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Some people might say that dolls are kids' toys and nothing more. But incredible artists creating lifelike dolls can change the minds of the harshest critics.

Noel Cruz is one of those people. The Filipino artist, currently working in the USA, repaints regular cute dolls making them into real one-of-a-kind pieces of art.

He has transformed many simple dolls giving them realistic faces of famous people and characters. Noel's repainted dolls are done with intricate detail to the point of being naturally lifelike in essence. These realistic dolls are sold as collectors' items and are wildly popular.

Take a look at some of the "before-after" doll repaint images and be amazed by the talent of Noel Cruz.

More info: ncruz.com | Facebook | Instagram | noeling.deviantart.com | noelcruzcreations.tumblr.com

#1

Emma Watson

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Diksha Deshpande
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9 years ago

She looks frightening in the first picture...

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    Angelina Jolie

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    Maisa Chaves
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    this one is freaky.. very realistic

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    #3

    Jim Parsons

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    Jade Rose-valentine Lorreni
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Sheldon!!

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    #4

    Ralph Fiennes

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    Tiffany Harding
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Who Who Mush Not Be Cheaply Mass Produced.

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    #5

    Gal Gadot

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    Mary Popps
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Dammit ! Are you sure this is real ? =O

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    #6

    Marilyn Monroe

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    Natasha L
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Nice work with the eyes!

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    #7

    Johnny Depp

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    Rogue Hater
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I think the first one is pretty good considering.

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    #8

    Naomie Harris

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    İdil
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Beautiful Calypso.

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    #9

    Cher

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    Rogue Hater
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Serious talent! She looks awesome!

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    #10

    Daniel Radciffe

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    Lia LuniTic
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one - if Radcliffe was cast as Edward Cullen

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    #11

    Princess Diana

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    DancingToMyself
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Omg

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    Cate Blanchett

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    Liliana V
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    There was really a big improvement here! In the first one her face has no dimension whatsoever//

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    #13

    Emma Watson

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    Liliana V
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Why does Emma Watson original celebrity doll always look so creepy?

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    #14

    Helena Bonham Carter

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    Genevieve Gates
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    NO! :oO

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    Jennifer Lawrence

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    Genevieve Gates
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    She's not even wearing the same outfit

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    Gal Gadot

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    Zaza Pheuteu
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Errr.. the hair is different on the right "doll". I've got serious doubts that this is what it says it is.

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    #17

    Jennifer Lopez

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    Liliana V
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Wow! This one is really amazing!

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    #18

    Liv Tyler

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    Corinne Wiedemann
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one wasn't horrible but the second gave her face more dimension

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    Cher

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    Fernanda Roz
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Incredible!

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    Lucille Ball

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    Corinne Wiedemann
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first doll looked like a zombie

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    #21

    Judy Garland

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    Aybike Avşar
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    older verison looks more like Lea Michele :D

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    #22

    Ian Somerhalder

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    Marie
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Wow he really succeeded in making Ian's eyes!

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    #23

    Jennifer Lawrence

    Jennifer Lawrence

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    Zombie Gurl
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He even shrunk the size of the braid at the very end!!

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    #24

    Skull Boy

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    Vesna Brnić
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I can't believe this person has its doll.

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    #25

    Johnny Depp

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    Amaranthim Talon
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one made me say outloud, "What the Actual EFFF??"

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    #26

    Mia Wasikowska

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    FABULOUS1
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    This one looks just like her, great job!

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    #27

    Vivien Leigh

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    Tiffany Harding
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    WOW!

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    #28

    Meryl Streep

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    torakelet
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    One thing is 100% certain. Streep did not, does not and never will look like this 😂

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    #29

    Diana Ross

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    Kristen Hdz
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I want to know how long it takes him to make the hair look so realistic.

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    #30

    Michael Jackson

    Michael Jackson

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    Rogue Hater
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Get your own Michael Jackson doll now!! (Nose not included)

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    Farrah Fawcett

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    Jade Rose-valentine Lorreni
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one looks scary😱

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    Christopher Reeve

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    Brenda Olano
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The original wasn't that bad

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    Robert Pattinson

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    Genevieve Gates
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He forgot to add the glitter

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    #34

    Cassandra Peterson

    Cassandra Peterson

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    Richard Servello
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Wow, that could be a photo

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    #35

    Glenn Close

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    Santiago Suarez
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Sia - then Glenn CLose

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    Jennifer Lopez

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    Kristen Hdz
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He is a wizard with their hair.

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    Kristen Stewart

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    Guillermo Ramos
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    A lot more facial expression than the real person.

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    #38

    Helena Bonham Carter

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    Daria B
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The sidelook could have been left intact in here. Has more personality.

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    #39

    Jackie Kennedy

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    Zoe Kass
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    She looks like Michael Jackson on the first one.

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    Cyndi Lauper

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    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I've always loved cyndi!

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    #41

    Luke Evans

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    Amy Green
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one's really good too.. a lot better than the factory Belle!

