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Make Up Artist Makes Clients As Old As 80 Look Decades Younger, Shows Just How Powerful Makeup Is
Anar Agakishiev, 32, is a professional makeup artist from Azerbaijan who has an incredible talent. He can make women up to 80 years old look almost half their age.
From his studio in Baku, Mr. Agakishiev works daily glamorising and highlighting the natural beauty of his clients. But his most astonishing makeup look transformations occur in his work with older ladies, where his skills in hiding wrinkles, under-eye bags, discoloration, and the other common signs of old age are unparalleled.
Here at Bored Panda , we have gathered a few of the most startling examples of Mr. Agakishiev's body art, making older ladies looking young again. Some makeup ideas are so amazing you will hardly believe it is the same woman… Scroll down to check them out below, and don't forget to vote for your favorite full-face makeup looks!
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Anar Agakishiev is an Azerbaijani make-up artist with an incredible talent of making women look decades younger
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Kevin Donegan 8 years ago
How in the hell do they get rid of the wrinkles? What magic lotion do they use?
roobear 8 years ago
It's the lighting - you can see the ring light reflection in her eyes in the after photo. The right lighting can hide so much
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Kc Nordquist 8 years ago
I have to wonder how many layers of make up he used. I still think this woman looks incredible....
Kim Pongpaet 8 years ago
Hey I think for the raw material the artist had to work with, miracles were made. Mind you, many came out with the tranny performer look. But at some point the line between natural and altered heavily are the only choices. They all looked glamorous and you could see sparks in the ladies eyes. That part is precious as most women want to feel beautiful! Will these ladies bother to continue the obviously long and expensive process of getting dolled up daily? I doubt it. But for some ladies, it may give them a confidence boost they've much needed.
Benj 8 years ago
This is so f*cking terrible - you want to take someone who looks natural and real and make them look like a CLOWN?! Because that's what she looks like. Yes, she looks a little younger, but all that makeup is disgusting - it makes her look like a stupid plastic Barbie doll, or worse - Kim Kardashian. shame...
Ironcat_xox 8 years ago
I️ think the point of this was to show the power of make up. I️ think she is very beautiful without the makeup on as well. This certainly was not made to be a suggestion of what this woman should look like, but more as a showcase of this artists incredible talent!
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TheReader19 8 years ago
Sorry but when you look at this for more than 10 seconds the lady looks really weird and clown like. The lipstick on the face is just crazy
GeeGee 8 years ago
Sooooo, basic template is tons of eye makeup and lipstick an inch all around the lip. Got it.
theo james 8 years ago
both pictures are fine in my opinion. one could argue that on the left she looks strong and full of wisdom, while on the right she fits into the "beauty standards" there is something to be said about both pictures
Eleanor Orser 8 years ago
I cant believe the improvement in the neck area. I would love to see them in person and see if make up is an inch thick or screams fake. But from what I see I am impressed someone can transform people so dramatically with name up. Definitely a skilled artist at work here. Thumbs up.
Ann McNeil 8 years ago
Amazing, but why did he make her look so angry? He could have done something with the eyebrows to soften up her appearance.
Sheila Belo 8 years ago
We have to be okay with being old and wrinkly. Not everyone is lucky to get that far in life.
Jeremy Rankin 8 years ago
It’s caked on there ... if you saw this person in real life you’d know their appearance was heavily altered.
Blanka Tóth 8 years ago
you can clearly see there's a lot of smoothing filter on and around the nose.. and yes, a lot of concealers, foundations...
just a thought ! 8 years ago
Or has just aged... Some people get wrinkles very easily
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just a thought ! 8 years ago
Who wants to smile to please others ? Remember people , smile cause you're happy and you feel like doing it. Not to please someone else.
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riley.girl 8 years ago
This one's not super overdone and very cool! It's amazing how this can be done!
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Bea Albe 8 years ago
Without detracting from his work (which is very good), I don't understand the need to appear younger. What's wrong with getting old? I'd like to see if any man would be willing to do this every day. I don't think so!
Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
Not aiming at anyone in particular, but my Grandma used to say: you have to grow old with grace and class. She never wore make-up. Ever. And still I remember her looking great. And another thing - you will look way better when you accept yourself the way you are, with wrinkles, white hair, brown spots and all other looks-features that will come with aging. People who like themselves have a special glow to them :) I ain't saying these women don't like themselves or anything, it's just a general remark. I also think that a transformation like that can be good fun :)
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Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
I find the light in the makeover picture playing a fundamental role. Also full-cover foundation + enlarging eyes with makeup and artificial eye-lashes does the trick. Overall nice to see, but hell, put a wallpaper on your face everyday... :/
Rafaella Bueno 8 years ago
Many are also wearing contacts to make their eye look bigger and lighter, and some even seen to be wearing wigs since their hair length is different.
