Buddy! Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Serendipity said: Who doesn't? Anyone who ain't fat
Rhisiart Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 6pm EST has been our standard so far, so I feel like that's when we'll finally get our critiques and results. Will I make it to then without having another breakdown? We'll see.
DripDrip Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 I always pay like 4x the minimum and make my payments a week before it's due how did my credit score go down ten points wth
DripDrip Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 When are Citrus and Chanel gonna start their podcast?
Serendipity Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Buddy! said: Anyone who ain't fat I'm not American, I'm just curvy
Citrus Posted July 24, 2017 Author Posted July 24, 2017 3 hours ago, Rhisiart said: 6pm EST has been our standard so far, so I feel like that's when we'll finally get our critiques and results. Will I make it to then without having another breakdown? We'll see. You're correct! Off work and headed home
Citrus Posted July 24, 2017 Author Posted July 24, 2017 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode 6 - Sissy that Lip Sync Judges' Critiques Moonchild said... Quote She scored at least and that's a win Jpow said... Quote Faye Shull I love the idea of the sci-fi theme, and the outfit matches perfectly. Bionic is a perfect fit, but it might be a little too obvious IMO. The quick monologue between the first two songs is fantastic though, and Activate My Heart is a little more original and is a wonderful fit for the emotion you are trying to express. I’m getting heavy “You Make Me Want To Be A Man” by Utada vibes throughout your performance. I Am Not A Robot is a wonderful way to cap off the performance and show that you are indeed human and no longer bionic. Very solid entry. Outfit If Charlie Hides and Aja’s promo shoot had a baby, it would be your runway. I’m glad you mentioned that you would drop the coat in the runway or else I would have read you for having too much on all at once. Whure Yentl This first song is EVERYTHING. You really set the stage of this dirty old bar and the song is a drunk lady's anthem, reminds me of something Citrus would have done in the 1990s. You had so much detail for the first song, the lack of detail for the second really stands out. And while I understand the journey from song 1 to song 3, it’s not as cohesive of a story as it could have been. Also if you really spent 3/4 of a song on the floor as a drag queen, people would probably tip you in McDoubles instead of cash. Outfit I always love a good gold look, but I had wished I saw more. Of course you said you are nude, but are you tucked? Is your dick hanging out? Are you barefoot? What about your breasts, are you wearing a breastplate or serving man chest? It could have used a bit more all around. Alena You are so cute I can’t handle it. However the first look is a bit of a mess and it looks like she’s wearing a bath robe to go to the spa on the newest episode of Real Housewives Reno. However I can’t knock it too much because of all the queens left, you have one of the most realized concepts I think. Your second outfit is much better than the first but doesn’t look much like Alena. Beautiful is such a gay camp classic I love how it fits in to your theme. The final outfit is definitely the best of the three, it’s cute but unique and reads Alena completely. I really dislike Kesha and this was a prime opportunity to use a song like “Dog Days Are Over” but C’Mon does fit with the idea of you overcoming your depression and exploding into happiness on stage. Outfit The yellow theme is cute and uplifting, however I wish there was a reveal under that jacket/dress, it’s too clunky to work as a drag outfit IMO. Also, I would like to challenge you to have hair that’s not a beach wave. But still the outfit is pretty good overall. Gladys Okay, I understand the correlation between mermaid and Creep that you are trying to go for, but I don’t think it was the best fit you could have gone, also the version of Creep that you used doesn’t really go with the story (big band versus dark gothic merpeople). It’s interesting, it’s very Little Mermaid meets The Twilight Zone, just lacked a bit of cohesion. The second song is more like it and the dance is the best part of your entry, however the third song is really…..strange? Other than lyrics, when putting together a story you have to make sure the other elements of cohesive as well, such as the style of the music. You went from big band, to 90s dance pop, to a country broadway musical sounding piece and it’s just a little too confusing. I appreciate the explanation at the end, and I want to make sure you know that I think the story of your lip sync was great and the descriptions worked well, just the songs you chose didn’t elevate that story as much as I would have liked. I wish you would have put your outfits in the entry instead of afterwards in the explanation though. Outfit I totally get the Sailor Moon references and I really enjoy this look . I don’t know how successful a giant ass bow like that would be right on your ****, but I like that you went for something quirky and fun instead of a high fashion look like the other girls have so far. Lola Good luck revealing that headscarf to reveal some antlers. I love the mix of songs for this first act, and I LOVE Hocus Pocus. Go watch Glen Alen’s Hocus Pocus at Showgirls if you haven’t yet by the way, it’s amazing. The second piece and outfit go perfectly with your old Hollywood turned evil theme, it’s a great fit. I screamed at the bit about Sasha Velour by the way. This third bit is SUCH a contrast to the first two, I know that’s the point but I don’t know how to handle it. The extra bits in the middle of the song were a bit unnecessary I think. I’m hollering the idea of K-Pop dancing to Run The World. Your entry serves humor and intelligence, but a little editing on