KAYLEN, 28, from Washington, describes her look as 'Emo-Scene' and proudly proclaims that she never wants to be viewed as a non-playable character. Kaylen has dressed this way from a very young age. After being given a computer, she found the Emo-Scene community and never looked back! Kaylen told Transformed: "My look consists of having spiky hair, raccoon tails, lots of accessories, lots of piercings and of course tattoos!" Kaylen gets a lot of attention for her unique style, with the majority of it positive; and this is how she met best friend Scarlet and boyfriend Kyrin. However, with that attention, also comes judgement. She said: "I do get judged and it's usually by people who don't understand the style or may not have seen it before. Sometimes, when I'm out in public I get barked at. I've also had people say I look like I've fallen into a tackle box because of my many piercings. This is what makes me feel happy and comfortable, so I try not to dwell on it." Today, with the help of makeup artist Birkti, Kaylen is playing a prank on her boyfriend by telling him she's being transformed from her 'Emo-Scene' look to a 'Trad Goth'... But she is actually being made into a 'Basic Babe!' With Kaylen knowing this is Kyrin's worst nightmare, how will he react? Will he still want to date Kaylen in her new look? Or will the new 'Basic Babe' look be too much for him to handle?
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https://www.instagram.com/captainmeowdy/
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https://www.instagram.com/blushbybibi/
Videographer: Howard Shack
Series Producer: Kim Nguyen
Video Producer: Adam Fleet
Casting Producer: Destiny Taitt
Editor: Sonia Estal
Follow Kaylen:
https://www.instagram.com/captainmeowdy/
Follow Makeup Artist Birkti:
https://www.instagram.com/blushbybibi/
Videographer: Howard Shack
Series Producer: Kim Nguyen
Video Producer: Adam Fleet
Casting Producer: Destiny Taitt
Editor: Sonia Estal
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00:00I've never liked any basic look.
00:02Who wants to look like a non-playable character?
00:05I would describe my look as emo and seen.
00:08Lots of black, studded belts, big hair, big eyeliner,
00:12lots of necklaces, lots of accessories.
00:15Today I am pranking my boyfriend
00:17into thinking I am doing a full trad goth look
00:19when I am going to be doing a basic babe look.
00:22I think this is going to be his worst nightmare.
00:25I could end up single after this.
00:27All right, I'm coming out.
00:28Are you guys ready?
00:29Yes.
00:30Yep.
00:31What the f**k?
00:33Oh my God.
00:35I'm confused.
00:41Hi.
00:42Hi, how are you?
00:43Good, nice to meet you.
00:44Come on in.
00:45Nice to meet you.
00:46Are you excited?
00:47I'm so excited.
00:48I'm a little nervous though.
00:49Yeah, it's gonna be fun.
00:50Hi, my name is Kaylin.
00:52I would describe my look as emo and seen.
00:55It consists of having kind of spiky hair,
00:58coon tails, lots of accessories,
01:01lots of piercings, and also lots of tattoos.
01:04On my tattoos, I would probably say
01:06I've spent somewhere between 10 and 15.
01:09When did you start thinking about
01:11kind of the way that you look?
01:13It was from a very young age for me.
01:15I was given a computer
01:16and I spent a lot of time on the internet
01:18and started seeing pictures of a little,
01:20slightly older teenagers in the emo scene look
01:23and fell in love with it.
01:25Today, I am pranking my boyfriend
01:27into thinking I am doing a full trad goth look
01:29when I am going to be doing a basic babe look.
01:32I think this is going to be his worst nightmare.
01:34My best friend and boyfriend
01:36are not gonna recognize me at all.
01:38This is going to be very interesting.
01:41So today, we're gonna do a basic babe soft glam.
01:47We're gonna be using neutral colors,
01:49something that can kind of help us
01:52show her natural beauty.
01:54Nothing too dramatic, nothing too much color.
01:57Okay, Kailin, we're ready for you.
02:00Are you excited?
02:01I'm excited, I'm still nervous though.
02:02Yeah?
02:04I am kind of nervous about how I'm going to look.
02:08I'm gonna start with removing your makeup.
02:10I'm using this makeup remover from Neutrogena.
02:16Do you get judged on the way you look and dress?
02:19I do get judged.
02:21It's usually by people who don't understand
02:24the style or might not ever seen it before.
02:27Sometimes when I'm out in public, I get barked at.
02:29I have had people say that I look like I fell
02:32into a tackle box because of having many piercings.
02:36And I have also been told that from some of the clothing
02:40that I look like a baby.
02:42I just kind of don't try to take it too personally.
02:45And I know like this is what makes me happy
02:47and this is how I feel comfortable.
02:48So I try not to dwell on it.
02:50This is a translucent powder by Ben Nye.