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Logan 2440 8 years ago
Woah thats something l havent seen in 2018 yet. We only had 50000 pics like that on instagram in 2017. Cmon bored panda! You used to share really cool content!
Little Menace 8 years ago
Most ended up looking like Sylvester Stallone's mum. All you needed is a good foundation to hide all blemishes and then accentuate the eyes with a little colour, no need to go full drag IMO.
frederic eeckman 8 years ago
Well, foundation and contour... The same process that drag queens use actually ! And the light plays a lot, but good job though !
Pamula Furness 8 years ago
My point exactly! But it i some good stuff he got going on. Just not for me ;-)
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Aunt Messy 8 years ago
These are WAY overdone. They look like masks, not real faces. There's so much foundation going on that I can see why most of those ladies aren't smiling. Either they can't, because they're frozen into immobility, or they're afraid the foundation would crack.
Persephone hates Pomegranate 3 years ago
As somebody who has lived in Azerbaijan for the last 5 years, this is the make up that the women put on and use. This may not be normal for other westernised countrys, but it is norma for these women. And for the smiling, Azerbaijan was a Soviet country. Many of these women grew up in Soviet Times.
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Spinstapink 8 years ago
I'm sorry, but all that make-up being caked on makes some of the women like drag queens. No need to lay it on with a trowel.
Robyn Denton 8 years ago
Sorry, but I really don't like this. The makeup looks very thick, and is not very well blended. The eye makeup looks pretty much the same on each woman, all that pale highlighter right up to the brows and around the inside corner of the eyes, and those overly-thick false eyelashes. And the lips are overdone, too, especially the ones where the lipstick extends so far over the natural lip line that it looks a bit clownish, really. A more toned-down approach to the makeup colours, better blending, and applying the makeup to suit each individual woman's features would have resulted in a more natural look. They look too fake for me - and, anyway, what's the point of a younger looking face if the neck still looks old?
Janet Clarke 8 years ago
I think it's interesting that they don't look more happy or confident. As someone already pointed out, what is wrong with looking our actual age? The women were probably thinking they looked fine already and now they look unnatural.
Mark Fergel 8 years ago
Bill: Hey Jeff, how'd your online date go? Jeff: Bill, she looked nothing like her profile picture.
Tish Christian 8 years ago
Terrible. Before pics look as if the photographer said "look like your coming off crack for me" and the after pics are just scary drag queen with alien eyes. If these women smiled in first pic and were themselves that would nice to see
Sheila McFadden 8 years ago
They all look a bit like drag queens to me. I think you can spruce up these women without smothering them in makeup and false eyelashes. Nice haircuts, lightly applied makeup (if any) and flattering clothes would be a better way to accentuate their natural beauty. Nothing wrong with aging. Glamorous to the point of appearing plastic just looks kind of sad to me.
Eleven Seventy Seven 8 years ago
Although all of the women look very nice the problem is with society telling us that it is shameful to look old, you must cover your imperfections, you must conform to the standard of beauty the glossy magazine have dictated. You're too fat, too short, your hair is too fine, your skin isn't perfect, your lips are too small, your neck is too short, your face it too round, your face is too narrow...on and on and on. I don't see men having to go through this sh*&.
Monilip 8 years ago
That's true. But men go through other s**t like "don't show feelings, it's too femine!" or "you aren't strong? you aren't real man!" or "you like clothes and being elegant? what are you, gay?" that sort of things.
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Kim Tiekstra 8 years ago
He's talented but I'm not a fan. I don't like how all woman look completely different then what they truly are. Change of eye colour, freckles gone. Way too much contouring. This is what messes with our minds and this is why most celebrities look so good. Tons and tons of make up. Doesn't resemble true life.
Pamula Furness 8 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks they all look a bit 'drag queen'? I've no problem with drag queens, just wouldn't want to look like one! That said, i think the transformations are amazing!
Patti 8 years ago
I realize the makeup was put on very thick, but some of the women had very deep wrinkles. Where did they go? I wonder if he used that special face lift tape?
Amelia Littleford 8 years ago
Yes but once in a while a women likes to do it up a bit, and if they like it so much they want to do it everyday well good for them . Its great they want to look this way everyday
Tina Swindell 8 years ago
They look like drag queens, not natural at all. A smile goes a long way in how you look! Sad you can't just teach women to enhance their natural beauty, instead you try to recreate them completely :(
Scott White 8 years ago
I also do this kind of work, I start with a bottle of Vodka and when I'm done all woman look 52.1% better.
ispeak catanese 8 years ago
I'd be initially excited to get a makeover, but not if he has to change the texture of my hair, hide my grey, change the color of my eyes or my bone structure. No thanks. Also felt that none of these looks are practical for work or daytime.
