Time and time once more, as a former skilled NYC dancer, I witnessed enticing younger ladies poorly placed on tons of make-up earlier than performances. In my 10 years of dancing I noticed how, nicely, ugly, dangerous backstage make-up abilities can get! Makeup may help create the very best model of ourselves. As a make-up artist I discovered how to emphasize our greatest facets with make-up.
That is my checklist of Top 10 Performance Makeup Mistakes in no explicit order.
1) MISTAKE: Lack of Eyebrows! WHY? When there are not any eyebrows we lose the emotional expression of the face.
FIX IT: So as to create a extra pure look then an eyebrow pencil use a pressed mineral eye shadow powder. Use a coloration that both matches or is barely darker than your personal hair coloration. To intensify and body the eyes use an angled eyeliner make-up brush to fill within the pure form of the eyebrows.
2) MISTAKE: On the within of the decrease lash line utilizing a black pencil eyeliner. WHY? This can be a nice make-up technique for vogue reveals, print advertisements, TV, and in individual however not for performances on stage. Throughout a stage efficiency it makes eyes look smaller.
FIX IT: A WHITE Highlighter Pencil on the skin nook of the eyes and on the within decrease lash line will make eyes look larger and brighter.
3) MISTAKE: Making use of black liner below the attention and in to the far interior nook of the attention. WHY? It provides the attention a really spherical look, you need extra of an almond form. It could generally give the look of being “cross-eyed” to the dancer.
FIX IT: So as to obtain the extra fascinating form use a darker brown eye shadow with an eyeliner brush as a liner below the attention. Begin below the pupil and brush out following the pure curve of the attention.
Do NOT be part of the higher lash liner and the decrease lash liner. Not connecting these traces offers you the phantasm that the whites of the eyes are very giant.
4) MISTAKE: The darkest eye shadow contour coloration that’s too shut to the nostril and too excessive on the crease of the attention (up to the eyebrows). WHY? It takes all the emotion out of the eyes. It gives the impression of massive black holes. For a similar cause the “Smokey-eyed look” does NOT work on stage performances.
FIX IT: Be sure that the darkish contour coloration stops earlier than it nears the eyebrows. Apply the shadow with an eye fixed shadow brush that’s small and angled. When including darker contour coloration to crease space of the attention deal with the outer half of the attention and don’t deliver the darkish coloration too far in in the direction of the nostril.
5) MISTAKE: No basis utilized for stage performances. WHY? Sporting make-up with no basis will not get up if you get sweaty. It’ll look blotchy and not touch-up nicely.
FIX IT: Making a clear, matte floor for the make-up requires basis. When selecting a basis use a light-weight, mineral oil free/non-comedogenic, water-proof basis. This can hold make-up trying clean and clear all day lengthy!
6) MISTAKE: Sporting false lashes which can be both too large or too thick. WHY? Since stage lighting come down from the highest, giant lashes type a shadow below the eyes. This will make your eyes look closed, sleepy, or heavy.
FIX IT: If the lashes are a demi/half lash then they won’t want to trimmed to match the attention in any other case trim them to match. At all times trim from the skin edge. False lashes which can be longer on the periphery and get shorter as they go in the direction of the interior eye are your best option. Keep away from outsized lashes and select ones that consider the outer third of the attention.
7) MISTAKE: Poor make-up coloration decisions used for stage make-up. WHY? Simply because we see a make-up coloration on TV, doesn’t imply that it’ll work for a stage efficiency. On TV when make-up is finished, colours can match outfits, be extra understated and extra “modern” in fashion. Our primary objective on stage is to make certain the facial features and options will be seen and the dancer appears to be like hanging below extreme stage lighting.
FIX IT: Put on impartial tones to deliver out the innate magnificence within the dancer’s face. Additionally there are impartial rose-toned lipsticks that look pretty. Shiny pink is not higher! If brilliant pink obvious lipstick has the viewers is distracted from the efficiency then it isn’t serving its objective.
8) MISTAKE: A pointy line for blush or an excessive amount of blush. WHY? An excessive amount of blush or a pointy line could make performers look harsh or outdated.
FIX IT: Impartial rose toned or pink/peach toned colours. The different profit is these colours will work on all pores and skin tones – lightest to darkest. To create a gentle line place your brush on the hair line and brush ahead, mix upward across the apples of the cheeks. It’s important to not permit blush to dip beneath the lip line.
9) MISTAKE: Utilizing an excessive amount of glitter. WHY? While you use glitter is on each a part of your face, physique, and costume it is vitally distracting to the viewers and judges.
FIX IT: Choose one half that you’ll use glitter on. Use glitter in your hair, or use a shimmering white to spotlight your cheekbones, or strive a pink glitter lip. The vital half is to decide ONE a part of the physique not each half in your “glitter-fitti!
10) MISTAKE: Needing extra make-up. WHY? Due to the power of stage lights and the space from the performer to the viewers, the facial options have a tendency to lose their dimension. Facial options “flatten” out when you do not have sufficient make-up on.
FIX IT: Apply make-up in order that it’s darkish sufficient to see your options with out pressure from the Eighth-Tenth row. Stage lighting is makes it essential to put on make-up should you a pure look on stage. Once more, since you noticed the look on a dancer on TV, doesn’t imply it is going to work on the stage.