02:52We're gonna use it to set our makeup.
02:54Why did you decide to prank Kyra today?
02:56I decided to surprise him to get a very natural reaction
03:00at how I would look as a basic babe.
03:03My boyfriend is going to hate this,
03:05but I can't wait to see the look of shock on his face.
03:08I could end up single after this.
03:12I'll be using this eyeshadow from Too Faced.
03:15It has a beautiful neutral colors
03:17that will give us that soft glam
03:19that we're looking for today.
03:21So what do you think everyone's reaction would be?
03:24I think they're gonna be shocked.
03:25I think that my best friend isn't going to like it.
03:30So I feel like the number one challenge
03:32will be covering her tattoos.
03:34And this is a Dermablend foundation, a body foundation.
03:38I'm gonna use it to cover her tattoo.
03:47Okay, makeup is all finished.
03:49Let's get you into the outfit.
03:52What is this?
03:54This looks like a grandma sweater.
03:57White shoes, wow.
04:03Oh, they did do brunette.
04:05Okay, good.
04:13We're all done.
04:14Are you ready to see yourself?
04:16Yeah, I guess so.
04:18I've never liked any basic look.
04:20Who wants to look like a non-playable character?
04:23Five, four, three, two, one.
04:29Whoa.
04:32I look like a stranger in my own body.
04:35This is strange.
04:36The makeup is great.
04:39Wow.
04:44I definitely look very basic.
04:46I do not think I look like myself at all.
04:50I am actually a little uncomfortable looking like this.
04:56Oh, wow, I have eyebrows.
05:01The makeup looks incredible.
05:03The wig is a little strange.
05:06I would never wear something like this.
05:08It is incredible seeing myself
05:11with no neck and chest tattoo.
05:14What do you think Kyra and Scarlett are gonna think?
05:17I think that they're not gonna like it
05:19and I think they're gonna laugh at me.
05:21How do the both of you honestly feel
05:23about Kalen's emo and scene style?
05:26I personally love Kalen's scene style.
05:28I think it's really unique
05:29and it's really nice to see people
05:31continue to authentically express themselves
05:34through their fashion choices.
05:36It was one of the things that we bonded over initially
05:38was we were at a festival
05:40and saw each other in the crowd
05:41and we looked like we liked each other's outfits
05:42and that's how we became friends.
05:44I love Kalen's style.
05:46It goes and synchronize what I look like.
05:49We both have like 2007 locked into our mindsets
05:52with the way we look, but yeah, I adore it.
05:55If you were to pick another style for Kalen
05:59to sort of dress in,
06:00what do you think that style would be?
06:02I definitely think it would be nice to see her
06:04in like a traditional goth sense.
06:07I think it would be really exciting to see her
06:09in a more like trad goth style.
06:10It's like, that's my favorite
06:11and it would be like fun to take pictures
06:12together like that.
06:14All right, I'm coming out.
06:15Are you guys ready?
06:16Yes.
06:16Yup.
06:22What the?
06:23Oh my God.
06:26I do not recognize you at all.
06:30That's crazy.
06:32I mean, you look pretty.
06:33You do look really beautiful,
06:35but I never, that's not, yeah.
06:37You are a natural beauty,
06:39but this is not Kalen, I know it all.
06:42What the?
06:44This is crazy.
06:46I can't wrap my mind around it.
06:48You have eyebrows.
06:50Oh my God.
06:52What the heck?
06:53I don't know.
06:54It's uncanny.
06:55It's uncanny.
06:56It's like, like you look like you're like a cousin
06:58coming to visit or something.
06:59Like it's not you.
07:00It's a relative perhaps.
07:01I'm confused.
07:02Yeah.
07:05Oh my gosh.
07:06I don't know if I can keep looking at you.
07:11Is this what you thought it was going to be?
07:12No, you did trick me.
07:15I was not expecting this at all.
07:17This is the outfit for me.
07:19It's so muted.
07:20And the tattoos, the tattoos.
07:21Yeah.
07:22I think Kalen's look is really pretty,
07:25but it's throwing me for a loop
07:26because that does not look like my friend at all.
07:29You're beautiful in this different look
07:32and it's driving me mad because I'm like,
07:34I know you, but I don't know you at all.
07:37110% I would still date you if you dress this way
07:40or chose to be any style.
07:42I love you for you, not the way you dress
07:44or the way you look.
07:48How do you think the overall prank went with him?
07:50I'd say it worked really well.
07:52He looked pretty uncomfortable
07:53just sitting next to me in this look.
07:56And I knew they were going to laugh.
07:58This experience has shown me
07:59that no matter what look I try,
08:01I will always definitely revert back to my scene
08:04or emo look because that's how I feel the best
08:06and the most comfortable.