Makeup artist Val Garland is a "rebel" and a fearless rule breaker from Bristol. As she is a self thaught makeup artist and says that it's OK to make mistakes. That is the only way you will learn, and also the reason why she's not aftaid of taking risks; it will either work or be a disaster. But in her case, most risks are a complete success. Once, she covered the models' faces with clear gloss and made them put their faces into a box full of glitter - and it worked. She works with MAC and has donemakeup for everyone from Lady Gaga and Kate Moss, to designers such as Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen. Also, she made her mark on many Vogue covers. Give her any tool and she will find a way to use it; she even used a potato and pieces of cotton wool to apply blush! I've researched some of her work and found the image above. The makeup is not as extravagant as some of the work that she has done, but I really like how it looks simple, yet quite effective. Amplified Realness I loved the look she came up with in this video. By adding freckles she made very natural makeup look even more natural and real, I think. Every day women fake their eyebrow shape, beauty marks, hair colour and change their face structure with contouring. Then why not fake the one thing that makes women look most natural - freckles.
A screenshot I took from the video
MUA: Val Garland
Hair: Alex Brownsell
Model: Lisa Verberht at Elitte
Autumn/Winter issue of Dazed (2014)
(source: http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/22239/1/val-garland-amplified-realness -date: Oct 29th 2014)
http://www.allure.com/beauty-trends/blogs/daily-beauty-reporter/2013/04/5-reasons-we-love-val-garland-makeup-artist.html http://models.com/people/val-garland http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/22239/1/val-garland-amplified-realness http://www.vogue.co.uk/beauty/2013/04/08/val-garland-make-up-artist-interview-kate-moss http://ladygaga.wikia.com/wiki/Val_Garland (all information found on Oct 29th 2014)
At first, 'Identity Revealed' - a filmed triptych by Ellis Faas, didn't impress me at all. I thaught it was a video about makeup and style and didn't like it at all. But then I read the desctiption and watched the video a few more times. Now I get the whole meaning and what Ellis was trying to say and I like it a lot.
We all hide under a mask, whether we admit it or not. Some wear makeup to cover the imperfections on their skin, some wear wigs and extensions, while some wear clothes to make them look slim. Others wear masks because they are too scared to show who they really are because of what society might think. Some people are so self conscious that eventually, they forget who they really are. But, truth to be told, everyone will first judge others, than stop and think about themselves for a minute. There is a quote from the TV series Gossip Girl that I like and 100% agree with: "And some masks we wear because we hope to stay hidden. But that is the problem with wearing masks; they can be ripped off at any moment.". It is okay to wear a mask as long as you are prepared to take it off and show who you really are, because, at the end of the day, we are all the same.
Ellis Faas is a makeup artist from Netherlands. At first, she wanted to become a professional photograper, but since she was her own model and did her own makeup, she realized she was more interested in makeup than the whole technical side of photography. She did a short course in Amsterdam, then in Paris, and after a few years she moved to London where she soon became very successful. Ellis worked for big makeup brands such as MAC Cosmetics, Lancome, Clinique and L'Oreal even asked her to create a makeup line for their skin care brand - Biotherm. In 2007, when she left L'Oreal, she decided to create her own brand; ELLIS FAAS.
Her brand is all about showing the inner beauty. She created a line 'Human Colours' that is based on the colours that our bodies produce naturally. The colours are universal, shared by every one of us. The best way to highlight features or to hide imperfections is with the tones and hues that we already have. There are lip, eye and face products and variety of shades for all skin tones. Her statement colour is the colour of our blood, or as she calls it, Ellis Red. It is the colour that is in everyone, therefore, if looks good on everyone!
