Basic Makeup Kit

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blando3

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I have a client asking for a makeup kit but no makeup artist. What could I buy at Walgreen's in terms of a powder kit for forehead shine? I have next to zero experience here, so as specific as possible would be great.
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Andrew
 
Just a quick FYI to CYA... If something goes wrong(allergic reaction to something you use, etc.), you can get sued. Me and another shooter used to get asked to provide base and apply it to subjects sometimes on a doc type series for a national network. The other shooter, who has a stills background and used to use make-up artists regularly, would not(and subsequently neither would I) and cited the possibility of us getting sued. Either the producer supplied it and did it or it didn't get done.
 
...I found out today that the Sephora makeup stores, which are pretty much world wide, sell the Make Up For Ever : HD Microfinish Finishing Powder. I bought a pressed powder compact here in Toronto for about $45 including tax. Not cheap, but this is supposed to be one of the best anti-shine solutions for film and photography. I have a video shoot on Saturday, so I'll get a chance to see how well it works on set.

Make Up For Ever : HD Pressed Powder
 
David W. Jones said:
http://www.pinar-viola.com/blog/2013/03/tony-montana-make-up/
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Yes, when this product first came on the market many makeup artists did not know how to use it correctly, which led to the horrible white flash-back images with flash photography. Unlike other matting powders, you have to apply a very small amount of the product to achieve full effect without the white flash-back under flash photography. I don't plan on shooting any flash photography for a while, but at some point I will test it out to see if I can apply it correctly without the flash-back problem.
 
My shoot on Saturday went well, and the Make Up For Ever : HD Pressed Powder worked perfectly on a range of skin-tones, and it had a very natural look to it. ( it got rid of most of the shine, but not all of it, so people's faces still had a subtle natural looking shine to them )

I bought the Make Up For Ever #160 brush to apply the makeup, which makes it very easy to apply, as you want to make sure you don't apply too much of it. Out of the five interviews I shot, the only time I had a little trouble with the anti-shine makeup was with a 50-ish woman who had a bit of a "furry" face that was picking up too much makeup, so I had to brush away most of the makeup to get her face to look normal. ( not too matte or powdery )

Overall I would highly recommend the Make Up For Ever : HD Pressed Powder as a simple and easy solution to shine control. Just make sure you have the right brush to apply it, as a little bit goes a long way. ( the #160 brush has a contoured shape, about the size and shape of your thumb, with very flexible non-stiff brush hairs. The brush shape makes it very easy to apply the shine-control makeup just below the eyes and around the nose. )
 
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