Alexis Stone a makeup artist so skilled that he can virtually transform into anyone, including male and female celebrities, movie characters and historical figures.
Elliot Joseph Rentz, aka Alexis Stone, is a drag queen and online influencer from Manchester, UK who rose to fame for his talent of using makeup to transform into various pop icons, from Leonardo DiCaprio to Adele. Some of his impersonations are so good that most people think his photos are digitally altered, but the artist swears that it’s all in the makeup and the careful mimicking of stars’ facial expressions.
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Stone originally rose to fame a couple of years ago, when photos of his most impressive projects went viral online. People just couldn’t believe that behind these incredibly realistic impersonations of the likes of Cher, Tilda Swinton or Queen Elizabeth II was a young man, albeit a really talented one.
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“I love to transform myself into other people,” said the artist. “Dressing up every day and being someone else for a while keeps me and those around me sane. Studying someone’s face is what I do best and using makeup to modify mine to look like them is part of the process.”
For the past two years, Alexis Stone has been busy both building a successful business around his makeup skills, and raising a loyal social media following by posting more amazing transformations.
With over 800,000 followers on Instagram alone, Alexis Stone is one of the most successful makeup artists on the popular social network.
For more amazing makeup transformations, check out the work of this talented beauty blogger from China, or the optical illusions of Vietnamese makeup artist Hoa Trang. Oh, and who could forget the queen of Instagram makeup content, the awesome Mimi Choi.
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20 Years since the film Titanic was released! 💕😱 Enjoy my @leonardodicaprio Transformation ✨
