It must have been around 2018 that I met Briar Blush on trips to Boston when I was still sort of seeing the Prince Charming. Briar is Boston's Latina Pinup Princess, a passion for fashion and is a talented makeup artist with MAC as a cosmetics artist. I can really appreciate her technique for makeup, it being close to my own when I did drag, and she breaks away from the hard lined contour look that just about 85% of drag queens follow. And her weekly show is also breaking some typical drag shows. Her weekly show is tiled The Briar and Rusty Show....a weekly drag burlesque show with a drag king! It's a pretty cool show to see, and kudos to Briar for having a show with a drag king. Most of the time kings are reduced to their own show or venues. Drag to Briar is about breaking down different references and layering different parts of herself, as well as things that inspire one and refracting that through a queer lens. To her drag can also be about validating different aspects of yourself and getting more comfortable with them through the stage, performance and visuals. Her style and drag aesthetic get me shook. Kudos to her for not following in the contour cookie cutter recipe. You get just GLAM.
I take it that Rusty is the drag king! Love to see some photos of him!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Those black shoes!!!! You'll poke somebody's eye out kid.
ReplyDeleteShe is spectacular! I've not heard of her before. That dripping purple gown is stunnnning!!!
ReplyDeleteWould love to see Rusty, too. She’s perfection. I love the look on roller skates.
ReplyDeleteWait, what?
ReplyDeleteBeauty, glam and camp? Sign me up! And I can see why she's a MUA. That mug is BEAT!
XOXO
Pat Lark says,
ReplyDeleteThe type of drag look I prefer over the harsh contoured. As Six says, Beauty, glam and camp? Sign me up.
The high Contour thing is nice and only started as a technique three or four drag queens, and now look at it ....I think that's why the general public has such a hard time distinguishing so many queens from one another. I bet if you can name drag queens they all have their own individual style and look.
DeleteAll my faves in one queen, and then toss in those black shoes? Honey.
ReplyDeleteLooking at those black shoes made me wince; one step and I'd be on a waiting list (of several years) for a replacement hip or two.
ReplyDeleteOh I think you should try at least once Helen, I have my dad's old Zimmer frame you could use for support!
DeleteCheeky! I have my own walker thank you very much!
Deletethe light blue dress makes her a mermaid
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous face! I'd kill for her figure.
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