Marta Puig Orriols 8 years ago
So here we go again, promoting the image that not looking old is better. Every white hair I have is a sign of my time on Earth, every scar I have and believe me, I have lots visible and invisible are a proof of the battles I fight every day with MH depression . I am proud of my scars because despite everything, I am still fighting.
TC 8 years ago
Son un signe de la teva ressilència. Tens tot el meu suport.
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Caroline 8 years ago
On photo, their skin looks flawless, but what under sunlight? No doubt they look caked and terrifying. Not to mention OTT, and not feminine at all. I feel as you age, your makeup should be softer and well blended. I never found wrinkles ugly at all. As long as an older skin is luminous, spot and blotch free, it can look beautiful.
8 years ago
Yeah they do look younger but you can easily see the 50lbs of make up he stacked up on their face
Alitta Meijer 8 years ago
Make up,is to enhance not completely change...eye colour seems to have change to?
Tyler Duffy 8 years ago
Generally not a fan of makeup especially in large quantities or in a manner that misrepresents what you truly look like. Personally I find it misleading at best. But I will say that this dude has talent, straight up. No denying that.
A Ghost 8 years ago
"misleading"? It's not misleading. It's an interpretation of how one wants to look. No woman wants to mislead anyone by wearing makeup. I don't understand why people assume makeup is for others because it's not, it's for the people who wear it.
Load More Replies... Persephone hates Pomegranate 3 years ago
As somebody who has lived in Azerbaijan for the last 5 years, this is the make up that the women put on and use. This may not be normal for other westernised countrys, but it is norma for these women. And for the smiling, Azerbaijan was a Soviet country. Many of these women grew up in Soviet Times.
Shannon Moore 8 years ago
I'm sure he's using Photoshop and filters but makeup is an amazing transformative tool
Margaret O'Connor 8 years ago
As a senior citizen, I consider this to be offensive. Do you have any makeup artists that can make black people look whiter? Or Swedish people look more Japanese? Or Downs Syndrome people look smarter? Let's encourage people to embrace who they are, not plaster over it. I earned my wrinkles and the people who love me love me however I look.
Evelyn Walker 8 years ago
Double WOW. HE SURE KNOWS HOW TO HIDE THE IMPERFECTIONS. NEEDS TO TEACH CLASSES
Starflower 8 years ago
I agree. I would love to learn some of his techniques!
Load More Replies... TheReader19 8 years ago
Not getting the obsession with heavy pink eye shadow on the older women, wondering if these colours are a cultural thing? Ps colours spelt correctly in the UK so using UK spelling.
Lyone Fein 8 years ago
The skin smoothing and lip color is nice. But I have to say that I really do not like most of these. To me they are not even recognizable as the same person, and I find that unacceptable. The heavy eyelashes he uses seems to change the shape of the eyes too much. And I question the need to always make a person's nose appear to be a totally different shape than it is in real life.
Liz Mosby 8 years ago
Also, for all the younger ppl, there use to be a place called Glamour Shots.. This was a place everyday ppl would go and pay good money for super makeovers like this and take pictures while all glammed out.. So for the ppl talking about how much makeup is used, perhaps this is was exactly the glam makeover they wanted.. Big makeovers aren't suppose to be subtle.. They're boring if they are.. lol..
thebridget 8 years ago
Hahaha! Omg Glamor Shots! My mom & sister have some great photos from there! I was pretty young & didn't get any at photos at the time, but I was sure jealous.
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Giovanna Piccolina 8 years ago
the After pics are photoshopped. Where are the wrinkles???? Even with make up wrinkles do not go away. This is BS
Maxine Harrison 8 years ago
I didnt like it less is more ,, some just didnt look right to drag queenish for me :( thumbs down
Heather Johnson 8 years ago
What makes it look like such a huge change is that they take the before picture of them not smiling and they're not just doing makeup, they're putting colored contacts on them and doing their hair. Their hair just happened to be blah in every single before picture. These are like total makeovers. They all look fabulous.
Black Dahlia 8 years ago
I thought makeup was considered to be ugly nowadays. I don't see how people could still hold that opinion after seeing the amazing transformations above.
lazy_panda 8 years ago
I honestly didn't like the after pictures. I feel like there was way too much foundation put on their faces and that it made them look like they were made of plastic or had gotten plastic surgery.
Vicki Gallmeyer 8 years ago
TONS of make-up, contacts, fakes lashes, wigs and special lighting and i'd look that good too
Je Suis Ce Que Je Suis 8 years ago
This makeup artist could make the Elephant Man look like a million dollars.
Mark Smallman 8 years ago
Yes its "clever" but it just so fake,it looks like it has been literally plastered on!
sexy_scorpio_3MD 8 years ago
He is a good makeup artist but there is FAR too much makeup on these ladies.
MysticalMan 8 years ago
One of the purposes of art is to show what the artist really sees is there. This makeup artist has done so for the good of the people who received it as well.
