A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

It’s just makeup 🙁

Her nice big piercings of course are real, done by Onkeltom at Tom Tom in Stockholm, Sweden, but Anna’s blue facial tattoos are of course just makeup. I love them though… it’s too bad the world isn’t more permissive… Can you imagine how beautiful an experience it would be to walk down the street and see nothing but people with a myriad of appearances and visages like this?

Comments

148 responses to “It’s just makeup :(”

  1. somethingmore Avatar

    I love all of her style, the jewellery, the hair, the makeup (wish it was permanent too), her clothing, woah

  2. somethingmore Avatar

    I love all of her style, the jewellery, the hair, the makeup (wish it was permanent too), her clothing, woah

  3. somethingmore Avatar

    I love all of her style, the jewellery, the hair, the makeup (wish it was permanent too), her clothing, woah

  4. somethingmore Avatar

    I love all of her style, the jewellery, the hair, the makeup (wish it was permanent too), her clothing, woah

  5. meltbanana Avatar

    she’s too cute for words.

  6. meltbanana Avatar

    she’s too cute for words.

  7. meltbanana Avatar

    she’s too cute for words.

  8. meltbanana Avatar

    she’s too cute for words.

  9. ItchyStitches Avatar

    This is the kind of make-up I like. Not to hide features you don’t like, but to add feature that look fuckin’ cool.

  10. ItchyStitches Avatar

    This is the kind of make-up I like. Not to hide features you don’t like, but to add feature that look fuckin’ cool.

  11. ItchyStitches Avatar

    This is the kind of make-up I like. Not to hide features you don’t like, but to add feature that look fuckin’ cool.

  12. ItchyStitches Avatar

    This is the kind of make-up I like. Not to hide features you don’t like, but to add feature that look fuckin’ cool.

  13. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    that looks so pretty 🙂

  14. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    that looks so pretty 🙂

  15. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    that looks so pretty 🙂

  16. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    that looks so pretty 🙂

  17. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Damn, that’s hot!

  18. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Damn, that’s hot!

  19. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Damn, that’s hot!

  20. Catherine Fertel Avatar
    Catherine Fertel

    Damn, that’s hot!

  21. scissorygirl Avatar

    that is some sexy fine shiznit right there.

  22. scissorygirl Avatar

    that is some sexy fine shiznit right there.

  23. scissorygirl Avatar

    that is some sexy fine shiznit right there.

  24. scissorygirl Avatar

    that is some sexy fine shiznit right there.

  25. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    When I was a small child I saw a pic in National Geographic of a native tribe in Brazil (I believe…it’s been many years ago) and they would tattoo a black vertical stripe down the center of their noses to make their noses look longer and thinner. (A long thin nose being a sign of beauty.) I loved it.

    I would draw a line on my nose with an eyebrow pencil whenever I got the chance. I would draw pics of people and always put a line down their nose. In my child’s eye it seemed beautiful and natural.
    Then school… =(
    Now that, as an adult, I have slowly reclaimed my self (my will to be wierd as my friends call it) I am seriously thinking about that simple black line again. Make-up or no, this pic made me think of it…and esp Shannon’s words.

  26. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    When I was a small child I saw a pic in National Geographic of a native tribe in Brazil (I believe…it’s been many years ago) and they would tattoo a black vertical stripe down the center of their noses to make their noses look longer and thinner. (A long thin nose being a sign of beauty.) I loved it.

    I would draw a line on my nose with an eyebrow pencil whenever I got the chance. I would draw pics of people and always put a line down their nose. In my child’s eye it seemed beautiful and natural.
    Then school… =(
    Now that, as an adult, I have slowly reclaimed my self (my will to be wierd as my friends call it) I am seriously thinking about that simple black line again. Make-up or no, this pic made me think of it…and esp Shannon’s words.

  27. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    When I was a small child I saw a pic in National Geographic of a native tribe in Brazil (I believe…it’s been many years ago) and they would tattoo a black vertical stripe down the center of their noses to make their noses look longer and thinner. (A long thin nose being a sign of beauty.) I loved it.

    I would draw a line on my nose with an eyebrow pencil whenever I got the chance. I would draw pics of people and always put a line down their nose. In my child’s eye it seemed beautiful and natural.
    Then school… =(
    Now that, as an adult, I have slowly reclaimed my self (my will to be wierd as my friends call it) I am seriously thinking about that simple black line again. Make-up or no, this pic made me think of it…and esp Shannon’s words.

