How often do we find ourselves saying “Psh. I don’t need to pay someone for this. I’ll do it myself. How hard can it be?”

And yes, sometimes, especially if you’re willing to put in the time, you can totally make it work. But there’s still something to be said for watching a true professional in their field. Take makeup, for instance. It’s a perfectly common part of the lives of so many, but it’s still incredible what a difference in effect it can have in the hands of an expert.

Julia Ismailova is a stylist working in Russia where she frequently posts side by side comparisons of what a client looks like when they apply their own makeup vs what happens when she does it.

Check out the difference!

(NOTE: We don’t speak Russian, but we’ve put roughly translated quotes from the posts in the header.)

15. Light & Dark

“The desire to help girls and teach them how to use cosmetics correctly remains!”

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14. Red

“The trick of my reboots is to show you the heroine ‘before’ in the makeup that she makes herself, and ‘after’ in the makeup that I did for her. ”

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13. Turn that frown upside down

“Don’t put it off until later. Sign up now!”

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12. Blue dreams

“I don’t know how you feel in autumn-winter, but I have a catastrophic lack of brightness!”

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11. Master class

“Here is a photo before and after, which was made by one of the participants in my master class”

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10. Same face, new grace

“They often write to me that my transformations cannot be compared with the work of other makeup artists, ‘who really work wonders and change beyond recognition.’
And you know, I agree with that 100%! I do not know how to change beyond recognition and draw new faces. Therefore, it makes no sense to compare :)”

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9. Subtle transformations

“Yeah, not WOW HOW COOL, but look at the eyes.”

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8. New hair, don’t care

“Many girls are constantly unhappy with their appearance, in particular with their hair”

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7. Browsing brows

“Natural!”

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6. Young glow

“Youth is a good thing, only it passes quickly.”

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5. Skin deep

“We are more than our skin”

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4. The eye

“I 100% supported the idea of ​​creating a smoky smoky and getting away from the rough black arrows, behind which you can’t really see the color of the eyes.”

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3. A brand new energy

“This time, the heroine of my column was the girl Anna, absolutely amazing in energy.”

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2. A dash of color

“I want to express my deepest gratitude to all the girls who come to reboot. You are my inspiration!”

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1. Changing the subject

“Transformation is always a very subjective story.”

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Pretty impressive stuff! Hats off to those who follow their passions till they become a profession!

What do you think of these transformations?

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