the last part would have done you really well. Outfit Good idea to go with the gray since you are colourblind, you should sue Citrus for exposing your disabilities tbh. The look really does go great together, the bits like the chains from Madonna mixed with the classic Victorian era hat that wouldn’t expect to go together on first thought, really do mix well. Great job. Colleen Oh, another Creep. I really don’t like Radiohead at all so thank you and Gladys for making me listen to this twice However I think the song goes better with your interpretation of being a test tube subject. I read over the next two parts because your story was really captivating IMO. I love the aesthetic choice in your pictures of this grungy 90s teenage girl dreaming about being in the Manson family or going to Woodstock, and it getting washed away to the tune of Euphoria. I think the idea is original, the visuals you served are unique, and the entry as a whole was cohesive. Nice job. Outfit This is similar to the gold look of Whure’s, however you served a complete image instead of a just a few bits or pieces. It’s a little much to look at, the detail on the dress with the months in your hair and the gold skin and the detailed shoe. Take one of those away and I think you would have knocked it out of the park. Still a great look though. Stone I didn’t realize you were a fashion queen asdlkf. I like your story, it’s less serious than most of the ones before. You found a man, got the man, hooked up with him, and are now connected with them. It’s campy, it’s gay, it’s drag. Dancing On My Own is one of my all time favorites. I would have enjoyed it and tipped you. However, I don’t think it stood out that much compared to what I’ve read already. It’s solid, but not exceptional. The looks you served throughout the entry were all great and hardly clockable as well, but I didn’t like that you had the same makeup in the last outfit that you did in the runway. Outfit If Farrah Moan decided to stop being whiny and went to Violet Chachki on advice for her new aesthetic. It’s a great look, but I think the makeup is kinda ugly ngl. Noah I can’t with the intro of the girl being in love with a bridge. You have a smart humor about all of your entries and the same is here with this one. Glad I got the audience to stick around for your show xo. I am hollering at the part before Like A Prayer, and LAP itself is such a good campy gay classic I am happy to see you include that in your entry but applying it properly to your story as well. It Feels So Good is literally in my top 5 favorite songs of all time. I read down and IDK why you think you are in the bottom, your entry served everything. It was funny, it had great songs, they fit perfectly with the story of being in love in inanimate objects, and the fact that you found audio of someone being in love with a fence is a bit mind-blowing to me. It’s one of my favorite entries this week tbh. Outfit Serving me Miss Mary Jane 2017 with the look. It’s great, fits to theme well, and is hardly unclockable. However, like Stone’s entry, it’s just a little expected compared to some of the other queen’s looks. Aciid said... Quote Faye Shull You did well in the storytelling department and had perfect songs to go along with your vision. While I’m not exactly just looking for a big performance art piece, your purpose was to tell a story and I felt like the last portion lacked something to tie in the becoming a “real”. It was just kinda random with no guidance as to why. Yentl I take away from this performance that the purpose of it was to be funny and fun. Not exactly sure if that was your intention, but there’s no other reasoning I find behind it. Maybe I’m a prude, but I didn’t really find anything comical about the over the top sexualized performance. I feel like it wasn’t needed almost? If this were to be your kind of drag it kinda falls short on the actual talent department n. And it fell back to being controversial for the sake of it. I liked your first two songs picks and thought they went together well, hated the last one and I wish you would have done something totally different. Not my favorite week from you, but I do admire your nerve a lot, I just think your direction is misguided sometimes. If you’re going for a comedy route, make actual jokes would be my advice. Nothing wrong with being controversial if there’s actually some type of substance. But if you’re not being funny and it doesn’t have a message either, then there’s no point and it’s just off putting. Alena Your performance was really beautiful and I enjoyed reading it. Felt emotional and personal to you and I’m glad you decided to open up like that. Loved that first outfit. It felt like a strong week for you. Keep trying to outdo yourself. My only critique is that you didn’t really need to explain so much. You should have let the performance speak for itself. You could have provided us with an explanation, but actually telling the crowd what you’re doing takes the magic away of them keeping up with the story and seeing it come to life. Gladys I’m torn about this entry. I think you did well writing it out but I just wasn’t fond of the concept at all. I didn’t like that you decided to perform this story instead of creating your own. Or maybe finding something more fun/dramatic. Something with more of a punch than this story we’re all familiar with. You’ve kinda sold it to me when you described your love for theatre, but I just wish you would have gone full on theatrics and again, something else and maybe even more artsy. You could have even taken advantage of the drawing medium you’ve decided to stick with to give us some visuals besides outfits. IDK. Taken it further. Lola I take into consideration the effort put into the lip syncing and songs because I’m bitter it wasn’t in my season kii. I think the contestant deserves praise for handling audio programs and making their own set instead of just linking songs. It shows passion and drive. To be