Body painting on the cover of Seura magazine

I'm so happy this happened - I got my body painting on the cover of a magazine! And actually it is one of the first (if not the first) Finnish magazines to have body painting on the cover. And what's even better, is thatSeura is not a fashion or design publication, but a magazine with stories of interesting people, societal issues and of course with a TV guide and crosswords puzzle, and aimed for an audience of 50+. 

BUT, how cool is this magazine to have body painting on actress-singer Maria Ylipää, who they interviewed - such a brave and open-minded take on their normally very traditional style. Love it! I've worked as a make-up artist for Seura for years and I knew this was coming at some point. We were all waiting for the right time and the right person to model for it. So I think Maria was perfect for this! So powerful, as were the pictures in the end. 

What do you think? The feature story was about the seven deadly sins. Can you guess which one(s) she was portraying? 

Seura (issue 47/ 2017): "Näyttelijä Maria Ylipää: Alastomuuden pitää olla perusteltua." 

Body painting, make-up & hair: Riina Laine
Photos: Tommi Tuomi/ Otavamedia

MAKING OF PHOTOS: Pia Karapää

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Watch the making-of video below