The Art of Makeup Transformations | Alicia Goveas | TEDxAmityUniversityDubai

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[Music] my journey was started out in 2014 and I

my journey was started out in 2014 and I

my journey was started out in 2014 and I initially started off as a children’s

initially started off as a children’s

initially started off as a children’s face painter back then when I started

face painter back then when I started

face painter back then when I started out I was in University and I was

out I was in University and I was

out I was in University and I was pursuing my degree in HR Human Resources

pursuing my degree in HR Human Resources

pursuing my degree in HR Human Resources so I had a lot of friends and family

so I had a lot of friends and family

so I had a lot of friends and family that mocked me for choosing to be a kids

that mocked me for choosing to be a kids

that mocked me for choosing to be a kids face painter we would go back to class

face painter we would go back to class

face painter we would go back to class and have assignments where a lot of my

and have assignments where a lot of my

and have assignments where a lot of my batch mates were interning at like

batch mates were interning at like

batch mates were interning at like Unilever

Unilever

Unilever PNG and the like and I was always the

PNG and the like and I was always the

PNG and the like and I was always the odd one out because I chose to follow an

odd one out because I chose to follow an

odd one out because I chose to follow an unconventional career path such as

unconventional career path such as

unconventional career path such as becoming an artist so I think it’s not

becoming an artist so I think it’s not

becoming an artist so I think it’s not enough for me because I was really

enough for me because I was really

enough for me because I was really passionate about art I enjoyed you know

passionate about art I enjoyed you know

passionate about art I enjoyed you know colors understanding design the way

colors understanding design the way

colors understanding design the way things mix on canvas versus on the human

things mix on canvas versus on the human

things mix on canvas versus on the human body and that passion further grew into

body and that passion further grew into

body and that passion further grew into me wanting to understand the science

me wanting to understand the science

me wanting to understand the science behind makeup now I went to school for

behind makeup now I went to school for

behind makeup now I went to school for makeup as well and I realized that there

makeup as well and I realized that there

makeup as well and I realized that there is so much of learning and so much of

is so much of learning and so much of

is so much of learning and so much of science that goes behind understanding

science that goes behind understanding

science that goes behind understanding shadows/highlights how colors look on

shadows/highlights how colors look on

shadows/highlights how colors look on film or in nature versus how they look

film or in nature versus how they look

film or in nature versus how they look on a person’s face so I started

on a person’s face so I started

on a person’s face so I started experimenting and trying makeup

experimenting and trying makeup

experimenting and trying makeup transformations on my own face so if you

transformations on my own face so if you

transformations on my own face so if you see on the slide the pictures on the

see on the slide the pictures on the

see on the slide the pictures on the right is in fact me and the picture on

right is in fact me and the picture on

right is in fact me and the picture on the left is off a famous person or a

the left is off a famous person or a

the left is off a famous person or a celebrity that I was trying to imitate

celebrity that I was trying to imitate

celebrity that I was trying to imitate so this is the former One Direction band

so this is the former One Direction band

so this is the former One Direction band member Zayn Malik and that’s me on the

member Zayn Malik and that’s me on the

member Zayn Malik and that’s me on the right and you can see how just using

right and you can see how just using

right and you can see how just using makeup you can actually transform

makeup you can actually transform

makeup you can actually transform yourself to look like another gender or

yourself to look like another gender or

yourself to look like another gender or from someone from a different race or a

from someone from a different race or a

from someone from a different race or a different nationality for that matter

different nationality for that matter

different nationality for that matter and that’s something that really amazes

and that’s something that really amazes

and that’s something that really amazes me about

me about

me about make up and being an artist the next one

make up and being an artist the next one

make up and being an artist the next one is off mrs. Indira Gandhi who was a

is off mrs. Indira Gandhi who was a

is off mrs. Indira Gandhi who was a politician in India and this was very

politician in India and this was very

politician in India and this was very interesting for me because it involved a

interesting for me because it involved a

interesting for me because it involved a lot of old-age makeup and that’s a lot

lot of old-age makeup and that’s a lot

lot of old-age makeup and that’s a lot of you know science behind understanding

of you know science behind understanding

of you know science behind understanding where humans naturally tend to crease or