honest I’m kind of more inclined to seeing a continuous lip sync than seeing all these breaks. But I understand that the challenge provided you with a venue to take advantage of. All in all your lip sync was very strong. You knew what you wanted to do, had the songs on lock and the in-betweens were a great addition that only propelled your lip sync into a next level. I’m not a fan of the princess concept and ass kissing, but you totally sold it and had a point of view. Great job Lola. Colleen Colleen I was very surprised with your bottom 2 lip sync and felt the fantasy, so I was expecting great things from you. You delivered in my eyes and again, had something to say while keeping the drag aspect on point. Visuals, drama and a storyline. Sucker for all of that. I kinda hated that you were lifted from the tube. As you were describing it I was hyped for you to shatter the crystal and come out of it while the blood exploded out of it. But that’s my only minor complaint and it’s just because I was not given what I was visualizing f. My other minor critique is that the story you went with wasn’t the strongest to me (the whole marihuana thing). But I feel like you had a connection with it and it goes deeper than what I can imagine. So yeah, slay bitch. Stone I’ll start off by praising all your looks. You’ve really blossomed into a great fashion queen. I would advise you to find a signature for Stone. I just really like when queens have an aesthetic. It doesn’t have to be something you do all the time, just to tie in more of your fashion choices and actually build a character. Moving on to the lip sync, it was a nice read and I like your purposeful use of the sex. Had a point of view and something to offer. I will say that I wasn’t blown away, but I was content which your song choices and your performance overall. Noah Fence Just like Lola, I give you props for putting your lip-sync together yourself and finding all the pieces to convey what you had envisioned. I was laughing at the beginning of the lip sync because I found the narrative to be comical which was obviously the intention. Your song picks were correct for them, and just like I said all the in-betweens helped a lot. But then we get to the crazy part of your lip sync which I didn’t quite like. I feel like it might not be my type of humor. (I didn’t like Yentl’s either) I don’t think you needed to resort to doing all that with the dildo to sell it. Just felt desperate to me and it turned me off from my initial positive response to the first part of the performance. Lastly, I also appreciate that you went with an unconventional route for you and didn’t do what was expected. But at the same time, you have to play your strengths. We know you can be funny as well, you’ve shown that in previous weeks. This could have been another blow out if you showcased your natural talent. Why weren’t you singing live? Why didn’t you showcase your ability to produce songs yourself? Don’t let the criticisms of your talent affect you. I was always criticized by my fellow queens for being the graphics queen. Well guess what, I’m good at it and I was going to use it to my advantage. I didn’t care because it’s what made me stand out from all of them. Same goes for you. It just seems like you sabotaged yourself to prove something, and I just want you to be yourself because I love what you have to offer. Citrus said... Quote Faye Shull Idk why but I screamed at “Faye Shull herself” being underlined. Your first look is stellar and fits the song very well. I love this Natalia Kills deep cut, her entire discography is >>>>>, and I like the idea of the robot trying to love (even if it is overdone). The Marina song is one of the only Marina songs I willingly listen to, so slay the taste. Your overall plot is, as you said, classic. So while it isn’t the most original, I love the Metropolis-esque touches you have as you take us on this drag journey. You have a coherent plot that connects each of your songs. Your outfit has a lot of cute elements, but I’m not sure that kind of furt goes with the dress. Maybe something skankier underneath? Idk, but it still looks pretty good, and the makeup is a good choice. Wh<>re Yentl Your music choices are impeccable, but they feel a bit disjointed. There isn’t an element of continuity in your choices, which isn’t a disqualifier, but, next to a lot of fully realized plotlines, it does feel a bit shallower. Your intermission doesn’t make sense, and the third song really throws things out of whack and honestly, the whole entry is kind of a mess. There’s very little explanation for each song, and what we do have is pretty surface level “I am selling”. Your outfit is a cute idea but I don’t think you chose the best body paint picture you could’ve and there are no accessories or heels. Alena Loves Of ****ing course it’s Alena Lavender Loves, what kind of rich white person ice cream name is that? I love it. Your first song is a very good emotive song and I appreciate the story you gave it, although I wish you expounded a bit more and provided more detail to contextualize the emotions. Beautiful is a good song but it does feel slightly more melancholic than the positive spin you gave it in your writeup. The third song is a cute pop number, not quite sure it fits with the “Loving myself” bit quite as much since it’s so topical and doesn’t touch a lot on your person. That said, I surprisingly like that ugly teddy bear look. It’s cute in a tacky way. Your runway look is interesting because it really messes with the sillhoutte we come to expect, and I kinda love that. I’m not sure you’d want longer/loose hair with a look like that (I always tend toward updos for long, flowy looks), but it’s still good. Gladys Lola Cabezas Your performance is in the same vein as Faye’s because you both chose relatively popular and already known stories to put your own spin on. I will say, I think Faye’s worked better because she let the songs do some of the talking. Your writing is