GRACE (18) from Kent, describes her unique style as a 'Pastel Monster'. Grace has always dressed in an alternative fashion and claims that the closest she's ever been to normal is a pair of rave trousers and a band t-shirt! Grace told Truly: "I've never had a basic phase and haven't even owned a pair of jeans in my life! My 'Pastel Monster' style is a mixture of creepy and cute, with anything that looks inhuman. I feel most like myself when I dress this way". Grace's family have always been very supportive of her alternative style choices over the years, however she receives judgement and criticism on her appearance every single day from the public. She said: "People yell and scream at me all the time, even when I do something simple like going to the shops. I am a normal person inside...but I just look a bit weird". Today, with the help of makeup artist Roseanna, Grace is doing something she never thought she would...transforming into a 'Basic Babe'! Despite loving her style and creativity, Grace has always wondered if a basic style would suit her. So today she's stepping outside of her comfort zone to finally answer that question. She's planning to reveal the new look to best friend Kathleen and dad Neil, something they will never see coming! Will they prefer the new Grace? Or will they hate what they see and demand the return of the 'Pastel Monster'?
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00:00The closest I've got to being normal is a pair of, like,
00:03rave trousers and, like, a band T-shirt.
00:05I've never owned a pair of jeans in my life, ever.
00:09A pastel monster style is basically, like,
00:12a mix of creepy but cute stuff
00:14and, I guess, anything that looks kind of inhuman.
00:17Today, I'm transforming my pastel monster look
00:19into a basic babe.
00:20Yeah, I'm definitely scared.
00:22Grace, are you ready? Yeah.
00:23Three, two, one.
00:26That's horrible. Who are you?
00:29Oh, my God!
00:36Hello, how are you? Nice to meet you. Hi.
00:39My name's Grace and my style is pastel monster.
00:42The key elements of my look are extreme make-up,
00:45my eyelashes, pink.
00:47I love pink.
00:49Anything pink and pastel.
00:50White-based paint.
00:52And my mouth.
00:53I make it so there's, like, veins on the outside of it,
00:56just for, like, the creepy aspect of it.
00:58A pastel monster style is basically, like,
01:01a mix of creepy but cute stuff
01:03and, I guess, anything that looks kind of inhuman,
01:06in the sense of, like, I'm guessing my face isn't
01:08the standard face that you see walking down the street, is it?
01:12If I could summarise my look in a few words,
01:14it would be pastel, creepy and very extreme.
01:18I feel myself when I dress like this,
01:20yet still sometimes I go out with a pastel monster look.
01:23I go out my own comfort zone in dressing like this
01:26because I know people are going to yell at me and stuff
01:28and it's, like, I am a normal person underneath.
01:31Today I'm transforming my pastel monster look into a basic babe.
01:35My dad and my best friend have no idea what's coming.
01:38I think I will feel weird when I see myself.
01:41I might like it. If I do like it, I might have a crisis.
01:45Yeah, I'm definitely scared.
01:47So the look we're going to do for Grace today
01:49is transforming her from a pastel monster into a basic babe.
01:52Natural glowing skin, a soft blush and a gentle, smoky eye.
01:57OK, Grace, are you ready for this? I think so.
02:04Well...
02:07These are Grace's custom lashes that she's made,
02:09which are actually incredible.
02:11Beautiful.
02:14So I'm using the Lancome Bifacial Non-Oily Instant Cleanser,
02:18which is also suitable for sensitive eyes.
02:21So, Grace, what made you want to do this challenge today?
02:24I've never had, like, a basic era, I guess.
02:29So I have no clue what I would look like to society's standards.
02:36I started wearing my fashion, like, properly and extremely
02:39when I was, like, 14, in lockdown,
02:41because I had enough freedom to, like, you know, experiment with makeup.
02:46But I've never had, like, a basic or, like, a normal standard phase ever.
02:51So, yeah, I've always been a bit, like, weird.
02:55The closest I've got to being normal is a pair of, like,
02:59rave trousers and, like, a band T-shirt.
03:01I haven't... I've never owned a pair of jeans in my life.
03:05I just enjoy having fun rather than, like, trying to fit in.
03:09Because I've never had, like, a normal phase, if you would call it that,
03:13I feel like I'd be lying to myself, basically.
03:22So I'm using the Minimalist palette by Elsie Cosmetics.
03:25As you can see, we've got very natural, neutral tones in here.