  28. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    When I was a small child I saw a pic in National Geographic of a native tribe in Brazil (I believe…it’s been many years ago) and they would tattoo a black vertical stripe down the center of their noses to make their noses look longer and thinner. (A long thin nose being a sign of beauty.) I loved it.

    I would draw a line on my nose with an eyebrow pencil whenever I got the chance. I would draw pics of people and always put a line down their nose. In my child’s eye it seemed beautiful and natural.
    Then school… =(
    Now that, as an adult, I have slowly reclaimed my self (my will to be wierd as my friends call it) I am seriously thinking about that simple black line again. Make-up or no, this pic made me think of it…and esp Shannon’s words.

  29. Christ kammser Avatar
    Christ kammser

    Los tatuajes de la barbilla son hermosos al menos alguien tiene el valor y le dice mierda a los comentarios de las personas

  30. Christ kammser Avatar
    Christ kammser

    Los tatuajes de la barbilla son hermosos al menos alguien tiene el valor y le dice mierda a los comentarios de las personas

  31. Christ kammser Avatar
    Christ kammser

    Los tatuajes de la barbilla son hermosos al menos alguien tiene el valor y le dice mierda a los comentarios de las personas

  32. Christ kammser Avatar
    Christ kammser

    Los tatuajes de la barbilla son hermosos al menos alguien tiene el valor y le dice mierda a los comentarios de las personas

  33. 11 Avatar

    She looks like she stepped right out of an Enki Bilal comic.

  34. 11 Avatar

    She looks like she stepped right out of an Enki Bilal comic.

  35. 11 Avatar

    She looks like she stepped right out of an Enki Bilal comic.

  36. 11 Avatar

    She looks like she stepped right out of an Enki Bilal comic.

  37. UV Avatar
    UV

    That would be a pretty fucking awsome world, Shannon. I’d move to it anytime.

  38. UV Avatar
    UV

    That would be a pretty fucking awsome world, Shannon. I’d move to it anytime.

  39. UV Avatar
    UV

    That would be a pretty fucking awsome world, Shannon. I’d move to it anytime.

  40. UV Avatar
    UV

    That would be a pretty fucking awsome world, Shannon. I’d move to it anytime.

  41. Small Town Freak Avatar
    Small Town Freak

    I don’t think we are all that far off from being a society where these are everyday things. Body modification spans several generations and I believe that by the time today’s youngest generation become adults, Society will be completely comfortable with BM. I have had people try to dissuade me from guaging my piercing or from getting tattoos because of employment issues, but I would think that by the time I’m ready for a steady job to support myself and possibly a family, my employers might be even more pierced/tattooed than I.

  42. Small Town Freak Avatar
    Small Town Freak

    I don’t think we are all that far off from being a society where these are everyday things. Body modification spans several generations and I believe that by the time today’s youngest generation become adults, Society will be completely comfortable with BM. I have had people try to dissuade me from guaging my piercing or from getting tattoos because of employment issues, but I would think that by the time I’m ready for a steady job to support myself and possibly a family, my employers might be even more pierced/tattooed than I.

  43. Small Town Freak Avatar
    Small Town Freak

    I don’t think we are all that far off from being a society where these are everyday things. Body modification spans several generations and I believe that by the time today’s youngest generation become adults, Society will be completely comfortable with BM. I have had people try to dissuade me from guaging my piercing or from getting tattoos because of employment issues, but I would think that by the time I’m ready for a steady job to support myself and possibly a family, my employers might be even more pierced/tattooed than I.

  44. Small Town Freak Avatar
    Small Town Freak

    I don’t think we are all that far off from being a society where these are everyday things. Body modification spans several generations and I believe that by the time today’s youngest generation become adults, Society will be completely comfortable with BM. I have had people try to dissuade me from guaging my piercing or from getting tattoos because of employment issues, but I would think that by the time I’m ready for a steady job to support myself and possibly a family, my employers might be even more pierced/tattooed than I.

  45. jefta Avatar

    i make me think about ” Immortal ” from Enki bilal
    i do LOVE blue !!!!

  46. jefta Avatar

    i make me think about ” Immortal ” from Enki bilal
    i do LOVE blue !!!!

  47. jefta Avatar

    i make me think about ” Immortal ” from Enki bilal
    i do LOVE blue !!!!

  48. jefta Avatar

    i make me think about ” Immortal ” from Enki bilal
    i do LOVE blue !!!!

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