#cosperformercollab hope i’m not late to this collab!! i am a cosplay performer who is new to lipsyncs, but i have been performing for many years! when i started going to more conventions when i lived in ireland, i was heavily inspired by the megacon 2023 cosplay masquerade and i decided to apply for the next cosplay performance contest at akumakon! while my performance wasn’t very good, it was what ignited my passion for performing at conventions! i have been performing at every convention and cosplay event i can ever since! i am really proud of my growth since i started and i can’t wait to keep performing and grow as a performer!!
RCCC POST!! FINALLY!!! i never got around to posting these photos because i had a lot of issues during rccc and didn’t have a good time on sunday but im finally getting around to it! thanks to everyone i took photos with and pls lmk if you or someone you know is in this post bc i forgot to get ppl’s @ ‘s 😭
A RARE NON-CONVENTION POST FROM ARI?? with kumo coming up i figured i should get caught up on posts and i realized i never posted these GORGEOUS photos!! thanks to my mom for taking some of the first few ones :) i loved doing this makeup even tho it took me 3 hours and i was a little disappointed i didn’t do it as well for rccc but oh well! can’t wait to see everyone’s cosplays at kumo!! :D
FINALLY POSTING IGM PICS YAY!!! it was so amazing to finally be back in the irish cosplay community after 2 years i missed this sm!! i loved catching up with old friends and performing in the cosplay masquerade!! can’t wait until next year, dublin!! :D
here’s the mostly full video of my first ever drag performance!!! thanks to everyone who helped make this happen and my mom for filming :) unfortunately instagram butchered the quality but oh well
🖤THE BIRTH OF NERISSA BLACKTHORN🖤
(repost bc instagram didn’t post it when i tried to earlier??) back in june, i was given the opportunity to perform in the Origins of Love student drag show hosted by the INCREDIBLE @msjuneeast !!! i know that drag and cosplay aren’t the same but they go hand in hand for me so i wanted to share these pics!! i have always loved drag artists and i just decided to go for it when i saw that auditions were open!! my first time doing drag was even more magical than i could’ve ever imagined and im so grateful that i had to opportunity to perform alongside such amazing peers and audience!! just a few days later, my local theatre was having their goth themed prom and i was so excited that i got to be nerissa again for it!! you will be seeing more of nerissa blackthorn soon, just you wait!! <3
GAME ON EXPO POST!!! LETS PRETEND ITS STILL APRIL AND NOT 3 MONTHS LATE!! i got to go for just one day on my spring break vacation before heading back to the PNW but i wish i could’ve stayed all weekend!! i had the pleasure of meeting so many new friends and the incredible @kaggyfilms !!! i also wanna give a shoutout to @devildomcafe , you guys made my day with your super fun obey me jeopardy panel!! go give them a follow!! 💖💖💖
and if i missed anyone who wants to be tagged let me know :)
last but not least is my fav con of 2024 KUMORICON!!! kumo was such a blast i can’t even begin to explain how excited i was to finally attend kumo for the whole weekend!! i also participated in my first ever cosplay chess!! becoming kumo prom queen and watching the lipsync are core memories for me now!!
speaking of the lipsync, thank you to @uptown.cosplay for being such an incredible host!!your commitment to character and your lipsync were so entertaining and unforgettable!!
overall, kumo was such an amazing con and i cannot wait for the next one!!
rose city comic con!! it was so nice to meet old and new friends and return to rccc! i don’t really have a lot to say abt this con but it was a great time and experience!! lmk if you or someone you know in the photos aren’t tagged!!
oaks park lipsync!! this was so fun to be apart of and watch all of the other amazing performers!! i got literally no photos from this event but luckily the amazing organizers and hosts @blackfirerei and @pengu.cosplay came in clutch with the photos and videos they provided!! thank you so much for running this event and i hope it returns in 2025 so we can have another fantastic year of oaks park lipsync!!
since 2024 is ending i figured i should finally post all my photos from the second half of 2024!! first up is my first ever photoshoot i did in the summer with @ken_imagery !! this was so fun to do and i can’t wait to do more shoots in 2025!! i also included 2 bonus photos my mom took that day :)
after a bit of a struggle with instagram here is my lipsync from chibi chibi con!!! i was so excited to finally perform as asmodeus and i’m really proud of what i did!!! special thanks to @blackfirerei for filming my performance!!
