aka “I’m a 22 year old newb and needed to find some resources”. Here’s what I’ve found so far that has really helped me! Lots of these are youtube tutorials; I find it more helpful to see someone doing it rather than just reading about it.
*Important Note: Some of these brands may or may not be sold in other countries that require animal testing by law in order for the products to be sold, but I don’t have the time to research animal testing laws outside the US as well as what brands sell in those countries. So I’m leaving this one up to you.
Okay, this has been in my drafts for at least 3 months now. Time to roll it out! Keep in mind, these are videos/bloggers that helped me specifically and there may be some videos/links that aren’t as useful to you. That’s okay! I recommend you get lost in the beauty blogger side of youtube at some point, it’s a lot of fun and you never know what you’ll find!
And on a last note of disclaimer: I don’t follow the personal lives/twitter feed/rumors about anyone in these videos. I don’t know if someone is problematic or not, I am simply recommending the video.
wonderful resource for nonbinary/trans people who have a desire to wear makeup, but were never taught because of gross gender roles
In a world forged with black-steel skyscrapers and lights that gleam like a million molten stars, there is but one unicorn left as humankind forgets in the face of technology, and magic immemorial dies down into an echo. Bewildered by this revelation, the unicorn decides to venture out beyond the safety of his lilac wood in search for the others. Along the way, he encounters six strangers who may either help or hinder his quest.
A boy who may be the last descendant of the old magic. An ex-pianist drowning himself in verse and graveyard shifts. An underground rapper, purveyor of indie music and chronic bibliophile. A dancer with a sunlit smile and bleeding heart. A cat who’s by no means an actual cat and doesn’t even bother to hide it. A prince — the son of an acclaimed entertainment company’s CEO, cloud-soft, lonely — who almost certainly knows more than he lets on. And the last unicorn.
In a world forged with black-steel skyscrapers and lights that gleam like a million molten stars, there is but one unicorn left as humankind forgets in the face of technology, and magic immemorial dies down into an echo. Bewildered by this revelation, the unicorn decides to venture out beyond the safety of his lilac wood in search for the others. Along the way, he encounters six strangers who may either help or hinder his quest.
A boy who may be the last descendant of the old magic. An ex-pianist drowning himself in verse and graveyard shifts. An underground rapper, purveyor of indie music and chronic bibliophile. A dancer with a sunlit smile and bleeding heart. A cat who’s by no means an actual cat and doesn’t even bother to hide it. A prince — the son of an acclaimed entertainment company’s CEO, cloud-soft, lonely — who almost certainly knows more than he lets on. And the last unicorn.
So one of my favorite things about WALL-E is how, even though it takes place in a future where humans have screwed up the Earth big-time, and we’re living in this impersonal complacency dystopia and everything, all the human characters (or at least the ones we meet at the time of the narrative) are good people.
And like, in that vein, I love Captain McCrea’s arc–his sense of wonder at discovering the vast, complicated beauty of our Earth; his shift, when his romantic notions are shattered, not to despair but to heroism; the way he takes on the true meaning of what has been a cushy figurehead position, and becomes a real decision-maker and leader.
But another thing that always really catches my attention is the little scenes when WALL-E meets John and Mary. WALL-E doesn’t look or act like the Axiom robots, so they both react to him with some confusion–but at the same time, they automatically return his politeness. Just by the simple act of exchanging names, they accept WALL-E’s invitation to engage with him, and they begin to count him as a friend. John and Mary don’t do anything big to impact the main conflict or anything. But it means a lot that when their routines are interrupted by a strange robot, their first impulse isn’t to be annoyed or suspicious, but to be friendly and nice without a second thought.
And these positive qualities aren’t limited to the humans that have been directly touched by WALL-E’s eccentricity. When the deck tilts in the climactic scene, everyone reaches out and tries to help each other. Everyone cheers for the captain when he stands up to AUTO; everyone feels for WALL-E and EVE in their moment of tragedy. And everyone seems excited and hopeful about the prospect of returning to Earth and starting something new.
I just really love the optimism in this movie. I love how the story posits that being kind and caring and curious and brave really is the natural state of humanity, and it’s just that sometimes we need a little push to remind us of that.
Heck, this is just a general theme in Andrew Stanton’s movies: they rarely have a legitimate antagonist so much as people who meant well and made the wrong choices. Auto was only following orders that were made by someone 700 years ago who truly believed coming back to Earth would be dangerous (albeit it’s also implied he could have done more to try and fix it AND kinda messed things up to begin with.)
Finding Nemo does this even more – the dentist was trying to save Nemo’s life. Darla was just a stupid kid who didn’t know how to take care of a fish. The seagulls just wanted a meal.
Even in A Bug’s Life, which Stanton helped write, you have one of the PIXAR villains with the most understandable motivation behind their horrible deeds: trying to keep their colony alive.
TL;DR Stanton’s fairly positive view of humanity is a pretty strong constant in his films.
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