ON CROY AH BLE!

… as in “incroyable,” the French version of “incredible.” We shouldn’t always be bound by the rules of language. Neither should our makeup. Words can only express so much, and at times language seems to offer a too narrow range of meanings, symbols, or significations to truly capture our feelings. Instead of talking, or writing, let’s just marvel and swoon together at…

… these paperself eye flutters in all their festive, ephemeral glory. :

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Under the Sea flutters

Twin Horses flutters

London skyline flutters

… the vivid Sandra Holmbom, who incorporates the flutters as she transforms her eyelids into landscapes:

She is incredibly talented, and self-taught:

And can do a whole range of looks:

Paint Me Like One of My Paintings

Frosty nails

Silence is Golden

Sandra, my hat off to you.

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Images sourced from Paperself and Sandra Holmbom. Click the image boxes to enter into their sites.

Tags: art, color, creative makeup, expression, eye collages, eye flutters, face collages, False eyelashes, language, lip collages, marvel, Paperself, Sandra Holmbom, swoon