#sparks cosplay

[where-did-the-groove-go]

a PSA for anyone dressing as Ron Mael for Halloween

(Or any other time of year, because that is also completely valid :))

Idk if deciphering horrendously pixellated scans of old magazine articles is a talent unique to me, but I managed to decipher the entirety of that Groom at the Top one so here you go: Ron's hair regimen.

The article is from 1974, so Sparks would've been living in England at the time and thus the Yardley brilliantine will be most authentic -- but if you're in the US and want to grab everything on one trip to Walmart, there's another brilliantine from a brand called Tres Flores. A bit stickier and shinier, but it works just as well.

And okay, Ron didn't actually use Aqua Net, but the hairspray he mentioned is no longer made. Everything I've ever read about 1970s hair care, though, says that all the "dry look" spray products for men were basically just repackaged Aqua Net.

So without any further ado, let's hear the facts from Ron. (Article transcribed below)

"First of all it's essential that your hair is fairly short. Remember that maintaining this style involves a daily ritual every morning. Otherwise it won't last very long."

"To start with wash your hair, to get rid of all the grease from the day before. After it's washed leave it quite damp, don't towel it off too much. This is quite important."

"Then spread some Brylcreem on one of your index fingers, rub it between your palms and apply it to the hair. Then do the same with an equal amount of Brilliantine."

"Next you have to comb it using preferably the wide end of the comb so that it leaves wide tracks in the hair, for some reason it looks better if you have fairly fallow grooves running across your head."

"Once that's done you can then spray it with a kind of lacquer called Brut Extra Hold Hair Spray. After that you're all set for the rest of the day. It's a long process, about 10 minutes every morning, but once you've done it you can forget about it for the next 24 hours."

"If you suffer from electricity in the hair you can add some anti-static spray -- the sort that's meant for records. We tried it for a while. I don't know whether it cured the static, but it sure does wonders for the hair."

So successful has Ron's image been that he is quite prepared to adopt it for the rest of his life.

"I've got quite used to it now, it's become a habit. It's my natural style. I'm not trying it out to see how it works. This isn't a phase I'm going through. This is the way I am. Till death do us part."

Naturally enough as with all progressive ideas, there are many drawbacks to the Ron Mael look. Ron is only too well aware of them.

"When I'm walking on the streets I get people yelling wanting to know who let me loose or telling me how much I look like their father. Also having short hair means you can get very cold in the ears at times."

But there are still advantages.

"It's a good way of starting conversations at a party. All you have to say is, 'So what do you think of my hair then?'"

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A couple tips from me: "quite damp" doesn't mean "still dripping", you'll want a VERY generous fingertip full of product if your hair is a bit longer (like present-day Ron length), and try to fuss with your hair as little as possible when combing it into the desired shape so that it doesn't lose too much of its hold.

Not gonna lie, I'm still looking for a more "socially acceptable" way to wear this stuff as a female, 'cos it makes my hair feel soooooo soft and nice, and it smells fucking AMAZING...

#ron complaining about cold ears is so endearing #gotta love how he lied and changed his hairstyle a few years later too (I'll give him a pass cos it didn't last long) #also we can infer from this that ron smelled like lavender and I'm not quite sure what to do with this information #also also #I remember seeing the article amongst some other vintage hair product adverts before I knew who ron was #for the record I am a HUGE proponent of 'the dry look' and the luscious locks that many men sported in the 1970s #so that first time I saw it I was like 'who tf is this guy trying to popularize this hairstyle' #please forgive me 😅 #ron mael #sparks articles #sparks cosplay #my posts/additions

[churippu]

Sparkstember Day 30: Whatever!

This one could probably use some explanation. A lot of people know that I am absolutely obsessed with Russell’s chartreuse suit he wore during tour, so I got my own. Okay, we’ll it’s not exact, but I am happy to show my Russell cosplay for this last post of Sparkstember!!

