Increíble… y aterrador.

Siempre he afirmado que el maquillaje es una especie de arte que no todos tienen el placer de conocer a la perfección (yo soy una de esas personas). Digo, hasta hay un Oscar y todo eso, por lo que sí, es importante. Mimi Choi es una maquilladora que se especializa en ilusiones ópticas de ensueño… y bueno, también son bastante aterradoras. Cuando se dejó un enorme agujero en la cara, las personas gritaron de terror. Pero todo sale a la luz en cuanto abre los ojos, ¡de verdad!

Mimi Choi es una artista de maquillaje que se especializa en la pintura hiperrealista y en ilusiones ópticas que harán explotar tu mente.

Who feels this way when you see fried chicken and ice cream? Painted this long ass #tongue using @kryolanofficial Supracolors, shaded with Kryolan matte eyeshadows. I was baking a cake for my parents and I got annoyed by how my tongue wants to taste everything when I shouldn’t so I decided to paint a tongue. _________________________________ What are some of the #Halloweenmakeup looks you’d like to see from me this year? ❤️ #halloween #halloween2017

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En serio.

Sus últimas creaciones han sido inspiradas en Salvador Dalí, y la verdad son realmente increíbles.

You make me #melt like butter on toast. • This is #makeup • EXTREME MELT makeup #illusion using @kryolanofficial Supracolors and Aquacolors. I felt very inspired after seeing Salvador Dali’s original masterpieces at @oakridgecentre today. This was inspired by #Dali’s famous #meltingclock. ⏱ #halloweenmakeup #halloween2017 #mimleshalloween #meltingface

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Excepto esta.

What’s a face? ‍♀️ • This is #makeup • A FACELESS makeup illusion inspired by #SalvadorDali’s Bronze Sculpture – Surrealist Newton. If you look closely, you will see my features disguised in the black and red paints. This is not photoshopped – I will post a video after. Used @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @makeupforeverofficial Flash Palette for this piece. This took 1.5 hours. @oakridgecentre @chalirossoartgallery #definitelydali

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¡AHHH! ¿¡Qué rayos sucedió aquí!?

¿Tiene vida siquiera?

Muchas personas creyeron que la mujer simplemente había hecho Photoshop en su cara, pues su arte era tan real que llegaba a dar miedo. Ella se defendió rápidamente.

“Si miras de cerca, verás mis rasgos disfrazados en la pintura negra y roja”, escribió Choi en Instagram. “Esto no está photoshopeado”.

La foto de abajo es la misma que la de arriba, pero con más brillo. Ahí se nota a la perfección sus rasgos.

Y para probar aún más que esto era real y no un simple programa de computadora, subió un vídeo abriendo los ojos y créeme, es verdad.

It’s all fun and games until someone tries to throw a ball through your face. • HOLE IN THE FACE makeup #illusion inspired by #SalvadorDali’s Bronze Sculpture – Surrealist Newton. Used @kryolanofficial Aquacolors and @makeupforeverofficial Flash Palette for this piece. This took 1.5 hours. ______________________________________ Swipe left to see my #Dali inspiration from @oakridgecentre x @chalirossoartgallery. #definitelydali

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Esto es sólo parte del arte de Choi, mostrando su maquillaje en estilos como este:

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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O transformando su cabeza en un… ¿kiwi?

Who loves kiwi? • This is #makeup • An experimental illusion done using @mehronmakeup Face & Body Makeup and @kryolanofficial Supracolors. Loving my new black backdrop!

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Nada detiene a esta mujer.

Wow.

This is #makeup • SPLIT PERSONALITY ✖️Version 2✖️ • A more severe split face makeup illusion inspired by @miles_art. Realized my first version was too subtle and it didn’t turn out as impactful as I had hoped, so I decided to bump it up a bit… at 2AM. Vertical splits are definitely more challenging than horizontal ones and I look forward to exploring this concept more. Used @makeupforeverofficial Flash Palette for this.

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Y yo aquí son lograr delinearme correctamente. ¡Cuánto talento!

❗️JENGA❗️This is #makeup • I spent 4 hours «swatching» all of my @makeupforeverofficial Ultra HD Foundations this way. This was definitely a brain game. Not sure if I got smarter or dumber from doing this. Sometimes I surprise myself with the things I do for a complicated bitch #selfie. ‍♀️ @makeupforeverca #jenga #halloweenmakeup #halloween2017 #2amshenanigans #mimleshalloween

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Original