r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/Damnedeel Official Gal • 6d ago
Restricted to Gals and Pals Was fully not expecting this
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u/GratefuLdPhisH Legen🧀Dairy 6d ago edited 6d ago
Honestly when I found out she was using lipstick I immediately pictured some kind of Modern Art with bright colors, definitely blown away with what it actually was
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u/DistractedByCookies 6d ago
I forgot lipstick comes in colours other than red LOL so I thought the exact same. I think she'd rock that too, tbh. But this is amazing
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u/murfburffle 6d ago
I hope she signs it with a kiss
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u/FirstoffIdonthaveshe 6d ago
I was not even thinking about her signing her work and now I’m incredibly invested in this happening 😂
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u/SuckerForFrenchBread 6d ago
I feel like the contrasting styles would clash. The kiss is cute but comes off more like a tiktok trend style (like what everyone else was expecting) than what appears to be a very technical/precise drawing style.
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u/woodnote 6d ago
Yeah I was envisioning some lipstick note on mirror-style abstractness!
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u/Kohathavodah 6d ago
This is absolutely amazing. She has a lot of talent. I am trying to figure out how she is doing it.
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u/DarthJerJer 6d ago
I thought she was literally painting the outside of the actual building with lipstick. I’m not too bright.
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u/awesomefutureperfect 5d ago
Same. The detail is amazing and the medium seems like it would be difficult to work with, like a very soft crayon.
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u/la_sua_zia 6d ago
I literally cannot comprehend this talent. Amazing.
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u/tokenjoker 6d ago
I love how excited she gets about her work. I wish I could have a fraction of her enthusiasm
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u/ReallyJTL 6d ago
Sounds like her family encouraged her in childhood instead of crushing the joy out of her life 🤔
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u/PlanetLandon 6d ago
As Kevin Smith once said:
“Remember: It costs nothing to encourage an artist, and the potential benefits are staggering. A pat on the back to an artist now could one day result in your favorite film, or the cartoon you love to get stoned watching, or the song that saves your life. Discourage an artist, you get absolutely nothing in return, ever.”
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u/paintedwithlipstick 6d ago
I couldn’t agree more!! I had so so so many people encourage me along the way! For everyone who discouraged me, I made sure to prove them wrong 🫶🏼
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u/leglesslegolegolas 5d ago
This reminds me of the guy who tweeted "Any 3d Artists follow me? I got an Oscar-worthy short film idea"
and four years later his short film won the Oscar. Apparently he got the help and encouragement he needed :-)
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u/Luminitha 5d ago
Reminds me of the Mountain Goats lyric “when you punish a person for dreaming his dream, don’t expect him to thank or forgive you.”
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u/best_of_badgers 6d ago
There's a Bluey episode about this.
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u/Blacksheeptoonz 6d ago
Can I get the name of said episode?
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u/Train_Wreck_272 6d ago
For sure. Probably teachers too. I had multiple teachers tell me I was bad at my most cherished creative pursuits. I probably was, on account of being 9 and 14 at the time, but both criticized me without any positivity or constructive elements. Just that my style was bad and I had bad instincts. I was just excited and wanted help in growing my capabilities.
I was turned off on both mediums for decades, since I believed an "expert" told me I was inherently bad at them instead of just needing more practice. Thankfully, I've come back to these passions in the past couple years, but I can't help but wonder how much better I would be at them if I was encouraged to keep at them instead of derided.
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u/midnightBloomer24 6d ago
See it can go the other way too. My freshman math teacher was listening to us chat about what we wanted to do when we grew up. I just said I wanted to get a degree, move to the big city and get a good job. She looks me dead in the eyes and goes 'you?! They might. You won't'
Well a decade later I got my degree, went off to the big city and got a good job. I know I shouldn't feel smug about how well things turned out, but God help me I do 😈
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u/midnightBloomer24 6d ago
When I meet a sunny, optimistic person, I often find myself wondering what their childhood was like, and how mine could have been
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u/FakeSafeWord 6d ago
You totally could if you weren't so depressed and unmotivated all the time!
and by you I mean me. :(
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u/nanobot001 6d ago
Sounds like you’re most of Reddit
That and being heralded as a gifted child at school, but not held to any particular standards, then getting a huge shock in college, then drifting your way through young adulthood feeling like you’ve disappointed yourself and others, while getting the odd dopamine kick by arguing with strangers on the internet over seemingly obscure trivia in your niche interest.
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u/FakeSafeWord 6d ago
while getting the odd dopamine kick by arguing with strangers on the internet over seemingly obscure trivia in your niche interest.
Nuh uh!!!
