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Anika Leila was in elementary school when she first saw the faces. “I'd vandalize the desks, I’d be drawing on the partitions, my art book — I even have a Post-it Note from my secondary school art teacher saying, ‘stop drawing those faces — they’re scary,'” laughed Leila. Now 25 years old, the Central Saint Martins fashion design graduate has turned her affinity for faces into an inventive signature, using expired and discarded makeup products to color them on dresses, tube tops, skirts and absolutely anything else she will be able to construct. “I’ve all the time wanted to investigate people’s faces — I used to stare as much as possible in order that I could ensure I didn’t...