Watch Hungry’s “Local Bug Lady Meets Successful ’80s Businesswoman” Extreme Beauty Transformation

After a move to Berlin, more personal inspirations started infiltrating Hungry’s creative works. Tarsem Singh’s film The Fall “carries the emotion and visual dramatics I want many of my creations to emit,” while the sounds of “Baby Shark” and the Duck Tales theme song are second only to Tchaikovsky, and the “hideously nihilistic fashions of early 2000s celebrities” provide “truly brilliant” wardrobe references. For performance pieces, Hungry takes on all of the elaborate rhinestone work seen on her glittering ensembles “since I am awfully specific about how things are supposed to be done,” though collaborations with industry visionaries are well-considered. The “organic” mouthpiece in today’s “local bug lady” look has been sculpted and hand-painted by Lokidolor, a French artist. In Hungry’s own cosmetic handwork, symmetry and technical fidelity have become “a very immediate way of expressing perfection” that allows people to question and expand their understanding of beauty beyond the familiar.

For this, careful mapping of the face utilizes figure-drawing techniques: Hungry measures and marks with grease paint atop a base layer of foundation. The Ordinary’s Coverage Foundation provides a “beautiful product and a nice alternative to the thick layer I might paint for long shows.” Once a framework is in place, Hungry begins filling in with metallic pigments. “I am obsessed with the Stila Glitter and Glow Liquid Eyeshadow, and am using the Perlina one in almost each of my looks!” Hungry enthuses of the opalescent white hue. And since “good liners are vital for my eye illusions,” Inglot’s black and white AMC Eyeliner Gel formulas are kit staples. After applying “face-opening” black novelty lenses, and false lashes on cheekbones for further optical distortion, Hungry’s ultra-chic natural mullet is covered with a fitted hood showcasing a cotton-candy-light spray of teased hair. Today’s “successful ’80s businesswoman” character offers up lamé power shoulders, luxurious lengths of draped satin, and two shades of “sensible court shoes.”

Taking the train to Borchardt Restaurant for a schnitzel dinner means enjoying a cinematic stroll through the city. “One of the first words that I learned the meaning of in Berlin was just irrelevance,” says Hungry. “A lot of the reactions I get are just not relevant to my life.” At this point, it’s white noise. In order to challenge expectations and grow, the focus has shifted to those who can appreciate unexpected forms of beauty and innovation. “Getting to work with such inspiring and established artists has been the most joyous experience of my career so far,” Hungry notes. “Sharing and exchanging ideas and visions with people you truly admire for what they bring to the world is a brilliant way to widen one’s horizons.”