Crysta D's corner

#SOSCuba #SoCalCubans #LACubans https://www.instagram.com/p/CRSsMHHnJZa/?utm_medium=tumblr

#SOSCuba #SoCalCubans #LACubans https://www.instagram.com/p/CRSnnVrHiKK/?utm_medium=tumblr

This photo doesn't need any editing 😁🤣 Isn't she gorgeous 🤩😍 💙💖 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHeDAwlHxbu/?igshid=60r72l0f0yca

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY CRAZY AMAZING & AWE-INSPIRING SISTER: @regina_mrjz !!!!!! 💙💖💜💛🧡💚❤ I don't know what my life would be like without you; and I don't really wanna know. Thank you for all you are and all you do 💋💋💋 https://www.instagram.com/p/CGweEJHn2dM/?igshid=lgvirjhcm0gk

This is Little Cleo (in honor of Cleopatra, Morticia's carnivorous plant) and she caught her first fly! And as a proud plant mom I had to share a photo of how freakin' cool it look after I removed the cadaver 🤣💚💖 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXHTcnnyCD/?igshid=nh1jemjxv587

#challengeaccepted #womenempoweringwomen https://www.instagram.com/p/CDMyfNaniEU/?igshid=1083c4jtqg5p1

I think it's time we take a more active role in our society. Ask yourselves: is this the place you want to leave for future generations? How much are we enabling this problem by not choosing to do anything?! If you can't march or donate money, this website has several other options. "If you choose not to decide, you still made a choice". #BlackLivesMatter !!!!! #EnoughIsEnough https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3NNQynzgW/?igshid=3ve1on5kbesc

Thank you everyone for making THIS birthday so special. With all of your messages and flowers and words. A VERY special thank you to my badass sis @regina_mrjz 💖 for organizing so many lovely surprises. And for getting me the BEST BIRTHDAY CAKE EVER!!!! 🤣🤣🤣 (original artwork by @davidtalaskidraws ) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAwgaz2pAfB/?igshid=1w0zfwbtx2yb9

So I saw a post on @werenotyellingwerecubans about #CubanCoffee and I got inspired to show you guys how I make it. 1) your tools; make sure to use a soup spoon and a glass/transparent measuring cup. You can also use the mug instead you will drink this from. And don't forget the most important thing: MUSIC 🎶 to give it more #SABOR (I have a playist if you're interested 😉) 2) water to about that level, pack coffee LIGHTLY. If you put too much pressure it will change the flavor. 3) the lowest heat possible (for maximum flavor 🤤). 4) just a spoonful of #AZUCAAA ... and then some 🤣 if it doesn't look like a tiny mountain, it's not enough. 5) you gotta grab the very first coffee that comes out; it has the strongest flavor. BELIEVE ME if you don't, it tastes different. 6) you gotta beat it until your arm hurts, rest for 10 seconds, then keep beating it until your arm falls off or it's almost white. The lighter the color, the more foam you will have in the end. 7) "Good things come to those who wait". The heat will slowly work its way through the sugar and release the foam. If you stir you will lose a lot of the foam. 8) always check the bottom, stir gently if needed. 9)pour and enjoy with favorite music ☕🇨🇺🎶💋 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdjRXdn5m1/?igshid=1x7h6sm3xcqtr

For today's #CreativeChallenge I made my favorite flower #MARICOLD I literally grow them all year long. They remind me of so many things that I love 🥰 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gfvmgnEcW/?igshid=ac5ih1mg9uca

For today's #CreativeChallenge I made the #SPIRAL of #AzamiKurotani from #JunjiIto 's #Uzumaki 🐚👁 This was a request from @y0s0l 😁 I haven't had the pleasure of reading THIS story from Junji Ito, but I LOOOOVE his style. I love the creepy & scary stories he makes. And the illustrations to match 🤩 The first story of his I ever read was #Gyo and it traumatized me in high school 🤣 But I remember just being so entranced by it and you couldn't help but keep reading even if you were so scared/creeped out. He also has a GREAT use of the page-turn effect that is really hard to translate to other visual mediums. I highly recommend his work and I know I'm not the only one 😁 Let me know if you have any requests or ideas. I'd love to hear what you may suggest 😎👍🏻 Who knows, I might even do it 😝😂 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-6GQwBHYHz/?igshid=nzfeitgvmevl

