This week in makeup class I was assigned the task of designing makeup for a real character. I choose Mrs Meers from the play Thoroughly Modern Millie because she is over the top, and makes for interesting makeup choices. Her character is a retired actress who is white, but is now pretending to be Chinese (but [...]
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Character makeup: Mrs Meers of ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’
Posted in Hobbies, tagged makeup, Mr Meers, stage makeup, Thoroughly Modern Millie on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Stage Makeup: Middle age
Posted in Personal News, Opinions, Thoughts and Discoveries, tagged makeup, middle age makeup, old makeup, special effects makeup, stage makeup on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
This semester I am enrolled in a stage makeup class. I think this class ties in nicely with my quest to find out how and why people alter their appearances; with stage makeup the goal is often to look like someone else through the application of heavy make-up. This week, I learned how to age [...]
Stage Makeup: Altering the Face (as in I don’t normally look like this)
Posted in Hobbies, tagged makeup, stage makeup on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today was my second day in Stage-makeup class where I applied makeup to my face. Today’s goal was to play with my features and make myself look like someone else. This makeup may look strange in a photograph, but from far away (like you would be if you were in the audience at a theatre) [...]

