Valeria Lukyanova is a girl with an extraordinary appearance who completely resembles a child’s Barbie doll, which is why everyone calls Lera “a living Barbie doll.” It was precisely this feature that attracted her fans and won a huge audience. In addition, Valeria is interested in vocals and has released a couple of collections of her songs.
Of course, it would not have been possible to attract such attention without unique makeup. For her image, the girl uses different colored lenses for her eyes, and also uses cosmetics herself, which turns Valeria into a fairy-tale toy.
Biography
Valeria Lukyanova, seemingly the most ordinary girl, was born in the city of Tiraspol on August 23, 1985. What sets her apart from others is that she is a real replica of a Barbie doll.
From childhood, Lera looked like an angel: beautiful dresses and wide bows adorned the girl’s white hair. Along with regular school, Valeria attended music lessons. She really enjoyed singing and composing her own songs.
Valeria Lukyanova - Odessa Barbie |
Another daughter, Olga, grew up in the family of Irina and Valery Lukyanov. After her parents' divorce, her mother remarried and took the surname Pashkeev. From her second marriage, Irina has a son, Ivan, Lera and Olya’s half-brother.
In her younger years, the girl tried to study at one of the Odessa universities - OSAGA, which she entered in 2002. But due to the fact that Valeria loved big parties where they drank alcohol, the girl was never able to complete her education. The hippie lifestyle did not bode well.
Valeria Lukyanova at 16 |
Her lifestyle of this period can be described as a search for herself. According to the beauty, she always wondered: why does she live, what is the purpose of life? She was never attracted to the life of an ordinary person. And currently Valeria is a staunch supporter of the childfree lifestyle (not wanting to have children).
Natural beauty of Odessa Barbie
What is she like, Barbie without makeup? It must be admitted that Valeria, without cosmetic tricks and gimmicks, looks even more youthful and tender than “in character.” Of course, the beauty of the Barbie doll is perceived ambiguously by viewers. Some will say that bright eyeliner and giant eyelashes are vulgar and tasteless. The more they will like Valeria Lukyanova without makeup - in these pictures you can’t tell she is more than 20 years old (despite the fact that the diva was born in 1985).
In those rare images where Valeria Lukyanova flaunts without Photoshop, it is clear that her figure is the result not only of a debilitating diet and genetics, but also of training. Sculpted abs, elastic hips, thin girlish arms. And the legs against the background of the overall miniature figure seem simply endless.
Without a doubt, nature generously gifted “living Barbie,” and the photos of Valeria Lukyanova without makeup clearly illustrate this. There is a common photo of Valeria after a cosmetic procedure, with steamed skin and reddened eyes. However, this does not prevent you from seeing the sculpted face, graceful cheekbones, a sharp, neat chin and a thin small nose, the calling card of the glamor queen.
Appearance
Everything changed dramatically when Valeria posted her photos on the Internet in 2002, which created a sensation among the public. With the help of skillfully applied makeup, the girl looked like the favorite of all children - the Barbie doll. Valeria really liked this, and since then she has tirelessly began to improve her image. Currently, the beauty has a whole army of fans, for whom she posts her photographs on her Instagram and Vkontakte pages.
Valeria Lukyanova has been pursuing her goal for a decade. In 2007, she won the Miss Ukraine beauty contest, where she received a diamond crown. But she became a real sensation in 2012, when information about Barbie from Odessa appeared in Western media.
At that time, the video with Valeria Lukyanova on YouTube was viewed by more than 50 million viewers. By this time, the girl herself had secured the title of not so much a Barbie girl, but rather an alien under the nickname Amatue.
How to become Barbie: secrets from Valeria
If the image and glory of an elegant doll haunts you, then in order to independently achieve the ideal, you can do the following:
- Get rid of excess weight. Barbie doesn't have it at all, not even an ounce. To effectively lose weight at home, you should not go to extremes and switch to a raw food diet and consumption of liquid foods (as Valeria did). Instead of dangerous experiments, it is better to adjust your diet, avoid eating flour and sweets in the afternoon, and count calories. By giving preference to vegetable fats and consuming a lot of clean, still water, you can help the body lose weight and maintain it at the desired level;
- Make your body more fit and flexible. Valeria is undoubtedly involved in fitness and gives her body adequate stress. This is what makes her Barbie, and not just her huge breasts in contrast with her wasp waist. Strong muscles are needed to simply hold your back straight with such proportions;
- Instill in yourself that facial care is of paramount importance. No matter how tired you are, you cannot neglect cleansing, moisturizing and removing the dead skin layer. Timely, thorough care will reveal itself very soon: smooth, radiant skin - something that no professional make-up can give;
- Instructions for becoming Barbie include mastering the skills of a makeup artist. This is a great field for experimentation: you will be surprised that with the help of a palette and brushes you can change your face almost beyond recognition.