Neeraj Jha 8 years ago
That's why.. never trust a social media DP .. Just kidding.. great work....
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Xiaoxiao Xia 7 years ago
Thats amazing work. Each age has its own beauty. but it doesnt hurt to find the new you! Most women are happy to see different versions of themselves. I love applying makeup everyday slowly and try to apply in different ways. It is almost like meditation. It allows you to appreciate your change and find a new you'!
Sardonic Scribe 8 years ago
Yes, he is a talented make-up artist, but honestly most of these women look like they're straight off of Ru-Paul's Drag Race in the after photos! Seriously, what is wrong with wearing little, or no makeup?? The majority of women these days wear WAY too much (at least here in Canada).
Martha Laurie 8 years ago
How does making someone look like a drag queen make them look younger?
Karin Morris 8 years ago
Some of them were amazing but quite a few like #12 was way over contoured. And really how much make would it take to cover those wrinkles they earned. If it makes the women feel better than wonderful but I hope they aren't doing this for someone else.
Jennifer JoAnne 8 years ago
I just have to say #8 was probably stunning when she was a young lady.
Maryann Fenton 8 years ago
I was distracted by the weird eyes. Were they contacts? Whatever - they looked like aliens.
Diver Driver 8 years ago
Great talent to transform the looks but I think somewhat overdone. Some looked better before as the makeup looked caked on.
Tracey Johnston 8 years ago
Strange how the majority of the women's eyes miraculously change colors???? Not sure there isn't some photoshop and/or filter trickery going on here..
Lauren Jade 8 years ago
Sorry but these all look like they've been done with the some sort of face tune / make up app...
Wanda Queen 8 years ago
Ain't nobody got time for that. I earned the damn wrinkles, I'm not ashamed.
Bobby Jones 8 years ago
This is another example of why you should always see your spouse sans make-up before you get hitched, you get to see the real person.
Susanna Miller 8 years ago
This makeup would be appropriate and effective for the stage in a large theatre. At this range, they all seem to have the same heavy, unblended contouring, and put me in mind of reality-TV stars.
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
I wonder how miserable people's lives are that have such negative comments. Have you ever heard "if you don't have anything nice to say, stfu!!?
Diane Moffatt 8 years ago
Hair has certainly been photoshopped onto some of them so I suspect photoshop has more to do with some of the wrinkle removing too because you can't reshape faces so much as some were with just makeup.
Willow Riesch 8 years ago
I think lighting and contacts makes a big difference, but some of those women have DEEP wrinkles and my cynicism is saying "that can't JUST be makeup, surely there's some Photoshop involved" but then I don't wear much makeup and don't have experience with anything close to this sort of thing so I might be wrong lol
Liz Mosby 8 years ago
Great job giving these lovely ladies a big makeover, something that makes EVERY WOMAN FEEL GOOD AGAIN! Who cares what makeup or wigs or contacts were or were not used. This super talented artist went out of their way to make the day of these women, which is something most ppl would never do on their own time and dime! This artist probably made some, if not all of these women feel fabulous for the 1st time in a, long time, and that's the most important thing.. S**t I'm only 35 and would love a makeover like that.. who wouldn't? Thanks for what you do to make your clients smile, and for sharing that awesome experience with us!
Courtney Bonning 8 years ago
These are photoshopped. All the eye colors are magically different.
Jean Schweibish 8 years ago
Many of these ladies look like drag queens - no offense to drag queens.
Meowton Mewsk 8 years ago
Every single one of these would be much more impactful without the bright colored eyeshadow. It makes it look cheap. But I think overall it’s a nice job.
Bonnie Alcorn 8 years ago
Apparently he doesn't like dark eyes, since he found it necessary to lighten so many. The women all look lovely after he's finished, but almost too perfect...more like mannequins that human. Also, my guess as far as the wrinkles is that he's got the skin pulled back at the hairline and fastened somehow (tape?), and hidden under wigs. Contouring can work miracles, but not that much. Personally, I'd be afraid to smile with that much makeup on, for fear my face would crack!
Joan Criscuolo 8 years ago
Make up is amazing! What I would love to see in these before and after photos? The person keeping their hair the exact same way after the make up.
Allana Rose 8 years ago
I said this in an early post but will repeat this here. I think every woman deserves to look glamourous, even if it's just for one day. To feel and look like a beauty queen is a pleasure for the day. It's just a fantasy and fun to do. Does anyone remember back in the 90's, Glamour Shots? I had them done and they are a fun reminder of the day, I too looked like a star!
Noelle Corey Gomes 8 years ago
Some of them just end up looking like Drag Queens. Rich people can afford the wrinkle shrinking creams, the false eyelashes, the expensive makeup, the extensions and expensive hair color and style, so essentially, you could say, left photo=poor, right photo =rich.
