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Richard Schaefer, 21, suffered bullying in school for being androgynous (feminine and male qualities). Still, he picked a different tactic and made use of it to his advantage rather than avoiding social settings. He is currently acquiring millions of Instagram followers by showcasing his incredible makeup skills by dressing up as any Disney princess he desires.
He controls his cosplays and even makes the costumes by hand, proving to his 80,000+ Instagram followers that all it takes to follow your unique calling is motivation and inner inspiration.
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Richard Schaefer, a 21-year-old freelance makeup artist, transforms himself into princesses from his favorite Disney films. There are Disney lovers, Disney addicts, and then there is Richard Schaefer. The guy has some real skills, as you can see from these photos.
Four years ago, the Disney princess and prince cosplayer from Orange County, California, began dressing up. He even makes his own costumes, a talent he learned himself in school to distract himself from being ridiculed. Each transition takes him around two hours. He used to get comments that he appeared androgynous, so he chose to transform himself into his beloved Disney princesses to make these remarks into something nice. He claims that dressing up has given him more self-confidence, and if we had more than 80k Instagram followers, we’d feel fairly confident too! Well done, Richard! Should we mention Ariel instead?
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Princess is a challenging job, but someone has to do it.
A 22-year-old makeup artist and fashion design student from California named Richard Schaefer uses his various skills to convert himself into well-known Disney characters, particularly the sweet and lovely princesses that we all grew up with.
