These looks will make you do a double-take!
Makeup has become a rising industry over the past decade. More members of the community continue to join in the self-expression, craft, and talent. However, with the growth of the industry, the intensity and competition steepen.
With so many famous content creators and “beautubers” finding success through the makeup industry like James Charles, Nikkie de Jager, Jeffree Star, and more traditional makeup creators like Makeup by Mario and Jaclyn Hill, it’s become hard to stand out among a stellar community of talented artists—just as it is within any creative field. Yet, there is one makeup artist who’s reaching heights never before seen with her specialization in 3D makeup. That makeup artist is Mimi Choi.
1. Un Chat Curiex
Growing up on the South Coast of China, Mimi Choi was actually a preschool Montessori teacher before taking on makeup as a full-time career. Her makeup journey began around six years ago, and since then, she has racked up an Instagram following of 1.4 million people.
2. Human Vase
She got into makeup when it became her own stress reliever. Being the academic that she is, when she decided makeup was her preferred career path, she left her teaching job and enrolled as a student herself in makeup school at Blanche Macdonald in British Columbia.
3. Wallpaper
After training in three-dimensional art, she consistently posted her looks (that could take anywhere from 3-7 hours) to the internet. Her inspiration came from her favorite artists and even her sleep paralysis causing “vivid hallucinations,” that she previously shared with other outlets.
4. Eternal Reccurence
Her looks will have you question reality and how such mastery in illusions could exist with only makeup and body paint. Mimi Choi is an artist of her time only making the beauty community an even more competitive landscape than it already is.
5. The Inside Scoop
Her attention to detail is faultless. She shows her audience makeup’s capability with the right amount of creativity and talent. She even came out with her very own palette. Undoubtedly, encouraging others to attempt eye-tricking looks as she with her Mimi Choi Illusion Palette by Mehron Makeup for sale.
Explore more of her mind boggling makeup looks here.
Featured image: Mimichoimakeup.com
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