Perneel Pascal 8 years ago
Nothing i find more disgusting than a woman that gains weight just by the sheer volume of make up on her face.well except for fake tits lips etc that is even worse
Yoli Anderson 8 years ago
I feel these women felt down for a very long time in their life that's why they were aging badly and were not taking care of their appearance at all.These photos show us there is no really ugly or age obstacle for a woman who feels good about herself and wants to live with respect,these photos how a fake make-up redone but once a woman realizes she doesn't have to look bad she will not let herself down and will live and age complete fly differently.This is the message I get.Also,don't think media people are awesome and the girl next door is just cute!😄
Je Suis Ce Que Je Suis 8 years ago
After looking like a million dollars for a day, these people will return to how they've looked for decades unless they learn these skills and spend hours every day making up. May be depressing for some, but at least they have photos to remind them of what they could look like.
Artur Niedzielski 8 years ago
This is Photoshop alive ;) I always said - if you want to know how the girl is really look like - take her to the swimming pool :)
Bipin Gaur 8 years ago
Can't help but wonder how different the comments would have been if instead of Ajerbaijan it mentioned American make up artist.
Monilip 8 years ago
Seriously? I didn't even notice name of artist or were he/she is from and my comments are negative anyway
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Amina Hays 8 years ago
A friend of mine said that if you go on a date with a girl who wears that much make up and they look completely different with no make up on, they should disclose that information straight away as it's essentially lying :D
A Ghost 8 years ago
Why does your friend care? Shouldn't the reason you go on a date is to meet someone you connect with a little?
Load More Replies... Bear Trapp 8 years ago
Imagine going to bed with the after pic and waking up with the before pic. Yikes.
A Ghost 8 years ago
Imagine being so obsessed with looks that you have the need to comment on the transformational powers of makeup.
Load More Replies... Bea Albe 8 years ago
Without detracting from his work (which is very good), I don't understand the need to appear younger. What's wrong with getting old? I'd like to see if any man would be willing to do this every day. I don't think so!
Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
Not aiming at anyone in particular, but my Grandma used to say: you have to grow old with grace and class. She never wore make-up. Ever. And still I remember her looking great. And another thing - you will look way better when you accept yourself the way you are, with wrinkles, white hair, brown spots and all other looks-features that will come with aging. People who like themselves have a special glow to them :) I ain't saying these women don't like themselves or anything, it's just a general remark. I also think that a transformation like that can be good fun :)
Load More Replies... Alusair Alustriel 8 years ago
I find the light in the makeover picture playing a fundamental role. Also full-cover foundation + enlarging eyes with makeup and artificial eye-lashes does the trick. Overall nice to see, but hell, put a wallpaper on your face everyday... :/
Rafaella Bueno 8 years ago
Many are also wearing contacts to make their eye look bigger and lighter, and some even seen to be wearing wigs since their hair length is different.
Load More Replies... Logan 2440 8 years ago
Woah thats something l havent seen in 2018 yet. We only had 50000 pics like that on instagram in 2017. Cmon bored panda! You used to share really cool content!
Little Menace 8 years ago
Most ended up looking like Sylvester Stallone's mum. All you needed is a good foundation to hide all blemishes and then accentuate the eyes with a little colour, no need to go full drag IMO.
frederic eeckman 8 years ago
Well, foundation and contour... The same process that drag queens use actually ! And the light plays a lot, but good job though !
Pamula Furness 8 years ago
My point exactly! But it i some good stuff he got going on. Just not for me ;-)
Load More Replies... Aunt Messy 8 years ago
These are WAY overdone. They look like masks, not real faces. There's so much foundation going on that I can see why most of those ladies aren't smiling. Either they can't, because they're frozen into immobility, or they're afraid the foundation would crack.
Persephone hates Pomegranate 3 years ago
As somebody who has lived in Azerbaijan for the last 5 years, this is the make up that the women put on and use. This may not be normal for other westernised countrys, but it is norma for these women. And for the smiling, Azerbaijan was a Soviet country. Many of these women grew up in Soviet Times.
Load More Replies... Spinstapink 8 years ago
I'm sorry, but all that make-up being caked on makes some of the women like drag queens. No need to lay it on with a trowel.
Robyn Denton 8 years ago
Sorry, but I really don't like this. The makeup looks very thick, and is not very well blended. The eye makeup looks pretty much the same on each woman, all that pale highlighter right up to the brows and around the inside corner of the eyes, and those overly-thick false eyelashes. And the lips are overdone, too, especially the ones where the lipstick extends so far over the natural lip line that it looks a bit clownish, really. A more toned-down approach to the makeup colours, better blending, and applying the makeup to suit each individual woman's features would have resulted in a more natural look. They look too fake for me - and, anyway, what's the point of a younger looking face if the neck still looks old?