This scheme, if followed step by step, can become a universal secret of success for girls of any age. As Chanel once said, if a woman does not become a beauty by thirty, it is only due to her own stupidity. At the same time, it is not necessary to copy the unusual image of the Odessa woman; The main thing is that she looks great even without makeup - fresh and young.
Plastic surgery
The public immediately became interested in how many operations the girl had done to change her appearance. According to Valeria Lukyanova, she had only one breast augmentation operation after she began to deliberately lose weight to 42-40 kg. At this weight, she was happy with everything except her breasts, which had shrunk a lot.
Valeria Lukyanova has had her breasts enlarged
To look harmonious and feel confident, Lera enlarged her breasts by 2 sizes. Valeria explains her desire to lose weight to dystrophic proportions due to her narrow bones, in which even 45 kg becomes a burden for her.
Now the girl’s figure after plastic surgery, as well as after many days of hard training in the gym, looks perfect. Its dimensions are 86:47:87. Plastic surgery experts claim that such a thin waist is difficult to achieve naturally; this would require removing a couple of lower ribs.
Valeria Lukyanova before and after surgery
If you compare pictures with Valeria from an earlier period, you can see much more ordinary volumes than now. To which Valeria herself responds in her blog that the secrets of her beauty are work, proper makeup and spiritual development, and not plastic surgery at all.
According to skeptics, Valeria Lukyanova has undergone at least six operations, ranging from serious interventions to change the shape of the nose, remove ribs, install breast implants, and end with changing the shape of the eyes and the shape of the lips. In addition, specific doll-like facial expressions may be the result of Botox injections, which are known to severely limit the movement of facial muscles.
This assumption is confirmed by a large number of photographs taken before and after the proposed plastic surgery. Many of Valeria’s critics suggest that banal Photoshop also played a big role in the formation of her unusual image. In some frames this is visible to the naked eye. This hypothesis is confirmed by the fact that Valeria forbade her friends and relatives to film her in real life. And she often hides from annoying journalists behind the curtained windows of her house.
Facts about Lukyanova: before and after photos
Those interested and caring conducted a real investigation and made a comparative analysis of archival photographs. Photos of Valeria Lukyanova without makeup were compared with those photos of her “at the puppet parade.” The selection also includes old photographs of the star from her school days; also captured the period of early youth.
What conclusions did the researchers come to?
- After 2007, the hump on Valeria’s nose, which is clearly visible in the photographs of the teenage Lera, disappeared. The opinion that rhinoplasty took place is confirmed;
- In the article “Makeup of Valeria Lukyanova” we looked at the nature of perfectly smooth skin on the model’s face. If we compare the star’s real age with the absence of the slightest signs of early wrinkles, as well as the frozen facial expressions that can be observed in the video, it is easy to assume that Botox and hyaluronic acid were injected under her skin;
- At the same time, the shape of the girl’s eyes and lips apparently remained unchanged. Only the abundance of decorative cosmetics and sculpting effects bring Lukyanova’s lips and eyes closer to Barbie’s features;
- As for the blogger’s record-breaking thin waist - only 47 cm, this can be explained by her fragile constitution, as well as heredity (the girl herself attributes such an abnormal figure to her).
Spiritual practice
Valeria assigns a large role to spiritual practice in achieving an ideal appearance. Lera has been engaged in her internal development for a long time. After realizing her life, the girl switched to proper nutrition; now she is engaged in a raw food diet and vegetarianism.
According to Valeria, she has mastered the technique of traveling in the astral plane: she can travel in a dream both in time and in space. Thus, Lera “visited” Mexico, and even other planets.
