A make-up artist has revealed she can spend up to sixteen hours creating her impressive mind-bending illusions.
Romanie-Jade Tulloch, 20, from Nottingham is a self-taught makeup artist, known for creating unbelievable looks that play tricks on the viewers eye.
The talented influencer studied fine art at college for two years but opted out of university to pursue her dream career to become a full-time YouTube and beauty influencer.
Known as ‘cakefacerj’ on social media to her 400,000 followers – she can spend up to sixteen hours to warp her face with make-up.
Romanie-Jane revealed she’s keen to push the boundaries of what makeup can do, creating looks that take up to sixteen hours to create
The twenty year old now has 400,000 followers on Instagram who are baffled by her mind boggling looks
She spends on average five hours on each makeup look, although some can take longer to come together. This blender look took nine hours to create
One of her most recent look was inspired by a kitchen blender, and she spent hours painting the quirky illusion onto her face.
She said: ‘My surroundings inspire me, I can be walking through the park and see a pond and that is enough for me to give it a go on my face.
‘I like to step out of my comfort zone and try anything and everything, it might be Where’s Wally on my face or a food blender.’
She went on: ‘I wanted to show people that you can use makeup to do so much more, it doesn’t always have to be to make yourself look pretty.’
The intricate Avengers make up celebrating the latest superhero film took up to sixteen hours to create
Romanie-Jade uploads a selection of make up looks daily in order to satisfy her 400,000 followers on Instagram
The makeup artist admitted she often leaves her lips till last, allowing her to continue snacking while she paints her face
The make up artist explained that it usually takes her on average five hours per look.
She continued: ‘I always leave my mouth until last so I can snack throughout.
‘Once I am in the zone, I find it hard to get out so it never really feels like a long time when doing the looks.’
She revealed she often dedicated days to complete her look, saying: ‘The longest I have spent on one illusion was 13 hours as I tried to create an Avengers themed look.
Bare faced: Romanie-Jade studied fine art at college for two years before she became a makeup artist
Romanie-Jade studied fine art at college for two years before becoming a self employed make up artist
The makeup artist believes her fine arts background helped her in her work, which often includes optical illusions
Romanie-Jade now boasts over 400k followers on Instagram and uploads an array of unique looks daily.
After spending two years studying fine art at college, she decided to take a risk and follow her dreams to become a makeup artist, rather than go to university.
She added: ‘I had the option to go to university, but I wanted to get stuck in with starting my career in art straight away.
She said: ‘I went on a self-employment course to become a freelance makeup artist, and in this time my page blew up and I went from 3000 followers to 16,000 in a week.
While she loves traditional looks as well, she says she is keen to push the boundaries of what is possible with makeup
The 20 year old says she wants to ‘stand out’ in the makeup industry and is inspired by her surroundings to paint her wacky looks
Her inventive looks have captured the attention of many online, and she now has over 400,000 followers
‘I took the plunge and use the loan I received from Princess Trust to buy studio equipment to become a full-time beauty influencer as I realised, I can earn money doing what I love.’
Keen to stand out from the industry, she started to experiment with unusual eye make up illusions.
She said: ‘I recognised a gap in the market, other pages were posting mainly contouring and smokey eyes, so I decided to switch it up and be arty with my looks.’
She went on: ‘A small percentage of people can be negative, but on the whole, I’ve had a really positive response and I’ve gained a large following since my looks stared trending which I’m so grateful for.’
Romanie-Jade often posts more classic makeup looks, but says she loves switching up her looks as it allows her to ‘be arty’
