![]() ![]() Don't go overboard here - the object isn't to create a completely different mouth shape but to strengthen what you have naturally. Line the mouth with a firm, dark line that enhances the natural shape of your mouth.Draw natural, firm brows with a high arch (a good arch on the brow really frames the face).Use liberal mascara and/or false eyelashes, as desired. Emphasize the eye sockets with more shadow, as needed, as well.If you do this properly, when the eye is open wide, this line merges with the line of your lashes, simply adding a subtle lift and openness to the eye. Carefully extend your eyeliner up and outward beyond the edge of your eye. ![]() For men, younger performers, or those seeking a more natural look, use browns, experimenting with shades to emphasize the eye without looking overdone. For dramatic or colorful roles, use black, thick lines. Widen and deepen the line from the center of the eye as it sweeps outward on each side. Line the eyes with a thin, firm line above the upper lashes, and with a thinner line below the lower ones.For a wide-eyed, open look, add highlights using pale cream colors to the center of the lids and browbones.Add shadow to the eyes by using cream along the curve of the socket. Reduce plumpness and strengthen your jawline by adding color in a direct, subtle line of shadow from chin to the bottom edge of each side of your jaw.Enhance cheekbones with color that starts just below the cheekbone itself, and which is concentrated in the 'hollow.' Start the color at the point in your cheek that is slightly outside the center of your eye, then back on each side. Go darker for whatever you want to 'recede' or hollow on your face. Add contour, character, and definition to your face using a darker cream. Stage lighting tends to 'flatten' a face and remove definition.Take extra care that your jawline color blends naturally into your neck - there's nothing more distracting than someone whose face contrasts starkly with a neck that's a completely different color. Make sure to blend evenly into the hairline, at temples, and slightly below the jawline. Use a sponge or foundation brush to apply your base, for more even coverage.However, even for warmer complexions, remember that the stage lights will tend to wash out or add a 'colder' effect to colors, so go warmer in tone wherever you can to counteract this (unless the character you're playing is meant to be wan, sickly or ghostly, in which case, stick with cold, pale tones!). For reddish complexions, choose a foundation with a slight golden or yellow undertone. Apply your foundation in a color that both matches and evens out your skin tone.Follow with a toner, and moisturize afterward to create a clean, smooth base for your makeup. Wash your face thoroughly, taking extra care to exfoliate.A Step-By-Step Guide to Applying Basic Stage Makeup ![]()
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