where humans naturally tend to crease or

where humans naturally tend to crease or have wrinkles or have aged or sagging

have wrinkles or have aged or sagging

have wrinkles or have aged or sagging skin so I think this was a bit of a

skin so I think this was a bit of a

skin so I think this was a bit of a challenge but it was definitely

challenge but it was definitely

challenge but it was definitely something that taught me a lot more and

something that taught me a lot more and

something that taught me a lot more and if you guys follow the TV show Game of

if you guys follow the TV show Game of

if you guys follow the TV show Game of Thrones you would know this character

Thrones you would know this character

Thrones you would know this character Khal Drogo that’s me on the right and

Khal Drogo that’s me on the right and

Khal Drogo that’s me on the right and this was exceptionally hard for me to

this was exceptionally hard for me to

this was exceptionally hard for me to recreate because I had to actually

recreate because I had to actually

recreate because I had to actually attach a fake beard onto my chin but I

attach a fake beard onto my chin but I

attach a fake beard onto my chin but I think this was one of my most favorite

think this was one of my most favorite

think this was one of my most favorite transformations really because it

transformations really because it

transformations really because it involved so much of character and so

involved so much of character and so

involved so much of character and so much of interest because I was following

much of interest because I was following

much of interest because I was following the TV show at the time so I was really

the TV show at the time so I was really

the TV show at the time so I was really inspired and I think the fact with with

inspired and I think the fact with with

inspired and I think the fact with with makeup transformations I really enjoy

makeup transformations I really enjoy

makeup transformations I really enjoy how I envisioned or I picture it to look

how I envisioned or I picture it to look

how I envisioned or I picture it to look a certain way but when I’m actually done

a certain way but when I’m actually done

a certain way but when I’m actually done it looks like something completely

it looks like something completely

it looks like something completely different let me educate you a little

different let me educate you a little

different let me educate you a little bit on what makeup transformations

bit on what makeup transformations

bit on what makeup transformations really are so you’ve got three types of

really are so you’ve got three types of

really are so you’ve got three types of makeup transformations

makeup transformations

makeup transformations the first one is ideally beauty or

the first one is ideally beauty or

the first one is ideally beauty or glamour which people are commonly aware

glamour which people are commonly aware

glamour which people are commonly aware of and they are they know off so this

of and they are they know off so this

of and they are they know off so this one is basically you’d see a half face

one is basically you’d see a half face

one is basically you’d see a half face where she is completely completely

where she is completely completely

where she is completely completely transformed these are usually practiced

transformed these are usually practiced

transformed these are usually practiced on Brides or you know at salons and this

on Brides or you know at salons and this

on Brides or you know at salons and this is by a famous beauty blogger

is by a famous beauty blogger

is by a famous beauty blogger in the u.s. her name is Nicki and she

in the u.s. her name is Nicki and she

in the u.s. her name is Nicki and she started a very big campaign called the

started a very big campaign called the

started a very big campaign called the power of makeup where she encouraged

power of makeup where she encouraged

power of makeup where she encouraged women to you know post pictures of

women to you know post pictures of

women to you know post pictures of themselves bare face as well and embrace

themselves bare face as well and embrace

themselves bare face as well and embrace both sides

both sides

both sides and then you’ve got creative makeup

and then you’ve got creative makeup

and then you’ve got creative makeup transformations that involve the use of

transformations that involve the use of

transformations that involve the use of face and body paints this

face and body paints this

face and body paints this is my personal favorite she’s a Korean

is my personal favorite she’s a Korean

is my personal favorite she’s a Korean artist named Dane and she uses a lot of

artist named Dane and she uses a lot of

artist named Dane and she uses a lot of illusion optical illusion styles in her

illusion optical illusion styles in her

illusion optical illusion styles in her makeup and the third one is my personal

makeup and the third one is my personal

makeup and the third one is my personal favorite it’s mimics makeup which is

favorite it’s mimics makeup which is

favorite it’s mimics makeup which is basically trying to transform your face

basically trying to transform your face

basically trying to transform your face your existing face into looking like

your existing face into looking like

your existing face into looking like someone completely different so that’s

someone completely different so that’s

someone completely different so that’s me on the right and you might be

me on the right and you might be

me on the right and you might be wondering how I managed to achieve the

wondering how I managed to achieve the

wondering how I managed to achieve the hairline and I mean the bald head which

hairline and I mean the bald head which

hairline and I mean the bald head which I will show you in the next video

I will show you in the next video

I will show you in the next video [Music]

