If you don't know her already, meet Monica Blaire. When my long time friend asked me to be her makeup artist I was pretty excited. If you haven't seen this woman perform live, please put it on your list of things to do, it's definitely an emotional experience. Doing makeup for a performer is a bit different from working with runway models for one reason... SWEAT! Lol, and this girl can MOVE on stage! I'm always off to the side ready for touch ups, often we use lip stains or long wearing lipsticks. There is always an oil controlling powder in my hand. Thankfully she has perfect skin so even if foundation begins to melt we just say "oh well". I also use a good eye primer, a combo of M.A.C.s paint in Bamboom and their prep+prime eye in dark. She has been featured numerous times in print, such as in B.L.A.C. Magazine (Black Life Arts and Culture), Real Detroit, and has performed at events such as the Ford Freedom Awards, SXSW, and Bravo Bravo. She also had a role in the stage play "Meet the Parents". Top photo taken by Mario Butterfield.
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