good and flows well, but the quantity of it compared to what you actually convey isn’t always a good ratio (ie. you’re taking a paragraph to say something you could say in two sentences). I did appreciate the stage directions and lighting because they gave it a more theatrical vibe that a lot of other girls didn’t have, and I actually love the look. You explained the reference and it just clicked. Lola Cabezas Your introductory song, looks, and mixing is stellar. I love the old Hollywood glamour into this new, malicious character, and it is high drag at its finest. It’s so good I didn’t even notice you used a Lana Del Rey song, and I love that you preemptively addressed the Disney princess thing by doubling down and giving all who disagree the middle finger. This is all so, so good. I’m not going to waste time picking things out because this is getting a perfect score from me, and you even appealed to me with something spooky for the look. Love all of this, probably my favorite entry you’ve ever done. Colleen IF you’re going to go all out and write every single action you take, THIS is how you do it. You gave us a play by play (which can be annoying), but managed to maintain this internal conflict that kept the storytelling appealing and smooth. Your visuals are striking and gorgeous, and I can tell that you really put a lot of thought and work into this. Same I said to Lola – by far my favorite entry you’ve done, and I’m so glad you rebounded from last week’s B2. Your look is my favorite this week because you made an “ugly” color look fashionable in a way Gaga never could. Stone There’s nothing explicitly wrong with this entry, but it just feels a little half baked. Your concepts and song write ups all feel rushed. You go between this sense of humor and a slight sense of drama and it doesn’t quite work because the camp element isn’t there. I think you needed to completely commit to your moments of drama (like with Dancing on my Own), because the tonal shifts make the thing read as disjointed. That being said, your runway is giving Alena Hates, and it’s gorgeous. Props for that, mama. But back to the entry – you have little flashes of your usual sense of humor and stuff but it just needed a more collected point of view and perspective it wished to convey. It’s muddled as is. Noah Fence That runway is easily the ugliest this week, you’re literally wearing a dollar store decorative plant aisle. The idea of your performance is unique and captivating, but I agree with Aciid that you didn’t quite need all of it. The dildo and sex toy stuff early on makes it kinda climax too soon, and then your riding the fence later on doesn’t pack quite as much of a punch as it should. Begin a performance small and work up, not down. This was still very entertaining to read and I loved the writeup overall, but it just needed a handful of tweaks and some scaling back to make it really succeed. Spoiler @talent @PhreshDiamond @DripDrip @Kylie Jenner @True Skarlet @Alena @Rhisiart @Lémur @Buddy! @EJQL8
Kylie Jenner Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 "Your look is my favorite this week because you made an “ugly” color look fashionable in a way Gaga never could." nnnn I screamed
Kelp Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 @Aciid I get what you mean but I was just thinking that when you have a niche talent like for instance singing if you use it too much it will lose its impact. My intention wasn't to prove anything but I didn't want to do some live singing this week and then be in the bottom next week and have nothing new to show if you get me
DripDrip Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 6 minutes ago, Citrus said: Good luck revealing that headscarf to reveal some antlers. Kdkdkd in my head I had the antlers on the table I wheel out and as she sings "hello Salem, my names Blah blah blah blah" I grab the antlers and crown my self as a final completion of my transformation but I let it slip and I forgot to add t on.
DripDrip Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 But wow thank you for the praises ive been looking forward to this challenge the most because I knew it was the area I was most confident I can do something creative and unique with.
Buddy! Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Quote I would advise you to find a signature for Stone. I just really like when queens have an aesthetic It's literally wh0re.
DripDrip Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 12 minutes ago, Citrus said: I’m not a fan of the princess concept and ass kissing Wait i don't get this part?
Aciid Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, DripDrip said: Wait i don't get this part? Just not really excited or interested by disney princesses and you defending them.
PinkBox Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Poor Stone if she ends up lipsyncing when her main critique is that there was nothing wrong with her entry, it just didn't stand out
Aciid Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, Buddy! said: It's literally wh0re. Interesting because i've gotten elegant and expensive more than anything.
True Skarlet Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Thank you for the feedback girls. @Aciid I did look into other songs for the final act but the production on "I'm Not A Robot" has this melancholic yet uplifting tone to it that I was not going to say no to. The chorus' lyrics were the also the most applicable to the story I was telling. I wasn't going to pick the song just cause some parts of the verses lacked correlation.
Buddy! Posted July 24, 2017 Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, Aciid said: Interesting because i've gotten elegant and expensive more than anything. Idk I like to change up my style a lot and really just depends on my mood. IMO i'd rather be known for serving a select variety of looks rather than just a single aesthetic. But that's just me.
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