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Mary Colson

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First American edition published in 2013 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Published by 24, 28 arrangement with Wayland, a division of Hachette Children’s Books SHOW ME Copyright © 2012 by Wayland Create your own red-carpet looks All U.S. rights reserved. No part of this book may with the On the Radar makeover guide! be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise— without the prior written permission of Lerner REAL-LIFE STORY Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of 30 Discover what it’s like to brief quotations in an acknowledged review. be a real-life star maker! Lerner Publications Company A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN U.S.A. Website address: www.lernerbooks.com

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Colson, Mary. 18 Being a makeup artist / by Mary Colson. p. cm. — (On the radar: awesome jobs) TOP FIVE Includes index. ISBN 978–0–7613–7777–1 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) Learn the best makeup 1. Theatrical makeup—Juvenile literature. 2. Film tricks in the business. makeup—Juvenile literature. 3. Television makeup— Juvenile literature. 4. Performing arts—Vocational guidance—Juvenile literature. I. Title. PN2068.C585 2013 792.02’7023—dc23 2011052672

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Acknowledgments: Myriam Djellouli: 2c, 31; Julian Watson Agency: 22, 22–23; Cassie Lomas: cover, 16l, 16–17, 17r; Mitsuki McCormack: 10b, 15b; Rex: FoxSearch/Everett 20; Shutterstock: Subbotina Anna 12–13, cinemafestival 1, 19br, Olga Ekaterincheva 7, Helga Esteb 9, 15tl, 15tc, 19tr, 26, Raisa Kanareva 11br, krivenko 3br, Luba V Nel 10t, PhotoStock10 11l, Joe Seer 3bl, 4–5, 18–19, Gina Smith 2b, 11tr, stocklight 24tl, 28t, Valua Vitaly 8, Carla Van Wagoner 12–13, Vladimir Wrangel 6.

Main body text set in Helvetica Neue LT Std 13/15.5. Typeface provided by Adobe Systems. 10 ZONE IN Find out about other elds where professional makeup artists shine. CONTENTS cover stories

thepeople 6 THE BACK STORY Centuries of cosmetics 14 FIVE-MINUTE INTERVIEW Mitsuki McCormack 16 BLOG SPOT Cassie Lomas 20 STAR STORY Judy Chin 22 POSTER PAGE Hannah Murray 30 REAL-LIFE STORY Star maker theart 10 ZONE IN The looks 24 SHOW ME Amazing eyes! 28 SHOW ME Lovely lips! thetalk

4 ALL ABOUT A-list looks 8 THE LINGO Beauty banter 12 WHY DO IT? Jet-set job 18 TOP FIVE Tool bag tips 26 READ ALL ABOUT IT Making a difference 32 FAN CLUB Get more info

32 INDEX Glamorous stars tread Hollywood’s red carpet, actors light up the big screen, and celebrities ll the glossy pages of magazines. But who is behind their  awless looks?

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Lights, camera—sparkle! Celebrity makeup artists are responsible for improving and maximizing stars’ looks so that they shine in the spotlight.

Makeup artists help actors create the look of their characters. The artists also make up other famous people, including celebrities and politicians. Makeup artists ensure their clients can be photographed with hundreds of  ashing bulbs while still looking great. The jet set Makeup artists work on lm and TV sets, in theater productions, and at the world’s fashion shows. In countless locations, from Paris, France, and London, England, to New York and Tokyo, Japan. A-list celebrities—such as Nicole Scherzinger (right)— know the value of a top makeup artist. Many even  y their favorite artist to wherever they are in the world to create a look for a photo shoot or an important appearance, such as a lm premiere. Making it To be a great makeup artist, you don’t need to be good at art or able to draw, but you do need a strong sense of color, style, and imagination. On top of that, you need a lot of practice; a bit of luck; and if you 4 want to make it to the top, a real passion for the job. ALL ABOUT

Macho makeup Makeup artists work on male celebrities too. Stars such as Ben Stiller, Johnny Depp, and Robert Pattinson have their faces worked on before they go on a film set, appear on TV, A-LIST LOOKS or make an entrance at an awards ceremony.