03:29I get judged constantly for dressing like this for no reason,
03:33because I'm not mean or scary.
03:38Do you think that's what people think you are?
03:40I think so, yeah. They probably think I'm quite aggressive.
03:44People yell at me all the time.
03:45And I'll literally just be going to the shop, like, go away.
03:48It's mostly, like, basic people that kind of shout at me.
03:51I think because they're, like, uneducated on, like, the whole scene of it.
03:54Like, I am a normal person inside. I just look a bit weird.
03:57Yeah, I used to wear wigs for school so I could dye my hair
04:00for, like, the weekend and stuff and, like, when I go out.
04:03And one time this kid snatched it off in the middle of my lunch break,
04:07which he got told off for, so...
04:09How do these judgments and comments make you feel?
04:11It angers me to the point where, obviously,
04:14they don't know what they're kind of talking about, so...
04:16And I know it's all unoriginal.
04:17Like, it's all the same things I hear constantly.
04:20But, yeah, they're obviously just trying to fit in with each other.
04:29So now I'm going to use the Giorgio Armani Luminous Silk Cheek Tint,
04:34which I do think Grace will actually like this because...
04:39It's pink.
04:40So who are you going to be revealing your new look to today?
04:42My dad and my best friend Kathleen.
04:45And how do you think they're going to react?
04:48My dad... They're both going to laugh, 100%.
04:50I'm going to definitely think it's weird.
04:52But I think my dad might, like, secretly like it.
04:55I'm really nervous about getting dressed.
05:05I'm definitely scared.
05:07Grace, are you ready? Yes.
05:09Three, two, one.
05:12Ew, that's gross.
05:15Jesus Christ.
05:16I look so much like my mum, that's so weird.
05:18Ew, she'd love this.
05:20That's so weird.
05:22I don't like that.
05:23That's horrid. Ew!
05:25You've done a great job, haven't you?
05:27Ew, that's so weird.
05:28This hat is not suiting me, though.
05:30I'm going to...
05:31Yeah. Yuck.
05:33I hate the jeans.
05:37The hat, now that I'm thinking about it, is the worst,
05:40but still the jeans.
05:41Do you recognise yourself?
05:42No, not at all.
05:43Like, I thought I would, but I genuinely can't, it's so weird.
05:46And what about those new eyebrows?
05:48I like them.
05:49Bangin'.
05:50Oh, I love the pink.
05:52I like the top and the make-up, obviously.
05:55Are you ready for your first look?
05:57I'm ready.
05:58I'm ready.
05:59I'm ready.
06:00I'm ready.
06:01I'm ready.
06:02I'm ready.
06:03I'm ready.
06:04I'm ready.
06:05I'm ready.
06:06I'm ready.
06:07Are you ready to show your dad and Kathleen?
06:08They're going to laugh so hard at this when we check in.
06:11Are you nervous?
06:12Yeah, I'm very nervous.
06:16For as long as I can remember, she's always dressed like that,
06:18and to me it's just normal.
06:22Not to a lot of people, I know.
06:24I think it really suits her,
06:26but obviously I've never seen her any other way,
06:28and yeah, she looks gorgeous 24-7.
06:32Well, obviously, I'm her dad,
06:33I've never seen her in a pair of jeans.
06:36Ever.
06:37Why are you crying?
06:44Why are you crying?
06:48He's crying.
06:50That's horrible.
06:52Who are you?
06:54Oh my god.
06:56Yeah, same mate.
06:58That's horrible innit.
07:00Oh my god.
07:02She looks very pretty.
07:04I look like mum.
07:06No, just odd.
07:08You just look like a stranger.
07:10You look like a stranger.
07:12I said that the worst thing you could be was brown.
07:16Oh my god.
07:22Yeah, she looks lovely.
07:24The make-up's nice and everything else,
07:26but I don't think I could get used to it.
07:29It's just such a drastic change
07:32from what I know from Grace.
07:34I prefer her normal.
07:36This is just, I don't know, too basic innit.
07:40Their reaction was kind of what I expected to be honest,
07:43but my dad was kind of emotional then.
07:45I don't really like my new look on me per se.
07:48It's nice on other people, but I don't feel comfortable in it
07:50and I've never worn something like this before,
07:53so it feels really random and weird for me to be like this.
07:58This experience has definitely taught me
08:00to continue being myself
08:02and not really wonder what I'd look like to be basic anymore.