Makeup That's Theatrical

One of the classes my younger brother is taking at F.A.I.T.H. Academy is about theater makeup.  I became so intrigued with it that I ordered my own student theatrical kit to use at home.  It has everything I need to get started: six different creme foundations (I got the 'light' kit), eight creme shades (like red, blush, nude, yellow, blue, green, brown, etc.), three pencils (black, brown, and light brown), two makeup brushes, modeling wax, spirit gum and remover, some application hair, stage blood, and more.  As I unpacked the kit for the first time, my mind was reeling with the possibilities!

 
 I like to learn things like this by following someone's example, so I quickly searched for and found a makeup artist on Youtube that I liked: Danny Lynn Forever.  She does a lot of glamor makeup tutorials, but I really like the way she teaches theater makeup.  Tonight, I finally had time to try my hand at theater makeup.  I chose to do a Geisha girl with a Kabuki flair.  Here's the result:

 

 

It took over an hour to do my entire face.  The Graftobian makeup was very easy to work with and I could feel the high quality with every brush stroke.  The cremes blended well, were easy to wipe off if I made a mistake, and didn't irritate my eyes or skin.  I would definitely recommend it for anyone looking to try out theater makeup (although I hear Ben Nye is good, too).  One of my brothers said that I looked like a female version of Kiss.  Oh no!  I don't think I did too bad, though, for my first time.  It was a lot of fun, and I look forward to doing more!  You will definitely see more posts about theater makeup in the future.  :)