Feminarum Issue 2

FEMINARUM November 2013 Issue 2

This is a special Doctor Who issue of the magazine:

I was at Def Con 2 in Southampton over a weekend in September.

Inside is a double feature of my experiences of the event.

The front cover image is of John Ragnar dressed as David Tennant.

Issue 2

In this issue this month is the usual articles on hair, make -up, Raven's Diary and other topics..

Of course we have our gorgeous Gallery of Guys for you to browse through..

We hope you enjoy this issue and FB us with your questions and suggestions about what you want to see in the next issue of the magazine.....

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Simon's hair product of the month.

The main interview Izzi's Kitchen with John Ragnar. Doctor who special recipe.

Page 20 Page 28 Doctor Who at Crawley Type 40 Toys Cineworld. advert.

Page 4 - 5

Sarah Pearce's regular monthly make- up tips.

This month is weddings.

Page 6 - 7

Gemma's article on Vintage clothing.

Pages 8 - 16

Our gallery of Guys.

Pages 17 - 18

Def Con 2 article with Type 40 Toys.

Page 21.

Introducing our

Page 29

Page 22 -23

Merciless Beauty magazine advert.

Fitness with illustrations by Darren Essex.

Page 24

Casey's new book that she has written.

Page 25 -26

Raven's Diary.

Page 30

Contact page. This contains all the contact details for the magazine.

Our first issue was a real success and we decided to do a Doctor Who themed magazine this month.

Many of our regular contributors are big fans including myself.

All the normal articles are in here still but I have a special double piece on the Def Con 2 event I went to in September at Southampton and also an interview with John Ragnar who I met whilst I was there.

If there is anything you want to see in the Christmas issue or you want give us your views or comments then the contact page at the back of the magazine has all the details.

Myself and the team hope you enjoy reading this months issue of FEMINARUM magazine...

Helen Wright, Chief Editor.

Hair product of the month...

Product of the month Oatmeal and Honey by TIGI. Why? This is a fantastic treatment for the hair and anyone who uses colour or heat on their hair. So pretty much everyone! You can leave it on for as little as two minutes and as long as two hour, but make sure you rinse it out before you go out anywhere as it may look a little silly.

Haircare:

Simon Oliver...

Simon will be giving out tips and advice each month.

Please FB us if there is anything you want to Simon to cover in future issues.. 


So this is the season for strong chill winds and lots of rain. Not the best type of weather to be spending hours on your hair only to go outside for 5 minutes and have all that hard work undone.

With this being the case instead of making your hair look great with all these products to hold it in place, lets make it feel great too! Treatments that can be left in or as our product of the month does where it really penetrates deep into the hair shaft and will make your hair feel its up most best all the time!

The best part is at this time of year its great to start a routine to get your hair looking perfect for Christmas.Help

As this is the second issue of the magazine so I haven't yet had any e-mails to reply to, but this maybe because I haven't given out an email for you to ask anything. So here it is feminarum.haircare@outlook.com

Please feel free to e-mail me and I will answer as best I can and I hope that it helps. Maybe some of your questions will even be chosen to go into the magazine.

"So this is the season for strong chill winds and rain, not the best weather for your hair"

Sarah Pearce make-up artist

This month I’m very excited to be looking at bridal looks and tips for wedding make-up for 2014.

I think next year is going to be a very busy year for weddings !! I personally already have 49 weddings booked for next year and 5 for 2015 ....

I’ve researched trends from the catwalks and also shared with you below my top 5 tips for bridal make-up, I hope you find this useful when thinking about choices for bridal make-up, as it can be quite overwhelming searching for your perfect bridal look.

Wedding make-up..

๏ Classical looks, less is more.

๏ Make the most of your best features.

๏ Latest bridal looks are glamour, elegance and grace.

Wedding Make-up Trends From The 2014 Bridal Runways.

Finding the perfect makeup palette, inspired by looks on the bridal runway, can help you accentuate your best features on your wedding day. Most of my brides choose a make-up look that enhances and defines their best features, to give that classic timeless look ... one word ... beautiful.

The best way to describe the latest bridal beauty trends is just three words: Glamour, Elegance & Grace.

