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_> Artists take the challenge to celebrate femininity
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Brittney MacDonald
Life & Style Editor

 

f you've noticed that your social media

seems to be sporting a lot more pinks,
pastels, and sorcery, then you might
have inadvertently been experiencing
“Magical Girl March.” This challenge
gives artists a list of prompts to complete
each new day of the month. The prompts
consist of simplistic things—such as
your favourite established character—to
more interpretive topics, like the sun

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or moon. No matter what, the theme
remains the same: magical girls!

For those of you unfamiliar with
the term, “magical girl” is a genre of
anime and western-style cartoons.
Examples of this genre include Sailor
Moon, Star vs. The Forces of Evil, Card
Captor Sakura, The Legend of Korra, and
She-Ra. Depending on if you're watching
anime or western-style cartoons, and
when the show itself was published, what
constitutes a “magical girl” may differ,
but the thing that remains the same
in all cases is that they are powerful

Beauty on a budget:
NYX HD Blush

> Taupe is a perfect cool contour colour

Lauren Kelly
Graphics Manager

 

Wareing through the NYX store
at Metrotown or the NYX aisle at
London Drugs, you may be overwhelmed
by the brand’s many contour options.
They have the cream-based 3 Steps to
Sculpt palettes, eight-shade Highlight
& Contour Pro Palette, two-ended
highlight and contour Wonder Stick,
and many, many more options. But, if
youre looking for something simple,
portable, and pigmented, I’d suggest
digging through their HD Blush
selection for the colour Taupe.

The main reason | went looking
for Taupe is that many of the contour
colours I have as part of a palette are
very warm in tone, and I’ve read many
places that I should look for a cool-tone
that would more successfully mimic
a shadow. For this, Taupe has worked
out perfectly, and I believe it’s given
mea much more realistic and subtle
contour. It is incredibly pigmented, so
I’ve had to be careful about the amount
of product on my brush, but that’s far
from a bad problem to have. It lasts long
and blends out well, so if you go a little
heavy-handed it can be easily fixed.

Although I haven't used the line’s
other shades, the 24 available are
incredibly varied. The line is, of course,
called HD Blush, but in addition to

 

Image of NYX HD Blush in Taupe via Temptalia

Taupe there are a few shimmery bronzes
and one matte to add extra warmth to
your face. The majority of the line is
made up of neutral peaches and pinks, as
well as a few deep bright shades. There’s
also Pastel Chic, which is incredibly
light and could be used as a highlight
shade, although it has no shimmer.

The HD Blushes are sold as singles
in flat, square packaging that leave very
little extra space around the product,
making them the perfect size for
throwing in your makeup bag or purse.
Instead of paying for a large, pre-made
palette with colours that may not best
suit you, you can buy an individual
blush and bronzer to customize your
contour. The blushes cost $8 at the
NYX store and $8.99 at London Drugs,
so they’re much more budget-friendly
than a palette. Happy contouring!

(¥ Bing Thom: Designing a cityscape

(¥ The fine art of prop making

¥ Float on

And more!

     

characters that identify as female.

The challenge itself allows artists
to share their own take on some of
their favourite characters, as well as
encouraging them to come up with
a few powerful leads of their own,
depending on the prompt for that day.

Given that this challenge also takes
place in March—the same month as
International Women’s Day—it seems
especially poignant. Female characters
are often portrayed as “lesser-than,”
meaning that their character arcs
usually end with them becoming a side

Promotional image for ‘Sailor Moon’ via Viz

character, or a love interest for a male
lead. It isn’t very often that they are
featured on their own merit. So, what
better way to celebrate women than
highlighting the kinds of examples in
pop culture that we want to see more of?
The fact that the challenge puts more
art into the world is just an added bonus.
If you want a list of the prompts, or to
see the resulting artists’ renderings,

just search “#magicalgirlmarch”

on any social media platform.

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