BEAUTY PHILOSOPHY

PHOTO BY: MASSIMO MASINI

NO TWO PEOPLE ARE ALIKE. WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN PERSONAL BEAUTY NEEDS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OUR FACES AND DISCOVER OURSELVES. FIND ONE SIGNATURE NOTE OR FEATURE LIKE EYES OR LIPS AND FOCUS ON THAT! BEAUTY AND MAKEUP IS ABOUT SELF-DISCOVERY AND THE IMAGE WE WANT OTHERS TO SEE. WE HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT COSMETIC PRODUCTS AND BEAUTY TIPS AND FIND OUT WHAT SUITS US AND WHAT WE NEED.

SO, MY PHILOSOPHY IS TO FOCUS ON OUR BEST FEATURES, CORRECTING WHAT WE CAN AND IGNORING WHAT WE CAN’T CHANGE WITHOUT DOING ANY HARM OR DAMAGE. ALWAYS BE READY FOR EVOLUTION. DON’T GET STUCK IN APPLYING THE SAME COLORS AND LOOKS ALL THE TIME. ONLY FOLLOW TRENDS IF THEY LOOK GOOD ON YOU. CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE COLOR AND STYLE OF YOUR HAIR. GOOD GROOMING CAN MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE A MILLION. THERE IS NOTHING MORE GOLDEN THAN A SMILE.

EVERYONE HAS HIS OR HER OWN DISTINCTIVE STANDARD OF BEAUTY AND ATTRACTIVENESS.

I SEEK TO FIND THIS AND ENHANCE IT. SO CAN YOU! SEEK OUT YOUR BEST FEATURES WHETHER IT BE SKIN, BONE STRUCTURE, LIPS OR EYES.

STICK WITH PRODUCTS AND A LOOK THAT WORKS ON YOU. DON’T JUST GO WITH THE LATEST TRENDS.  SMILE! – IT’S YOUR GREATEST ASSET.

HERE ARE SOME OF MY TRIED AND TRUE TIPS….

“THESE MAKEUP TIPS ARE TYPICAL EXAMPLES USING MINIMAL PRODUCTS TO ENHANCE BEAUTY THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ALTERED.”

QUOTES FROM STAR BEAUTY

WHEN I PREPARE AN ACTRESS FOR A FILM, I USE MY FINGERTIPS TO DAB ON FOUNDATION, BECAUSE THE WARMTH FROM MY HANDS SOFTENS THE FOUNDATION, BLENDING IT SEAMLESSLY INTO SKIN AND PROVIDING A SMOOTH, DEWY FINISH. FOR SOFTLY SHAPED BROWS, I FILL IN ANY GAPS BETWEEN THE HAIRS WITH EYEBROW AND EYELINER PENCIL. TO GIVE AN ACTRESS SMOKY EYES, I APPLY EYE PENCIL CLOSE TO THE LASH LINE, THEN ADD MORE TO THE OUTER TRIANGLE OF THE EYES AND BLEND OUTWARD. TO KEEP LINER IN PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE TAKES, I APPLY A SIMILAR SHADE OF EYE SHADOW OVER THE EYELINER.

TO PREVENT MASCARA FROM GETTING ONTO SKIN IN THE EYE AREA. I ASK AN ACTRESS TO RAISE HER EYEBROWS INTO A “SURPRISES” LOOK BEFORE I APPLY MASCARA. I MOVE THE WAND ALONG THE ROOT OF THE LASHES AND THEN ZIGZAG UP AND OUT TOWARD THE TEMPLES.

TO MAKE AN ACTRESS LOOK FLAWLESS IN DAYLIGHT (WHICH IS TOTALLY UNFORGIVING), I APPLY MAKEUP SPARINGLY OVER FACE AND LIPS (YES, LIPS!). I USE MY FINGERTIPS AND BLEND WELL, ESPECIALLY ON THE HAIR AND JAW LINES. INSTEAD OF USING A SEPARATE CONCEALER, I DOT A SECOND COAT OF FOUNDATION ON BLEMISHES OR IMPERFECTIONS. THIS HELPS MAKES THE SKIN LOOK NATURAL IN VARIOUS LIGHTING.

I FINISH BY DUSTING ON POWDER TO SET THE LOOK FOR HOURS. FOR HEALTHY-LOOKING CHEEKS, I MIX BLUSH WITH A BIT OF FACE POWDER FOR A SUPER SLEEK AND SUBTLE APPLICATION. ACTRESSES ARE OFTEN SURPRISED WHEN I APPLY FOUNDATION AND POWDER TO THEIR LIPS UNDER LIPSTICK BUT LOVE THE RESULT: HIGHLY DEFINED LIPS THAT ARE PERFECTLY SOFT WITH COLOR THAT LASTS.

TO CREATE SENSUAL, GLEAMING LIPS, I USE NUDE LIPLINER TO DEFINE THE LIPS,  FILL IN WITH A GLOSS OR TINTED LIP BALM. OR GO FOR A BIT OF COLOR WITH BRIGHT RED, BURGUNDY OR RED/BROWN, OR….. GO WAY OUT…. WITH BLACK, BLUE OR PURPLE

FROM WOMENS WEAR DAILY

“BURKE ALSO ACTS AS A CHEMIST.” “I DON’T JUST BUY MAKEUP AND PUT IT ON.. I BUY ALL THE PIGMENTS AND MAKE FOUNDATIONS AND MAKEUP’S. I MAKE MY OWN MIXTURES.” “MAX FACTOR HIRED MICHELE TO PART OF THE MAX FACTOR MOVIE MAKEUP ARTISTS TEAM TO TEST AND CONSULT ON PRODUCT, AS WELL AS PROVIDING A LINK TO THE COMPANY’S LEGACY IN HOLLYWOOD. “MICHELE HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THE BRAND,” NOTED MARC PRITCHARD, VICE-PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER OF PROCTOR AND GAMBLE COSMETICS, THE PARENT OF MAX FACTOR. “WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF MICHELE’S MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS, ESPECIALLY HER MOST RECENT OSCAR NOMINATION.”

-ROSE APODOCA JONES