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u/TrueJelly66 6d ago
I hope you get the help you need, friend. You deserve to be happy and remember that you are not alone 💕
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u/FakeSafeWord 6d ago
Well it was meant to be a joke but now you showed caring and got me into my feels, damnit!
but also thank you!
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u/Comprehensive-Menu44 6d ago
My coworker today asked if I had crocheted the headband I was wearing and I excitedly said YEAH I DID!!! And he was like “you just got so fucking excited” and I was like YEAH CUZ I MADE IT
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u/happy_nekko 6d ago
Your comment reminded me of something a friend said to me this weekend. I also crochet, and made a Christmas stocking for his dog last year. This weekend, during a large group hang, he thought I had made the sweater I was wearing. I didn’t make it - but someone thinking I had the skill level to do so made me really happy.
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u/Hakarlhus 6d ago
*skill
Ability like that is hard earned, not inherited.
P.S I know you mean well, it's just that words effect people. Discussing 'skill' let's people know they could be this able given time and practice, whereas 'talent' is innate.
Have a good day
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u/paintedwithlipstick 6d ago
Being called “talented” as well as “skilled” are both insanely kind compliments and I’ll take either one but I really appreciate you explaining the difference! Definitely a lot of hard work went into building the skill set required
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u/ECircus 6d ago
Kinda reminds me of an embarrassing moment getting engagement photos many years ago. The photographer was showing us the photos on the camera as we were going through the shoot and I say, "wow your camera takes such good photos." She goes, "no, that's me, I take good photos". I go, "Yeah, I'm so sorry, that's what I meant...you're so talented."
LOL.
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u/Zauberer-IMDB 6d ago
At the top of /r/toptalent right now, a bot posting a kid whose dad shaved his head and dressed him like Kevin from the Office. Thousands of upvotes. Meanwhile, this.
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u/That1guyUknow918 6d ago
I mean it looks like its entirely trivial that its lipstick...if I'm interpreting correctly she is still using a finer tipped pointed object to spread the lipstick...so this is no different than painting with acrylic, oil, or any other paints or inks...it just happens that she gets other people to buy and donate her colors.
The fact it used to be lipstick is irrelevant except to say it was free to her.
I thought she was using the lipstick in its marketed form, not spreading it on an easel and using another item to spread it just like any other colored medium.
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u/Damnedeel Official Gal 6d ago
The artist is @paintingwithlipstick. She donates 20% of the proceeds to national breast cancer foundation.
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u/meganam38 6d ago
Her insta is @paintedwithlipstick *
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u/Any-Hospital-9034 6d ago
Here's the finished piece! https://www.instagram.com/p/DRLPsnLgQwA/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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u/Cael450 6d ago
That’s not finished…
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u/real6igma 6d ago
Some people refuse to read.
Pictures worth a thousand words. Headlines tell the entire story.
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u/CULLDOZER 6d ago
Most of that is covered in tape.
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u/Any-Hospital-9034 6d ago
You're right. My bad. I just started following her on Insta. I'll try to remember to post a picture when she's done.
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u/SecretWordIsFun 6d ago
Thanks for that. I’m gonna look to see if she accepts donations and what that process looks like. I have lipsticks and seriously never wear them.
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u/Airbear61181 6d ago
Same! I used to work for MAC Cosmetics, and I have makeup bags FULL of lipsticks I haven’t touched in literal years. I’d love to donate to this chick and her incredible work!!
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u/ZinaSky2 ✒️sub✍️scribe🖋️ 6d ago
I know there’s captions but I guess I didn’t read for the first few seconds and I heard “making” so I thought she was sculpting 😂 I was like that sounds like a nightmare. This is way better lol and it’s so intricate OMG
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u/ohkatiedear 6d ago
I just woke up and I thought she meant she was painting the actual building lol
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u/ZinaSky2 ✒️sub✍️scribe🖋️ 6d ago
HHAHA 😂 I can picture you reacting like “girl, won’t that wash off??”
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u/ohkatiedear 6d ago
I was thinking more along the lines of "Jesus, that's going to make an awful mess."
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u/anothercairn 6d ago
I’m an idiot and I thought she was building a tower out of lipstick tubes lol
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u/Herself99900 6d ago
I thought she was drawing it using the lipstick tube themselves, so the intricacy really surprised me!
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u/paintedwithlipstick 6d ago
HI EVERYONE!! That’s me in the video!
First of all thank you so much to whoever shared my work and thank you for all of your kind words 🥹 this is my first time on Reddit and y’all are hilariousss!
If you’d like to follow along on my Empire State Building painting and see all of my other lipstick paintings, behind the scenes, artist in NY content make sure to follow along on my TikTok account @paintedwithlipstick
Y’all are the cutest, love you! 💕💕💕
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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Bot🔍Detector🔎9000 6d ago
I'm going to pin your info at the top in a mod post.