Bridal makeup is generally more of a classic style. Many of my brides have realised that less is more – more sophisticated and more elegant. I do love a full-on smoky eye make-up look as well, and have noticed more vintage style weddings this year, hopefully set to continue into next year. I love the Audrey Hepburn style wedding look, a classic, romantic look for any bride, especially if you can wear a full on red lipstick.

In terms of wedding make up, all things dewy and fresh were taking over the Spring 2014 runway, this beauty trend couldn’t be more perfect for your choice of wedding make up. Even better, a dewy complexion bridal look is easy to achieve and looks beautiful in your wedding photos.

Photo by John David Palfreeman Photography.

Make up tips for brides

Advice for brides:

๏ Well groomed eyebrows.

Photos by John David Palfreeman photography.

Below are my 5 top 2014 bridal make-up trends that every brides needs to know about !

๏ Rosy flushed cheeks. ๏ Lip colour and lipsticks.

1: Well Groomed Full Eyebrows: The trend with bridal eye brows for the last couple of years has been well defined and well groomed. On trend for 2014 are thick well groomed and darkened eye brows. The perfect brow is the ideal finish to a flawless bridal look. I’m a big fan of threading – really precise (albeit a little painful!), but certainly creates a lovely shape to the brow J. I can tell instantly if my clients have a threaded brow.

2: Rosy Flushed Cheeks : Every bride need a lovely glowing cheek! Hence the term ‘blushing bride’. Cheek colour can get a little lost in photos, so never be too worried about applying colour to the apple of the cheeks .. best to choose peach and/or pink blush colours with golden undertones. When applying look into the mirror, smile and apply the colour to the apple of the cheek sweeping outwards and upwards.

3: Pink or Bright Coloured Lips: Most of my brides opt for a pretty neutral lip colour on their wedding day which can sometimes get lost in wedding photo's. Bridal looks for 2014 bring bright fuchsia and soft red lips .. wow !!

Always remember that lipstick does need to be re-applied every 2 -3 hours to keep the colour fresh.

4: Eye Liner: Eye liners continue to be all the rage for 2014 brides. Choose a little winged liner near your upper lash line or a soft smoky smudge of colour just under your lash line....liners make the eyes pop.

Always use waterproof eye liner, mascara and eye colour on the big day .... then you can relax knowing your make-up wont smudge or run.

5: Pressed translucent Powder: even with a dewy effect foundation, you never want to look shiny. A camera flash will enhance any ‘glow’ and make skin look oily. Opt for a translucent powder to touch up foundation throughout the day.. always go for a pressed powder, rather than a loose powder. This avoids any spillage on your wedding dress.

Next month I will be doing make up tips for your Christmas party...

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VINTAGE CLOTHING How to dress Vintage; Original Vintage or Reproduction?

Dress in Vintage....

How to dress Vintage; Original Vintage or Reproduction.

I adore vintage clothing, the cut, the length, and the designs. I love how feminine and beautiful I feel when I dress this way. I now dress in vintage/ reproduction clothing more or less full time. When I chose to dress this way full time I never really thought about the practicalities of it, such as the maintenance of the clothing, weather we get here in the UK. clothing is of course very old and is often over 50 years old, so rare in sizing. A lot of vintage voluptuous and curvy figure this vintage dresses that actually fit to keep my original vintage shoots. With vintage clothing, the washing machine. It often clothing. The same can be said old that can only been cleaned also need to make sure that all

washing it and storing it, and dressing for the cold often bad As I wear clothing from the mid 1930’s to mid-1950, the often very fragile. Another thing as original vintage clothing and one of a kind, you do not have a huge amount of variety clothing is in small sizes, which for someone with a more does not work. I have been very lucky to find a number of me and they haven’t always been overly expensive. I do tend clothing for very special occasions such as events and photo you cannot just put this piece of rare one of a kind clothing in needs to be cleaned by a dry cleaner specialising in vintage for vintage fur. I have a couple of vintage furs over 70 years by specialist cleaners which again can be very expensive. You vintage items are stored very well to avoid moths and damage.

