Skip to playerSkip to main content
  • 7 months ago
DANIELA, 22, from Finland describes herself as 'an old soul stuck in the 80s'. With her 'bat's nest' hair and heavy black eye makeup, the UK-based uni student says she is inspired by her favourite 80s bands and artists. She also loves creating and sharing her unique makeup looks and custom clothing with her 36,000 followers on Instagram. However, in spite of her distinctly gothic look, Daniela says she sees Barbie as a feminist icon and will transform into a Barbie-inspired 90s look. Swapping her deathly pale makeup for fake tan and her black hair for blonde, Daniela’s new look is a complete departure from her signature style...

Follow Daniela on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffin.goblin/
Follow Gemma (MUA): https://www.instagram.com/gemmahornermua/

Videographer: Nick Hamer
Producers: Stephanie Stijkel, Yasmin Walker
Editor: Gary Sykes

Category

😹
Fun
Transcript
00:00I describe my style as 80s trad goth.
00:03I tend to avoid pink or very flashy colors
00:07because I look flashy enough already.
00:10My dad definitely tells me maybe tone down the makeup.
00:14Today I'm transforming from 80s trad goth into Barbie.
00:18Oh God, that's very pink.
00:22My friend Tamlyn is going to come see the transformation.
00:26You literally look like a character out of Mean Girls.
00:29I just goth to girl boss.
00:34I find cemeteries very peaceful places.
00:37I like coming on walks here especially after a long day to calm my thoughts.
00:42It usually takes me about 45 minutes to an hour to do my makeup
00:46depending on how distracted I get while doing it.
00:50The hardest bit is definitely getting all the lines straight
00:53so a lot of concealer goes to hide a lot of mistakes.
00:57I describe my style as 80s trad goth.
01:0180s trad goth style is mostly what goths, punks used to wear in the 80s
01:07so it was very DIY, handmade, making your own clothes.
01:12I wear mostly black, sometimes some burgundy, sometimes some white.
01:17This is one of my favorites that I've made with some pins.
01:22I tend to avoid pink or very flashy colors because I look flashy enough already.
01:28Just some extravagant wizard look.
01:35I like standing out of the crowd because it makes people see that there are other people
01:40and different people in the world and not everyone has to look the same
01:44and people can have the courage to be themselves.
01:47My dad definitely tells me to tone down the makeup just to make me more approachable
01:53so people wouldn't be so, quote unquote, scared of me.
01:56Today I'm transforming from 80s trad goth into Barbie.
02:01I like Barbie for being so unashamedly feminine.
02:09Barbie is a feminist icon for a reason.
02:12Although some people may disagree.
02:14Oh my god.
02:17That's very pink.
02:20Definitely Barbie.
02:22Oh my god.
02:23Oh my god.
02:25Oh my god.
02:27These scare me a bit.
02:29I've never walked in heels.
02:31It's so not me.
02:33I feel like if I wore this outside I would not just be lying to myself
02:38but be lying to the whole world.
02:41Hello.
02:42I'm Gemma, the makeup artist.
02:43I'm Dani.
02:44Come in.
02:45Nice to meet you.
02:47So Barbie makeup look.
02:48It needs to have some element of pink, maybe a hint of sparkle, shimmer.
02:52Very girly.
02:53So some of the biggest challenges for today's transformation.
02:56Dani has no eyebrows.
02:58So getting two eyebrows with symmetry and balance is a big challenge.
03:03I think we should start with hair.
03:06What's your natural colour?
03:07Blonde.
03:08No.
03:09Oh my god.
03:12Right, next step is to remove your makeup.
03:15Your friends ask you to do their makeup for them.
03:17Sometimes, yeah.
03:18Okay, makeup removed.
03:23Have you ever had your tattoos covered before?
03:25No.
03:26No.
03:27I'm ready to be tanned a little.
03:28How easily does the tan go off?
03:31It's just instant.
03:32Okay.
03:33We're definitely getting Barbie vibes.
03:46Dani, this is the last finishing touches.
03:50Ready?
03:51I have no words.
03:52I'm just so anxious.
03:53Three.
03:54Two.
03:55One.
03:56That's not me!
03:57Oh no.
03:58Oh my god.
03:59I feel like Paris Hilton.
04:00I don't recognize myself.
04:01It feels like I'm looking at a picture of someone and not me, but they're copying me.
04:10It makes me feel like I'm alive and I'm used to looking dead.
04:15I can be Barbie on the inside but not on the outside.
04:31It feels like I am faking something and it doesn't feel like me at all.
04:38I've never seen her without her like whole goth attire so I'm really excited to see what
04:51she's going to be like without it all.
04:53Oh my god.
04:56You're going to cry.
04:59Oh my god.
05:01Oh my god.
05:04Oh my god.
05:06This is exactly how I reacted when I felt.
05:11I don't like it.
05:13I really don't.
05:14Me neither.
05:15You look like someone who bully me at school.
05:17You literally look like a character out of Mean Girls.
05:19Goth to girl boss.
05:21I just learn to appreciate the way I express myself outwardly more and the fact that I'm
05:27not afraid to dress the way I want to be and be myself just shows how much I actually
05:33appreciate what I do on a daily basis.
Comments

Recommended