DOMINIQUE

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A lot of factors made me get into makeup, but I guess it started off with my obsession with makeup tutorials, I used to scour Youtube for everything makeup related I could find, from special effects to normal glam makeup. I'd already pinned the glam makeup down and I'd watched so many tutorials, and on a boring day at home I decided to pull out my makeup and try out a more complex makeover (more artistic rather than special effects) and I took a couple of pictures and sent them to my friends who told me it was pretty amazing for my first try, and I'd enjoyed doing it so much, that I decided that I'd do more like this, and that's how I got into all this.

2 I see every look as a challenge actually, but once I'm done with it, I don't see it as a challenge anymore so I really don't have one look pinned down but I'd definitely say my proudest was for a TV show. I had to create a gash on the side of the actor's neck. I didn't have much prep time nor did I get to see the actor prior to doing makeup so I'd made multiple prosthetics of varying sizes and I'd taken them with me. I only got half an hour to size up and paste everything to his neck but it came out really great and I was incredibly proud of it.

Personally I prefer working on more artistic / glam / editorial / beauty makeup, though I do special effects makeup and will occasionally do it if required. 4 Opula and I decided to work on what we specifically specialise in, so her, special effects and myself, artistic makeup. I turned Danu into a fabulously beautiful, golden drag queen because who doesn't love drag queens?

5 Yes! I've definitely noticed it's becoming more trendy. I remember a few years ago there wouldn't be any big Halloween parties or events, but now almost everyone is hosting a Halloween event, it is being a bit commercialised but in a way it's good because hopefully there will be a growth for the special effects industry here. There has already been a growth and it's so cool seeing other people learning how to do this. I personally learnt most of what I 6 know through Youtube and trial and error. It's quite difficult to find materials here in Sri Lanka but as a result it has made me grow as an artiste and find unique ways to make realistic looking prosthetics without compromising on cost, safety or efficiency. I think Joaquin Phoenix Joker 7 makeup from the new Joker movie is the new trend. It's quite simple to do too which makes it great for beginners.