It’s so much fun to imagine wild and extraterrestrial beings and bring them to life through art. Michelle Webb uses makeup to turn her models into aliens, using color-popping cosmetics, paint and sequins on bald caps with imaginative abandon.
Michelle Webb is a makeup designer based in London, and her work reflects her fun personality and preference for whimsical aesthetics. From colored tears to multihued skin, Webb's makeup artistry in this series is avant-garde and alluring. This photo set was captured by photographer Elliott Morgan and styled by Gabrielle Stival. The futuristic, alienesque images feature vibrant hues and intricate, creative artistry.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Colorful Makeup Artistry
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new cosmetic products and techniques to create vibrant and imaginative alien-inspired makeup looks.
- Avant-garde Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new camera technologies and editing techniques to capture and enhance the futuristic and otherworldly qualities of alien-inspired portraits.
- Whimsical Fashion Styling
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with artists and designers to create unique and fantastical wardrobe pieces that complement the vibrant and creative makeup artistry.
Where This Applies
- Cosmetics
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce a new line of high-pigment, color-popping cosmetics specifically designed for creating bold and imaginative alien-inspired makeup looks.
- Photography
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced camera and editing technologies to capture and highlight the intricate details and vibrant hues of alien-inspired portraits.
- Fashion
- Disruptive innovation opportunity: Partner with makeup artists and photographers to create fashion collections inspired by the whimsical and futuristic aesthetic of alien-inspired portraits.
