I'm really happy that I managed to go all three days this year. I usually manage to only go Saturday and Sunday because I have a ton of homework that I have to finish on Friday. This year however, I miraculously did not have a mountain of homework so when I got home on Friday, I immediately changed and rushed off to Manchester. My costume, aph America, was just something I threw on but many people still loved it. I met up with my a couple of my friends and we walked around for about four hours. We went to a few panels and fangirled over everyone and everything. I stayed to 9:30 PM although I wanted to stay later. I left because I figured that I really needed to get to sleep and get up early the next morning to prepare for Saturday's costume.
Kurloz:
Despite having the most complicated make-up, Kurloz is probably my favorite cosplay I've done so far. I woke up at 6:00 AM on Saturday and immediately started to get my costume on. The face paint wasn't hard but it did take about 45 minutes with an added 15 minutes of me just trying to put on contacts. Then came the fun part: the stitches. I followed this tutorial and I think they came out really well. All you have to do is take some thread and some spirit gum and stick the thread over your lips. Although the spirit gum will probably end up getting stuck to your fingers more than your face, it will all work out and you will get as many compliments as I did. uwu
You're probably wondering how I talked and ate that day. Well, I didn't. It was very hard not to talk and I ended up pulling off some of the stitches which we had to re-glue about 5 times. My diet consisted of an ice coffee from Dunkin' Donuts, a soda, a smoothie, and a protein shake, which I drank through a straw slid in between my stitches
Despite my choice to where high-heeled boots on Saturday, I had a great time. Everyone looked amazing and there was no end to my silent fangirling. I met so many new people and I got to hang out with all of them even my old friends. I stayed at the convention until 7:30 PM and then I went home to eat a huge dinner to make up for my missed lunch. I went to bed hoping that tomorrow I'd be able to talk and eat like everyone else who wasn't as crazily devoted as I am. Boy, was I wrong.
Clear:
Thankfully, I got to sleep in until 7:30 AM on Sunday. Clear's make up and costume was pretty easy which is why he was so much fun to do. The hard part was his gas mask which is essential to his character.
My fatal flaw is that I like my cosplays to look perfect and most of the times they do. But this also means that if I'm cosplaying a character who wears a gas mask, then I'm going to want an actual gas mask which is what I got. So I was happy and I love how he turned out but it was horribly hot in and hard to talk through the mask. I ended up sweating off my make up including the two moles Clear has on his chin. And since I no longer had the moles on my chin I kept the gas mask on pretty much the whole time so I felt like I was perfect. It made me happy but I had to make my friend talk for me and help me walk through the bigger crowds.
The only time I took off the mask was when we went to lunch and at the end of the convention. Other than that, I lifted it up to sip from my water. It wasn't bad and I loved seeing people's reactions
Like Saturday, everyone looked amazing on Sunday. I met even more people and we all promised to meet at the next convention. I left a little before the convention officially ended at 6:00 PM. It was hard going home knowing I wouldn't be back until next year but I was exhausted and definitely needed some rest.
So, overall the con was amazing, my cosplays, were amazing, and everyone I met was amazing. Although my feet hurt and I want to cry, AAC was amazing this year and I can't wait to go again next year.
-Rene
