Make Up Kit/Application

Stage Make Up Kits

The following make up supplies are generally required for performances

(other specific requests may be made by individual choreographers):

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These items are contained in make up kits available at DAC for $24.00

1. grease foundation / base (color is determined by the performers complexion. Fairer complexions wear slightly darker base/ darker complexions wear slightly lighter base.
2. sponge wedges
3. translucent powder
4. grease blush / rouge (1-2 shades lighter than lips)
5. eye brow pencil (brown for blondes, brown/black for brunettes, black for black hair)
6. lip liner (girls: rose pink, boys: red & brown)

• grease eye shadow (from DAC for $6 if available)

The following items are readily available in most local department stores

• make up kit / box
• mirror
• make-up remover
• facial wipes
• spot treatment for when make up gets on costume
• band aids
• facial tissues
• scotch tape for removing lint
• lipstick (rose color for females, red and brown mix for men, orange and pink mix for boys)
• mascara (brown / black)
• liquid eye liner (brown / black)
• hair brush
• a comb
• hairnets
• hair pins
• bobby pins
• hair elastics
• hair gel
• safety pins
• deodorant (10 years and up)
• smock
• false eyelashes (as noted)
• chapstick
• needle and thread
• lotion
• Q-tips
• Anti-bacterial hand gel

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Standard Make Up Application Instructions

1. Start with a clean dry face, neck and hands
2. Spread contents of make up kit onto a hand towel
3. Load make up sponge with foundation and press on face in three horizontal lines and one vertical line.
   1. The vertical line starts at the bridge of the nose and travels down to the middle of the neck and up to the center of the forehead.
   2. The first horizontal line begins at the moustache line and travels right and left to the cheek bones
   3. The second horizontal line travels parallel and above the eyebrows
   4. The third horizontal line travels above and along the right and left jaw bones.
   5. Each time you need more foundation, use a new sponge to avoid mixing skin cells and bacteria into your make up.
      1. Do not spread foundation.
         1. Instead, pres it into the skin from the center of the face to the collar bones and hair line.
4. Set foundation with translucent powder
5. Contour eyelids with brown in crease and white or light pink on lids and under brows.
6. Place a dot of white on the outside corners of each eye
7. Line lips with brown pencil and fill lips with rose
8. Dip toothpick into blush and dot cheek bones with four dots of blush and blend from apple of cheek to center of ear.
9. Contour cheeks with brown under and white above the blush and blend.
10. Add a touch of blush to upper corners of forehead tip of nose and center of chin.
11. Use brown pencil to trace eye brow hairs in short upward strokes
12. If false eyelashes are to be worn, adhere them before eyeliner is applied.
13. Use liquid eyeliner to line eyes: top lid from inside corner to pupil then upward toward the corner of the brow
    1. (for teen / adult dancers only, line lower lid: from the center of the pupil and below the eyelashes draw a very thin parallel line with the upper line).
14. For teen adult dancers only, jaw bone can be blushed and contoured like the cheek bone.
15. Be sure to remove nail polish and jewelry that is not part of the costume.
16. Wipe down all make up with alcohol and return to make up kit for future use.
17. Clean hands with a disposable wipe before touching costume or dancing.

Make up for female Dancers:

Standard stage make up includes: base to match role (see choreographer), eyebrow pencil, rose pink lips, cheek rouge. If over the age of 12 add eyeliner and eye shadow. If en pointe, add false eyelashes.

Make up for male Dancers:

Standard make up but, base should be slightly darker than complexion, eyebrow pencil to match hair color (blondes wear brown), cheek rouge, brownish-red lips or light orange pink lips and eyeliner (for age 15 +)