Thursday, September 24, 2009

Putting on the Drag Makeup

Years ago, I had friends in New Orleans who had many friends who did drag. I was always fascinated by the makeup they did, since my training was in theatre and I concentrated in theatrical makeup. Here is a really good professional makeup artist who shares the tips for doing drag makeup.



The resulting makeup reminds me of the brilliant Moira Shearer in the 1948 film The Red Shoes--one of my favorite childhood films and perhaps the greatest filmed ballet I can think of.

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