It still needs work, mind you, but I feel like I will wear this out and about not as a cosplay anyway 😅

#sparks #sparkstember #sparkstember 2022 #russell mael #sparks cosplay

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Gearing up for the stat boosts

MDZS Disco Elysium AU Part 3 (Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 4)

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #lan wangji #MDZS disco elysium AU #It's not really disco elysium unless your protagonist is dressed up like they're going for the stat boosts #And coming out like a moderately deranged cyberpunk fashion disaster #The AV cable hair ties in particular were the answer to 'How can I explain wwx finding something to tie his hair up in a trashed hotel room #as well as 'How can get him to look even more like a disaster cyberpunk OC?' #WWX woke up after years of being in the eternal pale only to find himself in a different body -hungover and bleeding. #The lack of shirt is due to emergency first aid. The rest of the outfit is him finding whatever he can. #and what better way to pair a lack of shirt than with fishnets? #Lan Wangji doens't have the historical cosplay thing kim has going on but he does wear cute bunny socks. As a treat. #and YES it would be electrochem getting the boost. #It's the skills for *more* than just drugs and sex! Its also the one that goes 'YIPEE! I love solving cases! ^_^ I love a good sandwich!' #Electrochem is the skill for 'you deserve a little treat' and it doesn't care what that little treat is as long as it sparks joy!!! #Please keep that red memento in mind. I will be returning to that plot point.

[spark-circuit]

MY SON

#ChikosWorkshop on Etsy! They do the other birds too! #along with other projmoon stuff. my phone has a Chesed charm from them as well :) #lobotomy corporation #library of ruina #punishing bird #lobcorp #lobcorp punishing bird #lobotomy corporation punishing bird #project moon #spark talks about nothing of relevance #i got them for a potential Manager cosplay! 💙

[letsboldlygomotherfuckers]

these flopped on Instagram for some fucking reason so I'm posting them here xo

kerritcos on insta

photos by jsbissett

#im literally so obsessed with these why tf did they flop so hard 🥲 #ahsoka #ahsoka show #ahsoka tano #those sparks were real too ugh ugh #anakin #anakin skywalker #imperial anakin #ahsoka cosplay #kerritcos #s7 ahsoka #siege ahsoka

[emberglowfox]

decided to scrap together a lighthouse keeper costume for halloween w my one free weekend and some costume pieces i already happen to have (brown trenchcoat, red sweater, etc). may post that on halloween if i actually wear it, because the headpiece is like HUGE to fit over my head and looks kinda doofy hahaha

#sparks speaks #is it egotistical to cosplay your own ocs? eh who cares #tis merely a robot if anyone asks

[braisedhoney]

y'know after my recent growing love for old west stories (old movies, the rdr series, etc) i thought it really came outta the blue. i mean space cowboys are definitely a thing i was aware of but mostly it just was so different from our usual aesthetic aboard here.

and then it clicked.

i used to fucking love rango (2011).

and now it all makes sense.

#ney's idle chatter (random textposts) #like at first i blamed narry. and i still kinda do #but holy SHIT rango was the spark wasn't it?! that makes so much more sense #watch me make goddamn rango fanart in 2023 i dare you #... after rdr. and maybe a couple man with no name ones. and more old west narry cosplay memes. #okay maybe its a long shot but leave me be i'm vibin

[octastims]

Aven (Worldless) stimboard with Fire, stars/ Constellations, black gems, claws and ravens for Anon! I hope you like it!

I'm really proud of how this came out... and now I want those cosplay claws too...

🖤 🔶️ 🖤

🔶️ 🖤 🔶️

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#OCTAfan's stimboards #Stimboard #Worldless #Worldless game #worldless aven #Fire #Sparks #Space #Stars #nebula #Gem #Orb #Ravens #Claws #Cosplay #Black #White #Grey #Red #Orange #Green #Brown #Tw fire #Tw birds #Tw hands #Tw irl hands #Tw space #Tw flashing lights #tw eyestrain #Ask to tag

[carppediem]

It's not corpse paint

It's ring-tailed lemur paint

AS IF THAT MAKES ANY MORE SENSe

#tommy cash #why would he cosplay as king julien #because he likes to move it move it? #the questions either remain unanswered or they spark even more questions

[aevris]

aaand finally just drew them all in middle school cringe mode (i was in grade 6/7 in 2010-2012, for context)

#i wore pretty much nothing but graphic tshirts and (CLEAN) workout clothes lol #i never owned an invader zim shirt or a time hoodie and never cosplayed tho #also i guess this is a good follower purge if you're one of those 'dni if you ever liked homestuck' types #anthro #furry #sfw furry #sfw anthro #fursona #original character #illustration #sona: cirrus #sona: umbra #sona: spark

[jasontoddssuper]

Summer and Stephanie are kinda Draculaura and Clawdeen-coded when i think about it...They're biracial girl besties and one's pink-themed while the others purple-themed,Summer's more silly and soft than Stephanie while Stephanie is more rough and rowdy but they're both femme.Summer is even dating Stephanie's older brother,help-