So how can you dress in vintage being damaged by being used all There are plenty of fabulous patterns as well as dress makers reproduction items are often

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clothing all the time without worrying about a precious item the time or keeping it clean? Well wear reproduction clothing. companies who make reproduction clothing based on vintage who will make bespoke dresses to your measurements. These made of 100% cotton or modern fabrics so much more

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wearable and easy to clean even variety of sizes and for someone my favourite reproduction Vivien of Holloway. Sally dresses and clothing to your are expensive but totally worth than £30 so for those on a favourite reproduction items is dierent colours. This is a busty figures teamed with a pair petticoat, not one would ever Photo by myboudoir.co.uk

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though some still need to be dry cleaned and come in a like me with a rather large bust this is a good thing. Some of companies are Collectif, Pinup girl clothing, Lindy Bop and Sweetlove is a fabulous dress maker who makes bespoke exact measurements in any fabric you choose. Some of them the money. Lindy bop has fabulous prices; no dress is more budget this is amazing for a reproduction dress. One of my the Dolores Doll dress from Collectif which I have two of in perfect dress as it has a bit of stretch making it perfect for of heels and maybe a vintage cardigan and of course a full know it was reproduction.

Gallery of Guys..

Meet the gorgeous guys.....

photo by Becky Moyce

DARREN ESSEX

PHOTO BY G R E G O RY BROWN.

CHRISTIAN B RY D O N

PHOTO BY S H A M AYA STUDIOS.

CHRISTIAN B RY D O N

PHOTO BY S H A M AYA STUDIOS.

DARREN ESSEX.

PHOTO BY M AT T M A R S H .

PA U L N I K K I

PHOTO BY BECKY MOYCE O F B A N B U RY P H O T O G R A P H Y.

CHRISTIAN B RY D O N

PHOTO BY S H A M AYA STUDIOS.

CHRISTIAN B RY D O N

PHOTO BY S H A M AYA STUDIOS.

PA U L N I K K I

PHOTO BY BECKY MOYCE OF B A N B U RY PHOTOGRAPHY

Def Con 2

Saturday 5th of September: Met Colin Baker.


Saturday the 5th of September was the first day of the convention. It was packed and people like Chris Barrie and other members of the Red dwarf cast were there.

I also had the pleasure of merging Colin Baker who was a real star and was really enjoying the fact that everyone associated with Type 40 toys was dressed as a Doctor for the day.

There were a lot of other Science fiction characters there which included Storm troopers, Jedi, a great Judge Dredd and an awesome Captain Jack Sparrow.

I am the official photographer for Type 40 toys in Worthing and I was covering the event for their website and FB.

Alex who runs the shop, had outfits ready there for us to wear and I was amazed at the time and detail that he and Nikki had put into sourcing everything for each Doctor as well as members of UNIT.

There was also an original Tardis on show along with a Darlek that was used in Doctor Who.

This Cyberman caught my eye because it is such a good copy and it is also a very iconic image from the Doctor Who series. My son came with me dressed as Matt Smith, my husband was dressed as John Pertwee and I was dressed as Romana.

All in all it was a great day and everyone really enjoyed having their photos taken and chatting to like minded people.

It is more relevant this year as it is 50 years ago that Doctor who first appeared on our screen. The Tardis we all stood next to is actually from the very first episode called " An Unearthly Child"

So I decided that Novembers issue of the magazine would be dedicated to Doctor Who.

(Photos provided by Double 8)

The Cyberman costume was so real and brilliant. It was provided by Type 40 toys in Worthing.

Def Con 2

Sunday 6th of September I was working really hard to try and capture the spirit of the event

It was another great day at the convention and people were turning up in some amazing outfits, dressed as their favourite characters from Science Fiction movies and TV.

I was with Type 40 again, taking pictures of the Doctors in all their shapes and sizes that were turning up all day.

Some of the costumes were amazing accurate and everyone was really getting into the spirit of the event.

There were a wide range of costumes and people with enthusiasm are always great company.

It was a long day but worth all the effort and Nicky and Alex who run Type 40 toys in Worthing, really appreciated all the work that everyone had put in to making a fun and exciting weekend.The images on this page are some of the people who came along dressed in their outfits. The time and effort that had clearly gone into the costumes was great..