The 'Ellis Red' eyes and lips
(source: http://www.ellisfaas.com/collection/ellis-red/-date: Oct 26th 2014)
The products are not tested and do not contain any ingredients that were tested on animals - they are only tested on supermodels. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2530641/bio (oct 26th 2014) http://www.ellisfaas.com/(oct 26th 2014)
"It's our hearts and brains that we should exercise more often. You can put on all the makeup you want but it won't make your soul pretty." "That's why I began doing makeup in the first place: I was hoping that through helping people see the beauty in themselves, I could try and find it in me." - quotes by Kevyn Aucoin
Kevyn backstage at Isaac Mizrahi's fashion show
Model: Linda Evangelista
Photographer: Cathreine McGann
(Nov 1995)
(source: http://www.beautylish.com/a/vxgza/kevyn-aucoin-history -date: Oct 26th 2014)
Kevyn Aucoin(14 Feb 1962- 7 May 2002) started doing makeup at the age of 11 on his 6-year-old sister Carla. Even back then, his work was near-professional. Because of the physical and emotional harassment in school, he dropped out and didn't get his diploma until the mid-'90s. He had his first break in September 1983 -a photoshoot for Vogue magazine featuring Meg Tilly. Since then, he did makeup for magazines, fashion shows, videos, album covers and celebrity events He did his first cover in 1986 with the amazing photographer Richard Avedon. Cher, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston and Kate Moss were just some of the clients he worked with. Kevyn was the most celebrated makeup artist of his time that had an incredible attention for details and a great reputation. People described him as a very charming and positive person and were honoured to have him as a makeup artist. He believed that trends come and go, but beauty was always in fashion. He even created a makeup brand Kevyn Aucoin Beauty. By using the highest-quality ingredients and innovative formulas he designed products that were aimed to bring out the true beauty in every woman. Also, he released 4 books: The Art of Makeup (1996), The Art of Makeup (1994), Making Faces (1999) and Face Forward (2000). Unfortunately, he suffered from a tumor on the pituitary gland that causes the brain to keep secreting growth hormone. The tumor made him, in the last 5 years of his life, grow 2 intches and went up 2 shoe and ring sizes. He was on a lot of prescription medications to help relieve the pain (Vicodin, Lorcet, Xanax, Soma) and eventually became addicted to them. That resaulted a lot of fighting between him and his partner Jeremy Antunes. The medications caused fainting, blackouts and at times he seemed like was slow and really, really drunk. He died in Westchester Medical Center and his death was reported as a resault of "complications" from his putuitary condition. After his death Thelma and Isidore Aucoin, his parents, started an organization called Lafayette chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Eric Sakas, his ex boyfriend, is now the president and creative director of Kevyn Aucoin Beauty for which Kevyn completed the formulas and packaging just before his death.
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Model: Julianne Moore as Twiggy
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin Model: Christina Ricci
Kevyn with Courtney Love, Tina Turner, and Madonna
Outtake from the cover shoot for “Rolling Stone” magazine
(Nov 1997)
Photographer: Peggy Sirota
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Model: Gwyneth Paltrow as Marilyn Monroe
Photographer: Her Ritts
Makeup: Kevyn Aucoin
Hair: Yannick d’Is
Model: Nadja Auermann in Marc Jacobs stiletto boots
Editorial: “le Freak, Cest Chic”
Photographer: Patrick Demarchelier
Harper’s Bazaar US (Sept 1994)
(source of all images above: Tumblr -date: Oct 26th 2014)
http://www.beauty.com/kevyn-aucoin/qxb18748
http://uk.spacenk.com/kevyn-aucoin/
http://www.kevynaucoin.com/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0041519/bio
http://nymag.com/nymetro/urban/gay/features/6236/ (all information found on Oct 26th 2014)
This is a documentary film about how fashion photography changed throughout the years and to become what it is today. Fashion photographer Rankin chose 7 of his favourite photographers and tried to recreate some of their most influential work. He tried to recreate it as closely as possible so he even used the cameras they've used back in the days. The photographers are: Cecil Beaton (1904-1980), Erwin Blumenfeld (1897-1969), Richard Avedon (1923-2004), Helmut Newton (1920-2004), Herb Ritts (1952-2002), David Bailey (1938) and Guy Bourdin (1928-1991). I loved the film. I think you can learn a lot about photography and taking images. It's interesting to see how patient you had to be to take the images, also to wait for three days to see if they turned out the way you wanted them to. It was hard work. There was no Photoshop and everything had to be perfect for the shoot, from the lighting to the person/ object that was in the image. Today everyone can take their phone, take a photo, and say they are a photographer. But you can see in this film how all these photographers were devoted to their work and treated every image they took as a piece of art. That's what makes them real artists. Erwin Blumenfeld If I had to choose one of these amazing photographers to be my favourite, it would be Erwin Blumenfeld. I loved the abstract image he took for the cover of January 1950 American Vogue issue. In print he whitened the whole image, except the most beautiful features of a woman's face- the eyes and lips, the beauty mark as well. The image is called "Doe Eye" and the model was Jean Patchett.