so that’s ideally how I transform myself

so that’s ideally how I transform myself thank you it’s very interesting because

thank you it’s very interesting because

thank you it’s very interesting because I look like a different person every day

I look like a different person every day

I look like a different person every day when when my family comes back home they

when when my family comes back home they

when when my family comes back home they don’t see Alicia they see someone

don’t see Alicia they see someone

don’t see Alicia they see someone completely different so I think the

completely different so I think the

completely different so I think the power of makeup is that it has the

power of makeup is that it has the

power of makeup is that it has the ability for a person to express

ability for a person to express

ability for a person to express themselves just the way they are or who

themselves just the way they are or who

themselves just the way they are or who they would like to be seen as and I

they would like to be seen as and I

they would like to be seen as and I think when you are an artist why would

think when you are an artist why would

think when you are an artist why would you limit yourself to eight basic colors

you limit yourself to eight basic colors

you limit yourself to eight basic colors or inexpensive tools to get the job done

or inexpensive tools to get the job done

or inexpensive tools to get the job done I think it goes beyond that because it’s

I think it goes beyond that because it’s

I think it goes beyond that because it’s art and the stereotype or the notion

art and the stereotype or the notion

art and the stereotype or the notion that makeup is about making someone look

that makeup is about making someone look

that makeup is about making someone look pretty or someone look beautiful needs

pretty or someone look beautiful needs

pretty or someone look beautiful needs to change because in I in fact believe

to change because in I in fact believe

to change because in I in fact believe that it’s purely an art form and there’s

that it’s purely an art form and there’s

that it’s purely an art form and there’s a lot of science that goes behind

a lot of science that goes behind

a lot of science that goes behind understanding makeup and how it works so

understanding makeup and how it works so

understanding makeup and how it works so this led me to actually researching a

this led me to actually researching a

this led me to actually researching a lot about just faces really all around

lot about just faces really all around

lot about just faces really all around the world I was very interested to

the world I was very interested to

the world I was very interested to understand how is it that we live in a

understand how is it that we live in a

understand how is it that we live in a world where there are seven billion

world where there are seven billion

world where there are seven billion people but we all have different faces

people but we all have different faces

people but we all have different faces from one another so I think that made me

from one another so I think that made me

from one another so I think that made me research a little more and obviously I

research a little more and obviously I

research a little more and obviously I discovered through you know the

discovered through you know the

discovered through you know the evolution of humans that our faces have

evolution of humans that our faces have

evolution of humans that our faces have tend to change much more than other body

tend to change much more than other body

tend to change much more than other body traits so for example someone who’s got

traits so for example someone who’s got

traits so for example someone who’s got long limbs will probably have long arms

long limbs will probably have long arms

long limbs will probably have long arms but someone who’s got a close set of

but someone who’s got a close set of

but someone who’s got a close set of eyes will probably have a small or a

eyes will probably have a small or a

eyes will probably have a small or a wide nose faces are a bit unpredictable

wide nose faces are a bit unpredictable

wide nose faces are a bit unpredictable that way now I was interested to further

that way now I was interested to further

that way now I was interested to further research and this is an example for my

research and this is an example for my

research and this is an example for my personal life because my mother is one

personal life because my mother is one

personal life because my mother is one among twins identical twins so growing

among twins identical twins so growing

among twins identical twins so growing up I had a lot of friends who said oh

up I had a lot of friends who said oh

up I had a lot of friends who said oh that’s that’s so interesting that’s so

that’s that’s so interesting that’s so

that’s that’s so interesting that’s so cool can you tell the difference can you

cool can you tell the difference can you

cool can you tell the difference can you tell apart between your mom and your

tell apart between your mom and your

tell apart between your mom and your aunt and I would always say yeah of

aunt and I would always say yeah of

aunt and I would always say yeah of course I can I mean they look

course I can I mean they look

course I can I mean they look really different but to my friends or

really different but to my friends or

really different but to my friends or just to someone else this changes they

just to someone else this changes they

just to someone else this changes they would always get confused and they

would always get confused and they

would always get confused and they always said they look exactly the same

always said they look exactly the same

always said they look exactly the same so I’m going to show you in the next

so I’m going to show you in the next