5 CENTURIES OF COSMETICS

For centuries, people have experimented with makeup and created dramatic looks using whatever ingredients they could nd.

The famous bust of Nefertiti, the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton, shows her with heavily kohled eyes.

Strictly no tanning In the Middle Ages (from 500–1500), wealthy womenA.D . covered their faces with lead paint All made up or powder. They wore pink lipstick to show they could afford to buy The ancient Egyptians were all about cosmetics. Prostitutes, on the Cleopatra eyes! They used luminous other hand, painted their faces green eye shadow made from copper pink to distinguish themselves in powder and heavy black lines made a crowd. from a mixture of soot and kohl (black powder). Later, the Romans used chalk to whiten their faces and henna (a reddish dye) to color their hair. They also used beetroot juice to create 6 lipstick and blusher. THE BACK STORY Colonial cover-up Smallpox was a disease that often left CENTURIES survivors with pockmarks (small pits) on their skin. Colonial Americans—both male and female—used makeup to cover their blemishes. They made white face powder from readily available foodstuffs, such as our and cornstarch.

Victorian cheek In the 1800s, wearing makeup was thought to be vulgar. But many women used makeup to enhance their complexion. They crushed  ower petals, for example, to add a tinge of pink to their cheeks or lips. Soot acted as a cheap and available way to bring drama to the eyes. Britain’s stuffy Queen Victoria highly disapproved.

Max Factor to wow factor The makeup created by Russian immigrant Max Factor was used in early Hollywood lms to create a dramatic look for stars such as Rudolph Valentino. Davis Factor, the grandson of the makeup pioneer, has invented his own brand, Smashbox, which creates cosmetics that aim to provide Modern makeup artists and the models a  awless nish on camera for they work with are credited with modern stars. setting new makeup trends that are followed by people around the world.

7 BEAUTY Give your vocab a BANTER makeover with the ultimate On the Radar guide!

bronzer concealer palette a powder or cream a cream or powder that a collection of matching applied to the skin to give covers up pimples, scars, shades of eye shadow, it a sun-kissed glow and eye bags lipstick, or blusher

call time foundation portfolio the time you need to be powder or liquid that is a paper or digital folder with on set or in the studio, applied before any makeup to photos of a makeup artist’s ready to work give skin an even color and to previous work cover any blemishes

character shadow stick sheet kohl a smooth eye shadow used used on lm and TV sets, this a black powder used to create smoky eyes has all the key information as eye makeup about a character’s look and personality tear stick matte a special wax that has natural-looking makeup tear-making chemicals False eyelashes and that is not glossy rich colors are used to create dramatic eyes.

8 THE LINGO

toner undertone a liquid that is applied to the the natural colors that skin to remove cleanser and lie beneath your skin. tighten skin pores. It is also Makeup artists base part of a cleansing routine their color choices on before and after makeup. a client’s undertones.

touch-ups nal adjustments to makeup before the cameras roll GLOSSARY

A-list freelance the most famous people in the when someone is entertainment and lm industry self-employed and works Celebrity makeup artists for different companies on create groomed looks arsenic short-term contracts for A-list stars such as a deadly poison Justin Timberlake. henna a reddish dye made from the BAFTA powdered leaves of a plant the British Academy of Film and Television Arts iconic vulgar end roll credits/ instantly recognizable tasteless; indecent film credits and in uential the list of actors and other wrap professionals in a lm, shown latex the end of lming at the end of the lm a type of rubber

fine arts lead a college course that a soft, poisonous metal focuses on how to create art that is blue gray in color as well as the history of art premiere flawless the rst viewing of a lm perfect and unmarked in any way timeless something that does not date 9 LOVELY LIPS!

Here’s how to re-create Rihanna’s perfect peachy pout! You will need: • peachy-colored lip liner • lipstick • lip gloss • lipstick brush

Begin by lining the lips with 1 a peachy-colored lip liner.

