BTS: Villain Photoshoot pt. 3000 (Patreon)

**DISCLAIMER: If you do not want a preview of the album art, SKIP THIS POST!

The video doesn't include the actual album art / pose, but does showcase the full concept. If you'd like that to remain a secret, don't watch this 😅😬 Although the concept will be revealed next week on Instagram, so... Up to you 🤷‍♀️

I can finally tell you why I paid a little extra for this photoshoot! 🥳🥳🥳 Of course, the whole process was much longer and more involved than in past, and it's in Vancouver now, so the price was going to be more regardless. And honestly, even without the extra stuff, this shoot would have been worth the cost. I mean, have you seen the photos I've been sharing??? 😮😍🔥

But the reason I was extra willing to pay a bit more, and also the reason I sat in makeup for the first 3+ hours of the shoot time (I don't remember...but it was at least 3, hours), was because I wanted special effects makeup done 👀

This concept for the album art was the reason I specifically sought out Caitlin, and why I was so beyond grateful that she had some availability to squeeze me in for a shoot! Caitlin not only has plenty of experience with glamour / set makeup, but she also has a background in special effects makeup 🙌 And since I knew I wanted the scratches, I knew I would need both of those skillsets to really pull off the look.

I'm not sure how noticeable it is if you're not paying close attention, but the makeup look in these video clips is much more toned down than in most of the photos. Actually, the crown photos are with this makeup look – which is much more toned down than the full glam look we did for the chair / black outfit photos!

When Caitlin and I called to chat about the plan for the day and what looks should be done in what order, she initially had planned to do the full glam look with the updo and the scratches. And that way we could start the day with simple curled or blown out hair and a simpler makeup look and make everything bigger/more complicated from there...but I had to go and make things difficult 😅

Honestly, I think it was for the best that we did it this way so that Millissa had plenty of time to get set up for the shoot while Caitlin got me ready. So it wasn't a total inconvenience to do things my way... 🙈

But I really wanted the scars/princess photos to have the toned down makeup. Because I wanted this look to be striking while still maintaining a layer of vulnerability. The scars inherently lend themselves to vulnerability, but they have such a violent tone to them that I didn't want to add more to that. Especially since I have the claws as well 😅

Because I was never the villain.

I was hurt by villains and got into a dress and crown anyway 💁‍♀️👑