Chapter 683 PhotoShoot
In the end, Alice had no choice but to settle for the assistant makeup artist. Unlike Hera’s flawlessly executed look—natural yet striking, accentuating the sharp elegance of her features while maintaining an air of cool indifference with a fiery undertone—Alice’s makeup turned out noticeably heavier. The assistant, likely trying to make her appearance more dramatic, ended up applying too much, resulting in a cakier finish.
When Director Nick assessed the final results, he was visibly satisfied with Hera’s look, which appeared effortlessly real, as if no makeup had been applied at all. Alice, on the other hand, lacked that refined touch, and the contrast between the two was impossible to ignore.
Seeing Alice’s makeup and the frustration evident on her face, Zen couldn’t hold back his laughter. It was as if he were deliberately rubbing salt into her wound. Alice, on the other hand, struggled to rein in her temper as she compared her cakey, overly dramatic makeup to Hera’s effortlessly flawless look—it was leagues apart.
To make matters worse, she had kept everyone waiting. Some of the other side characters were visibly irritated, their patience wearing thin as they began to sweat under the lights, causing their own makeup to turn oily and smudged. Their subtle glares and cold attitudes toward Alice only added to her humiliation, making it clear that her unnecessary delay hadn’t gone unnoticed—or forgiven.
"If she hadn’t kept arguing over a makeup artist and had just sat down to get ready like the rest of us, we would’ve all been done at the same time. But look at us now—we’re an hour behind schedule," one of the extras muttered in frustration.
She was dressed in full zombie makeup and costume, a process that took significantly longer to complete, making her irritation all the more justified.
And she wasn’t the only one—several other actors playing zombies, whose intricate and exaggerated makeup required even more time and effort, were visibly annoyed.
Their collective frustration only intensified the tension in the room, making Alice’s delay even more glaring.
Even Emily was irritated—not just because her attempt to one-up Hera had backfired spectacularly, but also because Alice’s antics had forced her to wait as well. She had used her connections to secure the head makeup artist for herself, throwing her weight around the production team to push Hera aside.