Make-up Artist's CREEPY Optical Illusions Will Blow Your Mind

Mimi Choi, a 31-year old makeup artist from Vancouver has some mesmerizing transformations on Instagram, featuring optical illusions that will make you rethink what you just saw.

Maxine
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Make-up Artist's CREEPY Optical Illusions Will Blow Your Mind

Mimi Choi, a 31-year old makeup artist from Vancouver has some mesmerizing transformations on Instagram, featuring optical illusions that will make you rethink what you just saw.

Mimi trained as a pre-school teacher before discovering her passion for makeup. She spoke publicly about her passion and said that while being trained as a teacher, she felt as though her creative talents were being suppressed. She wasn't entirely happy with that line of work, so she followed her intuition. She enrolled at a local beauty college that helped develop her skills, and the rest is history. After doing bridal makeup, she decided to branch out to create unique 3D effects.

We've put together some of the creepiest and mind-boggling ones we've seen for your entertainment. CONTENT WARNING: these might be a bit too creepy for some of you, so viewer discretion is advised!

✖️ PIECES OF ME ✖️ This is #makeup • I actually just really really wanted to take a selfie, that's all. Had to do this to distract you from my vanity. 😓 This sectioned-face #illusionmakeup was inspired by airport luggage belts 😅 and was done using @thekatvond @katvondbeauty Lock it foundation and concealer as base, @suvabeauty hydra liners, @morphebrushes 35O eyeshadow palette and @kryolanofficial primary color wheel. _________________ Feeling inspired? Get a chance to win $500CAD+ worth of products by joining the #MIMLESILLUSIONS makeup contest! The contest is LIVE NOW and ends on SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 11:59PM PST so challenge yourself to inspire and be inspired! Here are the instructions on how to enter: 1. Follow @mimles on Instagram. 2. Post your most creative, ORIGINAL hand-painted illusion makeup look without the use of prosthetics or wax with the hashtags #MIMLESILLUSIONS and #MIMLES, and tag me in the photo/video so I won't miss it! 3. You can post as many looks as you want. Just make sure you use the proper hashtags! 4. Tag at least one friend who would be interested in participating! 5. Contest is open to EVERYONE from all around the world. Good luck and have fun with this! I can't wait to be inspired by your talent and creativity! 💋✨💖 ______________________________________________ #mua #makeupartist #mimichoimakeup #illusionmakeup #trippy #art #artist #trompeloeil #surrealism #creativemakeup #amazingmakeupart #makeupartistsworldwide #suvabeauty #hydraliner #morphemakeup #horror #horrormakeup #halloweenmakeup #wakeupandmakeup #vancouver #vancitybuzz #vancity #art #artist #makeupaddict #makeupjunkie #nyxcosmetics #makeupcontest #contest

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✖️ SLICED + TWISTED 🔪💉 ✖️ This is #makeup • love her and leave her the way she is. x ________________ This sliced and twisted handpainted #illusionmakeup was done using @thekatvond @katvondbeauty Lock it foundation and concealer as base, @suvabeauty hydra liners, @morphebrushes 35C eyeshadow palette and @kryolanofficial primary color wheel. _________________ Wanna play? Get a chance to win $500CAD+ worth of products by joining the #MIMLESILLUSIONS makeup contest! The contest is LIVE NOW and ends on SEPTEMBER 3, 2016 11:59PM PST so challenge yourself to inspire and be inspired! Here are the instructions on how to enter: 1. Follow @mimles on Instagram. 2. Post your most creative hand-painted illusion makeup look without the use of prosthetics or wax with the hashtags #MIMLESILLUSIONS and #MIMLES, and tag me in the photo/video so I won't miss it! 3. You can post as many looks as you want. Just make sure you use the proper hashtags! 4. Tag at least one friend who would be interested in participating! 5. Contest is open to EVERYONE from all around the world. Good luck and have fun with this! I can't wait to be inspired by your talent and creativity! 💋✨💖 ______________________________________________ #mua #makeupartist #mimichoimakeup #illusionmakeup #trippy #art #artist #trompeloeil #surrealism #creativemakeup #amazingmakeupart #makeupartistsworldwide #suvabeauty #hydraliner #morphemakeup #horror #horrormakeup #halloweenmakeup #wakeupandmakeup #vancouver #vancitybuzz #vancity #art #artist #makeupaddict #makeupjunkie #makeupcontest #contest

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Optical illusions are interesting. They entice you to believe that what you're seeing is real, but in actual fact, it's an illusion. Fooling you beyond belief! Sometimes if you take photos, you might not realize that the background contains something wildly random. Perhaps you took a selfie and didn't see the creepy shadow man in the window behind you. What ever the case, photos don't always capture beautiful moments.

Maxine