For today's #CreativeChallenge I made one of my favorite paintings from #RenéMagritte It's called "La Trahison des Images" (The Treachery of Inages) also known as "This is Not a Pipe", as it says on the painting. Basically it means: this is not a pipe because this is a PAINTING of a pipe 🤣🤣🤣 It's one of my favorite jokes in art. I'm open to hear suggestions, ideas, concepts...Let me hear a bit from you 😊 And thank you, seriously, for all the love you guys have showered me with. If it wasn't for @cerulean_wings & @danielle_sm711 's invitation, I would've never done this or known that I could 😅 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-0d2GmHgE0/?igshid=103i86slxbfoc

For my #CreativeChallenge of the day, I did one of the hands of the #PaleMan from @realgdt 's #PansLabyrinth 👁 The original was made by the A-MA-ZING DDT Efectos Especiales supervised by @daviddtsfx & @montseddt 🤩😍🤩😍🤩 (mis heroes 💖) I don't have or know how to use or make prosthetics (although I REEEEALLY want to learn), so I painted it as best I could. I'm really happy I tried this out 😁 this is one on my favorite monsters in cinema 💖 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-v24YknpJ1/?igshid=1prtgn50kmrg8

For today's #CreativeChallenge, the rest of the guys took a break so I decided to do a request. I was asked to do a piece inspired by #AUTISM 🧩 I didn't want to do the ribbon. But I I found out that that blue jigsaws are also one of the symbols. I tried to make it look like my skin was made by a bunch of jigsaws. It's not perfect, but I like it 😁 Stay tuned and make sure you go check out @cerulean_wings @danielle_sm711 & @scarlethcolor along with all the other participants. Join us if you'd like. Hell it doesn't even have to be makeup or face paint related 🙂 do your own spin 😁👍🏻 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sggfXnCN8/?igshid=kboqk9sldjeo

2nd day of our #CreativeChallenge weekend, #SpecialFX edition. I tried to give myself a #BrokenNose 👃 Again, don't worry, it's just paint 🙂 I've never had my nose broken and when I was researching, I found this picture and I kinda liked the idea of doing big bruises. Somehow in the end, with how the paint ended up, it looked like I actually had a slightly crooked/cracked nasal bone (which is great 😅). I was VERY surprised, to say the least, with just how many people sent me messages yesterday asking me if I was ok, if they needed to go beat up somebody, "this is makeup, right?!", etc. I'd never tried any sort of Special FX, so I was very flattered by people's responses. I'm not alone on this creative journey. So make sure you check out what @cerulean_wings @danielle_sm711 & @scarlethcolor , among others, have been doing throughout these days. You're always welcomed to join 🙂 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nGxJOnyq2/?igshid=1ew1lmeel593g

This weekend's #CreativeChallenge is #SpecialFX and so I gave myself a #BlackEye Don't worry, it's just paint 😅 One of the things I'd love to learn, when we can all roam around the earth again freely, is how to use various materials that are used for special fx; such as liquid latex and silicone. And again, don't forget to check out what @cerulean_wings @danielle_sm711 & @scarlethcolor have done. And I encourage you to join us 😁 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-kYgdYnNSX/?igshid=1eczot6iqx9c0

The #CreativeChallenge of the day is #BROWN so I turned myself into a tree 🌲🤣🌳 I hadn't tried painting my hand before so this was an interesting and educative experience. I think, depending on the challenge, I'm going to either use my hand again or try a other part of my skin 😁 My face also needs a rest 😅🤣 Remember to checkout @cerulean_wings @danielle_sm711 & @scarlethcolor among the other lovely people doing these challenges. And as always, if you feel like joining our shenanigans, please do 😋 https://www.instagram.com/p/B-gJGa3HshK/?igshid=hjuqq382r7u2