Sick of “Instagram face”? Photographer Maxim Kelly celebrates unconventional beauty with his own take on YouTube makeup tutorials, in a shoot styled and art-directed by Neesha Tulsi Champaneria. Perfect now that lockdown has separated us from salons, these DIY looks invite you to get creative with pasta highlights, crafty mani-pedis, and a facelift on a shoestring budget.
While giving us a guide to achieving an instant facelift, DEBA wears dress from Islamic Relief, earrings from Pannal, found in a car boot sale, and a plaster from the local shop.
Not your average mani-pedi: DEBA wears a football top from Ebay, a spray-painted tennis skirt from Traid in Dalston, socks by OTRĀ ELPA and CROCS.
Pasta la vista, baby! DEBA wears bows from deadstock at Bethnal Green Market, a shirt by FIDAN NOVRUZOVA, jeans from PDSA in Hackney and shoes from Angel Thrift Store in Yucca Valley, California. The pasta is from Fresh Bazaar on Bethnal Green Road. Best served cooked.
PhotographyMAXIM KELLY
Stylist and Art DirectionNEESHA TULSI CHAMPANERIA
Make-upGRACE MARIE ELLINGTON using URBAN DECAY
ModelDEBA at ANTI-AGENCY
Special thanksMARIE SCHULLER
