make up question - 2007/02/19 05:57i read somewhere that you can use light and dark skin tone eye shadow as a high lighter and low lighter to create those shadows on your face that tend to disappear under stage lights. supposedly it has decent effects...i have yet to try it. my question is have you guys heard this? have you tried it? does it work? or is it a bunch of crap?
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Re:make up question - 2007/02/19 08:49This is standard procedure for stage makeup, but you don't use eyeshadow. I am in the process of adding this to my makeup guide._____________ Kris MTA Admin
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Re:make up question - 2007/02/19 14:25yes. i had just heard that you can use eyeshadow as a substitute with decent results. i just wanted to know if anyone had tried it or knew if it worked
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Re:make up question - 2007/02/19 18:59I haven't had experience with doing this to my face, but I have with my collarbones. It's more or less the same thing as you'd mentioned, though--you take eyeshadow and put it above your collarbones to highten those shadows, which can help you to appear thinner than you are (from my experience, that's how it has worked).Caitlin
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Re:make up question - 2007/02/20 02:37i think i've decided to ask the director of the show i'm in now what she thinks, maybe put it on after a rehersal and ask her if it looks appropriate. i suppose that the only real way to see if it works
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Re:make up question - 2007/03/01 22:15From my experience, the eye shadow method works fairly well, however, you will have to re-apply often and look out for running make-up from perspiration. There are much better make-up choices than dark and light eye shadow. Find some companies that specialize in stage make-up for other options besides eye shadow.
(and yes, I know it seems wierd, a guy talking make-up, but I'm a techie, it's what I do! )
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Re:make up question - 2007/03/01 23:21You can use castor sealer to keep makeup from running. It allows your skin to prespire and breathe naturally, but it locks the makeup where it is. You should be able to find some at a makeup and costume shop.Sean
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Re:make up question - 2007/04/15 00:01I've never heard of castor sealer! *adds to grocery list* We always just used powder...by the end of a performance I think all our longs were coated with the stuff. We'll probably all get mesothelioma from it. lol~*~Angelina~*~
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Re:make up question - 2007/04/15 00:28According to the makeup workshop I (finally) took, the only difference between what's called castor sealer and ordinary castor oil you can buy in a drug store is colour. And price. You'll pay a lot more for castor sealer.
If you're using a lot of powders, do wear a dust mask. I know that's not really easy when you're using it as makeup on your face, but do take care not to breathe it in. You really can damage your lungs.Kathleen Sera Current Shows: Aloha Pinafore - Volga Upcoming Auditions: Crazy For You - Irene Roth
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Re:make up question - 2007/04/15 09:54Thanks! BTW, I really admire your pictures, the costuming and such. I'm pretty much sewing challenged,,I can do simple things like alterations but beyond that I'm useless.~*~Angelina~*~
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I've found any water soluble cake makeup, Like MAC, or for those who are on limited makeup budgets (like me when I first started) work very well for corrective shading. I performed the Ayah in The Secret Garden, and had to paint myself from head to toe, and use Ben Nye Water cake. Also, for sealing you can use Final Seal, and it really works.
If you choose to wear shadow, just make sure it dosn't have any sparkle or "translucency" as it tends to refelct stage lighting.mo or om or xooooom...
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