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    #42

    Audrey Hepburn

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    Lesley Watts
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    No... not the best

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    #43

    Elizabeth Taylor

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    Viki Banaszak
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    She looks more realistic in the remake.

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    #44

    Clark Gable

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    Hana Cheaib
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Wow so realistic!

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    Elizabeth Taylor

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    Amaranthim Talon
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Except why the brown eyes? Elizabeth Taylor was known for her violet blue eyes.

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    #46

    Lady Gaga

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    Hana Cheaib
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Better

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    Lady Gaga

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    FABULOUS1
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Neither one looks like her

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    Ian Somerhalder

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    Ana Fuentes
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He should have been Christian Grey!!! So sad he wasn't!!!

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    #49

    Kate Middleton

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    Liliana V
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Kate Middleton is stunning! But, she kind of looks creep in both... Maybe they just can't capture her beauty?

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    Emma Watson

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    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Every time I see the "1st" doll of her, I think I would be offended by it if I were her!

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    Princess Diana

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    Donna Mixon
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The dress isn't still a disaster...

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    #52

    Selena

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    Ana Fuentes
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I like this one more than the first one!!!

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    #53

    Emily Browning

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    Jade Rose-valentine Lorreni
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Love them both thefactory actually did a good job unlike bell which looks creepy

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    #54

    Angelina Jolie

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    Jesse Fultz
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Except the face is too short on the doll itself.. they definitely never got her headshape right

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    Ben Affleck

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    Richard Servello
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    OK, that's a tough one to nail! Since all that's visible is his chin. This is why, while he's a great batman...his disguise sucks. You can clearly see it's Affleck behind that coil!!!

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    Heath Ledger

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    Hana Cheaib
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Not very different..

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    #57

    Ashley Greene

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    Viki Banaszak
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Beautifully done!

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    #58

    Jennifer Lawrence

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    Della VanNeste
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Really good

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    #59

    Selena

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    Andi
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Selena!! <3

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    Elle Fanning

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    Ana Fuentes
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    So beautiful!!! It looks like a fairy

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    Ian Somerhalder

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    Hana Cheaib
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    This one works

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    Jean Harlow

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    Amaranthim Talon
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Good grief!! The first one is not even in the ball park!

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    Elizabeth Taylor

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    Amy Green
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Beautiful!

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    Kristen Stewart

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    ConfusedPanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I can see a bit of Ellie Goulding in this also

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    Vivien Leigh

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    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    In the first one, her face shape is more her but the 2nd one has more details, esp. the eyes.

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    Emma Watson

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    Richard Servello
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    He's def got Watson down. The face shape isn't as good as the Belle doll...but the paint is beautiful.

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    #67

    Paulina Porizkova

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    Teri Huck
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    the before is hideous

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    Beyonce

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    Abby Rexroth
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Oops I thought it was Shakira...neither look like Beyonce!

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    Carrie Fisher

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    Dima Less
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Hmm... In this one I actually liked 'before" more

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    Cher

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    Peta Hurley-Hill
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    both good

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    Jackson Rathbone

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    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Perfection

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    David Boreanaz

    David Boreanaz

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    Rogue Hater
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Is that a hickey?

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    #73

    Gal Gadot

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    Stavroula Yoakim
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    neither

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    Marisa Tomei

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    Amy Green
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Love how these capture their personalities too.

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    Josh Hutcherson

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    Jesse Fultz
    Community Member
    6 years ago

    Nope never mind indeed

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    Janet Jackson

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    Coconut
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    beautifully done

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    Kendall Jenner

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    ConfusedPanda
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The first one looks Asian??

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    #78

    Mariah Carey

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    Hana Cheaib
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Nice!

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    Lindsay Wagner

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    Debbie Pugsley
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I SO wanted to be Jaime Sommers when I was little. She looks just like I remember.

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    Madonna

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    Patrick Bateman
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    The before is just a Barbie with a beauty mark. They're not even trying.

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    Amy Winehouse

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    Peta Hurley-Hill
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    I don't think the first one was supposed to be her.I think it is just some miscellaneous doll that was repurposed to look like her.

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    Karlie Kloss

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    Stephanie Keck
    Community Member
    8 years ago

    The first one looks crossed eye

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    #83

    Lily James

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    Amy Green
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Love the hair.

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    #84

    Whitney Houston

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    Jillian DeMarco
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Doesn't look like her at all

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    #85

    Dan Stevens

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    Abby Rexroth
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Superb!

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    #86

    Audrey Hepburn

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    Allana Rose
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Awwww she was so beautiful. What a sweet and innocent looking lady she was.

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    Marilyn Monroe

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    Bruce Eyster
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    BEAUTIFULLY REALISTIC!

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    #88

    Natalie Portman

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    Abby Rexroth
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Not even the same head, look at the jawline...

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    #89

    Joan Crawford

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    Natalie Wmyer
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Looks more like Gene Tierney to me.

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    #90

    Steven Tyler

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    Sandra Bartsch
    Community Member
    9 years ago

    Those breasts.....

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