sight to see! The key to rocking a floral maxi dress is not to over accessorize. Try to keep everything simple; Kaylin accessorized with only earrings. Staying clear of necklaces help draw more attention to her collar bones.

A floral maxi can be toned down by wearing something neutral in colour such as a nude blazer. A well-cut blazer will give more structure and frame the body as contrasted with the flowy movement of a maxi dress. On colder days, a cropped sweater can be worn over and give a more relaxed look.

Heels from Far East Plaza

I'm so happy with how all the pictures turned out. So heartwarming to see my friends genuinely happy. I'm sure you can tell by the photos. Love taking photos of them as these will be worthy to back on 10 years from now.

So which is your favourite dress? Let me know!

Your Guardian Angel

This is me singing and playing Your Guardian Angel, originally by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. I learnt it recently on my ukulele and decided to share.

Don't judge!

It's one of those songs I listened years back everyday on my way to school. It still gives me goosebumps when I listen to it today. I love how the song slowly builds up from acoustic to full blast of drums and power vocals. A love song with slightly 'emo' lyrics without being overly cheesy (unlike B***o M**s). Cough.

Wish I could play this on guitar instead. Oh well...hope you like anyway!

Waseda Senior High School

I am very lucky to be part of The RA Show as a makeup artist! Filming began at day break. It's been a long time since I last woke up at 5am.

Our first stop was the Esplanade, which looked pretty odd with not a single person around. Well, that's the point. Gradually as the day passed lots of tourists swarmed around and made it frustrating to film. It's really not easy to film anything outdoors in Singapore with the crazy heat.

But overall I had a great time working with all these talented people. Man, 12 hours of hard work produces about 10 minutes of final footage.

Let the pictures do the talking! iPhone photography :)

Stuart the camera man, with 2 hosts Alan and Ruby

Alan and Ruby looking great in their Yukuta! 

Photography by Stuart

Photography by Stuart

Photography by Stuart

Me doing what I do best. :)

Next stop: Waseda Shibuya High School

As the production is about connecting cultures of Singapore and Japan, we got the the chance to visit a Japanese school. It was the school's open house for a charity event themed "Our spirits connecting to the world", which aims to raise funds for the Tohoku earthquake in eastern Japan.

The school compound looked exactly the same as those campuses you saw in Japanese cartoon/anime and Hello Kitty playhouse I used to play with during my childhood. Those Japanese students would greet visitors with high pitched voices and I can't help to say "Kawaii"!

Hand painted work

Students decorated the school with hand painted artworks that shouts originality and hard work. I felt like I was literally walking inside of a scrapbook. I can't imagine the amount of time they put into painting and decorating. You know its true when they say Japanese people are extremely creative and unpredictable.

Kawaii to the girl in a Hello Kitty jumpsuit! 

A Japanese classroom. Wooden floors and black boards; classic.

Eccentric costumes is a norm for the Japanese

Cosplayers

It was indeed an eye opening experience to soak into the Japanese culture. And that's probably the highlight of the day. For a good 3 hours I felt like I was already in Japan. Hopefully I'll get to travel there one day. Have heard enough stories, I really need to experience Japan for myself!