so I’m going to show you in the next slide a picture of exactly what they

slide a picture of exactly what they

slide a picture of exactly what they look like and we’ll just go over

look like and we’ll just go over

look like and we’ll just go over differences that a makeup artist would

differences that a makeup artist would

differences that a makeup artist would see versus what you know Norma normal I

see versus what you know Norma normal I

see versus what you know Norma normal I would see that’s a picture of my mother

would see that’s a picture of my mother

would see that’s a picture of my mother she’s in the green dress and her twin

she’s in the green dress and her twin

she’s in the green dress and her twin sister

sister

sister that’s them when they were younger now

that’s them when they were younger now

that’s them when they were younger now if you ask me they look a lot alike when

if you ask me they look a lot alike when

if you ask me they look a lot alike when they were younger compared to now do you

they were younger compared to now do you

they were younger compared to now do you agree so I think the the reason is that

agree so I think the the reason is that

agree so I think the the reason is that nature and nurture both play a very

nature and nurture both play a very

nature and nurture both play a very important role

important role

important role the thing with identical twins is they

the thing with identical twins is they

the thing with identical twins is they are born and they carry they carry the

are born and they carry they carry the

are born and they carry they carry the same DNA the exact same DNA the only

same DNA the exact same DNA the only

same DNA the exact same DNA the only difference is that as you grow up you

difference is that as you grow up you

difference is that as you grow up you have a lot of physical changes in the

have a lot of physical changes in the

have a lot of physical changes in the environment that change how you look so

environment that change how you look so

environment that change how you look so that could be sleep patterns what you

that could be sleep patterns what you

that could be sleep patterns what you eat sicknesses how you react to things

eat sicknesses how you react to things

eat sicknesses how you react to things so I think if you if you look closely

so I think if you if you look closely

so I think if you if you look closely you can see that they’ve got completely

you can see that they’ve got completely

you can see that they’ve got completely different smiles my mum’s smile is very

different smiles my mum’s smile is very

different smiles my mum’s smile is very very long whereas my aunt’s smile is

very long whereas my aunt’s smile is

very long whereas my aunt’s smile is very wide they’ve got different noses

very wide they’ve got different noses

very wide they’ve got different noses they’ve got a different hairline they’ve

they’ve got a different hairline they’ve

they’ve got a different hairline they’ve got different foreheads they’ve got

got different foreheads they’ve got

got different foreheads they’ve got different hair completely which is funny

different hair completely which is funny

different hair completely which is funny because when you think of how they they

because when you think of how they they

because when you think of how they they looked when they were younger it was so

looked when they were younger it was so

looked when they were younger it was so similar so I think as a makeup artist

similar so I think as a makeup artist

similar so I think as a makeup artist you have a lot of research and a lot of

you have a lot of research and a lot of

you have a lot of research and a lot of study that goes into how faces look when

study that goes into how faces look when

study that goes into how faces look when they are younger versus when they are

they are younger versus when they are

they are younger versus when they are older how they look under you know

older how they look under you know

older how they look under you know sunlight or how they look under shadow

sunlight or how they look under shadow

sunlight or how they look under shadow and I think the best part about being a

and I think the best part about being a

and I think the best part about being a makeup artist is envisioning what your

makeup artist is envisioning what your

makeup artist is envisioning what your look is going to look like and actually

look is going to look like and actually

look is going to look like and actually seeing what the outcome is so I think I

seeing what the outcome is so I think I

seeing what the outcome is so I think I would like to leave you guys with a few

would like to leave you guys with a few

would like to leave you guys with a few questions if you had the power or the

questions if you had the power or the

questions if you had the power or the the ability to transform yourself into

the ability to transform yourself into

the ability to transform yourself into anyone almost anyone who would that be

anyone almost anyone who would that be

anyone almost anyone who would that be and why because I truly believe makeup

and why because I truly believe makeup

and why because I truly believe makeup is art and art speaks where words fail

is art and art speaks where words fail

is art and art speaks where words fail to explain as an artist I feel like you

to explain as an artist I feel like you

to explain as an artist I feel like you can bend things

can bend things

can bend things that most people see as a straight line

that most people see as a straight line

that most people see as a straight line so I am an artist moreover a makeup

so I am an artist moreover a makeup

so I am an artist moreover a makeup artist and this is my world thank you

artist and this is my world thank you

artist and this is my world thank you [Applause]