Nu Vibez and Roleplay Guide Magazine - June 2015 | Page 80

“In my opinion, true beauty I think you have to be able to Photo: Madrid’s Metropolis, modeled and photographed by Hexe Jie beautiful can be found in anything that doesn’t necessarily wraps up as “exterior beauty”, she affirms. “In my opinion, true beauty I think you have to be able to feel as well as see.” (M.S.) However, we made an exercise of imagination together and transported ourselves in a world where beauty patterns are always respected and met to the ultimate detail. What she found is that a world like that would be nothing but dull, lacking any kind of interest. She believes that what makes life interesting is the challenge of finding beauty in anything that surrounds you, and that when you have nothing to search for anymore, life would lose its sense. 80 NU VIBEZ & ROLEPLAY GUIDE MAGAZINE feel as well as see.” Moving to more “serious business”, I asked Madrid if she loves what she do, if she loves her studio and her makeup store. She affirmed that the moment she doesn’t love what she does, she will stop. She is a real life cosmetic and tattoo art lover, and just wanted to combine the two in Second Life™, for it is way easier on this platform than in our palpable world. However, when asked how important makeup is in general, she responded that, in a nutshell, it’s not, this referring to a hypothetical situation when “say you need food but want makeup. Food will always come first and that’s how it should be.” (M.S.). She is an artist who sees the face of a regular human like a canvas, and she loves putting herself in the place of a painter. One thing I absolutely loved about Madrid is her definition of success. Being asked what is the key to success, she responded promptly: “I think success is one of those things we grow up thinking is one thing, and find out later in life, it’s quite another. Success does not equate to the amount of money you make or have. It’s my opinion that to say, “I am successful” means I am content with what I’ve accomplished. I am happy with my choices and I didn’t achieve these things without the help of others. Because if anyone says, “I’m com-