Beauty isn't about being perfect; beauty is found in each person's uniqueness and what makes them, well, them. That goes for everyone, celebrity or not. But celebrities are under microscopic inspection from the general public regarding their physical appearance, and they are held to higher standards of beauty, which are often unrealistic. This isn't their fault necessarily; let's blame Hollywood, photoshop, and the entire beauty industry, which feeds off the insecurities of the human psyche. But that's a different discussion. For now, let's focus on photoshop, which can (scarily) change someone's whole appearance with the slightest brush of a pen. These celebrities' pictures show how different they would look like when their unique facial features are edited or removed completely. They show how much of a difference our differences make, and how our quirks make us beautiful.
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When a building no longer has a need for its original use, it often lays abandoned and decrepit. But sometimes, it can be remodeled and repurposed for something good. With the help of clever architects and interior designers, these old buildings have been given a new lease of life and transformed into brand new spaces. Check them out and be amazed at the creativity!
Makeup artists have the ability to enhance the natural beauty of any face using clever contouring and concealing any blemishes. But it's another skill entirely to be able to use makeup to transform a face into that of another... especially when it comes to looking like celebrities. That's exactly what Alexis Stone, an extremely talented makeup artist from Manchester, UK, can do as if it's no effort whatsoever. The drag queen's Instagram - which boasts 840k followers - is full of his incredible pictures of total celebrity transformations that he has created on his own face. From Angelina Jolie to Jennifer Aniston, to Greta Thunberg, he nails it every single time. Scroll through these pictures and check out his extreme talent.
You may have realized by now, that I love all kinds of Disney recreations. We've covered a few, from Disney princesses reimagined as Marvel and DC characters, to Disney hunks with a plus-size makeover Disney can't seem to catch a break. But I'm loving this new makeover, of Disney characters trading their regular clothes for street fashion. Artist Dave Salamanca has created these incredible remakes of our favorite Disney characters and I'm seeing them in a whole new light. Scroll through and see what you think...
One of the good things about being stuck in lockdown is that it gives you more time to do the DIY home improvement projects you've been putting off for all this time. When people get creative in their homes, the results can be stunning. These pictures show some inspirational transformations people have made within their homes, using before and after pictures to demonstrate their handiwork.
The world is made up of all different types of people, which is what makes it so diverse and wonderful. Everyone deserves to be happy, and for some people, that means undergoing a gender transformation so that they feel the best version of themselves they can be. Thanks to modern medicine, hormone replacement therapy has allowed millions of people to change to the opposite gender with incredible results, allowing them to feel at home in their own skin. These pictures show just how much happier people can be once they've made the change, and how impressive the end results are!
We've brought you some pictures of amazing transformations of actors after applying movie makeup before, and here are some more. These incredible pictures show the steps that makeup artists had to go through to totally transform these actors into totally unrecognizable states; a process that takes hours and hours. Imagine having to sit through that every. Single. Day! All for our entertainment (and a nice big paycheck!)
The make-up and prosthetics department in the cinema world brings the characters to life! They do such an incredible job at transforming stars into their characters, sometimes it's unreal how life-like they look. Plain and simple, what they do is art.
I mean, just look at a majority of Gary Oldman movies -- the guy is a total chameleon but he wouldn't be as such without an incredible make-up team behind him! Still a fantastic actor though. If you're reading this Gary Oldman, we love you!
Okay, got off track there for a second. Here are some amazing cinema transformations that blew our minds:
