“I do Grinch makeup looks every Christmas and I always try to outdo my past year’s look,” says Buchanan, otherwise known as MakeItJess on Instagram.

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The makeup artist became so mentally exhausted that he ultimately had to take a break from the film to seek therapy. “I went back under one condition,” Tsuji said.

The Grinch, but only if he did it via motion capture. The comedian is not interested in being in the makeup chair for hours undergoing an “excruciating” transformation.

Oh, gosh, you know, if we could figure out the Grinch. The thing about it is, on the day, I do that with a ton of makeup and can hardly breathe. It was an extremely excruciating process.