Favorite Beauty, F/X and Art Books! by Greene Street Beauty

Since this is a group who loves to read I thought it appropriate to share this new video from one of my You Tube Channels Greene Street Beauty. Melissa Street and I share a bit about our favorite books that we've collected over our years as makeup artists.
Enjoy!! xo, kim

Favorite Beauty, FX and Art Books! by Greene Street Beauty


Books featured:
Irene Corey "The Face Is A Canvas"
Judith August "Gotcha Covered"
Phyllis Posnick/Era Respini "Extreme Beauty In Vogue"
Vera Lehndorff/Susan Sontag "Veruschka - Transfigurations"
Arne Svenson "Prisoners"
Debreceni "Special Makeup Effects"
Richard Corson 4th Edition "Stage Makeup"
Way Bandy "Styling Your Face"
Ray Morris "Beautiful Eyes"
Francois Nars "Make Up Your Mind"
Joe Blasco/Vincent Kehoe "The Professional Makeup Artist"
Randy Dauglin "Hurt 'Em Reel Good"

Match This Makeup. Megan Fox in "This is 40"

I was the Makeup Dept Head on the film "This is 40" and Megan Fox was one of my characters. I'm not sure what I expected but Megan is not only gorgeous but turned out to be a really funny and interesting person. 

Let's chat about her makeup. I know you may be saying "She doesn't look like she has any on. Why are you even doing a post about this?" First of all she does have makeup on. It's subtle and correct for the scene. I think the biggest mistake people make is to over do makeup when it's not needed. With Megan in this scene I felt like my job was to enhance what was already beautiful about her and hide any small imperfections. 

I did have a number of a challenges in the scenes where Megan is swimming in a pool. I knew we would be shooting for hours and hours and she would be in the water most of the day. 

The scene calls for Megan to look natural with a no makeup look. Megan is ridiculously beautiful but like most of us she does have blemishes and her skin was a bit ruddy.  I needed to find base products for her face that would cover any blemishes or ruddiness and look like she had flawless skin. They also had to be water proof or at least water resistant. 

I ended up for this scene using Revlon Colorstay in Ivory. It stayed really well. I needed to touch up occasionally but it was a good choice and looked really pretty.  

The spot treatment I used was Judith August's Killer Cover. The product has castor oil in it which makes it water resistant and perhaps even water proof. I used the lightest tone in the wheel "Ivory".

You will notice that I used mostly cream makeup on Megan because it tends to stay on better when wet. 

I used La Prairie Cellular Radiance cream blush in "Berry Glow". This color looked perfect on her naturally pale skin tone and gave her just the right amount of flush in her cheeks. I really love how it looks on her in the film and in the photo above.

On her eyelids I used MAC's Paint Pot in "Ground Work". It's a long wearing cream eyeshadow in that perfect mid tone neutral taupe that doesn't look like makeup but still gives the eye good definition. 

I used Dior Show Black out water proof mascara. On her upper and lower lashes. 

On her lips I used Korres "Wild Rose" Lip butter. It's a lip balm that gives a rose tint to the lips. It has shea butter in it too so it's great for chapped lips. 

I used Senna's Sketch a Brow pencil in Dark Taupe on Megan's eyebrows just to fill in areas and to define the arch. 

Megan also has a number of tattoos and all of them needed to be covered and stay covered in the water.  We shot the pool scenes for a number of days. 

I had a few different people help me cover her tats on different days but I came up with the formula that we used. We made minor adjustments but basically this is what worked. 

We started with Pax Paint. It's basically colored glue which is why it stays so well. The only issue would have been if the water was warm which would have pulled it off. Fortunately the water was cold! 

The key is to stipple a number of colors in layers. Tones that together will match the skin tone. We used Olive 1, Ivory, Mauve Blusher and Highlight N 36-L.

This isn't a lesson in PAX paint application so I'm sorry that I'm not going into great detail on this. Perhaps I'll do a separate post on PAX application. 

Next we lightly applied ERA spray makeup over top in "R2" and then sealed with Ben Nye Final Seal. 

Yes, there were plenty of touch ups on those days when Megan was in the pool but it payed off. She looked very pretty and character correct and you can't see one single tattoo. (except the fake one that I applied for her character). 

If you have any questions please feel free to ask in the comment section below! 

Kim

My latest film coming out! Identity Thief Trailer

We had an absolute blast making this film! I'm sure you can tell from the trailer. :)

		Makeup Department (Credits) Kimberly Greene .... makeup department head
		Erin Wooldridge .... key makeup artist Kate Shorter...Melissa McCarthy's personal makeup artist Layna Anderson...makeup artist Quintessence Patterson .... makeup artist Michelle Garbin....makeup artist Linda D. Flowers....hair department head Tijen Osman .... assistant hair department head Victoria Wood .... wig maker Bryson Conley .... hair stylist Information obtained from IMDB. If you worked on the film and are not listed please comment below and I will add you to this blog post. :), Kim

Vlog: IMATS Los Angeles 2013

How to keep red lipstick ON your lips!

So you want to wear red lips to your Holiday party? Great idea because 
red lips are sexy and fun but there's nothing worse than having more lipstick on your champagne glass than on your lips. 

So what do you do?

The trick is to "layer" with different products. There are 5 layers in my stay put recipe. 

First, apply your foundation on top of your lips as a primer. (layer 1) 

Powder lightly with a no color powder. 

Then apply a lip pencil in a similar shade to your red lip color. After creating the shape you want, go ahead and lightly fill in the rest of your lips with the pencil. (layer 2). 