Valeria Lukyanova during spiritual classes
Currently, Valeria Lukyanova is a teacher at the Mikhail Rainbow World School of Astral Exit. Lera brings together seekers like herself to seminars and teaches them the technique of dream travel. Valeria travels with seminars all over the world.
For each lesson, she independently writes a program. Together with her students, she does special exercises, analyzes difficult life situations, and draws up a nutrition program for each of them.
Psychologists' opinion
Experts attribute to the girl narcissism that arose after severe post-suicidal depression. Valeria states that she is an energy being who has passed through dozens of human lives. She remembers all her past appearances and assumes what trials she is doomed to in the future.
There is no logic in many of the girl’s statements.
She declares the absence of plastic surgery and at the same time conveys to her fans the idea of the importance of plastic surgery.
“If there is disharmony hidden within you and you are unhappy with your appearance, you need to do everything possible to love yourself in the mirror.”
Personal life
A true revolution in Valeria’s biography was her acquaintance at the age of 16 with her future husband Dmitry Shkrabov, who was 8 years older than her. A wealthy Ukrainian businessman soon proposed to such a fragile and unusual girl. They played their wedding in a circle of close people, and then flew off on a trip. The couple has been inseparable for many years now.
Valeria Lukyanova with her husband Dmitry Shkrabov |
With her husband Dmitry, Valeria has traveled all over the world. They are the happy owners of an expensive mansion. In all joint photographs, the young people always hug. It is obvious that Valeria’s personal life was happy. The husband supports all his wife’s endeavors and finances all her undertakings.
Basic rules for applying proper makeup
To make beautiful makeup, it is not enough just to have a set of high-quality professional cosmetics; you need to know the basic rules for creating it and be able to apply them in practice. Neat make-up always looks impressive, attracting the attention of others. A girl who knows the technique of applying it can easily transform herself, emphasizing her advantages and evoking enthusiastic compliments. Despite the fact that makeup is predominantly a female art, not every woman masters it. And the presence of the most expensive and elite cosmetics does not guarantee an excellent result if you do not master the rules of its use. Knowing how to apply makeup correctly, you can look impressive and attractive in any situation, even without having an arsenal of tubes, jars and palettes.
Makeup can be of two types - simple and complex. The first is necessary to give freshness to a woman’s face; with the help of the second, skin imperfections (moles, scars) are carefully shaded. Depending on the time of day and function, makeup can be daytime (close to natural) and evening, that is, intended for a formal appearance.
Everyday makeup refers to a simple look. It is designed to disguise minor imperfections, give the face freshness and highlight its natural beauty. If the skin does not have very noticeable defects, and the facial features are harmonious, proper daytime makeup will only enhance the natural charm of a woman, while being invisible. Evening makeup is usually complicated and requires more time and cosmetics. It allows the use of decorative elements, glitter, false eyelashes and other paraphernalia.
Regardless of the type of makeup you choose, you will have to go through the same stages of applying it: toning and powdering the skin, lining the eyebrows, eyes, applying blush and covering the lips with lipstick or gloss.
Preparing for the makeup process
Preparation is no less important than the process of applying cosmetics. Makeup should only be applied correctly to clean skin. Therefore, first you need to remove the remnants of makeup, wash your face, and wipe your face with toner. Next, we determine your skin type. It is important to moisturize dry skin with day cream. For oily or combination skin, apply a mattifying agent or base.
The durability and accuracy of the makeup, as well as the time spent on its creation, largely depend on this stage. It is important to pay attention to every detail, try new techniques and select a harmonious combination of shades and textures. Practical skills will be developed over time, and then the question of how to apply makeup correctly will no longer arise. On a cleansed and moisturized face, makeup adheres better and lasts longer. It is not allowed to apply new layers to existing “plaster”. Makeup removal is definitely necessary. In general, the more the skin rests from cosmetics, the better its appearance and condition. If you have free time or on weekends, you can practice using homemade face masks or from store-bought ones. The frequency of such procedures is 1-2 times a week.
Washing with water is not enough for adult skin; it needs to be supplemented with cosmetic cream, milk or gel. Cleansing ends with tonic or lotion. Care is selected depending on skin type and time of year. The care product can be a fluid cream, a nourishing or moisturizing cream, or an emulsion.
