Links of Interest- Make-Up

Make-up is a complete necessity for me as a dancer and over time has become an interest of mine. I first started learning about make-up when I was at college, as we would have stage make-up classes once a week during the first-year. Make-up plays an important role on-stage for instance allowing the audience to see you’re facial expressions more clearly as well as helping to create a character. This can be seen in the musical ‘The Lion King’ for instance, where the animals are created through a combination of make-up, costume, masks and props.

It was compulsory to wear make-up every day to class so as I began to learn how to wear it, I started to experiment with different brands, products and colours. I studied art before going to dance college, so started to imagine that my face was the blank canvas every morning and that I had to paint the picture. This made it become a creative task rather than a chore. For others, make-up may not only be viewed as an art but also a confidence booster.

I now work part-time in Harrods Beauty Halls where there is every brand imaginable available at you’re fingertips! It is unbelievable how many products are on the market at the moment, from sparkly lip-gloss that stays on all day to a complete variety of false lashes.

My favourite brand of make-up is MAC Cosmetics. As a dancer, you need make-up that is going to last the duration of a performance- through perspiration and quick costume changes- MAC make-up will never let you down! The eye-shadows and liners are fantastic, in brilliant colours as you can see in the tutorial above advertising Barbie loves MAC. The brushes are similar to that of a professional make-up artist and very good quality. You can’t help but fall in love with the simple yet glamorous, glossy black packaging. Visit http://www.maccosmetics.com/ for more information.

There are so many online websites and tutorials on how to achieve certain looks with make-up, where to buy it and what is going to suit you, it is impossible to go wrong. You can visit http://www.marykay.com/ and experience a virtual makeover by uploading a photo of yourself to practice on.