On her Instagram profile, where she has attracted over 151K followers, Hungary-based Lainey Molnar puts side-by-side illustrations of what society expects from her and how she lives her life. She thinks that pressure on women is created both inside our community and the outside, explaining that some things are still expected from them like hundreds of years ago.

“It is incredibly hard to navigate all of their expectations and reach the milestones society has set out for us,” she shared in an interview for Bored Panda and added that she created a comic-style avatar and began illustrating all the things she is going through as a woman under the pressure of society and life.

Scroll down and check out the illustrations.

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One feature that makes her paintings stand out is her unique choice of color. Her subjects (mostly women) have a certain sheen to them and they look as though they’re actually glowing from inside. This unique glow also adds a layer of uncanniness to her paintings, making her subjects both familiar and unfamiliar.

“Most of the characters are not airbrush perfect or standard but the color palette makes you feel that they are perfect, so any dark circles under the eyes or intense expressions do not feel negative,” Johanna explained in an interview with The HYDE Magazine.

“I don’t want them to fall flat or be just pretty,” she went on to say. “I want life in them and experiences because that is what makes people interesting, But whatever the viewer feels I feel is completely up to them, although a lot of people feel a connection to these paintings and see something of themselves in them. And it is women and men that feel that connection.”

According to Johanna, her paintings have an emotional quality to them, based on dreams, personal experiences, and personality conflicts between the authentic self, taught mannerism and projected morality. “The work is mostly autobiographic, so a lot of it deals with childhood memories, fascinations and that whole zone between being a kid and growing up and all the emotional turmoil that comes with it,” she notes.

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She approaches these topics with sensitivity as well as a healthy dose of humor, making her illustrations all the more relatable. In one illustration the caption reads: “You need to forgive yourself,” while another illustration wishes your day to be filled with chocolate.

Having studied Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University, Rosi currently runs an illustration business from her home, based in Bristol, as well as working as a graphic designer at a publishing company. “I would love to work solely for myself and be a full-time illustrator and ceramicist,” she admits. “I also hope to have a small studio where I can teach a few workshops.”

In the meanwhile, her fanbase on Instagram keeps growing, attracting more people to her delightful creations. “I think Instagram stories is a great way to communicate with your audience,” she says. “As well as this, it’s great for sharing other people’s work and more personal parts of your day that maybe you don’t want to keep on your feed.”

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Plump your lips with a shot glass.

Girls always want fuller lips, but a shot glass is not the best way to do it. Best case scenario, you end up with red and swollen lips. Worst case, you get bruises makeup can’t cover.

Lipstick helps to conceal dark circles under the eyes.

No. You will only be left with red stains under your eyes.

It is possible to create good flicks with the help of a thread.

You need more skill to do it this way than to simply use the eyeliner applicator.

Use a fork for straight and symmetrical nose contouring.

Though a fork may help you get straight lines, is that what you really want? Your nose will look unnatural.

Use simple colored pencils as eyeliners.

Keeping a pencil in hot water will make it possible to draw on the skin. Except it will fall apart as soon as it dries.

Beetroot instead of blusher.

Just… why? The beetroot will give you some color, but you won’t be able to blend it or take it off.

You can simply and quickly create a scrub with shaving foam.

The shaving foam + sugar is not a good scrub. It simply doesn’t work.

Lemon juice helps to whiten your nails.

Nope. Nothing happened. Nails didn’t change color.

Loose powder can be substituted by flour.

Though they look the same, don’t think you can use flour instead of the loose powder. You’ll just get the flour all over your face and clothes but miss the actual effect.

Another way to draw straight flicks is with the help of a credit card.

Despite the logic behind it, more straight doesn’t always mean better. Instead, go practice your hand the “normal” way.

In order to create a straight browline, use adhesive tape.

If you want to look mad all the time, go ahead, apply this tip.

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On her Instagram profile, where she has attracted over 151K followers, Hungary-based Lainey Molnar puts side-by-side illustrations of what society expects from her and how she lives her life. She thinks that pressure on women is created both inside our community and the outside, explaining that some things are still expected from them like hundreds of years ago.

