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47 Makeup Transformations Causing Women To Look Decades Younger (New Pics)
Interview With Artist
Makeup has existed for centuries and has always been an important part of people's lives. Depending on the location, tradition, culture, and, finally, fashion, it has always been there, just in different forms.
Today, we would like to present to you some extraordinary transformations by Anar Agakishiev, a makeup artist from Azerbaijan. What makes his work special is that many of the models undergoing his transformations are ladies who, thanks to Anar’s artistry, look decades younger. Very often, it's hard to believe they are the same people. If you missed our previous post featuring even more examples of Agakishiev’s unique work, make sure to check them out.
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The difference is remarkable, but not because of age. Her hair looks healthier and the more subtle makeup suits her better. I don't see so much difference in how old she appears, she simply appears to have experienced more self-care. 🤗
Bored Panda contacted Agakishiev and asked him some questions about his work. We wanted to know what initially inspired Anar to become a makeup artist, and what motivates him to work specifically with older clients to create transformative looks. The artist from Azerbaijan shared with us: “My journey into becoming a makeup artist sparked from a realization: time is our most precious asset. As we age, its value magnifies, fueling my passion to momentarily halt time's relentless march for my clients. Focused on older individuals, I craft transformative looks that amplify not just their outer radiance but also infuse joy and confidence. It's about freezing moments, creating timeless beauty, and witnessing the joy as I accentuate their unique, timeless allure. Together, we celebrate a beauty that transcends age!”
I like this one. The hair colour suits her well. Not sure if it makes her younger, but she does look great
😳 That’s the same woman?! Good heavens! I’ve only ever been “made over” once and it involved lime green eyeshadow (something that doesn’t help one with green eyes). Now I want this woman to make me over to see what I can look like!
Anar’s work is known for highlighting the natural beauty of his clients. We were wondering how the artist balances enhancing their features while keeping the makeup look natural and age-appropriate. We found out: “Achieving a graceful and age-fitting appearance requires a blend of methods and thoughtful considerations. Emphasizing these core principles and tailoring the approach to suit the client's preferences and distinct features helps create a makeup style that elevates their innate beauty, ensuring it remains both age-suited and gracefully refined.”
She looks great and happy. Yet, I would love to see her in different kinds of looks though. This one is a bit on the heavy side. I think she would look just as great in a somewhat more natural look. This doesn't seem to fit her character. Love both hair colours on her.
Working with older clients involves addressing various signs of aging. This is why we were curious about what common challenges Anar faces, and how he tackles them to achieve such remarkable age transformations. The makeup artist told us: “Every client is unique with different facial structures and skin concerns. I need to tailor each transformation to the individual. Highlight their distinctive features and address specific concerns accordingly. Aging skin often has a different texture, including wrinkles, fine lines, dark circles, puffiness, loss of elasticity and sagging skin. Staying updated on makeup techniques and products suitable for mature skin is very important in finding products that work well with aging skin.”
I like her eyes so much as they are. I would not hide anything about them.
Wowie! I suspect she’d look even better if she were happy; her misery looks as if it weighs a couple hundred pounds. (Eeeek; I hope those pounds don’t belong to a lousy husband!)
Agakishiev's work seems to empower older women by enhancing their confidence. We asked the artist how he sees the role of makeup in empowering individuals, especially those who may feel societal pressures related to aging. We learned that: “Makeup serves as a superhero cape, empowering older women beyond appearances—it's a confidence catalyst. In a society fixated on youth, makeup becomes their declaration: ‘I'm fabulous at every stage!’ It's a rebellion against age-driven stereotypes, a means to own one's unique style, and essentially, a magical tool to embrace self-confidence and feel absolutely awesome.”
Love it. This is actually a look that fits her and she can wear whenever, wherever :) Really well done.
I wish she didn't hide the vitiligo. She is beautiful in both pictures. I hope she can appreciate her beauty both with and without covering the vitiligo. It should be her choice because of happiness not because of shame. 💖
However she handles the make-up well, I must say, I like the before picture better.
All that harsh, heavy eyeliner makes her eyes so much smaller. (I call it the “Sarah Jessica Parker effect.) She looks terrific, but would look even better with a lot less eyeliner.
Very pretty eyes but why color her hair? Her original color is so much better.
I honestly think she looked best before. She is naturally stunning -- just as she is. Gorgeous features and a cute expression.
Nope - sorry. Love the hair and the eyes. Yet the rest looks overdone.
Christ! Again with the eyeliner applied with a trowel! I don’t understand why she can’t see how she’s shrinking everyone’s eyes. I seriously doubt anyone has EVER asked for their eyes to be made smaller!
I would have preferred an in-between look. She already is a beautiful woman. The very heavy make-up does not do her a favour...
Why is there a need to cover her beauty spots? Instead of hiding what makes us unique, there is a tendency to turn us into highly-filtered clones. If it is the individual's choice, that's is great. If they are giving in to social pressure, that's not so great. It makes me sad that beauty standards dismiss the unique beauty in each of us for some generic one-size-fits-all look.
I cannot stomach this anymore! PLEASE STOP.....✋🏻🚫✋🏻, JUST GIVE US REALISTIC UNEDITED PICTURES! Quit trying to make them into a "Femme Fatales"! You're WAY TOO heavy handed with the black kohl eyeliner! Not only is the color entirely too harsh for 99.99% of these women; you doubled down and applied eyeliner to the upper & lower lids and both waterlines. Not only does it make their eyes appear smaller, it ages them! The editing is ATROCIOUS! So OVER the Top they no longer have pores, moles, beauty marks,wrinkles, dark circles, bags or puffiness under eye! Okay, I feel better now!
She looks WAY too orange in the after picture. I wouldn't be happy about that either.
These women and stylist are obviously somewhere in Eastern Europe-ish and the difference in makeup from there to the US is remarkable. I feel like less is really more!
The make up is insanely thick on all of these. Cheap products badly applied. The wig on the other hand 🙃
Slap on several pounds of make up to call yourself beautiful? I'll pass, thanks.
Yes, most of them look like they're wearing painted-on masks.
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big nope for me, to much, too much, we do not recognize the person and everything that makes the character is erased under a ton of products.
The first couple were really good but it looks like the makeup just got darker and heavier as I scrolled on
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Slap on several pounds of make up to call yourself beautiful? I'll pass, thanks.
Yes, most of them look like they're wearing painted-on masks.
Load More Replies... big nope for me, to much, too much, we do not recognize the person and everything that makes the character is erased under a ton of products.
The first couple were really good but it looks like the makeup just got darker and heavier as I scrolled on
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