How to apply foundation and foundation
Correction of problem areas and minor defects is carried out using a corrector and concealer. They can “hide” dark circles under the eyes, pimples, protruding veins, and pigmentation. To consolidate the camouflage effect, you should apply foundation and powder, which also provide an even complexion.
To select the color of the foundation, it is tested: applied to the inside of the brush.
For oily or combination skin, you can use products with a mattifying effect that will absorb excess sebum and eliminate shine.
- Let's apply the base. Before applying foundation, you need to prepare your skin. For this you will need a special makeup base. Girls with oily or combination skin should opt for a product with a mattifying effect; for normal or dry skin, a nourishing, moisturizing base is suitable. Such products effectively even out the complexion, refreshing it. After applying the base, hide the circles and puffiness under the eyes using a concealer. This should be done with the pads of your fingers and soft patting movements.
- Apply foundation. It should be used to cover the sharp edges of the face in order to smooth them out, making the face “softer” and more delicate. Walk along the line of the cheekbones, bridge of the nose, forehead, cheeks.
- Apply foundation. Do not apply too thick a layer of tone on your face, because even the highest quality and expensive cosmetics in excess can give your face an unnatural look. Squeeze a little cream onto the inside of your palm and begin to carefully apply it with a brush, moving from the edges of the face to its center. Carefully blend the product over the entire skin. Lightly powder the foundation layer with a soft brush - this will give your face a natural look.
When creating makeup, it is important to choose the right color of foundation and foundation. Too light shades will make the face look like a doll, lifeless. Dark ones are capable of creating an unnatural contrast with the neck and other naked parts of the body. When choosing a tone, apply it to the inside of the hand - the product should completely match the color of this area of the hand. To correct your face shape, you need to use two shades of foundation - your natural one and a darker one. The first is applied to the entire face in an even thin layer. The second is applied zonally, depending on the type of face.
Tools and cosmetics
Determining the color type of appearance, namely the shade of skin, eyes and hair, is the next step on the path to flawless makeup. A correctly selected palette of eye shadow, blush and lipstick can embellish or completely transform a woman’s face. You can determine the range experimentally, relying on the recommendations of professional makeup artists and your artistic taste. It is clear that for daytime makeup you should choose nude and pastel shades that will not clearly stand out on the face. For an evening look, bright, rich colors, enchanting combinations, and interesting textures are suitable.
In any case, it is better to prepare the necessary cosmetics and tools in advance so that you can apply everything at once and not be distracted by searching while creating makeup. It is important to pay attention to the expiration date of cosmetics and decorative products and not to forget about their storage time after opening the package.
A set of sponges and brushes of different shapes and sizes will help in the difficult but interesting process of creating “make-up”. Cotton pads and swabs will correct errors and remove excess makeup. And of course, at a comfortable table with good lighting and a large (preferably magnifying) mirror it will be easier to apply makeup.
Some tips:
- For those with a square face shape, it is recommended to apply a light shade to the middle of the forehead, the tip of the chin and the area under the eyes. Use a dark product to treat the area near the hairline, at the corners of the jaw and temples. The boundaries between transitions should be carefully shaded.
- A round face should be covered with a light foundation, and with the help of a dark foundation, visually narrow it, darkening the area of the cheeks and temples.
- Girls with a triangular face type need to apply a light tone on the forehead, chin and under the eyes - this way you focus attention on the center of the face. Cover the line of the cheeks and forehead with a dark tone.
- If you have an elongated face, it is necessary to darken the lower part of the chin - this will visually shorten your face. Do not skimp on blush for the cheeks, because such an accent also helps to draw attention to the middle of the face.
- On a pear-shaped face (narrow at the top, full at the bottom), a light tone should highlight the forehead area, the area under the eyes and the tip of the chin. A dark tone is applied to the cheeks and jaws - this visually makes them narrower.
Step-by-step makeup creation
It is important to follow the generally accepted sequence for applying makeup among makeup artists. In makeup, especially evening makeup, it is recommended to focus on one part of the face. As a rule, these are the eyes. They provide unlimited scope for the use of unexpected shades of shadows, their interesting combination with the natural color of the iris. A flutter of luxurious eyelashes, a bewitching gaze - these epithets are not in vain used when describing attractive women.