There were a wonderful array of Storm troopers and even a female storm trooper which I though was great.

Everyone was happy to have their pictures taken and were enjoying all the attention.

My son had the great honour of meeting the famous Jeremy Bulloch who played Boba Fett in the Star Wars movies.

He was such a nice guy and chatted to Conner, Steve and myself for a long time. Although he was busy signing autographs, he made a point of speaking to everyone he met.

Connor went away with a big smile on his face. The rest of the Doctors and myself also met Andrew who was there. He'd been a stunt man in many films including Star Wars.

It was a long day but being honest it was one of the best weekends I have had in a long time. I met some great people and will be looking forward to doing more Doctor Who events with Type 40 toys.

The Femme Troopers outfit was amazing.

(Pictures provided by Double 8)

John Ragnar dressed

as the

Doctor...

Q1. Why did you chose Doctor who to use for cosplay?

I've been watching it since 1972 and have always loved it. I had a bit of a break away during Peter Davison's era, but came back to it when Paul McGann took up the role for the movie in 1996. That's when the cosplaying first started.

The Doctor Who Exhibition was still at Longleat at the time and my wife & I used to go up there quite regularly. Our costumes weren't really complete back then, just bit's here and there. It was around this period I built my first Dalek too.

Since taking it up earnest I've concentrated on my favourite Doctor, Tom Baker.

I have six different versions of his costumes now. This year I've also started doing David Tennant and am really enjoying it. the Tenth Doctor gets far more of a reaction with children, who don't really remember the older Doctors.

I also have Fifth, Sixth & Eleventh Doctor costumes, but all

in a state of flux. They'll be upgraded and finished off eventually, but I'm busy working on my full size Tardis at the moment!

Q2. How do you source your outfits?

Charity shops, Ebay, making them ourselves and occasionally having bits

custom made. We try to as much as we can ourselves, but some things are

best left to professionals to get the perfect look.

Q3. Who is the best person you have met?

Katy Manning by far! She's a lovely person and a great bundle of fun and

enthusiasm, always a pleasure to see Katy. Of course I have to mention some

of those that are no longer with us too: The great Jon Pertwee who we met

just three weeks before he sadly passed away, Elisabeth Sladen who was very

unassuming and really nice to be around, Nicholas Courtney, the fantastic

Brigadier - always with a few anecdotes to tell, Barry Letts too. There are

so many others I'd like to have met but never will, Mary Tamm especially.

Very sad.

Q4. What would you love to achieve as your cosplay characters?

What I love to achieve is what I already do, making children's faces light

up when they meet "The Doctor", it makes it all worthwhile. When they're

asking you questions like "Where have you parked the Tardis?" etc. It's

great that they have that air of innocence when they're quite young. It's

sad that we lose that really, growing up is such a terrible bore. That's why

I have no intention of doing it any time soon!

Q5. Do your family get involved?

Most definitely! My wife plays River Song as well as Mary Tamm's Romana,

she's also done Amy Pond in the past. My little boy loves the Sixth Doctor -

Colin Baker and has his own costume, which he likes to wear as often as

possible. He's always running around with a sonic screwdriver in his hand.

Photo by Double 8.

The Doctor.

I did an interview with John and asked him about why he enjoys dressing as a variety of Doctors and other characters..

Doctor Who 50th anniversary at Crawley Cineworld.

Saturday 23rd November.

Type 40 Toys were asked to attend the 3D showing of the Day of the Doctor at Cineworld in Crawley. They came with props and the Type 40 Toys Live cosplay crew. We had a great time and met some amazing people who loved Doctor Who....

Fifty shades of Ian...

❖ Answer your questions

❖ Send your requests on FB

❖ They will be answered in the magazine.

Ian is looking to be our resident Agony Uncle....

Ian is looking to try and help everyone out with what ever problems that life might throw at you..

FB with your problems and he will try and give you some sound advice and even point you in the right direction...

We just decided that most magazine have an agony aunt but here in FEMINARUM. We like to do things differently..

Ian will be happy to answer all of the questions that the readers will be putting on FB.

Most magazines have an agony auntie but we wanted to go for something slightly different...

Your answers will be kept anonymous and Ian will be working towards making this page a success and for that he needs your help. We will be doing fun a fun and sexy quiz each month....