#brought on by a cosplay video i will reblog again in a sec because i'm OBSESSED with their swag #summer kent #stephanie brown #draculaura #clawdeen wolf #jaysumm #draculaura x clawd #jason todd #clawd wolf #dc #monster high #blasian stephanie brown #sparks #ember #ignite #superman!summer #spoiler #robin #batgirl #batwoman #red hood #afrolatino jason supremacy #summer's not a cis girl btw he's a transmasc genderfluid/bigender he/they who uses tons of neopronouns :] #oh and i hc all of them as bi with the exception of clawdeen and literally all of them as trans and adhd/autistic/mdd <3 #real self shipping hours #i'm biracial tag #i'm black tag #💌 #letters from summer

[where-did-the-groove-go]

Belated Halloween post

#SOMEONE ACTUALLY RECOGNIZED MY COSTUME 😭✨ #chaplin comments: 4 #hitler comments: 1 #lol #and plenty of confused people who I educated about Sparks #so I’d say this was a resounding success #sparks cosplay #my posts/additions

[kokoronbain]

My OCs as

Your Turn to Die Characters (part II)

My last drawings I post before the end of the year!

I planned normally to show in first the two OCs of mine that I've never presented before this but too bad to me....

This serie of YTTD cosplay/AU-like will continue btw, despite I'm kinda tired of it :')

Hope you like it anywayy! 💀❤️‍🔥

#koko's art #Your Turn to Die #Jemmes Star 🌟🌌 #Spark 🍫🎇 #Black Hole Knight 🕳️🪐 #Alice Yabusame #Kai Satou #Shunsuke Hayasaka #YTTD #Kimi ga shine #YTTD Kai #Yttd Alice #yttd shunsuke #キミガシネ #yttd fanart #cosplay #crossover

[neptunite-stars]

pain and suffering on planet earth < still sick

#rambles #augurghrhrh i wanna work on the charns SO BAD #fucking dies #last night i had a Crisis and i was thinking about . so many things. i should get a job + do commissions for money and also get my life toge #ther but like. realistically ik that i wont be able to do that. hm now im thinking i should go to get diagnosed for adhd / autism. hm. well! #i was thonking about cosplay stuff before all of that and that sparked me realizing that im a real person that needs money to do things #sometimes i forget that i have a life outside the screen . #its strange . i have a specific feeling in my head but idk if i can put it into words. its like remembering that oh #there is beauty int he world. type of beat ykno. but its like oh. im a person. and usually i kinda hate that i dont like being percieved??? #but recently its more. huh. im alive. im alive and thats great. i should make my life better < but more as if im talking abt sm1 else #liek that one poem / quote thing i brush her hair because she deserves it bc i deserve it type beat #hm. being percieved as a living being doesnt sound bad right now. i think im spitting nonsense b. im sick. woo!

[fearforthestorm]

this scenario video still lives rent free in my head, so when i found a crown i made a while ago i decided to do a cosplay about it! :>

[image description: a cosplay of the King In The North, Legundo's character from the game of thrones scenario. the cosplayer is a thin person with light skin and short dark hair, and a special effects makeup scar over one eye. they wear several layers of dark blue and black clothing over a chainmail shirt, and a dark blue cloak with white fur around the shoulders. they also have a golden wire-work crown, gold accessories, and a black mask with eye symbols embroidered on it.

they stand tall against a plain background, hands resting on the hilt of a sword planted in front of them. behind their head, there's a glowing effect and the eye crest of the kingdom frames them like a halo. they cast a shadow to each side, and a dark vignette falls across the bottom half of the photo. end ID]

#.lyr #cosplay.lyr #mcyt #scenario smp #??? is that the tag we used idk #legundo #cosplay. ha! #im having sososo much fun doing cosplay again. this sparks joy <3 #coscrafting #<- new tag for cos/fancraft

[hedgypipes]

Could anyone please cosplay as the characters from Mario Rpg games especially the First one (Bowser, Geno, Mallow, etc) (which is getting a remake this year) and show pics of them near Square Enix and in Super Nintendo World with the Mascot characters there as well?

#super mario rpg #smrpg #mario plus rabbids #sparks of hope #kingdom battle #mario and luigi #paper mario #cosplay #suggestion #super paper mario #the thousand year door #origami #the origami king #characters from Gbc/GBA golf and tennis games counts as well! #geno and mallow