Forgot a product at home? Didn't have time to buy an item before opening night? Made a big mistake with your makeup and you're on next? Here are some tips to alleviate imminent stage makeup disasters.
Don't have blush? No prob. Take a small smudge of red lipstick on your finger and dot it on your cheekbones. Blend out the color using your fingers or a makeup sponge. The shade may not be exactly right for your skin tone, but it's better than looking flat-faced on stage.
Don't have bronzer? Use brown or copper-toned eye shadow. Apply the eye shadow under your cheekbones, centered at your hairline (right under the widow's peak if you have one), and just under your chin using a large eye shadow brush or smudge brush. Blend the color out with a large powder brush or a makeup sponge. (It's important to use bronzer to contour your face so it doesn't look 2-dimensional from the audience.)
Forget your lipstick? Borrow some from a friend, but do it the hygienic way. Wash your hands well with soap and water. Then scrape your finger along the side of your friend's lipstick, not the top angled part that most people put directly on their lips. Use your finger to put the color on your lips. If you need more, wash your hands and start the procedure again. You can also scrape the lipstick with a clean q-tip, but it is much harder to apply to the lips.
You can also safely borrow eye shadow, blush, and bronzer from a friend if you need to. Wrap a clean finger in a tissue, and gently dip into the color you need and use your tissue-wrapped finger to apply the color to your lids or cheeks. If you need more or a different color, repeat with a new, clean tissue.
Refrain from sharing items such as liquid eyeliner, as they can easily harbor harmful germs.
Make a big mistake with your eye or lip makeup? If it's too late to remove and start over, cover the error with a thick coat of concealer or liquid foundation. This will make the mistake invisible from the audience, even if you can still see the shadow of the stray mark close up.
Have a bad blemish that your foundation doesn't seem to cover? Apply a high quality non-tinted lip balm such as Eos or Blistex to the spot. This will help makeup stick to that specific area of the skin. Dab on concealer next, and let it dry before moving on to foundation. The audience can't see differences in your skin's texture, only differences in color, so don't worry about the bump being raised. As long as makeup is sticking to the spot, you're good to go.
Don't have blush? No prob. Take a small smudge of red lipstick on your finger and dot it on your cheekbones. Blend out the color using your fingers or a makeup sponge. The shade may not be exactly right for your skin tone, but it's better than looking flat-faced on stage.
Don't have bronzer? Use brown or copper-toned eye shadow. Apply the eye shadow under your cheekbones, centered at your hairline (right under the widow's peak if you have one), and just under your chin using a large eye shadow brush or smudge brush. Blend the color out with a large powder brush or a makeup sponge. (It's important to use bronzer to contour your face so it doesn't look 2-dimensional from the audience.)
Forget your lipstick? Borrow some from a friend, but do it the hygienic way. Wash your hands well with soap and water. Then scrape your finger along the side of your friend's lipstick, not the top angled part that most people put directly on their lips. Use your finger to put the color on your lips. If you need more, wash your hands and start the procedure again. You can also scrape the lipstick with a clean q-tip, but it is much harder to apply to the lips.
You can also safely borrow eye shadow, blush, and bronzer from a friend if you need to. Wrap a clean finger in a tissue, and gently dip into the color you need and use your tissue-wrapped finger to apply the color to your lids or cheeks. If you need more or a different color, repeat with a new, clean tissue.
Refrain from sharing items such as liquid eyeliner, as they can easily harbor harmful germs.
Make a big mistake with your eye or lip makeup? If it's too late to remove and start over, cover the error with a thick coat of concealer or liquid foundation. This will make the mistake invisible from the audience, even if you can still see the shadow of the stray mark close up.
Have a bad blemish that your foundation doesn't seem to cover? Apply a high quality non-tinted lip balm such as Eos or Blistex to the spot. This will help makeup stick to that specific area of the skin. Dab on concealer next, and let it dry before moving on to foundation. The audience can't see differences in your skin's texture, only differences in color, so don't worry about the bump being raised. As long as makeup is sticking to the spot, you're good to go.
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