MELISSA VAN GENT – Cosplay & Modeling

Cosplay & Modeling

Really diggin’ this cool snowy edit Johan made o

Really diggin’ this cool snowy edit Johan made of my BabyDoll cosplay ❄️ ⛄️
What do you think? Swipe to see the real movie poster inspiration!
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Photographer: @johankustersphotographix
Model: @meltdown87
Con: @kingdomofelfia
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#babydoll #babydollcosplay #suckerpunch #suckerpunchcosplay #zacksnyder #movieposter #moviecosplay #suckerpunchthemovie #elfia #elfiahaarzuilens #elfiahaarzuilens2022 #babydollcosplayer #dutchcosplayer #badasscosplay #cosplaygirls #sexyschoolgirl #schoolgirl #katana #swordfight #katanasword

Time for some late Tomorrowland spam! My holiday i

Time for some late Tomorrowland spam! My holiday is over and boy was it a ROLLERCOASTER RIDE! 🤩 Stepping into the magical world of @tomorrowland once more had chills going up my spine. Together with my girlfriend @babsknijff I had so much fun at the amazingly decorated venue.
Did a meetup with some friends @kishi.nl @echeverria_u.e And of course made some new ones as well @pianohippopotamus @omer_horovitz @erikufit (and everyone else I’m forgetting, sorry!).
Being the cosplayer that I am, I couldn’t resist skipping my way through the fields dressed as a Tomorrowland butterfly 🦋 My dress being totally in tune with the theme: Reflection of Love!
Can’t wait to go again next year 🙌🏻
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#ravefashion #raveoutfit #tomorrowland2022 #tomorrowland #ravegirls #ravegirlsdoitbetter #festival #festivaloutfit #festivalfashion #tomorrowlandfestival #butterfly #butterflywings #sparkledress #cutedress #plur #partytime #edmlifestyle #festivalsummer #summeroflove #reflectionoflove #ravegirls #ravenisleven

BROKEN HEART - PART 9 ‘𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘏

BROKEN HEART - PART 9
‘𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦’
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The final step in my process… I feel strong, powerful and super motivated to live life to the fullest.
Now this hasn’t been a linear trajectory… I’ve switched back and forth between these stages quite a bit. But a given is: you’ll make it from the bottom one to the🔝
To quote all those people close to me a few weeks back: time heals all wounds.
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Now on a final note I just wanna express what these photos mean to me. I love them and I think they are awesome. I almost didn’t do any editing apart from the usual color corrections and lighting effects… so they feel very real and raw to me.
Of course that’s a big shout out to the amazing photographer, but I am also super proud of myself. My modelling skills have improved so much and I absolutely love the way my body currently looks.
If you haven’t checked it out, take a look at the other photos of this series on my feed and be sure to let me know what you think about ‘em 💗
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#lightingeffects #multicolor #colorful #modeling #lightandshadow #darkphotography #lowkey #lowkeyphotography #dutchmodel #timehealsallwounds #darkphoto #brokenheart #breakup #darkvibes #overlay #photoshopoverlay #modelsnetworknl #sexypose #boudoirphotography #boudoir #colorgel #colorgelphotography

BROKEN HEART - PART 8
‘𝘔𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴’
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The second-last photo of this series is a colorful one. It represents the phase in which I did soooo many things to take my mind off the whole situation. Each week I went to a festival, on the other days I went on dates with friends or went dancing. Also I did a crash course on event organization and some photoshoots.
Anything to not sit still, alone at home. I didn’t want to. So each day I decided I wouldn’t and went out to do whatever. Those weeks were definitely ‘multicolor madness’ and they gave me back my usual energy and beyond. I felt like I was getting a grip on my ‘new’ life and I loved it.
Creating these photos and especially thinking about and writing the captions, has helped me gain a lot of insights in my own process and thoughts. In my last post you’ll see how I’m currently doing. But first, I hope you enjoy this one 💗
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model & edit: @meltdown87
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#multicolor #wereallmadhere #colorful #boudoirphotography #modeling
#lightandshadow #darkphotography #lowkey #lowkeyphotography #dutchmodel #timehealsallwounds #darkphoto #moodyportrait #brokenheart #breakup #darkvibes #overlay #photoshopoverlay #modelsnetworknl

