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How to Achieve Great Dance Makeup in 10 Steps

Dancers performing on stage make us feel like a part of the story they are telling. It is so easy to become captivated by their beautiful faces. What is it that holds us so spellbound? Dance makeup greatly intensifies a dancer’s eyes making it effortle... Read >

How to Select the Perfect Brushes for Dance Makeup

As a dancer you want your dance makeup to be the best it can for each performance. Using good quality makeup brushes to apply your dance makeup makes a world of difference to the success of your look. The problem is there are so many different kinds of ... Read >

Create a Dance Competition Checklist

Preparing for competition can cause butterflies and anxious energy and anticipation. You have to think about not only your performance, but also if you have everything you need packed. Let your many hours of dance practice shine, stop worrying about what ... Read >

The Top 10 Performance Makeup Mistakes and How to FIX Them

In the 10 years I was a dancer in NYC, I saw attractive young women load their faces with makeup wildly before performances. Again and again, I bore witness to how bad makeup skills backstage can go terribly wrong! I learned, as a makeup artist, IF used p... Read >

Cheerleader Makeup: 9 Ways to Use Glitter “Dancing with the Stars” Style

A stock item for cheerleader makeup is GLITTER! But how do you know when your cheerleader makeup look has gone overboard? DWTS is known for its ultra glam makeup and costuming and their use of LOTS of glitter! You can get their super gorgeous looks for... Read >

Dancer’s Makeup - How to properly apply false lashes

A dancer’s makeup does look more professional with false lashes because they accentuate the shape of the eye and make the eyes look bigger providing that you don’t go too big with the lashes. I have seen way too many caterpillar lashes being used for dan... Read >

How to Keep Makeup for Young Dancers Looking Fresh and Natural

One of the issues that dance teachers have to deal with in regards to makeup for dance is when parents are unwilling to apply enough makeup to their daughters faces for fear of them looking “too mature for their age". Makeup for dance performances needs ... Read >

Toxic beauty: what you don’t know about your cosmetics may hurt you!

Throughout my training as a makeup artist at AVEDA in NYC, I learned about the nasty chemicals that go into many of the cosmetic products that we use every day to make ourselves more beautiful. These chemicals can stay in your body long after the makeup ... Read >