“It is incredibly hard to navigate all of their expectations and reach the milestones society has set out for us,” she shared in an interview for Bored Panda and added that she created a comic-style avatar and began illustrating all the things she is going through as a woman under the pressure of society and life.

Scroll down and check out the illustrations.

The post Hungarian Blogger Tries To Empower Women With Her Illustrations appeared first on TettyBetty.

One feature that makes her paintings stand out is her unique choice of color. Her subjects (mostly women) have a certain sheen to them and they look as though they’re actually glowing from inside. This unique glow also adds a layer of uncanniness to her paintings, making her subjects both familiar and unfamiliar.

“Most of the characters are not airbrush perfect or standard but the color palette makes you feel that they are perfect, so any dark circles under the eyes or intense expressions do not feel negative,” Johanna explained in an interview with The HYDE Magazine.

“I don’t want them to fall flat or be just pretty,” she went on to say. “I want life in them and experiences because that is what makes people interesting, But whatever the viewer feels I feel is completely up to them, although a lot of people feel a connection to these paintings and see something of themselves in them. And it is women and men that feel that connection.”

According to Johanna, her paintings have an emotional quality to them, based on dreams, personal experiences, and personality conflicts between the authentic self, taught mannerism and projected morality. “The work is mostly autobiographic, so a lot of it deals with childhood memories, fascinations and that whole zone between being a kid and growing up and all the emotional turmoil that comes with it,” she notes.

The post The Uncanny Portraits of Martine Johanna appeared first on TettyBetty.

She approaches these topics with sensitivity as well as a healthy dose of humor, making her illustrations all the more relatable. In one illustration the caption reads: “You need to forgive yourself,” while another illustration wishes your day to be filled with chocolate.

Having studied Fine Art at Oxford Brookes University, Rosi currently runs an illustration business from her home, based in Bristol, as well as working as a graphic designer at a publishing company. “I would love to work solely for myself and be a full-time illustrator and ceramicist,” she admits. “I also hope to have a small studio where I can teach a few workshops.”

In the meanwhile, her fanbase on Instagram keeps growing, attracting more people to her delightful creations. “I think Instagram stories is a great way to communicate with your audience,” she says. “As well as this, it’s great for sharing other people’s work and more personal parts of your day that maybe you don’t want to keep on your feed.”

The post Rosi’s Illustrations Are Very Relatable appeared first on TettyBetty.

Plump your lips with a shot glass.

Girls always want fuller lips, but a shot glass is not the best way to do it. Best case scenario, you end up with red and swollen lips. Worst case, you get bruises makeup can’t cover.

Lipstick helps to conceal dark circles under the eyes.

No. You will only be left with red stains under your eyes.

It is possible to create good flicks with the help of a thread.

You need more skill to do it this way than to simply use the eyeliner applicator.

Use a fork for straight and symmetrical nose contouring.

Though a fork may help you get straight lines, is that what you really want? Your nose will look unnatural.

Use simple colored pencils as eyeliners.

Keeping a pencil in hot water will make it possible to draw on the skin. Except it will fall apart as soon as it dries.

Beetroot instead of blusher.

Just… why? The beetroot will give you some color, but you won’t be able to blend it or take it off.

You can simply and quickly create a scrub with shaving foam.

The shaving foam + sugar is not a good scrub. It simply doesn’t work.

Lemon juice helps to whiten your nails.

Nope. Nothing happened. Nails didn’t change color.

Loose powder can be substituted by flour.

Though they look the same, don’t think you can use flour instead of the loose powder. You’ll just get the flour all over your face and clothes but miss the actual effect.

Another way to draw straight flicks is with the help of a credit card.

Despite the logic behind it, more straight doesn’t always mean better. Instead, go practice your hand the “normal” way.

In order to create a straight browline, use adhesive tape.

If you want to look mad all the time, go ahead, apply this tip.

The post Busted: 11 Weird Life Hacks for Women That Don’t Really Work appeared first on TettyBetty.