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THIS IS A PHOTO CONCEPT AND MAKEUP LOOK I CAME UP WITH INSPIRED BY THE MEXICAN GIRLS OF EAST LOS ANGELES. THEY CALL THEM "CHOLAS" AND MAY BE IN A GANG OR JUST HANG OUT WITH OR MARRIED TO THE MEXICAN GUYS CALLED "CHOLOS" THAT ARE IN A GANG. THESE LADIES LIKE TO LOOK REAL TOUGH AND USE THEIR MAKEUP ALMOST AS A WEAPON, IT LOOKS SO SEVERE. THEY MAY SHAVE THEIR BROWS OFF OR PLUCK THEM VERY THIN, AND THEN DRAW THEM ON REALLY DARK AND EXTREME LOOKING. NEXT COMES THE VERY DARK LIPSTICK IN DEEP PURPLE OR BLACK. MOSTLY THE GUYS WEAR THE HAIRNETS PULLED DOWN OVER THEIR FOREHEADS AND THE BAGGY KHAKI PANTS. THE TEAR DROP TATTOO STANDS FOR A DEATH OR THAT THEY MAY HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. I INCLUDED BOTH STYLES JUST TO TRY AND CAPTURE THE FLAVOR OF THAT OUTSIDER CULTURE. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE THE STYLE SOME GLAMOUR AND BRING THE "LOOK" INTO FASHION. BECAUSE I FIND THEIR LIVESTYLE UNIQUE AND HAS A TRAGIC GLAMOUR OF IT'S OWN. THIS IS MY WAY OF SHOWING RESPECT FOR THEM AND THE WAY THEY CHOOSE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES. ALTHOUGH I MAY NOT AGREE WITH THE LIVES THEY LIVE OR THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ADD TO THIS WAY OF SURVIVING IN THEIR WORLD. I CAN STILL SEE THE BEAUTY OF THEIR SPIRIT AND NEED FOR IDENTITY.