BROKEN HEART - PART 7 ‘𝘛𝘸𝘰-𝘵𝘰𝘯

BROKEN HEART - PART 7
‘𝘛𝘸𝘰-𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨’
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In this phase it truly felt like I was on my way up. Overall I felt so much better and was enjoying life again. On the other hand there were still moments of sadness of course. A sort of two-toned living, if you will. Now the pictures are a good representation of this. Most of the time your eyes can find the light, but your heart is still to follow.
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#lightandshadow #darkphotography #lowkey #lowkeyphotography #artphotography #arty #artproject #timehealsallwounds #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #darkvibes

BROKEN HEART - PART 6
‘𝘈𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’
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Because my friends made me see a better future ahead, part six of getting over my breakup was longing for the time ahead. Anticipation for things to come, the opportunities that lie before me and the chances I will take. Chances that would take me to a new future without the sadness that I was still carrying around with me.
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#anticipation #lowkey #lowkeyphotography #softlightphotography #softlighting #artphotography #arty #artproject #timehealsallwounds #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #darkvibes #itscalledvitiligo #vitiligopride #vitiligomodel #vitiligoawareness

BROKEN HEART - PART 5 ‘𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪

BROKEN HEART - PART 5
‘𝘓𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨’
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Apart from breaking up the relationship, it also felt like I lost my best friend in the process. So I was confronted with a type of mourning if you can call it that… which makes you feel lonely.
My friends really got me through this phase. It was heartwarming to see that so many of the people I know were there to pick up the pieces and help me mend my heart 💗 I love you all 💗
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#loneliness #artphotography #arty #artproject #timehealsallwounds #friendsforever #friendships #friendsarefamily #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #darkvibes #loveislove #lovefriends

BROKEN HEART - PART 4 ‘𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘯’ . Bit

BROKEN HEART - PART 4
‘𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘯’
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Bit by bit, color seemed to come back to my life. Just as I felt like everything was getting a little bit better, it all came back to bite me in the ass. Torn between love and hate, another extreme wave of emotions came over me. I was starting the process of letting go.
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#torn #betweenloveandhate #love #hate #crying #tears #artphotography #arty #artproject #blackandwhite #timehealsallwounds #blackandwhitephotography #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #lightandshadows #darkvibes #letitgo

BROKEN HEART - PART 3
‘𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯’
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The time of questions. Why did this happen? Where did it go wrong? Was it my fault? Could I have done things differently? Would it even have mattered?
I soon learned that the answers actually don’t even matter… because it already happened. We already broke up and there’s no way to go back in time. Dwelling on the past too much will drive you insane… so I tried to focus on the future. And took everything that happened with me, as a lesson for the future. To better know what I can give someone, but to also know what I want and need in a relationship.
Slowly but surely the raging emotions in my body became a bit calmer as I spoke about it with as many people as I could. It helped me put together all the pieces to the puzzle, so to speak. I still wasn’t ready to go out into the world though… it would take me a little bit longer than that to get me out of my safe corner.
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#retrospection #artphotography #arty #artproject #blackandwhite #timehealsallwounds #heartbreak #boudoirphotography #boudoir #blackandwhitephotography #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #lightandshadows #darkvibes #vitiligo #itscalledvitiligo #vitiligopride #vitiligomodel #vitiligoawareness

BROKEN HEART - PART 2 ‘𝘜𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭

BROKEN HEART - PART 2
‘𝘜𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘦’
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In the first phase of heartbreak I constantly felt like there was a veil shrouding me from everything around me. Like a hidden layer of sadness between myself and my experiences. I did fun things, but I didn’t feel the excitement, only sorrow. It was completely energy draining. On top of that, not being able to eat a lot… made me loose a few pounds in only two weeks time.
If only this veil could disappear, would I be able to enjoy life again?
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Photographer: @patrick.visser.photography
Model: @meltdown87
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#artphotography #arty #artproject
#blackandwhite #veiled #unveiled #darkphotography #timehealsallwounds #blackandwhitephotography #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #lightandshadows #darkvibes