2 Use the lipstick brush to apply lipstick to the lips.

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Apply lip gloss. 3 This will add a sheer, shimmery nish to the lipstick.

Top tip Using a brush to apply the lipstick will ensure that you get a perfectly smooth finish. Complete the look by applying a peachy-toned blusher to your cheekbones.

29 STAR MAKER

My story by Mimi D Ever since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated by makeup. One day, my aunt gave me her favorite pink lipstick, and I decided there and then to turn my passion into a career and become a makeup artist.

I read everything I could about makeup. I tore out interesting articles on different types of makeup from magazines and kept them in a le. I still add ideas to my le even now.

I spent hours practicing on friends and clients and kept a photographic record of the looks I created to build up my portfolio. I also worked for free to gain experience and contacts. I worked in makeup studios, in fashion shops, and at makeup counters, which was a great way to learn. I did a theatrical and media makeup course and then became the national trainer for a major French cosmetic company.

Now I work as a freelance makeup artist. One day I’ll be doing a photo shoot for an advertising campaign, the next day, a private client’s wedding. The following day, I might do a glamorous fashion show, and then the next day, I might be making up a celebrity client. I can’t leave the house without a suitcase and a travel bag. I take about 50 eye shadows with me and then about 20 of every other product!

The best thing about my job is that it never feels like a job. I’m my own boss, I have my own website, I work with artistic people, and I get to be creative every day. One day, I’d love to do Madonna’s makeup—so, if you see her, remember to give her my number!

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GET MORE INFO Books Sutherland, Adam. Being a Model. Academy of Freelance Makeup. Makeup Is Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, Art: Professional Techniques for Creating 2013. Find out what it takes to be a model Original Looks. London: Carlton Books, in this On the Radar title. 2011. Makeup artists from London’s Thomas, Isabel. Being a Photographer. Academy of Freelance Makeup share Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, advice, instructions, and photos to help 2013. Go behind the camera to see what create great makeup looks. photographers see through the lens. Barnes, Scott. About Face: Amazing Websites Transformations Using the Secrets of the Top Celebrity Makeup Artist. Minneapolis: Carmindy Fair Winds Press, 2010. Discover the http://www.carmindy.com/ makeup secrets the author has used on Head to this website for everyday makeup people, from everyday women to A-list tips from Carmindy, who is on TLC’s What celebrities Not to Wear and appears in top magazines. Brown, Bobbi. Bobbi Brown Makeup Makeup Artist Manual: For Everyone from Beginner to http://www.makeupmag.com/ Pro. New York: Grand Central Life & Style, Catch up on industry news and hear 2008. Learn all about makeup, skin care, from Hollywood professionals about their and body care in this book from a leading projects on this magazine’s website. industry professional.

INDEX actors and celebrities, catwalk and fashion Murray, Hannah, 22–23 4–5, 7, 10, 12–13, 14, shows, 4, 10–11, 12, photo shoots, 4, 10, 12, 16, 18–19, 20–21, 23, 30 14, 16–17, 23, 30 24, 27, 28, 30 Chin, Judy, 20–21 portfolios, 15, 30 awards, 5, 10, 13 lm, 4–5, 7, 10, 12–13, products, 6–7, 10, 15, 14–15, 20–21 18–19, 26–27, 30 magazines, 4, 16, 23, 30 theater, 4, 10–11, 20 32 models, 7, 10, 17 TV, 4–5, 10, 14–15, 17, 20 This Page Left Blank Intentionally For gorgeous, glowing A-list faces, top celebrities have a fabulous makeup artist on call. Make sure this awesome job is on your radar! Inside you’ll find these features:

SHOW ME Let the professionals show you how to get a red-carpet look! BLOG SPOT Follow celebrity makeup artist Cassie Lomas as she works her magic. ZONE IN Professional makeup artists go beyond making actors look good for the camera. Find out more!

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