Star Trek Beyond: Jaylah — Nicole Tessela

First off, sorry for the delay. My little Bobsweep vacuum cleaner totaled my lighting set up. Broke my precious lights. I'll make up for it this week. You'll get a lot of fun stuff! Promise! Secondly, thanks to everyone whose actually reading my little stories. To be honest I just thought it'd be my mum and I'd sit back and call her afterward and we could reminisce or learn something new about each other. So, thank you for reading! Remember if there is anything you want to see, be it character, show, movie, video game, etc, etc... Please let me know at artistry@nicoletessela.com. I'd be thrilled. Even if it's just with questions about looks. I'm here for you. I'm not traditional in my approach to looks and ideas so hit me up.

That being said. Star Trek.

I was a comic and cartoon kid growing up with the added bonus of being shown Star Wars, Jaws, Point Break, and Alien at a terrifically young age. Star Trek wasn't actually something I got into until the rebooted movies came out. It was around this time where I found out that my dad was a pretty big Star Trek fan and that's when it meant a lot more to me. Sadly, my dad is the only one of the family who can't position his hands correctly for Live Long and Prosper. He'll never live it down. Good on you Popsicle and your hilarious sausage fingers.

Apart from Doctor Who and Star Wars I think Star Trek merchandise is third in abundance in my apartment. See, when I find something out about my dad I need to immerse myself with it and for it to become a part of me. I have this wonderful, tightly-knit family, but my dad keeps things pretty close to the chest. So, whenever I hear something new I take that shit seriously.

So, Star Trek Beyond. It was filmed here in Vancouver. I know quite a few people who worked on it be it makeup or PA or actors and extras. I remember when the trailer came out I was immediately captivated by Jaylah. Thank you, Sofia Boutella for bringing this wonderfully, badass woman to life. You made the movie for me. I'd have to say it was the most intriguing makeup I've seen in awhile. I had a fun time being inspired by Jaylah. I made it a bit more gritty cause I like making things a bit rough. I like showing looks a bit lived in.

The movie itself runs like a really long episode. They did a lovely tribute to Leonard Nimoy and it was devastating to recall the tragedy that befell Anton Yelchin. You'll both live on in film. You'll make us laugh and you'll make us cry. I'll be doing both with you for years to come. I'll never forget Bilbo Baggins or Charlie Bartlett. I quote and sing them regularly. That being said, was anyone thinking way to much about Mass Effect for this movie. Like Mass Effect 2? Cause that was the majority of the film for me. I didn't mind cause Mass Effect is my jam it was just a little shocking.