Male beauty blogger transforms into Emma Watson and it's uncanny

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It's amazing what a little bit of makeup can do. One actor and beauty blogger harnessed makeup's transformative power to turn himself into one of our favourite Harry Potter stars.

Actor, presenter and blogger Paolo Ballesteros transformed himself into the spitting image of Emma Watson and it's uncanny.

Ballesteros is no stranger to makeup transformations. He's already transformed himself into the likes of Tiffany Trump, and Wonder Woman.

But, it's safe to say this might be his most convincing yet.

Here's a shot of what Ballesteros looks like when he's not wearing makeup.

But, here he is after transforming into Emma Watson.

Emma is that you?

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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