Making up is hard to do.Makeup should enhance your features and performance--not add to your stress level. Complicated makeup can actually make it harder for the audience to see your face. We asked professional dancers and makeup artists to share their tips. The overwhelming consensus: Stick to the essentials. The Joffrey Ballet's makeup guru Chip Williams says, "There's no set pattern to doing makeup, but your foundation is key. If the foundation is bad, the rest will be bad." Foundation should be evenly applied to your face and neck and can be set with powder. Can't distinguish between shading and blushing? You re not alone. That's hard to learn and can make or break you," says Olivia Clark, dancer with BalletMet Columbus. After mastering your blush, focus on your brows. "A lot of dancers do beautiful eye makeup that is never seen." says Williams. "The audience will see the eyebrows because they frame the face." If you apply false eyelashes after your other makeup, "You won't get anything on them," says Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet is one of the premiere ballet companies in the United States. The company is an outgrowth of the Washington School of Ballet, which was founded in 1944 by Lisa Gardner and Mary Day; pioneers in American dance. dancer Morgann Rose. Choose a lip color that works with the stage lights--setting lipstick with blush keeps it put and allows for slight color adjustments. Lastly, keep tissues on hand to blot away sweat during downtime The time during which a computer is not functioning due to hardware, operating system or application program failure. in the wings. Once you've mastered the basics, you'll be ready for any performance! To get you started, here are some favorites with suggested retail prices. Just remember, if you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. the reasons for streaks of black eyeliner or red dots at the corner of your eyes--avoid them! (By the way, those dots were originally meant to represent tear ducts.) 1 Mehron Inc. (Water Resistant Mascara) in black #209 $5.95 www.mehron.com 800.332.9955 2 Act One Accessories Stage Red Lipstick $6.99 www.actoneaccessories.com 800.663.7307 3 Make-Up Center (Makeup) Matte Eye Shadows $12.75 Blue Smoke Teak teak, tall deciduous tree (Tectona grandis) of the family Verbenaceae (verbena family), native to India and Malaysia but now widely cultivated in other tropical areas. Frosted Eye Shadows $12.75 Rio www.make-up-center.com 212.977.9494 4 Make-Up Center (Brushes) Angle Shader $20 Small Chisel chisel Cutting tool with a sharpened edge at the end of a metal blade, used (often by driving with a mallet or hammer) in dressing, shaping, or working a solid material such as wood, stone, or metal. Fluff $20 Large Chisel Fluff $20 Chisel Contour $20 5 Graftobian Creme n. 1. Cream; - a term used esp. in cookery, names of liqueurs, etc. Foundation in Warm Honey #88174 $6.99 for 1/2 oz. Skin Tone Light Powder #88613 $3.99 for 1/2 oz. 2 inch Satin Top Puff #88436 $7.49 for 12 www.graftobian.com 608.222.7849 6 Bunheads, Inc. (Performance Lashes) Light or heavy weight $4 www.bunheads.com 800.311.6563 7 Razzle Dazzle Razzle Dazzle (sometimes spelled Rzl Dzl) was the title of a Canadian children's program produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation between 1961 and 1966. Cosmetics Pencil Eyeliner in black $6.50 Liquid Eyeliner in black $8 www.razzledazzlecosmetics.com 866.249.6112 8 Ben Nye Company, Inc. (Artist's Blush Palette) #ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. 92 $45 www.bennye.com Call 310.839.1984 to locate dealers |
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