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MIKEY, 29, from Chicago, describes his look as a 'Scene Kid' and has been dressing this way since he was only 12 years old. Mikey is constantly judged and misgendered because of his unique look but this doesn't stop him from living his best life. Mikey told Transformed: "If I go to gay bars everyone thinks I'm a trans girl, and whenever I go to straight bars, all the straight guys think I am a girl." Despite Mikey loving his look, this has stopped him finding love as he believes that his style attracts the wrong type of man. Today, with the help of makeup artist Daniela, Mikey is taking a leap of faith and transforming from his 'Scene Kid' look, into a more 'Preppy Style'. In addition to this, Mikey is going on his first ever blind date in his new 'Preppy' aesthetic. Mikey said: "I've never been on a blind date before. I'm super excited and at the end of the date I plan on showing him my original look... Hopefully it doesn't scare him off!" Will Mikey feel confident in his new style? Will his blind date be shocked by Mikey's revelation of the original 'Scene Kid' look?
Follow Mikey:
https://www.instagram.com/diztraxtion/
Follow MUA Daniela:
https://www.instagram.com/mua__daniela/
Credits:
Videographer: Ed Koziarski
Series Producer: Kim Nguyen
Video Producer: Adam Fleet
Casting Producer: Destiny Taitt
Editor: Sonia Estal
MIKEY, 29, from Chicago, describes his look as a 'Scene Kid' and has been dressing this way since he was only 12 years old. Mikey is constantly judged and misgendered because of his unique look but this doesn't stop him from living his best life. Mikey told Transformed: "If I go to gay bars everyone thinks I'm a trans girl, and whenever I go to straight bars, all the straight guys think I am a girl." Despite Mikey loving his look, this has stopped him finding love as he believes that his style attracts the wrong type of man. Today, with the help of makeup artist Daniela, Mikey is taking a leap of faith and transforming from his 'Scene Kid' look, into a more 'Preppy Style'. In addition to this, Mikey is going on his first ever blind date in his new 'Preppy' aesthetic. Mikey said: "I've never been on a blind date before. I'm super excited and at the end of the date I plan on showing him my original look... Hopefully it doesn't scare him off!" Will Mikey feel confident in his new style? Will his blind date be shocked by Mikey's revelation of the original 'Scene Kid' look?
Follow Mikey:
https://www.instagram.com/diztraxtion/
Follow MUA Daniela:
https://www.instagram.com/mua__daniela/
Credits:
Videographer: Ed Koziarski
Series Producer: Kim Nguyen
Video Producer: Adam Fleet
Casting Producer: Destiny Taitt
Editor: Sonia Estal
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00:00If I go to like gay bars, everyone thinks I'm a trans girl and when I go to like straight bars, all the straight guys think I am a girl.
00:08Today I'm transforming my same emo alternative good look to a more preppy version.
00:16Three, two, one.
00:18I just want to do it because I think it would be fun like to look different and see how other people perceive me as looking like normal.
00:26I've never been on a blind date. I'm super excited.
00:28And at the end of the day I plan on showing him my original look.
00:33So hopefully it doesn't scare him off.
00:35But like if it does, oops.
00:42Hi, how are you?
00:44Are you here to change me into a preppy boy?
00:46Yeah, I do. You look amazing.
00:50My name is Daniela.
00:51Nice to meet you Daniela.
00:53Hi, my name is Mikey.
00:55If I were to describe my look, I'd describe it as alternative, scene kid, emo kid, punk, crunch, gothic, broke.
01:04But like I didn't choose this label. This label chose me.
01:11Literally straight out the womb.
01:13Like my mom wouldn't have me box braiding her hair when I was like eight years old.
01:19She was my influence in that style.
01:22How do you think you're going to look?
01:24I don't know. I want to look like not like me.
01:28Not like you?
01:29Yeah, like let's go. We're playing disguise mode.
01:32So today I'm going to change my look.
01:36Try and be a normal boy.
01:38And then try and see if the trickier will work on this other boy that I'm going on a date with later.
01:46So hopefully it's like my type. If it's not like honestly.
01:52I don't know.
01:53Why are you like for this blind date to change yourself?
01:57Like why you decided to do a transformation?
02:00Because I'm like, will it give me a different reaction?
02:04Usually people probably do want to talk to me or call me or whatever.
02:08But like they probably don't because they're just like seeing me as intimidating, which I really am not.
02:14It's just like preconceived like judgment.
02:18Basically judging a book by its cover.
02:21If I go to like gay bars, like everyone thinks I'm a trans girl.
02:26And when I go to like straight bars, everyone thinks all the straight guys think I am a girl.
02:31You're making it so relaxing.
02:34I haven't had my makeup done in a while.
02:36Like actually from someone.
02:38For someone.
02:39I kind of like stopped doing my makeup all the time.
02:43Do you like to do more for yourself or for clients?
02:47Well, I think I was just doing it because it's art.
02:50So to me, it was just like an artistic freedom like expression.
02:56I think so.
02:57So many people is just afraid to express their self because they think they will be judged.
