thalia de jong films makeup as art for beauty tutorial film

thalia de jong films makeup as art for beauty tutorial film
all images courtesy of thalia de jong

artist and filmmaker thalia de jong presents a pop-art short film for the fashion magazine I love you which demonstrates a new way of watching beauty tutorials. photographic instructions, showing every single step of applying make up in still pictures, have become the norm; de jong’s video references these visual guidelines, adding a quirky and amusing twist. using various make up from ellis faas cosmetics, the artist adds movement and sound from flavia faas. a grid of blinking eyes and moving lips, that whisper the words ‘i love you’ mobilize on screen, adding an entertaining aesthetic to otherwise fixed beauty imagery.

project details:

director: thalia de jong
make-up artist: ellis faas
model: madeline dotman
director of photography: mirka laura severa & thalia de jong
editor: thalia de jong
music: flavia faas
camera equipment: cam-a-lot