Blumenfeld (1950) and Rankin (2008)
(source: http://fm1022groupone.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/rankin-7-photographs-that-changed.html -date: Oct 24th 2014)
Rankin decided to slightly change the image, and his model, Heidi Klum, licked her lips. Also a part of the nose is showing. But he did it in his own style, and it has the same 'famme fatale' feel to it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4161221/Rankin-Seven-Photographs-that-Changed-Fashion.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00gq75c (all information found on Oct 14th 2014)
Face charts are very important when you are a makeup artist. Makeup designers use them as reference guides in fashion shows, in theatres and film productions. They are to show your skills to a client and give them an option to see what a certain look looks like and to give them options. It is also a good way to showcase your abilities to others and a good way to practice. You use makeup to create the look, but you can also use coloured pens, pencils and any other technique you like. I use MAC a face chart to trace the outlines on a watercolour paper, which is good for makeup application and blending. For creating the lashes or eyeliner I use a thin black marker. To finish of I use a bit of hairspray to help the powder stay in place and that way it won't smudge. For our Fundamentals of Make-Up and Hair Design lesson we had to create 2 face charts using analgous and complementary colours and do an acromatic and monocromatic look on ourselves. I did all 4 looks as face charts first, just to see what it will look like and to practice, too. Before doing each look, I used Illamasqua's Skin Base Foundation SB 01 mixed with the Matte Primer so the makeup application would be easier and look better. Analogous
Analogus colours are the ones that are next to eachother in the colour wheel. I used yellow orange, orange and red orange. The look was created with the shades Tumeric, Saffron and Fannel from the Kryolan's Viva Brilliant Colour Medley Matt Sun palette and the colours 288 (orange) and 079 (red) from the Supracolor palette. I used a black mascara to define the lashes.
Face chart
Final look
Complementary These are the colours that naturally complement eachother and I chose red and green. For the face I used the shades Curry Leaf and Lemon Grass from the Kryolan's Viva Brilliant Colour Medley Matt Sun palette. To create the thick cat eye flick I used 079 (red) and for the eyebrows the colours TK.2 and GR.42, all from the Supracolor Palette. On the lips I used my Rimmel Kate Moss lipstick in the shade 111. Again, I used a black mascara to finish off the look.
Face chart
Final look
Monochromatic
This means, one colour - all shades. I decided to go with orange. I made a face chart at home and then Laura did my look on me in our lesson. Also, I did the look she created on her, in the colour pink. The shades that I used for my look were Tumeric, Ginger and Fannel, and she used Annatto from the Kryolan's Viva Brilliant Colour Medley Matt Sun palette. From the Supracolor palette I used 288 (orange) and she used R21 (pink). I decided not to use any mascara and to block out the eyebrows.
My face chart
The look Laura created on me
Laura's face chart
The look I've created on Laura
Achromatic
Achromatic colours are: black, white and all shades of grey. The face chart I created with the shade Obsidian from Illmasqua's Neutral Pallette on the eyes. Black Pepper, Caraway and Femmel from the Kryolan's Viva Brilliant Colour Medley Matt Sun palette and 071 (black) from the Supracolor Palette on the lips.
This week in our Fundamentals of Make-Up and Hair Design lesson Kat showed us how to do extreme contouring. Extreme contouring is used to change the shape of the face and the bone structure. Itis not a look you would wear on a daily basis.Make sure you don't cover up the face completely. Your skin texture should show and your skin has to breathe so don't make the face look unnatural and plastic.
