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Photo: Getty Images

Photo: Getty Images

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Photo: Getty Images

Photo: Getty Images

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Known as the cinema center of the world, Hollywood boasts of all major film studios making the big budget, legendary movies that are admired all over the world. While Hollywood produces many types of movies, its specialty is highly entertaining feature films based on science fiction and fantasy, requiring the heavy use of special effects and prosthetic makeup. Many makeup artists have found and built their creative careers in Hollywood, especially in the special effects genre of moviemaking. There is often a serious shortage of qualified makeup artists in Hollywood. Today, there are many makeup schools operating in and around Hollywood to cater to the growing demand for makeup artistry.

Established in 1966 and situated in the heart of Hollywood, EI School of Professional Makeup is the first Hollywood makeup school to make its mark in the highly creative and imaginative world of special effects and prosthetic makeup. Fully devoted to train the budding artists, this finest Hollywood makeup school provides a comprehensive hands-on education in all areas of professional makeup. Its makeup classes are tailored to suit all categories of serious students who wish to develop a career in this area. The institute offers three basic programs of study explained below.

Studio Makeup Artist program is aimed at students who primarily wish to work in the beauty industry, including salons, spas, health resorts, cosmetics companies, photo studios, wedding studios, as well as freelance work. This program covers all aspects of beauty and corrective makeup, high fashion photographic makeup, hair styling, airbrushing, the wedding business, and the psychology of beauty.

SFX or Special Effects is an intensive program intended specifically for students who want to work in special effects makeup. This program is designed to prepare the beginner to a fully-functioning makeup artist qualified to work in SFX houses, labs and workshops. This program includes: full head life casting, designing and designs, sculpting (mold making), application of prosthetics, foam rubber and silicone casting, drawing and sculpting techniques, head casting, full body casting, multi-piece molding, and seaming foam, among others.

Artistry of Makeup is a one-year program that prepares students to become fully-trained makeup artists capable of working in all aspects of the various makeup industries. Six courses in this program offer students the fundamentals of each makeup discipline, including practical workshops, guest speakers, and field trips. This program consists of: beauty and corrective makeup, theatrical/live performance makeup, high fashion photographic makeup, beginning prosthetics workshop, and television and film makeup.

In addition to the basic makeup artist courses listed above, this school also offers Master Classes covering subjects such as hair arranging and wig styling, advanced tech lab, tattoos for film, airbrushing, refresher class (customized), face and body painting and mask making. EI’s student services include a full-fledged library, helping international students on I-20 and visa formalities, finding careers and providing housing facilities.

Visit EI’s website at www.ei.edu for further details.

Marvelous Makeup School in the Heart of Hollywood is a post from: Fytuba Makeup

Any celebrities that have mastered the clean, slick look?
Kate Winslet pops into my head—I thought her hair at the Academy Awards last year (see photo at right) was the best. It was absolutely stunning and beautiful; soft yet with a distinct shape. The trick is getting the right texture and shine. In the past, to achieve a hairstyle like hers you’d use gel, which would leave hair hard and crunchy. But now you can apply a smoothing gloss that gives sleek shine without the plastic look and feel. The great thing about red carpet hair is that you’re always going to see a modern version of something you’ve seen before.

What about waves? Will we still see loose curls on the red carpet?
Waves will always be around. Traditionally, people would run the curling iron through to the ends, then wrap it up to the scalp. Now you can wrap the hair around the barrel without even opening it, which gives a nice wave. For a tighter curl, use a smaller barrel. If you just want body and fullness, Velcro rollers or hot rollers are best.

How do you decide which hairstyle to do for a celebrity client?
The dress and the person’s face shape are the biggest factors. If the neckline is really high and the person has a low hairline, hair should be worn up. If someone has an extremely round face I might pull the sides tighter and leave the top a little higher to elongate their face and make it appear less round. Or, if someone has a really square jaw, I might cover the forehead with some hair to give more width at the sides; you don’t want to expose too much of the face or else it will look more square. Lastly, if someone has a heavy eyelid, I’ll do a tight updo or ponytail to give a mini facelift.

What’s your must-have hair product?
A staple in my kit and almost every hairdresser’s I know is L’Oréal Elnett Strong Hold Hairspray. I was first introduced to it backstage at Fashion Week and now it’s finally available in the U.S. It’s great because it’s soft, versatile, and imparts shine—it holds the hair but you can work with it. I send all my clients out with a few pins and a mini can of Elnett in their purse for quick red carpet fixes.

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