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| Courtesy of Napoleon Perdis |
Posted: Thursday 11 December, 2008
Australian make-up artist Napoleon Perdis has his own schools, his own cosmetics line, and now, his own reality show: Get Your Face On. The program, filmed at Perdis’ flagship L.A. store, follows 12 make-up artists as they vie to become his protégé. The one-hour, 10-episode show debuted Dec. 8 on the TLC network and is airing every weekday morning through Dec. 19. We asked Perdis to tell us more:
Make-Up Artist: How did you come up with this show?
Napoleon Perdis: I actually had the idea for the last 10 years in Australia, but it worked out in the U.S. It was about looking for a protégé to help communicate my beauty mantra to the U.S.
Make-Up Artist: And what is that?
Napoleon Perdis: That women should be in control and empowered. That when they’re around make-up, they should feel like a kid in a candy store. That make-up is there to serve them.
Make-Up Artist: What do you hope to accomplish with the show?
Napoleon Perdis: I want to find a protégé. We also want to address the ability of women to feel free with make-up, no matter what their situations. [In the show] we go to the beach and work with a 60-year-old woman, we do a bride, we deal with cancer patients—make-up empowers them and lets them appear to their families in a new light. We deal with runway and fashion. The contestants do a major task, then a smaller task, then go on to the next level. Every day, people put make-up on. Make-up is a part of life. This show demystifies make-up, makes it accessible. (continued below)
Make-Up Artist: How were finalists chosen?
Napoleon Perdis: TLC and myself cast for that in all sorts of media. We looked for personality, love of other people, and people who were make-up artists.
Make-Up Artist: What do you look for in a protégé?
Napoleon Perdis: The protégé isn’t just a fancy make-up artist: it’s someone who knows business, someone who can deal with people, and someone who gets people when they’re sitting in the chair. In the end, the strongest survive.
Make-Up Artist: What should they do to win? What shouldn’t they do?
Napoleon Perdis: One big no-no is to feel like you’re the star: you’re not. You’re there to provide a service. Also, I can’t stand unhygienic people. And I’m not interested in people who are just there to win—I want someone real.
Make-Up Artist: What does your protégé win?
Napoleon Perdis: The protégé will do personal appearances, photo shoots, product development, traveling, everything I do. They will be very, very busy.
Make-Up Artist: If this first season succeeds, will you do a second season?
Napoleon Perdis: I didn’t start off to become a television celebrity, but if it works out, well, why not?
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Make-Up Artist Magazine Features Michael Jackson Retrospective - Monday 06 July, 2009 |
| Following the recent death of Michael Jackson, Make-Up Artist magazine’s next issue (#79) will feature a retrospective of the King of Pop,
featuring interviews with a number of make-up artists who worked with
Jackson over the past three decades, as well as some exclusive,
never-before-published photos. |
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Web Exclusive: Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Young Hellboy - Monday 04 August, 2008 |
| From a make-up perspective, the first major character to appear in Hellboy 2 is
a younger version of the hero, seen in a 1955 prologue with Professor
Broom (John Hurt). The Young Hellboy character was created by the
Barcelona-based company DDT Efectos Especiales and played in a
gender-bending twist by the company’s Montse Ribé. |
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Iranian Make-up Innovator Dies at 65 - Wednesday 14 May, 2008 |
| Iranian
movie make-up artist Farhang Moayyeri died May 10 in Tehran of cardiac arrest.
He was 65 and had already fought a long battle with lung cancer, the Iran State
News Agency reported.
Moayyeri
created several make-up designs and prosthetics for Iranian theater, television
and film. He is best known for creating make-up for the films of Bahram Beizai,
Mas'ud Kimiai and other well-known Iranian directors.
According
to the ISNA, Moayyeri was born in 1943 and began his career acting on The
Brick and the Mirror (1965), then tried directing before entering the make-up
industry in 1978. He created the make-up for Bashou, the Little Stranger (1986), Maybe Some Other Time (1988), Killing Mad Dogs (2001) and
other films.
Mohsen
Maleki, head of the Iranian Association of Make-Up Designers, expressed sorrow
over Moayyeri’s death and described him as the father of modern Iranian make-up
design. Moayyeri was honored by the association in 2006 for his efforts to train
new generations of artists in Iran's film industry.
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Wake Up to Make-up! - Thursday 11 December, 2008 |
Australian make-up artist Napoleon Perdis has his own schools, his own cosmetics line, and now, his own reality show: Get Your Face On.
The program, filmed at Perdis’ flagship L.A. store, follows 12 make-up
artists as they vie to become his protégé. The one-hour, 10-episode
show debuted Dec. 8 on the TLC network and is airing every weekday
morning through Dec. 19. We asked Perdis to tell us more.
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