If you want to highlight seductive lips on your face, this is easy to do with bright lipstick. In this case, it is correct to make eye makeup natural and inconspicuous. Focusing on two or more parts of the face will make the image look doll-like or too “womanish.” Confidence and neatness are the hallmarks of a stylish and luxurious woman.
Eye makeup is the most important and difficult stage.
How to properly apply eye makeup? The first thing to consider is what type of makeup you need to do. For daytime make-up, you should use a couple of shades of eyeshadow and a dark brown or black pencil. Using a gentle pencil movement, shade the eyelash line and the mucous membrane of the upper eyelid. Visually, the eyelashes will appear thick, and the eyes will take on an expressive, beautiful shape. Apply shadows using a round applicator or brush. If you don’t know what tone suits you, you can use universal shades – these are considered gray and brown tones. To make your eyes look bigger, apply light shadows on the inside of the eye and dark shadows on the outside. Matte shadows in pastel colors look natural. For evening makeup, choose pearlescent warm or cool tones. The final step will be applying mascara to the eyelashes.
It usually uses tools such as:
- base for shadows;
- pencil or liquid eyeliner;
- eyeshadow palette;
- Mascara.
In the daytime version, only light shadows and mascara or only mascara can be applied. Evening or stage makeup is unthinkable without expressive wings and rich colors; it allows the use of false eyelashes or rhinestones. Also, the formal look should be combined with the outfit, hairstyle and accessories.
In complex eye makeup, after the base, eyeliner is applied, then the shadows are shaded. There are various makeup schemes - horizontal, vertical, “bird”, “smoky ice”, “banana”. Their use depends on the shape of the eyes, the distance between them, and the shape of the eyelid. The choice of mascara is determined by the natural thickness and length of the eyelashes. It can be lengthening, curling, or increasing volume. Waterproof swatches provide longer-lasting makeup. The color of the mascara may also vary. Thus, brown-eyed girls are recommended to use brown shades in daytime makeup. For a festive occasion, blue, purple, green or silver mascara may be useful. Particularly extravagant ladies even pay attention to the color red. Some manufacturers offer “2 in 1” products, consisting of a caring serum, which additionally increases the thickness of the hairs, and a coloring composition.
The shade of the shadows must be combined with the color of the eyes. Green-eyed girls need to use warm colors to create makeup. The beauty of green eyes can still be emphasized with the help of blue, gray, purple shadows. Brown eyes should be shaded with ash-gray shades and brown-beige colors. For blue eyes, cool-spectrum shades, such as smoky, white, and blue, are suitable. To achieve the desired effect when tinting your eyelashes, you can try several methods of applying mascara:
- vertical, in which the brush moves vertically relative to the eyes, that is, parallel to the hairs;
- blinking - rapid fluttering of the eyelashes when touching them horizontally with a brush;
- Zigzags - alternating movements of the brush left-right and up-down.
One of the final stages is lip makeup.
To highlight the natural beauty of your lips, choose light, but not very pale lipstick colors. Fresh shades are ideal for summer makeup or light makeup for every day. Choose light coral, sheer berry, peach or pink lipstick. As a result, lips should not look bright, but expressive. It doesn’t matter what a girl chooses – lipstick or gloss, both products are allowed to create classic makeup. If she prefers to use lipstick to get an even layer and a clear contour, it should be applied with a brush.
Lips can be pre-softened with balm and thus prepared for applying lipstick. There are also special scrubs with fine exfoliating particles that will delicately remove the stratum corneum and chapped skin. A lip liner pencil will highlight and, if necessary, correct their shape. Its color should match the lipstick or differ from it by several tones. A soft, well-sharpened lead will help achieve a clear outline.
It is important to carefully paint your lips with lipstick and cover their inner surface as much as possible so that the makeup looks beautiful and natural when talking and laughing. The first layer can be powdered or blotted with a cosmetic napkin, then apply another layer. This will make your lip makeup richer and more durable.
The shade of lipstick should be combined with the color of the shadows and skin tone. For each color type of appearance, there are recommendations for choosing cosmetics. For bright eye makeup, nude lipsticks are usually used, that is, lipsticks close to the natural color of the lips. For daytime make-up, you can limit yourself to liquid gloss or balm. Some people may like long-lasting lipsticks, but you should not overuse them, as they dry out the skin of your lips.