Kat's demonstration of extreme contouring
13th Oct 2014
First you want to put the primer, it will make the makeup application easier and it will last longer. Then you highligh the jaw, cheeks, nose and forehead, also don't forget the ears and the neck. Put a powder on top to set the base. When contouring, first use a lighter matte shade to define the areas you want to contour and then add a darker shade. It is always better to build up the colour than to put on too much. Contour the hollow areas of your face; yaw, cheek bones, eyes, nose, brow, and forehead. Use a matte shade as your bronzer and a shimmery as a highlighter. Highlight the brow bone, cheeks, cupids bow and forehead. I didn't go to the very extreme but you can clearly see which areas should be contoured/ highlighted.
Since 1937, quite a few films were made about Queen Elizabeth I. Every actress portrayed her in her own way, but looking at the makeup and expecially the hair, they looked flawless. All thanks to the amazing makeup artists and hairstylists. After doing the research, I think my personal favourite is Glenda Jackson.
Flora Robson Flora Robson played the role of Queen Elizabeth twice; in Fire Over England(1937) and The Sea Hawk (1940). The films are black and white. Flora didn't have the 'Hollywood Beauty' but I think she was perfect for the role of Elizabeth I. In the first film, you can clearly see that she had a prosthetic nose.The makeup artist on the set of The Sea Hawk was Perc Westmore.
Flora Robson in Fire Over England
1937
(source:http://www.themakeupgallery.info/period/c16/uk/elizabeth/fire.htm -date: Oct 20th 2014)
A clip from the film The Sea Hawk 1940 (source: Youtube -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Queen Elizabeth and her buccaneer in The Sea Hawk 1940
(source: http://www.doctormacro.com/Movie%20Star%20Pages/Flynn,%20Errol-Annex3.htm -date: Oct 20th 2014 )
Bette Davis Bette also played Elizabeth I twice, in the film The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) and The virgin queen (1955). The Art Director was Anton Grot and Perc Westmore was the makeup artist in the first film. Bette was 31 at that time and agreed to change her appearance and to look just like Queen Elizabeth when she was older. Her eyebrows were shaved off and replaced with a thin penciled line and her hairline was shaved 3 intches. Using makeup, Perc made her lips look thinner and pouches were drawn under her eyes. When she was doing the second film, her age was closer to Queen Elizabeths but in this film looked younger than she did in the first one.
Bette in The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
(source: http://www.pinterest.com/sweetleighsewn/muse-bette-davis/ -date: Oct 20th 2014)
A clip from the film The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1939
(source: Youtube -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Bette Davis in The Virgin Queen
1955
(source: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/2814818489014541/ -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Glenda Jackson She played the role of Elizabeth in a TV mini-series about her life called Elizabeth R (1971). The makeup artists were Dawn Alcock and Sandra Shepard. There was a lot of prosthetic makeup involed.
Glenda Jackson in Elizabeth R
(source: http://www.pinterest.com/seelieah17/her-majesty-queens-elizabeth-i-ii/ -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Comparing Glenda's costume/ hair and makeup and Queen Elizabeths
(source: http://www.pinterest.com/seelieah17/her-majesty-queens-elizabeth-i-ii/ -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Diane D'Aquila
Elizabeth Rex (2003) is a TV play starring Diane D'Aquila. A. Jeffrey Schoenberg was the Costume Designer and Robin McWilliams was responsible for hair and makeup.
I really like this photo of her, as back in the Elizabethan era it was hard for them to smile becuase if they did, their makeup would crack. And that is the reason why, even though she is laughing here, you can see how shes trying to contain her laughter.
Diane D'Aquila as Elizabeth
(source: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/findleys-elizabeth-rex-has-world-premiere-at-stratford-fest-june-29-90281 -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Helen Mirren Helen Mirren portrays Queen Elizabeth I in TV mini-series Elizabeth I (2005). There were a few makeup artists and hairstylists. The hairstylists were: Fae Hammond, Sue Westwood and Jan Hope-Kavanagh, Gemma Richards and Laura Kreivyte were both hairstylists and makeup artists. Josh Weston was the special makeup effects artist.