Janet Clarke 8 years ago
I think it's interesting that they don't look more happy or confident. As someone already pointed out, what is wrong with looking our actual age? The women were probably thinking they looked fine already and now they look unnatural.
Mark Fergel 8 years ago
Bill: Hey Jeff, how'd your online date go? Jeff: Bill, she looked nothing like her profile picture.
Tish Christian 8 years ago
Terrible. Before pics look as if the photographer said "look like your coming off crack for me" and the after pics are just scary drag queen with alien eyes. If these women smiled in first pic and were themselves that would nice to see
Sheila McFadden 8 years ago
They all look a bit like drag queens to me. I think you can spruce up these women without smothering them in makeup and false eyelashes. Nice haircuts, lightly applied makeup (if any) and flattering clothes would be a better way to accentuate their natural beauty. Nothing wrong with aging. Glamorous to the point of appearing plastic just looks kind of sad to me.
Eleven Seventy Seven 8 years ago
Although all of the women look very nice the problem is with society telling us that it is shameful to look old, you must cover your imperfections, you must conform to the standard of beauty the glossy magazine have dictated. You're too fat, too short, your hair is too fine, your skin isn't perfect, your lips are too small, your neck is too short, your face it too round, your face is too narrow...on and on and on. I don't see men having to go through this sh*&.
Monilip 8 years ago
That's true. But men go through other s**t like "don't show feelings, it's too femine!" or "you aren't strong? you aren't real man!" or "you like clothes and being elegant? what are you, gay?" that sort of things.
Load More Replies... Kim Tiekstra 8 years ago
He's talented but I'm not a fan. I don't like how all woman look completely different then what they truly are. Change of eye colour, freckles gone. Way too much contouring. This is what messes with our minds and this is why most celebrities look so good. Tons and tons of make up. Doesn't resemble true life.
Pamula Furness 8 years ago
Am I the only one who thinks they all look a bit 'drag queen'? I've no problem with drag queens, just wouldn't want to look like one! That said, i think the transformations are amazing!
Patti 8 years ago
I realize the makeup was put on very thick, but some of the women had very deep wrinkles. Where did they go? I wonder if he used that special face lift tape?
Amelia Littleford 8 years ago
Yes but once in a while a women likes to do it up a bit, and if they like it so much they want to do it everyday well good for them . Its great they want to look this way everyday
Tina Swindell 8 years ago
They look like drag queens, not natural at all. A smile goes a long way in how you look! Sad you can't just teach women to enhance their natural beauty, instead you try to recreate them completely :(
Scott White 8 years ago
I also do this kind of work, I start with a bottle of Vodka and when I'm done all woman look 52.1% better.
ispeak catanese 8 years ago
I'd be initially excited to get a makeover, but not if he has to change the texture of my hair, hide my grey, change the color of my eyes or my bone structure. No thanks. Also felt that none of these looks are practical for work or daytime.
Marta Puig Orriols 8 years ago
So here we go again, promoting the image that not looking old is better. Every white hair I have is a sign of my time on Earth, every scar I have and believe me, I have lots visible and invisible are a proof of the battles I fight every day with MH depression . I am proud of my scars because despite everything, I am still fighting.
TC 8 years ago
Son un signe de la teva ressilència. Tens tot el meu suport.
Load More Replies... Caroline 8 years ago
On photo, their skin looks flawless, but what under sunlight? No doubt they look caked and terrifying. Not to mention OTT, and not feminine at all. I feel as you age, your makeup should be softer and well blended. I never found wrinkles ugly at all. As long as an older skin is luminous, spot and blotch free, it can look beautiful.
8 years ago
Yeah they do look younger but you can easily see the 50lbs of make up he stacked up on their face
Alitta Meijer 8 years ago
Make up,is to enhance not completely change...eye colour seems to have change to?
Tyler Duffy 8 years ago
Generally not a fan of makeup especially in large quantities or in a manner that misrepresents what you truly look like. Personally I find it misleading at best. But I will say that this dude has talent, straight up. No denying that.
A Ghost 8 years ago
"misleading"? It's not misleading. It's an interpretation of how one wants to look. No woman wants to mislead anyone by wearing makeup. I don't understand why people assume makeup is for others because it's not, it's for the people who wear it.
Load More Replies... Persephone hates Pomegranate 3 years ago
As somebody who has lived in Azerbaijan for the last 5 years, this is the make up that the women put on and use. This may not be normal for other westernised countrys, but it is norma for these women. And for the smiling, Azerbaijan was a Soviet country. Many of these women grew up in Soviet Times.
Shannon Moore 8 years ago
I'm sure he's using Photoshop and filters but makeup is an amazing transformative tool
Margaret O'Connor 8 years ago
As a senior citizen, I consider this to be offensive. Do you have any makeup artists that can make black people look whiter? Or Swedish people look more Japanese? Or Downs Syndrome people look smarter? Let's encourage people to embrace who they are, not plaster over it. I earned my wrinkles and the people who love me love me however I look.