Blush - refreshes the complexion
Gives him a natural glow and completes his makeup. Their color is usually selected to match the skin tone: pink and beige are suitable for fair complexions, bronze or brown are suitable for dark complexions. By changing the direction and width of the strokes, you can adjust the shape of the face, visually stretch it vertically or horizontally, increase or decrease its width. The optimal intensity for applying blush is when it does not stand out on the face.
It’s not difficult to understand how to apply makeup beautifully and correctly. Their practical implementation will help to consolidate the acquired knowledge. With such skills, a woman will feel confident in any situation and will be able to make the desired impression on others.
Barbie meets Ken and the anime heroine
In 2012, Barbie had her first competitor, a girl with anime makeup Anastasia Shpagina. The blog of this unusual doll girl has gathered no fewer fans than the pages of Valeria Lukyanova. The beauties decided to meet for a joint photo shoot.
Valeria Lukyanova and Anastasia Shpagina | Odessa life
Anastasia is the same fragile girl in terms of parameters as Lera. Since childhood, she began using cosmetics, gradually learning to apply makeup in a special way. Now, in order to get herself in order, Nastya has to get up at 5 am. In three hours, she recreates the image in which others see her.
In 2013, a significant event took place for lovers of Barbie and Ken dolls. Finally, living copies of the dolls met to create a photo shoot. This happened in New York, where Odessa resident Valeria Lukyanova came specifically to meet with Justin Jedlica, who is recognized as the living personification of Ken.
Valeria Lukyanova and Justin Dedlica | Odessa life
Unlike the girl, the young man is not ashamed of the fact that he has already undergone more than 140 operations to change his appearance. But Justin considers Michael Jackson and Joan Rivers, and not Ken, to be his idols, whom he tried to be like.
Little tricks or big deception
There are other illustrations where Valeria Lukyanova appears to be without makeup, posing and smiling at the camera. However, for the most part, all these photos have a minimal tone applied, slightly tinted eyebrows (which are naturally very light on the girl), discreetly lined eyes and a thin layer of tinted eyelashes.
As for the star's ceremonial photos - on the beach, in the city (in outfits like Barbie), one can conclude from them that Valeria Lukyanova, without Photoshop, is elusive to the paparazzi. The length of the star's legs in a bikini is obviously added, or a huge heel with a hidden platform makes the silhouette thinner.
Perhaps photos of Valeria Lukyanova without makeup are so difficult to find because no one is interested in them. What good is another ordinary girl, albeit pretty and very slender? But the culture of girl dolls is becoming more and more popular. So, Amatue has followers: the blonde angel Alina Kovalevskaya and the anime fairy, the fiery-haired Anastasia Shpagina.
Valeria, according to neighbors, almost never goes outside. The goal of her life is philosophical knowledge, sometimes travel, increasingly to exotic “places of power” - the Himalayas, Everest. Therefore, lying in wait while the beauty goes to the bakery to “click” Barbie without makeup is a waste of time. It is much more useful to follow publications and wait for Lukyanova to decide to show her face without makeup.
Latest events
Valeria Lukyanova, in addition to admiration, also causes indignation among some people. To such an extent that one day in the fall of 2014, hooligans attacked her near the entrance and beat her. The young men hit the girl on the head, on the jaw and broke her lip.
According to Valeria, one of them had already begun to strangle her, but at that moment a neighbor who accidentally came out scared off the criminals. An ambulance was called for the girl and she was admitted to the hospital for some time. Many photographs of the beaten and bandaged Valeria Lukyanova appeared on the Internet.
Valeria Lukyanova was attacked | TVNZ
In 2016, Valeria Lukyanova again surprised her fans with a photo shoot. But the photographs show not just a feminine person, but a truly pumped-up bodybuilder. The relief of Valeria's muscles is striking in its beauty. It is clear that the girl has already reached a professional level in her physical training. But many of her fans did not like the new image of the heroine. They are used to seeing Lera as a fragile creature who needs protection.
Valeria Lukyanova | Instagram
Currently, Valeria, in addition to spiritual and physical improvement, is engaged in singing and has already released several collections of her songs. The girl works in the New Age style.
Photos of Valeria Lukyanova without photoshop, makeup and cosmetics
The girl somehow started publishing photos of herself without makeup on her social networks, which surprised her subscribers, because even without makeup the girl looks very beautiful.
