How To Apply Stage Make-up
You will need…
Pan Stick Foundation (one shade darker than skin colour)
Loose Translucent Powder
Brown/Black Eyebrow Pencil (depending on hair colour)
White Eye Shadow – MAC Eye Shadow Crystal Avalanche Colour $32.00
Dark Eye Shadow – MAC Paint Pot Shadow in Blackground Colour $35.00
Light Brown Eye Shadow – Brand of your choice
Black Liquid Eyeliner – Brand of your choice
False Eyelashes – EESCQ $5.00
Eyelash Adhesive – EESCQ $2.00
Black Waterproof Mascara – Brand of your choice
Peach & Pink Blush – Brand of your choice
Red Lip Liner – Brand of your choice
Lip Stick – MAC Viva Glam Lipstick Viva Glam Colour $35.00
Wedge Shaped Sponges
Large Loose Powder Brush
Blush Brush
Brow Comb (Old Toothbrush works well)
Eye Shadow Brushes (3 at least – 1 for each colour)
Cotton Tips
Make-Up Remover/Make-Up Wipes
Hair Band (to keep hair off face)
Always do make-up before your hair so the make-up goes all the way into the hair line.
Always do make-up before you put your costume on.
1. Skin
a) Smooth pan stick one shade darker than skin, over entire face including lips, eyelids, under eye area and blend in to neck using wedge sponges.
b) With large powder brush, smooth translucent loose powder over entire face.
2. Eyebrows
a) With brow comb, brush and shape brows.
b) Use eyebrow pencil to fill brows in. Stay true to natural shape of the brow & extend slightly. Tweeze, beforehand, if necessary.
3. Eyes
a) With shadow brush, highlight brow bone with white eye shadow.
b) Light brown eye shadow over entire lid up to brow bone.
c) Blackground shadow into crease with shadow brush.
d) Black Liquid Liner along lash line to outer corner of eye.
e) Apply Blackground shadow line under lower lashes.
f) White shadow in between upper liquid liner and lower lash shadow line.
g) Apply false lashes along line of liquid eyeliner.
h) Coat and bind lashes with Black Water Resistant Mascara.
4. Cheeks
a) With blush brush, contour just under and slightly on cheekbone with peach blush.
b) Contour lightly around hairline and under jawbone with peach blush.
c) Highlight on cheekbone with pink blush.
d) Highlight above cheekbone with white eye shadow.
e) With large powder brush, smooth translucent powder over cheek and face to blend.
5. Lips
a) Line lips in with Lip Liner. Use a cotton tip to blend.
b) Fill lips in with Lip Stick.