A broken heart. I guess we’ve all been there be

A broken heart.
I guess we’ve all been there before.
Mine took quite long to obtain. 11 years to be exact. I thought we were really happy together. And then all of the sudden… it turned out we weren’t.
What followed was an extremely emotional and stressful time. It felt like my whole world had been turned upside down. The home that had always been my safe place, didn’t feel safe anymore. I was overwhelmed with feelings of depression, hurt, regret, shame and anger.. causing my body to react by not being able to eat, having extreme crying fits up to hyperventilation and it just felt like a tornado was constantly raging in my chest.
Now at that time, everyone always tells you it will get better with time. And realistically, I knew that. But all I wanted to do is crawl into bed, turn off the lights and just forget about the world and everything in it.
However, turned out everyone was right. It did get better over time. Some days I was able to smile, even though it was a fake smile. Later on I was able to laugh at jokes, only to return to my gloom thoughts just a moment after. Then I had days when I wouldn’t think about the whole situation for an hour or so. Next I found myself giving peptalks to my inner self, being able to point out all the positives in my life. And slowly but surely I almost made it back to being the old me.
My precious friend @xvieff, who, among others, stood by me through all of it, told me I should do something creative with all these feelings. And she was right. Creativity is my way of making something beautiful out of things.
Together with @patrick.visser.photography I tried to portray the feelings of the last weeks in a photo series. Showing it from sorrow and sadness to power and positivity. Cause at the end of the day…
I. LOVE. LIFE. ❤️
And I know I’m gonna be okay.
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A BROKEN HEART - PART 1
‘𝘊𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵’
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Comment 💔 if you ever had your heart broken before.
#blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #sadness #darkphoto #moodyportrait #depression #brokenheart #breakup #lightandshadows #darkvibes

Even though it was only a festival… I couldn’t

Even though it was only a festival… I couldn’t help myself and brought some cosplay-vibes with me. @crazylandnl #crazywonderland was super fun and I can’t even count how many times I got comments about my elf ears 😂
There was such a good vibe in the audience and we just danced all day with the people around us.
Thanks to my sweet girlfriends for making my day 😍 @danni.wiebes @liesbeth.kernpracht @ivana.drazetic1 I had a blast with you babes, love you guys❤️!
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#onelove #crazywonderland #crazywonderlandfestival #crazyland #LED #LEDbra #festivallife #festivalsummer #summeroflove #ravegirls #festivalfashion #festivaloutfit #ravenisleven #edmlifestyle #edmgirls #plur #partytime #raveoutfit #ravefashion

Don't feel bad about killing them, Cause they’re

Don't feel bad about killing them, Cause they’re already dead! Oh, And one last thing, If you dont stand for something, You'll fall for anything.
- Wiseman [Sucker Punch]
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Photographer: @johankustersphotographix
Model: @meltdown87
Con: @kingdomofelfia
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#babydoll #babydollcosplay #suckerpunch #suckerpunchcosplay #zacksnyder #moviecosplay #suckerpunchthemovie #elfia #elfiahaarzuilens #elfiahaarzuilens2022 #babydollcosplayer #dutchcosplayer #badasscosplay #cosplaygirls #sexyschoolgirl #schoolgirl #katana #swordfight #katanasword

Let me tell you why you’re here. You are here be

Let me tell you why you’re here. You are here because you know something. What you know, you can’t explain. But you feel it.
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Neo by @mitch_vs_cosplay
Trinity by @meltdown87
Photographer: @mikeattingerphoto
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#trinity #neo #trinitycosplay #thematrix #matrix #thematrixresurrections #neocosplay #thematrixtrilogy #matrixthemovie #theone #greenfilter #greenlight #matrixtrinity #binary #trinitymatrix #cosplay #cosplayersofinsta #blacksunglasses #thematrixcosplay #keanureeves #carrieannmoss #thematrixreloaded #thematrixrevolutions #scifi #dutchcosplayers

The festival season has started! From this week on

The festival season has started! From this week on, you can find me at a festival every weekend. Last saturday we went to @bythecreekfestival and made this kickass photo 🤩
I had a lot of fun with my friends @babsknijff @jorinthe @djazzmin87 @xvieff and more!
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Which festivals will you be attending this summer? Let me know and maybe we can meet up! You can definitely find me at these festivals:
Ultrasonic 9 july • Crazy Wonderland 16 july • Tomorrowland 22 july • Milkshake 30 july • Dance Event WvW 19 aug • Mysteryland 27 aug • Summerlake 17 sept and maybe some more!
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#festivalsummer #summeroflove #ravegirls #festivalfashion #mysteryland #summerlake #tomorrowland2022 #ultrasonic #milkshakefestival #festivaloutfit #ravenisleven #edmlifestyle #edmgirls #plur #partytime #raveoutfit #neoncolors #neonoutfit #ravefashion

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