Helen Mirren as Elizabeth
(source: http://www.pinterest.com/darlene9947/costumes/ -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Anne Marie Duff Anne Marie played Elizabeth in the TV mini-series The Virgin Queen (2005). Anna Morena and Maureen McGill were the hairstylists. Karen Hartley was the makeup designer and Sjaan Gillings and Laura Schiavo were the makeup artists. Special makeup effect artist was Josh Weston, and Chris Lyons did the special effects for the teeth only. Prostethic makeup artists were Victoria Bancroft and Neill Gorton.
Elizabeth at a younger age
(source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/virginqueen/photogallery.shtml-date: Oct 20th 2014 )
Elizabeth when she's older
(source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7155903.stm -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Judi Dench
In 1998, Judi played Elizabeth I of England in Shakespeare in love, a romantic drama comedy. She even won an Oscar for this role. Gwyneth Palthrow (Viola de Lesseps), Colin Firth (Lord Wessex) and Ben Affleck (Ned Alleyn) were also part of the cast. The makeup and hair designer was Lisa Westcott, and Tina Earnshaw and Kay Georgiou were makeup and hair designers for Gwyneth. Makeup and hairstylists were: Julie Dartnell, Karen Ferguson, Philippa Hall, Deborah Jarvis, Lesley Smith, Anita burger, Demelza Rogers, Caitlin Tanner and the crowd dresser was Vicky Voller.
Gwyneth Palthrow
(source: http://boullan.org/2013/03/03/penteado-elizabetano/-date: Oct 20th 2014)
Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love
(source: theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/oct/17/sandy-powell-oscar-winning-costumes -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Judi Dench - makeup and hair
(source: hub.yourtakeonlife.com/hub/colinfirthnetcol?w=1440;rh=http://webspace.webring.com/people/lf/firthfan.geo/siltheatres.html;rd=1;rd=n -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Cate Blanchett
Just like Bette and Flora, Kate was asked to play Elizabeth twice. Makeup and hair departments have outdone theirselves in both films, I think it would be extemely hard to do a better job than them.The first film, Elizabeth (1998) is about her at a younger age, when she came to the trone and how she dealt with the pressure of becoming the Queen of England. The makeup and hairstylists were: Anita Burger, Karen Ferguson, Ivana Primorac and many more, with Jenny Shircore as a makeup and her designer. The special effects artist was Susan Howard and Sarah Weatherburn the facial hair maker. Richard Glass the contact lens optician and Jemma Scott- Knox-Gore the contact lens technician.
The second film is Elizabeth "The Golden Age" (2007). Elizabeth is all grown up now and deals with issues such as the Spanish Armada, multiple crisis in her reign and romantic dissapointments. There were 34 people all together in the makeup and hair department, some were only for one actor/actress and some were for the entire crowd. The makeup and hair designer was Jenny Shircore, like in the film Elizabeth. Morag Ross did Kates makeup and hair.
Kate as Elizabeth (1998)
(source: http://alisonweir.org.uk/books/bookpages/more-elizabeth-the-queen.asp -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Kate as Elizabeth (1998)
(source: http://intothegloss.com/2013/01/god-save-the-queen-princess-duchess-etc-favorite-royal-women/-date: Oct 20th 2014 )
The ending scene, when they cut off Elizabeths beautiful long hair - Elizabeth (1998)
(source: Youtube -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Kate as Elizabeth (2007)
(source: http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog+cate-blanchett -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Kate as Elizabeth (2007)
(source: http://englishclass.jp/reading/topic/Elizabeth:_The_Golden_Age -date: Oct 20th 2014)
Kate as Elizabeth (2007)
(source: http://www.phistars.com/2013/06/elizabeth-golden-age-5-stars-worthy.html -date: Oct 20th 2014)
http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/elizafilms.htm
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0481459/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048791/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0369386/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031826/
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033028/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028872/ (all information found on Oct 20th 2014)
For the contemprorary portrait assignment I chose a portrait of Princess Diana. She was a smart, beautiful, extraordinary woman with a big heart. Who knows what would the world be like if she was still in it.
