Makeup of Tiffany Le , 2010s
Photograph

This portrait shows Tiffany’s professional makeup skills, where she attaches safety pins to her face, nose and painted sharply arched eyebrows and eyeliners. Her makeup evokes a sense of performativity and expressiveness. According to Tiffany, makeup is a crucial part of our daily lives because it communicates so much about a person before one even speaks with others. At the same time, she sees the therapeutic value in doing makeup. She can use it to please herself rather than the outside world. It affords a person the freedom to create different personas. It also deconstructs perceived social, racial, and cultural markers, focusing the viewer’s attention on the colour, shape, and style.

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