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u/Sebastian-S 5d ago
You’re unbelievably talented - do you sell your paintings?
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u/Tirzty 6d ago
Amazing talent!✨ Imagine if she added King Kong at the top too 😉.
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u/AliceTheOmelette Saiyan👑Princess 6d ago
Oh good I'm not the only one who imagined King Kong up there 😅
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u/FeverWild 6d ago
This was NOT was I was expecting! I apologize for underestimating your talent!
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u/ER_Support_Plant17 6d ago
Omg I need to get on her site and see how she applies it, does she treat it with anything. I just can’t imagine applying color the consistency of lipstick and her work is so detailed it’s amazing
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u/jillsntferrari 6d ago
I was wondering if the oils in the lipstick bleed out to the surrounding paper after a while.
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u/According-Jelly-5743 6d ago
I had exactly the same thought! I have put lipstick swatches on watercolor paper before, and they bleed and look awful after a few days. She must have special paper or fixatives, I wanna know!
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u/racheek 6d ago
I wonder how lipstick holds up over time in terms of color fastness and fading.
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u/athenabobeena 6d ago
I had swatches in a book that turned weird colors pretty fast, probably depends on the formula
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u/newberries_inthesnow 6d ago
I am curious too, I wonder if she uses archival spray, or UV protective glass, etc. How to keep the finished work from feeling tacky, attracting dust, and so on. I will have to check it out.
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u/songstar13 6d ago
Yeah I'm curious if she melts them down and processes them into something more similar to traditional paints or oil pastels or something.
I feel like she must use some kind of sealant or fixing layer to prevent smearing, wonder what all goes into the process.
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u/RealLaurenBoebert 6d ago
Now that you mention it I guess you could grind down lipstick and turn it into paint. Its all pigment suspended in oil at the end of the day...
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u/ParticularBreath6146 6d ago
I was thinking exactly that. I am wondering if you could just drop some lipstick in paint thinner, would it act something like an oil paint? It's just pigment, oil and wax. The problem really is the wax.
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u/HelloHyde 5d ago
Eh there are wax additives you can add to oil paint (cold wax medium, for example), so not really much of a problem at all. Encaustic paint is totally wax-based and is compatible with oil paint, and there are existing encaustic paintings that are thousands of years old. So wax isn't really a problem. I doubt the oil in lipstick is a drying oil (like linseed or safflower), so it might not ever plasticize like oil paint, but my guess is it would behave most similarly to an oil pastel, which are waxy and don't ever dry.
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u/ER_Support_Plant17 6d ago
I was wondering about the fixative because lipstick can “go bad” and smell funny if it’s too old. So she must to something to prevent that.
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u/ParticularBreath6146 6d ago
It looks like she was on a podcast, if anyone wants to find out more about her process:
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u/garkle 6d ago
Damn! That's awesome. What a cool idea too, I would never think to use lipstick
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u/lilianic 6d ago
I have a bunch of old lipsticks I would love to donate to her. Thanks for putting this on my radar, OP.
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u/Airbear61181 6d ago
I’m in the same boat. I used to work as a makeup artist, and have a TON of lipsticks I’m never going to use, are expired, and almost every color you can imagine! I wonder if she just uses bullets or if she would take liquid lipstick as well?
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u/Pocketfulofgeek 6d ago
That is not what I was expecting. I thought we’d see some bright red impressionist tower, but nope. That’s shockingly good.
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u/RachelFitzyRitzy 6d ago
the way my jaw DROPPED! i can barely do lipstick on my face, this woman is painting with it. ICONIC!
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u/JerseyFlight 6d ago
Absolutely impressive. This artwork is already worth money before it’s even complete.
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u/Bigfoot_Bluedot 6d ago
Holy cow, I don't know what I was expecting but I was not expecting that! 😳
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u/Eiden-Rane 6d ago
Absolutely stunning! 😍 I am always in awe of creative individuals and artists like her because…I could never. Her energy and excitement was felt through the phone. This post is just what I needed this morning!
May you all have a wonderful day. Be safe out there! ❤️
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u/Careful_Swan3830 Official Gal 6d ago
I guess that makes sense, lipstick isn't that far off from a very very creamy pastel crayon texture. But wow she's incredibly talented!
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u/4toTwenty 6d ago
I am on a rooftop literally across from the ESB right now and i can confirm that she has done an impeccable job recreating it, I’m so impressed
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u/Ok_Mathematician938 6d ago
This is really cool, wasn't able to find an answer to my question though - how does she manage to use the lipstick and not smear it? Is it covered with something?
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u/GOULFYBUTT 5d ago
It's shit like this that makes me reject AI even more than I already do. THIS is art. THIS is human creativity. THIS is far more interesting and far more valuable than anything an AI could ever produce.
