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It Takes A Crazy Amount Of Time For Jennifer Lawrence To Get Into Her Blue 'X-Men' Makeup
It Takes A Crazy Amount Of Time For Jennifer Lawrence To Get Into Her Blue 'X-Men' Makeup
Kirsten AcunaMay 22, 2014, 19:47 IST
20th Century Fox
When "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" rolls into theaters this weekend, you'll see a lot of Jennifer Lawrence dressed from head to toe in blue.
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The actress reprises her role of shapeshifter Mystique from "X-Men: First Class," Mystique, who has blue skin and yellow eyes. During a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show," Lawrence told Jimmy Fallon how many hours it takes to get transformed into the sleek villainess."It used to take eight, which is lovely," said Lawrence. "Now it only takes three."To get through that eight-hour process, Lawrence said she would either stand or sit on a bicycle to be painted. You can watch the clip below:
Lawrence said Mystique's scales were attached first, followed by three layers of blue paint airbrushed onto her, and then another five layers of what the actress called a splattering effect were applied.
