- Hi, I'm Johnny.
- I'm Stacey.
- My name is Eric.
- And today, I'm going to turn my mom emo.
- Yay.
- This is going to be bad.
(exciting music)
- It means emotional so there is definitely a lot of that.
- I'll also put some red and pink around the eyes
to make it look like I've been crying all night.
- People thought you were weird.
They were just like, what's your problem?
- Mom, why do you think I do my makeup like this?
- It's hard to put in words but it's just who you are.
- I don't think she had any questions
about why I did my makeup the way I did.
All of it started around the time that
I knew they were going to get a divorce.
- She really has told me a few times
that she wants to look like me
so I'm going to make that happen.
- Very old school.
- You grew up okay.
- Okay.
- So far.
- I think it's going to look very bad.
(light music)
So the first thing we're going to be doing
is we're going to change this.
- My son is dressing me.
This is sooner than I thought.
- We have some eyeliner here for you dad or guyliner.
- I need you to like,
I'm not really sure what I need you to do to be honest.
- May I?
- Sure.
- Great.
- Do you like emo music?
- What kind?
- Have you heard of Hawthorne Heights?
- No.
- Taking Back Sunday?
- No.
- Mom, you're moving.
- Of course, I'm moving,
you're sticking something in my eye.
- Fantastic.
Oh shoot.
- Oh my gollies.
- One eye is enough.
- Senses Fail?
- No.
- I'm sorry.
Oh no.
This is not looking how I wanted it to look.
- The All American Rejects?
- No.
Johnny Mathis.
- Alright, so now we have the eyeshadow
so what we're going to use is none of these colors.
We're just going to use that solid black.
No, oh no.
Why am I doing so bad?
- Plus, you're having extra black everywhere
which is a benefit or a bonus, you know?
- Okay.
- I may not...
(laughing)
- A lot of emo kids have hair in their eyes.
I don't think we can accomplish that today.
- Here it comes.
- Some fake hair.
- We're going to try and make you look like
an anime character.
- Is this black?
- No.
- I don't own black lipstick.
- What?
- A lot of emo kids and scene kids put on a bandana
and all the attention is drawn to your sad eyes.
- Do I need a weapon or anything?
No?
- I think I look just horrifying.
- I think I agree.
- Oh, great.
(exciting music)
- Tada.
- Oh, wow.
- Not bad actually.
- That's pretty good.
- Thank you.
I got the validation of my father.
- My eyes, they just look like I've been crying.
- That's very emo.
- It's good.
It's something to do together here.
- I love it.
- I think it'd be cool if she took off the makeup.
- It was a good experience.
I was happy to hear Stacey explain it today
because of course, at the time,
she didn't have the ability to express it
so she expressed it in makeup, with clothes and hair.
- It was possibly the most healthy way
I could have done things.
Hurting yourself is not a healthy way to express those,
all that angst and that hurt.
- Do you feel more emo now?
- I feel empowered.
- You don't feel depressed?
- No.
- It doesn't get any easier to
express your emotions.
You can't take yourself too seriously.
- Do you have a sudden urge to go on Myspace?
- I want to go to Hot Topic.
- Go to the Warped Tour.
- Yeah.
- I think you should keep the makeup on
for the rest of the day.
I think my mom is going to be thrilled to see--
- No.
- Oh yeah, I for sure am
and I'm going to be Snapchatting and
Instagram and-- - Why'd I do this?
No.
- Twittering.
Oh yeah and that Myspace.
I don't have a Myspace.