Artista cria ilusão de ótica com maquiagem – estamos pirando!

Maquiagem é uma coisa poderosa, né? Sabendo as técnicas certas, você pode criar desenhos incríveis com blush, sombra e batom. E é isso que Mimi Choi, uma maquiadora canadense, tem feito. Em seu Instagram, ela posta makes que criam ilusões de ótica que confundem um pouco (ou muito!) os seus seguidores. 

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This is MAKEUP 👁👁👁 • "Don't give people so much power over you that their silence leaves you questioning your worth." • COPY AND PASTE #multipleeyes and brow makeup done on myself using @makeupforeverofficial ink liner, Aqua XL pencils and Aquarelle. Brows were painted on using Aqua Brow 25. Definitely not the most realistic looking but that was the best I could do after 3 illusions that day. Took around 1.5 hours. As @satsukisoma said to me, sometimes you feel like you're going to have a nose bleed from what you're doing but you just gotta keep going. 😂

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De tigre branco a olhos por todo o rosto, passando por peles “quebrando”, as maquiagens são tão realistas que podem ser um pouco ~assustadoras~.

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Close-up of the #whitetiger makeup I did on @csandny • Her eyes were actually closed here and the tiger eyes were painted right under her eyebrows. I didn't have time to take a proper photo because I had to do 5 illusions in a day for this project so I had to speed things up. A lot of you ask how I make the black so black. To prevent the black from looking shiny and to maximize depth, I normally use matte black paints. I prefer using water-based paints over creams. My favourite paints include @mehronmakeup Face & Body Makeup, @makeupforeverofficial Aqua XL Color Paints, @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @Maccosmetics Chromacakes and Acrylics. Also, when I take a photo of the makeup, I make sure there's no light shining onto the sides of the face because any reflection will take away from the illusion of a gap. Natural lighting is always best and I never use flash to take this kind of photos. I usually just use my iPhone 7 Plus and never depend on Photoshop, other than contrasting the colors.

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Muitos dos produtos usados por Mimi não são específicos para maquiagem artística e de efeito especial, ou seja, podemos – tentar – reproduzir em casa. A única coisa que temos que ter é paciência, já que ela demora cerca de 5 horas para fazer um make que cobre o rosto inteiro! 

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My cracked porcelain doll #makeup look for my @kryolanofficial Masterclass today! 🙏🏼 Hand-painted using mostly @kryolanuk #Aquacolors, contour pencils, black liquid eyeliner and matte eyeshadows. 🎨 I had such an incredible time meeting and sharing with all of you – thank you to those of you who attended #KryolanMasterclass2017 and watched my livestream today! Also a huge #thankyou to the amazing Kryolan team, my talented stylist @alexandra_greenhill and hair artist @emmiekennedyhair, and my beautiful model @gabrielalukschal for making my vision come alive! Last but not least, I'd love to thank my fiancé @andrewy527 for all his support and for taking such good care of me whenever and wherever I am. ❤️ #crackeddoll #dollmakeup #brokendoll

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Em entrevista para a Allure, ela explicou que se inspira em fotografias, pinturas, situações do cotidiano e suas próprias emoções para criar as ilusões de ótica. Ela também disse que valoriza um trabalho original: “Tento não olhar muito o trabalho de outros maquiadores e me desafiar a produzir um trabalho único”.

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SPLIT • This is #makeup • When I was little, my mama used to tell me that if I kept pinching my cheeks this way, my face would eventually split in half. I never listened to her. 🙄 • A little SPLIT FACE makeup #illusion done using @mehronmakeup Paradise face & body makeup in white + black, and @makeupforeverofficial @makeupforeverca HD foundation palette. Initially I just wanted to test out how black my new @mehronmakeup Paradise makeup is… Oh my gaaa I love it! Thanks @mehronmakeup! 🖤 #alwayslistentomom #hollowhead

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E aí, o que vocês acharam dos makes? Nós amamos e já queremos usar… no Halloween!

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