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Pretty as a Picture: Art Made Entirely of Makeup

Faces make great canvases, but these creations give the term "makeup artist" a whole new meaning
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Polished portraits
Artist Cristiam Ramos takes nail art to the next level with his recreations of famous works of art, like Van Gogh's self-portrait, all painted entirely with nail polish, those teeny, tiny polish brushes and a face mask to protect him from the fumes.

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A magic wand
Though known for his crazy mosaics, artist Jason Baalman showed off his portraiture skills with his rendition of Bette Davis made entirely out of mascara.

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Drip-drop drawings
Illustrator Eli Neugeboren and still-life photographer Christine Blackburne teamed up to take those pretty nail polish blobs you see in magazine spreads to the next level. Unlike the other nail polish artists we've covered, Neugeboren drips, rather than paints, the polish for a more textured finish that captures the movement of gesture drawing.

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Two coats, please
Artist Anne Roemer demonstrates that even sketches need a quality manicure every now and then.

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Checkmate
Artist Livia Marin loves to work with things that are often dismissed because of their ubiquity, such as your everyday tube of lipstick. To illustrate the personalization behind every woman's lipstick of choice, Marin sculpted 2,214 that all vary in shape, color and form reminiscent of chess pieces.

BY ERICA SMITH | APR 9, 2014 | SHARES
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