Supplies for Applying Fake Facial Hair

Series Summary

Cosmetic makeup has been used for years to enhance the natural beauty of women around the world. When used on stage or in a movie, makeup takes on a role of its own. Special effects makeup can be as simple as a cut on the face or as complicated as full-body character makeup. With the help of stage makeup and costumes, you can bring a character to life. This is why it is important to know the techniques of applying stage makeup. With some professional instruction, anyone can learn the art. All it takes is some time and practice.

Facial Hair is an important part of stage makeup, as a fake beard, mustache, or eyebrows can easily transform an actors into a completely different looking character. Fake facial hair can also make female actors look like men, a device used in theaters for years. In this free video series, an expert on cosmetics and makeup will show you how to prepare, apply, and trim all sorts of fake facial hair. You'll learn how to add pencil thin mustaches, bushy mustaches, full beards, and fake eyebrows, as well as how to even them out with a little trimming. You'll also discover important tips and techniques, such as checking the actor's hair to match the color of the fake facial hair. Perfect your stage makeup and costuming techniques with these free videos!

Video Transcript

"Hi! I'm Erin on behalf of Expert Village and today we are going to work on the application of facial hair. First off is we have to identify our tools that we're going to need to apply the facial hair. The number one main ingredient for me is we're going to need some spirit gum. Very sticky. It's almost like tree sap. Later on I'll show you how to properly remove spirit gum. We'll also need anti-bacterial wipes. I like to do this to prep the area. It takes off the oil and everything else so the spirit gum can stick and work properly. I use 2 different brushes, both synthetic. I use a little wider one just for the thicker areas that you will be covering or the thinner brush for maybe a smaller one like the pencil thin mustache that I will demonstrate in a moment. You'll also need a pair of very sharp scissors. Basically, trimming scissors for hair. You're also going to need hair. Maybe a little bit extra too if we're going to need it later. You might want to get maybe a brush. Maybe one of the thin brushes that we have been using or that you can use to fill in the color around maybe some of the bald spots if you don't get them all. There's our tools. Let's get ready to apply some hair. "