Now with a lip brush apply your red lip color. (layer 3). 

Next, with a powder puff or sponge pat a no color powder over your lips. Pat only or you will smear the color. (layer 4) 

OK, now it looks and feels way too dry. So add a very light coat of your red lip color to make it look dewy again, but not too much or you're back to square one! (layer 5)

Happy Holidays! 

xo, Kim

Who the hell are Greene Street Beauty?

This is an article by Cathi Singh of "In My Professional Opinion" that will give you a good idea!  In My Professional Opinion: EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it...by Cathi Singh:

Are Eye Styes Contagious?

What is a stye? What do they look like? Are they contagious? How do you get rid of them? As a professional makeup artist it's very important you know the answers to these questions. It's only a matter of time until you have a person in your chair with one. Or you get one yourself.

Stye on outer lid

"What is a sty?" A stye develops when an oil gland at the edge of and eyelid becomes infected.  
"What does it look like?" It looks like a pimple on the eyelid either on the inside or outside of the lid.
"What are the symptoms?" The first signs are swelling, redness and pain. The area will feel tender as well. Then a small pimple will develop in the affected area. Often there will be a yellow "tip" at the center. This is pus that has risen to the top.
"What causes a Stye?" A stye results from an infection of the oil glands of the eyelid that help to lubricate the eyeball. The infection occurs after these glands have become clogged. A stye can come from an infected hair follicle at the base of an eyelash. The bacterium staphylococcus aureus that is frequently found on the skin is responsible for 90%-95% of cases of styes. 

Stye on inner lid

What is the treatment for a stye?  Most styes will go away on their own but applying a warm compress or warm washcloth to the affected area for 10-15 minutes, four to six times a day can speed the healing of a stye. 
Do not squeeze or press the stye. It can spread or worsen the infection. If the stye persists for more than several days or you get multiple styes that persist you should see your doctor who will determine if  it needs to be drained or if you need antibiotic ointments or other treatment. Styes are usually harmless but if they persist or seem to worsen a doctor should be contacted. 

Are Styes Contagious? Yes. It is very important to disgard any makeup that has come in contact with a stye. Sterilize your brushes and makeup tools (like eyelash curlers) thoroughly or discard them. Make sure the sterilizing product kills bacteria. Styes can transfer from one eye to another so do not use the same brush or powder puff on both eyes. A good idea is to use a q-tip, cotton ball or tissue that can be thrown out. 
It is best not to apply makeup on a stye but if it is unavoidable, be gentle and use disposable application techniques and tools.


Some Information obtained from http://Medicine.net and http://AllaboutVision.com

Great article about my newest adventure. Greene Street Beauty

I had to share this article by Cathi Singh from In My Professional Opinion about my newest business adventure with Melissa Street. She says lots of nice stuff about us. So of course I like her and her blog. lol Click below!
xo, Kim

In My Professional Opinion: EXTRA! EXTRA! Read all about it...by Cathi Singh

My Give Away Contest! $250+ of Beauty Products!

Give Away Contest! All ya gotta do is subscribe to my new Youtube channel GreeneStreetBeauty that I recently started with my friend and professional makeup artist Melissa Street to enter. I'll fill you guys in on what's coming up for our company Greene Street Beauty but I just wanted to let you know about this contest so you can enter before it's too late. It ends Jan 1, 2013 so enter by subscribing now! Watch the video and click on the subscribe button or go to GreeneStreetBeauty on Youtube. xo, Kim

Deep Throat. Yes, Deep Throat.

Companies are getting all sexy with their names of products. It all kind of cracks me up and I felt like sharing a few with you.
I could be wrong but I think it all started with Nars. I can just see the board room filled with men in suits discussing how to increase sales. Fred in product development said "Let's call one of our blushes something sexy like "Orgasm." "Hmmm...."says Bob director of sales "Ya, what color would that be? " Sam the sandwich guy who happens to be in the room says "It should be peachy pink with shimmer". "Yes! They all say in unison.
They were right. It sold well.
Now they have "Super Orgasm" a peachy pink with GOLD glitter. I guess the gold is the super part.
There's also "Deep Throat". I'm not kidding. They called a blush "Deep Throat". What color do you make a blush called "Deep Throat"? It's peach with shimmer. I don't get it. Shouldn't it be red? Or at least pink? Shouldn't you get an extra something with it? Haven't they seen the movie?
Pervy names were a big hit so they added an "Orgasm" to their nail color line too.

"Orgasm", "Super Orgasm", "Deep Throat"

"Orgasm"

Moving on. Urban Decay. Those nutty characters at Urban Decay. I've actually always loved their names of colors over there. "ABC gum" (Already Been Chewed) and "Smog" are too of my favs.
How awesome are the "Naked" Palettes? You know they are so happy with the results of THAT genius marketing idea. Selling like hot cakes. So naughty.

Naked, Naked 2 by Urban Decay

Not to be outdone NYX has the 'butt "Naked" eyes' kit. It comes with lots of good eyeshadows, blushes, highlighters and even a bronzer. But why use the word "Butt"? Aren't I suppose to put this on my face?

NYX butt "naked" eyes

Listen, I'm not saying these products aren't good. In fact, I use them all. They actually gave me a good idea. I'm thinking instead of calling my The Kim Greene Line cosmetic bags "The Premier" and "The Essential" I should call them "The Debbie Does Dallas Premier Bag" and "The BJ Essential". What do you think?