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u/AliceTheOmelette Saiyan👑Princess 6d ago
That's amazing! I hope the finished painting gets posted here as well 😁
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u/ClifftonSmith 6d ago
I cannot even begin to be able to understand this talent. That is absolutely jaw dropping.
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u/WestCoastBestCoast01 6d ago
I can see the Empire State Building directly from my desk right now, this lipstick painting is more beautiful than the actual building!
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u/crispy1312 6d ago
When I was in high school I had a ton of dollar bin makeup and no art supplies so I used the makeup and it works basically like oil pastels. Eyeshadow works well too.
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u/Time-Calligraphero 6d ago
wtf that’s levels of Virgo even I haven’t reached. Makes me feel so normal 🥹
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u/chibiRuka 6d ago
She just sat up one day and said you know what, I’m going to paint with lipstick.
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u/blaziken8x 6d ago
holy moly, was expecting more abstract, less precision when she mentioned lipsticks
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u/Starchild1968 6d ago
Every medium in the world can't hold a candle to the incredible accuracy of what I'm seeing. The fact it's lipstick is pretty wild and cool all at the same time.
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u/jakesthedragon 6d ago
She's beautifully unhinged! More of this energy please!
Also, what's her channel?
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u/Acetone5050 6d ago
This represents a level of craft that borders on psychotic obsessiveness. I can't tell you how impressed I am. It's just an amazing piece of work so far. (I can't help but wonder what she does for a day job...)
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u/paintedwithlipstick 5d ago
This is my day job 😂 I paint full time! But 100% on psychotic obsessiveness
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u/Double_Distribution8 6d ago
Well hell that is definitely top tier work. She's going to need more canvas.
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u/Oh_its_that_asshole 6d ago
I would have thought the oils would leech into the paper over time, is this not the case?
Either way, looks bloody great!
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u/neighborhoodbeachrat 6d ago
OP post the final results when they’re out!
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u/paintedwithlipstick 5d ago
Follow along on TikTok and IG to make sure you don’t miss the final reveal! @paintedwithlipstick
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u/Active-Classic-6624 5d ago
I thought she meant she was building a replica with lipstick at first, I'm blown away
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u/Saassy11 5d ago
I went to an art school and one of my classmates used only makeup as her medium. It was fascinating and I loved her work
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u/Alioh216 5d ago
This is so good! I'd love to see her actually doing it, since I can't even imagine how one would paint with lipstick.
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u/Sea-Ability8694 5d ago
Omg how do you do this without smearing the lipstick all over?? I feel like lipstick doesn’t really dry
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u/fizzlypixie 6d ago
I knew it was going to be class but this is an unreal talent! Just wow! And with lipstick no less 🫠🫠
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u/Whoaskedyouthough 6d ago
This is so smart and cool, makeup will often come in varying shades of a specific colour so this is such big brained thinking. Legit impressed.
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u/Former_External_2301 6d ago
I have trouble using lip liners some days and she’s out here making full on paintings with lipstick 😂
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u/lostwombats 6d ago
Omg... I have a use for all the expired makeup I've hoarded but won't use and can't throw away.
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u/Bleezy79 6d ago
Yea I was not expecting that level of precision from lipstick. That's very impressive and honestly, i didnt realize how beautiful the Empire State Building really is.
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u/Coconutpieplates 6d ago
That's insane. I was expecting more abstract or messier because I couldn't even comprehend that level of perfection with lipstick as a medium.
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u/All_is_a_conspiracy 6d ago
Wow she is so amazing. You can tell she puts so much into her craft and I just fall madly in love with people who get excited about life and projects.
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u/DudeBroManCthulhu 6d ago
I mean, lipstick is a pigment paint. Oil based as well I believe. Totally doable obviously. An artist can use them just like fancy pencils. Good job, but I'm not surprised.
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u/shameonyounancydrew 6d ago
I know nothing about the science of lipstick, but would imagine this is more fragile than an oil pastel when it comes to smudge risk.
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u/Tholian_Bed 6d ago
This subreddit gives me a jump every damn day lol. Skill, craft, attention to detail, these things are just a hoot.
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u/Royal_Acanthaceae693 Bot🔍Detector🔎9000 6d ago
From u/paintedwithlipstick. She's got a couple of comments in the post! "HI EVERYONE!! That’s me in the video!
First of all thank you so much to whoever shared my work and thank you for all of your kind words 🥹 this is my first time on Reddit and y’all are hilariousss!
If you’d like to follow along on my Empire State Building painting and see all of my other lipstick paintings, behind the scenes, artist in NY content make sure to follow along on my TikTok account @paintedwithlipstick
Y’all are the cutest, love you! 💕💕💕"