
The latest showing of eastern Europe’s premier human Barbie dolls – together, this time – has seen them bewilder the online multitudes with the question of just where photoshop, makeup, surgery and plain freakishness begin and end, some even going so far as to comment that they “have actually regressed into the uncanny valley…”
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 28, 2012 00:33 JST
- Tags: 2ch, Comparison, Cosplay, Exhibitionism, Idol, Internet, Makeup, Photoshop, Ushijima


The latest princess of Photoshop to be causing controversy is none other than top ero-cosplayer Ushijima Iiniku, whom detractors decry as “nothing but a Photoshop dependent old hag in her forties” – though for once, the not inconsiderable discrepancies between some of her photographs are hard to ignore.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Sep 25, 2012 19:06 JST
- Tags: AKB48, Comparison, Fashion, Gravure, Idol, Makeup, Marketing, Otaku, Photoshop



Yet another of AKB48’s endless ranks of identikit idols is courting controversy – this time by daring to appear without makeup, with 21-year-old Atsuko Maeda’s natural appearance brutally distressing fans with her “ugly” and “below average” looks.
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Japan’s little monsters have been decrying the sight of Lady Gaga hungrily waddling about the stage after putting on “30 pounds” (13.6kg) – which could hardly be more topical, as recently published estimates suggest 44% of US adults will be clinically obese by 2030, Gaga among them it would seem.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Sep 12, 2012 03:12 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Cosplay, Dolls, Guro, Image Gallery, Makeup, Photoshop, Plastic Surgery, Romania

The latest creepy Barbie cosplay to distress cosplay fans online yet again comes from eastern Europe, although the lady responsible claims she is actually portraying “an anime character” rather a mere doll.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: International, News
- Date: Jul 13, 2012 10:33 JST
- Tags: China, Chongqing, Events, Guro, Idol, Made in China, Makeup, Miss Universe, Photoshop

Chinese are aghast at the quality of their candidates for the Chongqing qualifier of the “Miss International” beauty pageant.
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Japanese have been bemusedly confronted with the wonders of “anime eyes” makeup, supposedly “attracting much attention throughout America” and certainly attracting much attention in Japan (though perhaps not for the same reasons).
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Even purported heterosexuals are busily singing the praises of a crossdressing model who has not unjustifiably been dubbed “prettiest boy in the world.”
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Harajuku’s latest and most extreme fashion tribes have been causing a stir online after recently being featured on Japanese TV.
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Sexy Chinese idol Wendy Lee (李穎芝 / Li Yingzhi)’s recent bout of race queening at a Beijing motor show has caused an Internet sensation, but those not dazzled by her sparkly bust have been wondering just what happened to her face…
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Not to be outdone by actual superpowers, Russia is fighting back with yet another mindbending fusion of what it can only be hoped is mostly Photoshop and makeup, all for the dubious cause of looking more plastic than plastic.
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- Author: Artefact
- Categories: Japan, News
- Date: Apr 16, 2012 11:26 JST
- Tags: Comparison, Fashion, Feet, Fetish, Image Gallery, Makeup, Oppai, Oshiri, Rankings

Which of part of the female body a man most favours determines his entire personality – or so a much circulated list of 9 of those parts and their respective fancying personalities alleges, much to the aggravation of many men – most of whom are written off as “infantile simpletons”…
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