Powder and Shine

roxics

roxics

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What do you do about shiny people? Assuming you're a small production and you don't have a dedicated makeup person, it's just you. I don't really know anything about makeup. Do you just buy a generic white powder to get rid of shine? What about different skin tones, I assume you need different colored powders for different skin tones right?

Is this something the speaker will be comfortable putting on if she's already wearing makeup? Will I get some resistance because it's going to screw up the makeup she already has on?

This seems like something I should have solved years ago and at my old job we did have some powered makeup in the beginning, but that was over a decade ago. I don't remember why I stopped using it or what I did differently that I no longer needed. I've got a new job now and I'm in a new studio with new gear and I'm getting a lot of shine on people. My key is an ARRILITE 750 Plus with a softbox. Previously I had been using a very similar wattage spiderlite with a softbox. Both about the same size. So I'm not sure why the results are so different.
 
Buy some translucent powder and a power puff or brush to apply it. Also there are wipes made of rice paper that will take the shine off as well.

Ive never had anyone turn down a little powder. Especially since they know you want to help them look good!
 
If you want to put in even less effort than that and dont like touching other humans (with the usual exceptions) we often use oil wipes from the drug store, tell folks to pat themselves down about the face and forehead. Not as good as powder but makes a huge difference.
 
Josh Bass said:
If you want to put in even less effort than that and dont like touching other humans (with the usual exceptions) we often use oil wipes from the drug store, tell folks to pat themselves down about the face and forehead. Not as good as powder but makes a huge difference.
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A lot of times, this is enough to make a difference.

And just throwing this out there, because it's come up before. Depending on where you live, you could be opening yourself up legally IF you apply make-up to someone and something happens(allergic reaction, infection, etc.). I think the last time this came up, someone had a link to small, individual/single use make-up, that would eliminate/minimize the risk of cross contamination with multiple people using the same make-up.
 
Thank you everyone. I'll try some of those wipes and maybe some of that powder would be great as well.
 
I use the loose powder applied with disposable cosmetic sponges.

It keeps you from double dipping, and lets picky clients know you are not touching their skin with something that touched another person.
 
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