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Second in my new series called Dissembling

dis·sem·ble  (d-smbl)
v. dis·sem·bled, dis·sem·bling, dis·sem·bles
1. To disguise or conceal behind a false appearance. See Synonyms at disguise.
2. To make a false show of; feign.
To disguise or conceal one's real nature, motives, or feelings behind a false appearance.
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The series is about the different guises and masks we wear.

This particular image is about the efforts we make and the pains we are prepared to take to be beautiful and to adhere to the beauty standards and trends of our time. From designer eyes (coloured contact lenses) to makeup to surgery to turning ourselves into animals or vampires (and so on) there are many ways to hide ourselves until we cannot tell where the mask ends and we begin. The saddest thing of all is that we seem to forget that outer beauty is nothing without inner beauty. However, any inner beauty we possess is often overshadowed by the pursuit of outer beauty.

I am not saying that a little makeup is evil or that you shouldn't look after yourself and make the best of your assets, however, in recent years the concerns with our 'outer' shell seem to have taken over any concerns we have with our inner selves, the content as it were. From trying to be size 0 to wearing the latest fashion to cosmetic surgery we seem to have forgotten who we are and where we come from.

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Portrait by Blair-W

Textures
NF Texture Set by Shadowhouse
6 Faves Texture Sets 1 by Shadowhouse
Bokeh Set 2 by Shadowhouse
Another Mixed Texture Set by Shadowhouse
Rich Tones Texture Set by Shadowhouse
Actions
Perfect Portrait 3 Action by TheCoffeeshopBlog
Brushes
Eyelashes Photoshop Brushes by redheadstock

Stitches and Sutures Brushes by redheadstock


All others images/textures/brushes my own

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~theheek Feb 2, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
nice job
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!MelikeBirsenAtes Sep 19, 2012
Your work has been featured here in my journal:
One Stock To Rule Them All 4.
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Mood: Joy ~KikiMJ Oct 1, 2011  Student General Artist
This is absolutely amazing! I'm a makeup artist and I create whacky characters and what not. I'd be so cool if you wanted to work together, I have a very high quality camera, and I think you could do amazing things with any of my looks.
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*MagpieMagic Oct 2, 2011
:-) Thank you. I'd love to do a collab. :-) xo
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Mood: Joy ~KikiMJ Oct 2, 2011  Student General Artist
Awesome, I have several shoots lined up with some models, I will keep you updated :D XO
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*MagpieMagic Oct 4, 2011
Cool! :-) xo
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~mikajomc Jul 10, 2011   Digital Artist
That is very cool! Executed very well :)
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*MagpieMagic Aug 30, 2011
Thank you so much. :-)
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~patchoulipatch Jul 1, 2011
Beautiful work Sybille :)
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*MagpieMagic Aug 30, 2011
Thank you so much Carol. :-) xo
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