He will also be giving advice on certain situations that we have all found ourselves in...so watch this space...

So if there is any advice that Ian can give you then please FB us with your situations...

Darren's fitness tips

Great Glute, Abdominal and Leg Exercises

Tone that bum, legs and stomach with these easy to follow exercise:- Everyone wants to get lovely toned Legs, bottom and stomach and these are just some exercises you can do to help achieve this.

start by doing 2 sets of 15 repetitions (30-40 seconds rest between sets) 1. Bench Step-Ups With of shoulders.

Begin by reaching one of your feet back behind you like you are taking the first step if you were walking backward.

Really reach back with this stride to get a good stretch.

Bring that leg back to the start position and repeat the same movement with your opposite leg. Keep your back firmly upright and straight throughout this exercise. Also, get

2. Reverse Diagonal Lunge Stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart and place a barbell across the back of shoulders. Begin by reaching one of your feet back behind you like you are taking the first step if you were walking backward. Really reach back with this stride to get a good stretch.

Bring that leg back to the start position and repeat the same movement with your opposite leg. Keep 3. Lateral Lunges Begin in a standing position with dumbbells hanging at your side. Step to the right with your right foot, keeping your toes forward and your feet flat. Squat through your right hip; at the same time, keep your left leg straight.

Squat as low as possible.

Hold this position for 2 seconds. Push back to the starting position and repeat to the opposite side. Be sure to keep your knee on your "working" side, behind your toes. Also, keep your opposite leg straight, the back flat, and the chest up.

Don't bounce at any point of

point of the lunge.

4. Hamstring curls with ball Assume start position as shown by lying on the floor, back of calves resting against ball. Lift bottom off the floor by lifting hips toward ceiling then pull the ball in with your feet, push the ball back out , return to start position and repeat.

5. Medicine Ball Matrix Grab a 3- to 5kg medicine ball (you can use a dumbbell) and kneel on the floor with your knees hip-width apart.

Lengthen your spine and press the ball against your abs (A).

Slowly lean back as far as possible, keeping your knees planted (B). Hold the reclined position for 3 seconds, then use your core to slowly come up to the starting position.

That's 1 rep

6..Medicine ball twists Sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor (easier) or raised up off the floor (more difficult).

Contract your abs and sit at about a 45 degrees angle.

Hold the medicine ball with both hands directly in front of you.

Contracting your abs, twist slowly from your torso to

7. Get into pushup position on the floor.

Now bend your elbows 90 degrees and rest your weight on your forearms.

Your elbows should be directly beneath your shoulders, and your body should form a straight line from your head to your feet.

Hold the position for as long as you can. Your goal shoul be to hold it for two minutes

8. Side Plank Hold your body in a straigh line from head to feet wit your elbow directly beneat your shoulder.

Hold the position for as lon as you can without lettin your hips drop and top arm reaching upwards, the repeat on the other side.

9. Jack Knife with fit ball Start in pushup position, bu with your shins on a Swis ball. Your body should form a straight line from ankles t head [A]. Without roundin your lower back, contrac your abs and use your fee to pull the ball toward you chest by bending your knee [B]. Pause, and return to th starting position.

Here is a selection of pictures to illustrate the exercises that Darren has put together.

Quick guide to events....

Casey wrote this book as she could there was clearly a gap in the market...

I read the book and was clearly impressed with the advice and also the way the book was set out...

Casey will be writing and sharing a chapter each month within this magazine...




Quick Guide To Events is a book aimed at anyone with as much or as little knowledge about events and how to organise one.

Casey realised there was a gap in the market when it came to easy to read Events Guides. As most guides are aimed at Professional Managers with high levels of knowledge, or University Students learning their craft and so a lot of these books were lengthy textbooks written in a language aimed at those in the industry.

Not designed for the general public or businesses who would need this information.

It was a lengthy task of taking all the essential information, speaking to those in the Industry and a lot of research into what the general public wanted from a guide such as this and compressing it into such a small book.

And so Quick Guide To Events was born.

This book is being solely published on Amazon and will come as either Kindle Format or in Print.

