Makeup accessorizes the character’s look, mood, and style. We put the finishing touch on the actor’s exterior to match the interior performance and to bring the character to life. This enables the actor to focus on the performance and not the look, and to become the character. Many times you will feel the actor start […]

Makeup and applicators should not be shared. Use certain safety standards when working. Wash your hands in between working on each person. If a sink is not available, use hand sanitizer, or hand wipes. Always remove cream products andfoundations from their container with a palette knife and place onto a makeup palette or artist’s paper […]

No matter who you are, you need sunblock. Everyone needs to protect their skin from the damaging effects of the sun. Makeup Artists should apply sunblock before a makeup as well as during the coarse of the day when filming outdoors. It needs to be reapplied to protect all day. There is a certain responsibility […]

Painting or stippling in beard growth is done to show a “five o’clock” shadow or a few days growth without using any real hair glued onto the face. It is a basic, easy, fast technique that every Makeup Artists knows. It is sometimes requested last minute, on set, so always have your favorite stipple product […]

In order to set up a tattoo cover-up, I first like to prep my workstation. Materials I have with me at all times when doing a tattoo- cover application are: astringent to clean the skin, cotton pads, shavers (electric and razor), shaving cream, scissors, adhesive (Pros-Aide), latex sponges, tissue, spray bottle (water), No-Color powder, powder […]

This is the fast and dirty method, with no prep involved, working “out of your kit” (makeup slang for using what is in your kit—and Dermacolor should be). It is for those moments of need and no time. This method uses KRYOLAN’s Dermacolor palette, an Industry Standard. 1. With a synthetic precut sponge, cover the […]

Body makeup finishes and smoothes out the color of the skin. Even a sheer coat of body makeup will give the skin a beautiful finish that photographs better than skin would if clean. It polishes the skin for a beautiful look. Usually opaque body makeup covers veins, stretch marks, age spots, and discolorations. Sometimes you […]

Script, circumstances, and skin condition will dictate your choices with makeup for men and children. In most cases, you would not want to see any makeup. Healthy skin tone, definition, and believability to the eye are key. Spot painting is recommended for both. Additional definition to the eyes and eyebrows for men is noted in […]

Strip lashes, individual lashes, and exotic lashes are all great for bringing attention and beauty to the eyes. For subtlety in a beauty makeup, use individual lashes, which come in several lengths and styles. An alternative to individual lashes is a delicate strip lash in brown or black. For glamour, fantasy, stylistic, or theatrical productions, […]