Evelyn Walker 8 years ago
Double WOW. HE SURE KNOWS HOW TO HIDE THE IMPERFECTIONS. NEEDS TO TEACH CLASSES
Starflower 8 years ago
I agree. I would love to learn some of his techniques!
Load More Replies... TheReader19 8 years ago
Not getting the obsession with heavy pink eye shadow on the older women, wondering if these colours are a cultural thing? Ps colours spelt correctly in the UK so using UK spelling.
Lyone Fein 8 years ago
The skin smoothing and lip color is nice. But I have to say that I really do not like most of these. To me they are not even recognizable as the same person, and I find that unacceptable. The heavy eyelashes he uses seems to change the shape of the eyes too much. And I question the need to always make a person's nose appear to be a totally different shape than it is in real life.
Liz Mosby 8 years ago
Also, for all the younger ppl, there use to be a place called Glamour Shots.. This was a place everyday ppl would go and pay good money for super makeovers like this and take pictures while all glammed out.. So for the ppl talking about how much makeup is used, perhaps this is was exactly the glam makeover they wanted.. Big makeovers aren't suppose to be subtle.. They're boring if they are.. lol..
thebridget 8 years ago
Hahaha! Omg Glamor Shots! My mom & sister have some great photos from there! I was pretty young & didn't get any at photos at the time, but I was sure jealous.
Load More Replies... Giovanna Piccolina 8 years ago
the After pics are photoshopped. Where are the wrinkles???? Even with make up wrinkles do not go away. This is BS
Maxine Harrison 8 years ago
I didnt like it less is more ,, some just didnt look right to drag queenish for me :( thumbs down
Heather Johnson 8 years ago
What makes it look like such a huge change is that they take the before picture of them not smiling and they're not just doing makeup, they're putting colored contacts on them and doing their hair. Their hair just happened to be blah in every single before picture. These are like total makeovers. They all look fabulous.
Black Dahlia 8 years ago
I thought makeup was considered to be ugly nowadays. I don't see how people could still hold that opinion after seeing the amazing transformations above.
lazy_panda 8 years ago
I honestly didn't like the after pictures. I feel like there was way too much foundation put on their faces and that it made them look like they were made of plastic or had gotten plastic surgery.
Vicki Gallmeyer 8 years ago
TONS of make-up, contacts, fakes lashes, wigs and special lighting and i'd look that good too
Je Suis Ce Que Je Suis 8 years ago
This makeup artist could make the Elephant Man look like a million dollars.
Mark Smallman 8 years ago
Yes its "clever" but it just so fake,it looks like it has been literally plastered on!
sexy_scorpio_3MD 8 years ago
He is a good makeup artist but there is FAR too much makeup on these ladies.
MysticalMan 8 years ago
One of the purposes of art is to show what the artist really sees is there. This makeup artist has done so for the good of the people who received it as well.
Neeraj Jha 8 years ago
That's why.. never trust a social media DP .. Just kidding.. great work....
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Xiaoxiao Xia 7 years ago
Thats amazing work. Each age has its own beauty. but it doesnt hurt to find the new you! Most women are happy to see different versions of themselves. I love applying makeup everyday slowly and try to apply in different ways. It is almost like meditation. It allows you to appreciate your change and find a new you'!
Sardonic Scribe 8 years ago
Yes, he is a talented make-up artist, but honestly most of these women look like they're straight off of Ru-Paul's Drag Race in the after photos! Seriously, what is wrong with wearing little, or no makeup?? The majority of women these days wear WAY too much (at least here in Canada).
Martha Laurie 8 years ago
How does making someone look like a drag queen make them look younger?
Karin Morris 8 years ago
Some of them were amazing but quite a few like #12 was way over contoured. And really how much make would it take to cover those wrinkles they earned. If it makes the women feel better than wonderful but I hope they aren't doing this for someone else.
Jennifer JoAnne 8 years ago
I just have to say #8 was probably stunning when she was a young lady.
Maryann Fenton 8 years ago
I was distracted by the weird eyes. Were they contacts? Whatever - they looked like aliens.
Diver Driver 8 years ago
Great talent to transform the looks but I think somewhat overdone. Some looked better before as the makeup looked caked on.
Tracey Johnston 8 years ago
Strange how the majority of the women's eyes miraculously change colors???? Not sure there isn't some photoshop and/or filter trickery going on here..
Lauren Jade 8 years ago
Sorry but these all look like they've been done with the some sort of face tune / make up app...
Wanda Queen 8 years ago
Ain't nobody got time for that. I earned the damn wrinkles, I'm not ashamed.
Bobby Jones 8 years ago
This is another example of why you should always see your spouse sans make-up before you get hitched, you get to see the real person.
