How Cosplay Helped Me Heal
How cosplay helped me regain my confidence. A tale of career struggles, creative triumphs, and being a huge nerd who loves to write and play dress up.
DeLa Doll's Official Website Blog
I’m DeLa Doll, and this is my blog! I’m a published writer, cosplayer, makeup artist, and freelance artist. Basically…I do a lot of artsy, creative things for both work and play. You can check out my writing portfolio page to see my work on other websites and publications, browse my blog for things I publish here, and poke around for cosplay tutorials, random musings, and other nerdy artistic things!
Recent Musings
Eau de Controversy – Just Some Thoughts on Jackie Aina’s “Soro Soke” Candle Debacle
The Tea Youtuber, beauty guru, and owner of the lifestyle brand Forvr Mood is facing backlash for naming one of her company’s latest candles “Soro Soke” — a move many are calling this an...
Nope is About Assholes and Exploitation – A Review
**Warning, contains spoilers** Jordan Peele’s Nope is a fantastic spectacle about our obsession with spectacles. There’s a great cast, it’s a fresh take on aliens in film, and it’s all very well executed. I...
Making Sense of the Blerdcon Fae Theme Controversy
If you’re at all familiar with me and my work, you’ve probably already read my 2021 piece about Blerdcon’s 2021 cosplay contest controversy and why I have shied away from supporting the con. Now,...
[DeLa Doll] Stranger Things 4: Volume 2 Review – Tasty…but Not as Delicious as Volume 1
*This review contains spoilers, so if you care about that sort of thing, go watch Stranger Things 4: Volume 2 and then come back. When I reviewed Stranger Things 4: Volume 1, I likened...
