Grotesque may not be the right word for what Mimi Choi does to her face and hands. But this is exactly what comes to mind when you see the handiwork of this 31-year-old Canadian makeup artist from Vancouver.
Using the skin of her face and hands as her canvas, she creates hyper-realistic objects and unbelievable optical illusions that are only limited by her imagination. Thankfully she does all these things to herself and uses only hands and face, and not other body parts, to express her creativity on the skin.
Three years back, when Choi turned a makeup artist, she was a school teacher. But, the allure of pursuing the makeup profession was too much to resist. So, she joined a local beauty school, called Blanche MacDonald, to learn the ropes of the art of makeup.
That she took this art to the extreme is what makes her stand apart from the rest. Such is her eye for detail in creating her works of art on her person, that they appear photoshopped. And creating these is no cakewalk. Just to give an idea, the makeup art titled ‘shoelace quadruple eye’, took her over five hours to complete. Other creations too take hours for completion.
The best part is her makeup artist doesn’t require any special effects products, but only everyday makeup material. For example, using only NYX Cosmetics Liquid Liners, Makeup Forever Artist Eye Shadows, Suva Beauty Hydra liners and House of Lashes Knockout Lashes, she created her ‘shoelace quadruple eye’.