Susanna Miller 8 years ago
This makeup would be appropriate and effective for the stage in a large theatre. At this range, they all seem to have the same heavy, unblended contouring, and put me in mind of reality-TV stars.
Kimberly Puchniarz 8 years ago
I wonder how miserable people's lives are that have such negative comments. Have you ever heard "if you don't have anything nice to say, stfu!!?
Diane Moffatt 8 years ago
Hair has certainly been photoshopped onto some of them so I suspect photoshop has more to do with some of the wrinkle removing too because you can't reshape faces so much as some were with just makeup.
Willow Riesch 8 years ago
I think lighting and contacts makes a big difference, but some of those women have DEEP wrinkles and my cynicism is saying "that can't JUST be makeup, surely there's some Photoshop involved" but then I don't wear much makeup and don't have experience with anything close to this sort of thing so I might be wrong lol
Liz Mosby 8 years ago
Great job giving these lovely ladies a big makeover, something that makes EVERY WOMAN FEEL GOOD AGAIN! Who cares what makeup or wigs or contacts were or were not used. This super talented artist went out of their way to make the day of these women, which is something most ppl would never do on their own time and dime! This artist probably made some, if not all of these women feel fabulous for the 1st time in a, long time, and that's the most important thing.. S**t I'm only 35 and would love a makeover like that.. who wouldn't? Thanks for what you do to make your clients smile, and for sharing that awesome experience with us!
Courtney Bonning 8 years ago
These are photoshopped. All the eye colors are magically different.
Jean Schweibish 8 years ago
Many of these ladies look like drag queens - no offense to drag queens.
Meowton Mewsk 8 years ago
Every single one of these would be much more impactful without the bright colored eyeshadow. It makes it look cheap. But I think overall it’s a nice job.
Bonnie Alcorn 8 years ago
Apparently he doesn't like dark eyes, since he found it necessary to lighten so many. The women all look lovely after he's finished, but almost too perfect...more like mannequins that human. Also, my guess as far as the wrinkles is that he's got the skin pulled back at the hairline and fastened somehow (tape?), and hidden under wigs. Contouring can work miracles, but not that much. Personally, I'd be afraid to smile with that much makeup on, for fear my face would crack!
Joan Criscuolo 8 years ago
Make up is amazing! What I would love to see in these before and after photos? The person keeping their hair the exact same way after the make up.
Allana Rose 8 years ago
I said this in an early post but will repeat this here. I think every woman deserves to look glamourous, even if it's just for one day. To feel and look like a beauty queen is a pleasure for the day. It's just a fantasy and fun to do. Does anyone remember back in the 90's, Glamour Shots? I had them done and they are a fun reminder of the day, I too looked like a star!
Noelle Corey Gomes 8 years ago
Some of them just end up looking like Drag Queens. Rich people can afford the wrinkle shrinking creams, the false eyelashes, the expensive makeup, the extensions and expensive hair color and style, so essentially, you could say, left photo=poor, right photo =rich.
Perneel Pascal 8 years ago
Nothing i find more disgusting than a woman that gains weight just by the sheer volume of make up on her face.well except for fake tits lips etc that is even worse
Yoli Anderson 8 years ago
I feel these women felt down for a very long time in their life that's why they were aging badly and were not taking care of their appearance at all.These photos show us there is no really ugly or age obstacle for a woman who feels good about herself and wants to live with respect,these photos how a fake make-up redone but once a woman realizes she doesn't have to look bad she will not let herself down and will live and age complete fly differently.This is the message I get.Also,don't think media people are awesome and the girl next door is just cute!😄
Je Suis Ce Que Je Suis 8 years ago
After looking like a million dollars for a day, these people will return to how they've looked for decades unless they learn these skills and spend hours every day making up. May be depressing for some, but at least they have photos to remind them of what they could look like.
Artur Niedzielski 8 years ago
This is Photoshop alive ;) I always said - if you want to know how the girl is really look like - take her to the swimming pool :)
Bipin Gaur 8 years ago
Can't help but wonder how different the comments would have been if instead of Ajerbaijan it mentioned American make up artist.
Monilip 8 years ago
Seriously? I didn't even notice name of artist or were he/she is from and my comments are negative anyway
Load More Replies... Amina Hays 8 years ago
A friend of mine said that if you go on a date with a girl who wears that much make up and they look completely different with no make up on, they should disclose that information straight away as it's essentially lying :D
A Ghost 8 years ago
Why does your friend care? Shouldn't the reason you go on a date is to meet someone you connect with a little?
Load More Replies... Bear Trapp 8 years ago
Imagine going to bed with the after pic and waking up with the before pic. Yikes.
A Ghost 8 years ago
Imagine being so obsessed with looks that you have the need to comment on the transformational powers of makeup.
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