03:03Do you judge it?
03:08I know I'm getting judged because like I'll be with my friends or something.
03:11And they're like, oh my God, everyone's looking at me.
03:14I don't know, you weirdo.
03:16Other words that are like not nice.
03:19But like it really mattered to me because I'm like, damn, learn how to love you.
03:24Like I love me.
03:28Okay, I would like to make a little bit contouring.
03:31Like cool tone.
03:32Like not bronzing.
03:33Yeah.
03:34I don't think so.
03:35Cut me out.
03:36Not that much.
03:37Okay, fine.
03:38I will use Vestement Atelier.
03:40That is the best one, which is blending perfectly.
03:50How do you think you'll feel when you see yourself with this new look?
03:54I don't know.
03:55Because I was thinking about it and I was like, what if I look so good that I'm like,
04:00maybe I could just like cut my hair off and dye it a different color and live a normal boy life.
04:07But then I'm kind of like, that would be so f***ing boring.
04:11Like I can't imagine not being the raucous a**.
04:17I cannot imagine it.
04:18We are going to move to the hair.
04:22I'm excited.
04:23I'm scared.
04:25Okay, Mikey.
04:26Are you ready?
04:27No.
04:31Okay.
04:33Can you please stop here?
04:35Straight boy in my dreams.
04:37Three, two, one.
04:40Oh my God.
04:41Take it off.
04:46I mean, definitely normal now.
04:48I feel like I look like grandpa.
04:50I feel like I look like grandpa, you know, going to the boat.
05:00Nervous because I am like uncomfortable.
05:06I look disgusting.
05:08Not because of you.
05:09You're amazing.
05:10You're good.
05:11The makeup girl beat the f***ing all heavens.
05:14But it's not Baroque.
05:17And I'm Baroque.
05:21I've never been on a blind date.
05:23I'm super excited.
05:24And at the end of the day, I plan on showing him my original look, which is like the original me.
05:31So hopefully it doesn't scare him off.
05:33But like if it does...
05:36Oops.
05:42What's up?
05:43Hi.
05:44Hi, I'm Margaret.
05:45I'm Jack. How are you?
05:46Nice to meet you, Jack.
05:47Nice to meet you.
05:48My name is Mikey.
05:49You look great.
05:51How are you?
05:52Good, from work, you know.
05:53Just from work?
05:54Yeah.
05:55I love a working man.
05:56Thank you a lot.
05:57Yeah, seriously.
05:58You're wearing so nice.
05:59Yay, please, finally.
06:00Thank you so much.
06:04How old are you?
06:05How do I look?
06:06I don't know, like 26 or 7 or 8.
06:1028.
06:11F***, how old are you?
06:12I'm ancient.
06:13How old?
06:14A vampire.
06:16August 4th, 1994.
06:18I'm Leo.
06:19How old are you?
06:20A Capricorn.
06:21A Capricorn?
06:22Oh my gosh.
06:34You're probably like, what the f*** is this weirdo?
06:36Get me out of here.
06:37No.
06:38Yeah, I'm weird.
06:39No.
06:40I don't know, I'm a reader.
06:41I mean, I'm not really much of a dater in general.
06:44You seem like a homebody.
06:45I go out.
06:46I do stuff.
06:47You're like, I go out.
06:48Kind of.
06:49Like, barely.
06:50I mean, I'm frequently out.
06:51Okay, yeah.
06:52I did like,
06:53What, in Boys Town?
06:54I did like, three different sports.
06:55Oh, okay.
06:56You're actually like, actively out.
06:57I was out.
06:58Just like, delinquent out.
06:59I was at, you know, a couple events.
07:01Wanna see my real look?
07:02Because you're not in your style.
07:04I'm really not.
07:05That's probably why I feel a little like, who am I right now?
07:09Let's do it.
07:10Let's see the real look.
07:11Oh my god.
07:13Oh, wow.
07:16Okay.
07:17That's obviously a wig, right?
07:18No, that's my real hair.
07:19Oh.
07:20Oh, this is actually really cool.
07:21This is like, really cool.
07:22Yeah.
07:23Wait, I think this looks better than this.
07:26I think so too.
07:27Thank you so much.
07:28Oh my gosh.
07:29Let me take my hat off and just be normal again.
07:31You know, this is like, a style.
07:33I mean, it shows like, more of who you are.
07:36Yeah.
07:43Do you wanna see my real hair?
07:44Yeah, okay.
07:45And it's all its glory.
07:46The reveal.
07:48Crazy.
07:51Now it's all like, flat.
07:52Cool.
07:53It's the end of our time.
07:54I hope you enjoyed and I hope to see you next time.
07:58Yeah, no, this was great.
07:59I think I would stick to the original style.
08:07He was super cute.
08:08Like, definitely my type.
08:09But it was so like, not natural.
08:12I'm just gonna be me.
08:13If a guy comes in to want to be with me,
08:17then I'll just let it be and call it like that.
08:21Cause you can totally be anyone you want, if you want to.
08:24Which is awesome.
08:39Bye.
08:41Bye.