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Corrine Bailey Rae Makeup artist Amy Chance made up songbird and Grammy nominee Corinne Bailey Rae for this year’s Grammy Awards. In the midst of a world-tour, Corinne flew in to Los Angeles from Japan and immediately went into rehearsals for the awards. To revive her skin from the traveling and make her tired eyes look more awake, explains Amy, they started off the day using DuWop IGels. She followed that up with L'Occitane Express Eye Treatment and Biotherm Biopur moisturizer. For foundation, Amy applied Armani Luminous Silk Foundation in #9. She concealed with Biotherm Light Catch concealer in #30 under the eyes and wherever needed. Laura Mercier Setting Powder in Beige was dusted on the t-zone and under the eyes. Amy made her cheeks pop with NARS blush in Torrid. For eyes, NARS Faith was applied as the highlight color. Amy did the rest of Corinne’s eye with the Chanel Winter Nights palette: purple in the crease with the sparkly black color on the lid and smudged under the eye. She then lined eyes with MAC Eye Kohl in Smolder. To highlight the inside corners of the eyes, Amy added the gold color from the Scott Barnes Brandywine Chic palette. Shu Uemura individual lashes were added and topped off with Lancome Hypnose mascara in Black. Amy completed the look with Nars Dolce Vita lipstick and Scott Barnes Lip Slick in Satisfied. To ensure flawless and shimmery skin, Amy applied DuWop Revolotion to her body. And in the spirit of her single, Corinne radiated just like a star.

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Jennifer Hudson According to Shutchai Tym Buacharern, the makeup supervisor on the much anticipated Dreamgirls, the team of skilled makeup artists for the film went through 30 to 40 jars of MAC Blacktrack FluidLine and 15,000 – 20,000 pairs of eyelashes from Ardell and MAC to Valerie Beverly Hills’ mink lashes. Talk about the price of beauty. Of course, it wasn't just used for Dreamgirls Jennifer Hudson, Anika Noni Rose, Beyoncé Knowles and Sharon Leal. As Tym explains, the lashes and liner were applied to everyone from the main actresses to the extras. As makeup supervisor, Tym created the overall look based on an updated version of the late ‘60s through mid-‘70s style. “When the girls first start out, they are very simple. They are like girls from the ‘hood who become more refined,” explains Tym who applied makeup for both Jennifer Hudson and Anika Noni Rose. Jennifer Hudson’s “Effie White” transforms from a poor girl from Detroit into a superstar and then to an ex-singer on welfare. Her makeup demonstrates that—with plain and innocent to glammed up to torn down to nothing, not even mascara. Unlike the glamorous transformation of Beyoncé’s character, Jennifer’s Effie is stripped away of all her glamour and takes on a more natural style wearing neutral, earthier makeup tones. When it came to makeup, Tym didn’t discriminate—he used everything from well-known brands like MAC and Bobbi Brown to newcomers Jack & Jill Cosmetics. Jennifer’s foundation is a mixture of Dermacolor, Bobbi Brown Foundation Stick and MAC. To even out her skin tone, Tym applied Amazing Cosmetics concealer. He set makeup with MAC invisible powder. For touch-ups, Tym liked I-Iman pressed powder. Her blush is Nars Torrid which all the girls wear in the film. Tym opted for a satiny finish lipstick as opposed to the matte lips of the time and used Nars lipstick in nude shades like Honolulu Honey and Belle du Jour. To update the look, for the ‘70s scenes, he went all out with YSL Golden Gloss in no.1, 2 and 3. He also used Biotherm’s lip gloss because they are heavily pigmented and piled YSL Golden Gloss on top. In the “disco scene” performance, he glossed up lips with MAC Lip Glass in clear for added shine. All the Dreamgirls wear MAC Fluidline Blacktrack eye liner. For an “everyday” look, Tym used Prescriptives Duo Bronzing Powder in So Warm as eye shadow on Jennifer. He liked the lighter color on the lid and darker in the crease. Tym also used a lot of MAC Pigments for various scenes. Tym bronzed Jennifer’s body with Classified Cosmetics Era Raze spray on bronzer, Lancome Star Bronzer Magic Golden Spray or Sue Devitt Liquid Gold Coast mixed with L’Occitane Butter Lotion. Instead of all-over bronzer, Tym just emphasized sheen with blush and eye shadow with an occasional dusting on Physician’s Formula Bronzer.

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Beyonce Knowles Dreamgirls opens this month and the buzz surrounding this film seems to be everywhere. After chatting with Beyoncé’s makeup artist, Francesca Tolot, and learning about the 40 or so different wardrobe, hair and makeup changes, I can see what all the fuss is about—at least as far as eye candy goes. While all the looks aren’t entirely detectable in the film, it should still be fun to see the makeup department put a modern twist on the classic ‘60s and ‘70s. Francesca was kind enough to let me in on her inspiration and the products she used to transform singer-turned-actress Beyoncé into “Deena Jones.” From Motown and The Supremes to icons like Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren, Cher and Veruschka to classic Vogue & Bazaar magazines, Francesca pulled inspiration from all over the classic ‘60s and ‘70s eras. “We’d be picking a feeling from one picture with a twist from another and mix it together in a creative way. Nothing was specific to one person or another,” says Francesca. In order to convey Beyoncé’s youth at the start of the film, she wears barely any makeup. Francesca drew thicker eyebrows on the actress and left her lips bare with La Mer Lip Balm. We see her transition into superstar status with lots of lashes and L’Oreal Double Extend Mascara in Blackest Black. “Sometimes she is wearing three sets of MAC lashes piled on top of each other,” says Francesca. Beyoncé wears La Mer Foundation in Natural, Caramel or Tan depending on the scene. To create a much lighter skin tone under Beyonce’s eyes, Francesca used Amazing Cosmetics Concealer and explains “In the ‘70s, concealer was part of the look. Women started to have the raccoon effect…so it wasn’t so much that Beyoncé needed it, it was used more in a natural and beautiful way to go with the era.” For powder, she dusted on La Mer. Along with concealer, some bronzer and lip gloss helped take Beyoncé's character from the ‘60s to the ‘70s. “The ‘70s is when bronzer, lip gloss and concealer were popular,” adds Francesca whose thorough research on the era is evident in every makeup decision she makes. Beyoncé was bronzed with Guerlain Terracotta Bronzer and occasionally Nars Laguna. Francesca stepped up the color in the ‘70s scenes with Nars Torrid blush, but for the most part Beyoncé is just wearing bronzer. Lips go from creamy pink, beige and orangey-salmon in the ‘60s to natural or fuchsia tinted gloss in the ‘70s. Francesca liked Lorac Lip Polish (for the pinks and beige) and L’Oreal (for the gloss). Nars, MAC and L’Oreal Hip eye shadows were used on the eyes, especially when stronger color was required. For Francesca’s favorite look in the film, the Disco Era, she uses glitter in an unusual way. “I used MAC Glitter like paint,” explains Francesca. “I did her whole eye makeup like it was an eye shadow, but it was glitter.” She mixed MAC Glitter with a MAC Mixing Medium and painted it on to the eyes as if it were eye shadow. She admits they didn’t know if the look would translate on film but adds “it did and you can see every color.” Once the makeup was finished, she painted white glitter on the brow bone and cheeks and then lightly showered Beyoncé with glitter. She says of the film, and in particular this “disco era” scene, “We had a fantastic lighting director. It was coming alive in such a beautiful way that it was like a dream.”

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