(source: http://theroyalpost.com/2014/05/04/royal-ladies-in-their-thrones-or-sometimes-just-fancy-chairs/ -date: Oct 18th 2014)
This was her first official portrait and it is now displayed in the National Portrait Gallery in London. The portrait was painted by Bryan Organ in 1981. She was 19, and just got engaged to Prince Charles. The reason why I decided to use this portrait is because of the clothes she's wearing. Looking back at the Elizabethan portraits I've noticed that it wasn't fashionable (or appropriate) for women to wear trousers. I like the fact that she looks elegant, sophisticated and feminine without wearing a big poofy dress. She is not wearing a lot of jewlery either, just her engagement ring. Also, the way she's sitting reminds me of Queen Elizabeth (hand on the chair). She is sitting on a chair, and not a throne, because she is not a princess yet, but from the background I am guessing that the portrait was taken at the Kensington Palace.
My Self Portrait
I've taken my self-portrait in the house where I live now, in front of the fireplace. I love wearing dresses and this is my 'Little Black Dress'. I need glasses for reading and I've been wearing them since I was three years old, but back then, my eyesight was much worse.
The book I am holding in my lap is "Makeup - The Ultimate Guide" by Rae Morris, which is an amazing book for anyone who wants to learn more about makeup. It represents where I am in life now, and what I want to achieve in the next three years. At this point, I want to focus and work really hard. I am doing it for myself and if I don't do it, who else will? I am very passionate about this industry, and I know that the knowledge that I will get now, can take me very far. Flowers on my right, remind me of my mother. She loves gardening and we have a huge garden back home, and the vase they're in reminds me or a watering can. The fireplace means warmth which reminds me of home.
The meaning of the clock, as usual, is that the time is passing by. No one can stop the time, you just need to make the most of it and enjoy. As Richelle E. Goodrich wrote, in her book 'Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year: “Life may dawdle along in minutes but don't be deceived, for it will sprint by in years before you even notice.”. http://theroyalpost.com/2014/05/04/royal-ladies-in-their-thrones-or-sometimes-just-fancy-chairs/(date: Oct 18th 2014)
“Their artistic abilities were phenomenal. The beauty and the horror that you saw coming out of all of those different studios was directly because of their involvement.” - Sue Cabral Ebert, President of the Make-up Artists and Hairstylist’s Guild IATSE Local 706
The Westmores have been doing makeup for Hollywood for four generations. They created the "Hollywood beauty" and makeup for Marilyn Monroe, Bette Davies, Elizabeth Taylor, Farrah Fawcet, and many, many more.
Marilyn Monroe
Magazine Advert for Tru-Glo liquid makeup
company: Westmores Hollywood Cosmetics
1952
(source: library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/adaccess_BH1939 -date: Oct 18th 2014)
It all started with George Henry Westmore, a hairstylist and wigmaker from England. In 1917 founded the first makeup department at Selig Studios and used to make house calls for rising stars seeking the perfect look. At that time, he didn't know much about makeup so he traded makeup lessons for hairstyling services and thats how he learned to do beauty makeup. He had six sons; Monte, Ern, Perc, Wally, Frank, and Bud who all followed his footsteps and who were the makeup artists throughout the Golden Age of Hollywood. They led makeup departments in other studios such as Universal studio, Paramount, Warner Bros etc.
George Westmore
(source: findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10371-date: Oct 18th 2014 )
Montague George Westmore (Mont) first worked as a free-lance makeup artist and then joined the studios of David O. Selznik. He supervized makeup during the screen tests and did makeup for films such as Gone with the Wind, Scarface, Cobra and Rebecca. He also worked on Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek Insurrection, with his wife,June Westmore.
Some of his work
(source: makeupmag.com/article/id/600 -date: Oct 18th 2014)
Ernest Henry Wesmore (Ern), Percivals twin brother, worked at RKO Studios, Eagle-Lion Studios, and 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation as a makeup director on more than 50 films. He won the first award ever given to a makeup artist by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scences for his work on the film Cimarron. Along with his three brothers, he was involved in the creation of the House of Westmore- a place of beauty, primarily for women on Sunset Boulevard. He had his own television series called The Ern Westmore Hollywood Glamour Show where he talked about makeup tips and beauty suggestions.
