Professional Makeup Techniques for Black Women

Melvone Farrell, a professional Hollywood makeup artist, shows you techniques and tips for applying makeup on women of African heritage, showing the latest looks being sought by clients. Melvone, who has international media and film experience spanning 20 years, demonstrates how to provide natural day, sophisticated evening, and glamorous makeup on three different models. She instructs in this step-by-step professional makeup class how to prep a client’s face with moisturizer, foundation, and concealer and apply makeup to the brows, eyelids, eyelashes, cheeks, and lips to achieve looks from the natural to the dramatic. She also shows how to create the perfect eyebrow, bleach brows, shade and highlight to contour the face, play with color, apply eyelash strips, and work with issues unique to the models. She also discusses how to maintain your brushes and supplies. You too will be able to provide meticulous results that are camera-ready.