Miller And Campbell Costume Service

In terms of blush application, reds and links tend to show up best. Smile and then apply to the apples of your cheeks, sweeping color upwards. Theatrical makeup tips for eyes include using natural tones such as browns, tans and nude pinks. Steer away from unnatural colors unless you want that extra pizazz. Start with a light skin tone and cover the area of skin below your brow, then apply a medium shade of brown on your eyelid. Then line the crease with a darker brown and line your tear duct with a white shade.

Even so, I was reluctant to put heavy make-up on my girl. I didn’t want her to look like some tot on Toddlers & Tiaras, and we settled on some lip gloss. I’ll admit that I did think about putting more stuff on her face, but she has a history of eczema outbreaks at the slightest allergen, and I figured it wasn’t worth it to risk an attack of eczema for one show. As it was, she had a runny nose and seemed to already be coming down with something, so I erred on the side of caution.

Westmore later started the first ever movie make up department and taught his four eldest sons the techniques of the profession. Later on his two younger sons also worked as make up artist. Westmore committed suicide in 1931, but his legacy did not go with him. His sons continued to be hugely successful in the make up industry, in roles such as make up chief at Paramount, head of make up at Warner Bros, and head of Universal. His grandchildren also worked in the industry. Every major film studio was touched by the Westmore family, and their role in film make up cannot be underestimated.

The arrival of television created new makeup problems. Light complexions looked ghostly, and dark complexions dirty. Street makeup on women either disappeared or looked dark or dowdy. Some of the colour makeup mixtures that had been developed for motion-picture makeup proved satisfactory, but others had to be modified. New problems arose when colour television came into use. A green dress might appear blue on a colour television screen and no harm was done; but a face that under lights looked natural to the human eye might be televised as green.