Ern Westmore
(source: findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5469 -date: Oct 18th 2014)
Percival Harry Westmore (Perc) worked at Warner Brothers studio for 27 and joined Universal Studios later. He was the chief administrator of the elegant salon on Sunset Bulevart, too. He worked with Bette Davies, Jane Wyman, Kay Francis, Loretta Yound etc. His most notable work was Charles Laughton's makeup in the remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. During his life, he collected a number of clips and recordings of him and his family and combined them into 42 scrapbooks which were after his death, in 1971, donated to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scences.
Perc Westmore prepares Martha Vickers for The Time, the Place and the Girl
1956
(source: http://acertaincinema.com/media-tags/perc-westmore/ -date: Oct 18th 2014)
Commercial for new Lux soap with Jane Fonda
1967
Hamilton Adolph Westmore (Bud) decided to legally change his name to George Hamilton Westmore in the 1940s due to the comments about his middle name. Worked at Paramount, 20th Century- Fox and was makeup chief at Universal Studios for 24 years. Universal Studios even named the largest building on the back lot 'Bud'.He is credited on over 450 movies and television shows;To Kill a Mockingbird, Man of a Thousand Faces, Creature from the Black Lagoon and the TV show Munsters.
Cast of The Munsters; 1964-1966
(source: http://hollywoodmoviecostumesandprops.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/munsters-monster-make-up-display.html -date: Oct 18th 2014)
Walter James Westmore (Wally) was makeup artist at Paramount Studios for 41 years. He did makeup on more than 300 films; The Lady Eve, Going My Way, Breakfast At Tiffany's, Sabrina Fair, That Kind Of Woman and Alice in Wonderland are just some of them.
His granddauther, Pamela Westmore, has been working as a makeup artist since 1982.
Wally and Audrey Hepburn on the set of Sabrina Fair (1953)
(source: liachang.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/charmed-by-audrey-life-on-the-set-of-sabrina-book-signing-by-lia-chang/audrey-hepburn-in-makeup_5/ -date: Oct 18th 2014)
Frank Westmore, like his brother Wally, was a makeup artist at Paramount Studios. He won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievment in Makeup" in 1972 for TV series Bonanza, Hart to Hart and Kung Fu. In 1978 he was nominated with his nephew Michael Westmorefor A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story. He was a co-writer of the family biography The Westmores of Hollywood (1976).
On the set of Planet of the Apes 1968
(source: planetoftheapes.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Westmore-date: Oct 18th 2014)
Michael Westmore, George's grandson,started his career at Universal Studios in 1961 and worked there for 40 years. He also worked for CIA and created makeup kits for spies. Michael is best known for his work on the film Rocky and won 9 Emmy Awards for TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. In 1958 he won the Academy Award for Make-up for his work on the film Mask. Today, he continues a family tradition of teaching the art of make-up.
Michael on the set of Star Trek (1993)
(source: forbes.com/sites/davidewalt/2011/11/18/resistance-is-futile/-date: Oct 18th 2014)
Marvin Westmore is Monte's son. Some of the most famous films he worked on were: Dr. Dolittle, Blade Runner, Vegas Vacation and MacGyver.founded the George Westmore Research Library and Museum in Burbank, California. It was created to serve the students of the Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts. The Academy was taken over by Empire Beauty Schools in 2010 and closed in 2012, but the library and museum remains open.
The Westmores were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk od Fame for Motion Pictures.
http://westmoremuseum.wordpress.com/z-to-a-westmore/(date: Oct 18th 2014)
http://marvingwestmore.wordpress.com/westmore-hollywood-star/ (date: Oct 18th 2014)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/641129/Westmore-Family (date: Oct 18th 2014)
http://www.filmreference.com/Writers-and-Production-Artists-Vi-Win/The-Westmore-Family.html (date: Oct 18th 2014)