Below is the link for Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Quick-Guide-Events-Casey-Kingslandebook/dp/B00EGOXQD4/ref=sr_1_1? ie=UTF8&qid=1383675731&sr=8-1&keywords=quick+guide+to +events

RAVENS DIARY

Creative Christmas....

This month has been a busy one, I can tell you.

With Christmas fast approaching and my trying to be responsible and looking for bigger property, this month has been all about saving those pennies and making money go further. I totally empathise with anyone out there looking at their bank balance and wondering how Christmas will pay for itself this year.

Thankfully, I have no plans to get myself into debt, instead I turned to our trusty friend Facebook to see if or how I could save some money this year, and by golly have I saved some cash. Also been investing in Loyalty Cards and looking at the ones I already had. Some money to be saved by being a loyal customer I can tell you.

Yes it involves a lot of hours scrupulously staring at a laptop screen to find those good deals.

But just this month alone, I have probably saved a few hundred pounds, just by being a big fat Scrooge. I have managed to get myself Designer Glasses for about 2% of the original price, a pair of Brand name trainers for my brother again for a tiny fraction of its RRP, Mother’s presents didn’t cost me a penny using those precious Loyalty Card Vouchers we love so much.

So why not give it a go, you can thank me later

On another, more charitable note, I spent various afternoons with my mother and my son, making Christmas bauble shaped cards for the local Mencap, the idea is to make a donation, write a Christmas message and either hang it on the tree at a local Mencap home, or take it home with you and hang it on your own tree. We spent many hours covered in glitter, competing for the best shaped bauble (my scissor skills know no bounds)

But we make hundreds of baubles ready for people to buy, in hopes to raise lots of money for Mencap.

This is my sons designs, didn’t he do a great job!

So why not save some pennies this year with the help of Social Networking, or making some Christmas Decorations or Cards of your own!

I’m sure I will have a cheeky smile on my face this Christmas watching everyone open big name products and thinking I am the best person ever, secretly knowing, I still have a healthy bank balance come January.

Hope you all have a wonderful and debt free Christmas!

Much love

Raven

xxx

"Christmas does not need to be expensive"

Izzi's Kitchen..

Doctor Who Ginger biscuits

Ingredients

200 fl oz of flour

1 egg

2 table spoons of milk

2 small spoons of water

Ginger spice

1 tablespoon of black treacle

1 small spoon of sugar

Pre heat the oven to 150 degrees.

Mix the flour, egg, spices, treacle water and milk together. Kneed the mixture into a soft dough. Using some extra flour dust the work surface and start rolling out the dough. Using the Doctor Who cookie cutters press down deep into the dough and then push out the cookie.

Place them on a tray that has either grease proof paper or has butter in it just to stop the biscuits from sticking. Brush them with milk or egg white. Leave them in the oven until they are brown.

Put them on a plate and wait till they have cooled down. You can always ice them or even sprinkle icing sugar on them. It's up to you how you decorate your characters.

The cookie cutters come from Lakeland who are doing a whole Doctor Who range.

(Photos by Double 8)

Type 40 Toys.

Your one stop Sci-Fi shop.

Products available in the shop in Worthing:

Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek and much more.......

Find us at 23a Rowland's Road, Worthing. us@facebook.com/type40toys Photos by Double 8

Merciless Beauty Magazine...

The magazine...

� A sister magazine edited by Casey Kingsland


ŕš? Be the face of the magazine this month....

Casey is looking for the face of the magazine this month. So FB them and Casey and send her some images that might appeal to her readers...

Please make sure that you have the permission of the photographer before sending in your submission otherwise it will be turned down. The FB details below are for the magazine...

https://www.facebook.com/pages/MercilessBeauty-Magazine

Don't faint, just FB us..

It does not need to be a drama...we want to know what you want to see in the big bumper Christmas issue of FEMINARUM...

If you want more Guys in the Gallery or you want some vegetarian or gluten free Christmas recipes, then let us know.

Any questions can also be sent to us via the Facebook link..

(You should know it by now...)www.facebook.com/Feminarum Thanks for reading the magazine...From Helen and the team..

PS.. This is an unofficial magazine dedicated to Doctor Who.

A magazine for women by women..

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