Set out ready for use:
Towel / cape
Water bowls
Tissues
Straightener / iron
Scissors
Comb
Hairspray / plastic spray
Cotton buds
Cotton wool pads
Cotton wool ball
Hairdryer
Do not use ready-to-use cleansing cloths.
Before starting, you ensure your hands and nails are well cleaned. File your nails if necessary, so that there are no snags. By doing this you prevent damages on the face and risk of infection.
Always work using clean materials (sponges, brushes, spatulas, water bowls) and change the water regularly.
Get the subject to put on any clothes beforehand that have to be put on over the head. Protect your models clothing with a hairdressing cape or a towel.
For the goatee of Cyrano you work in the same way with Wool Crepe as you do when making a beard.
Pull a braid of about 50 cm wool crepe loose from the strings around which it has been wound.
Pull the loosened string into two equal pieces. Do the following with each of the pieces: pull the piece loose in the middle, in the lengthwise direction with the hairs; then place the two pieces on top of each other and divide them into two again.
Note: using hairspray or plastic spray on the Wool Crepe will make it inflammable.
Use Grimas Mastix Extra to attach the oblique pieces step by step. Apply glue to the part of the skin concerned and press the cut surface/obliquely cut side into the adhesive.
Attaching sequence: you attach piece 1 just under the chin, with the point forwards.
You attach piece 2 to the chin, in the opposite direction to that of piece 1: the point points downwards in the direction of piece 1.
Put on the latex application
Mark out the edge on the skin with a make-up pencil or some Transparent Powder
If you want to give the latex prostetic a brighter colour, use Grimas Crème Make-up Pure. Note: don't use Crème Make-up Pure for skin tones, but use Grimas Camouflage Make-up Pure.
Do the following to get the correct degree of adhesion: press the latex prostetic lightly in place and then remove it again straight away. Wait a few seconds and reposition the application, pressing the edges in place with a tissue.
Protect the eyes by closing them and covering them with a tissue. Can cause serious damage to the eyes.
Powder it all off with Grimas Transparent Powder or Fixing Powder and then remove any excess powder.
This example makes use of the principle of 'aging'. To model the face, you accentuate the deeper lying areas using Crème Make-up in a dark colour. Important areas for shading are the eye sockets, the temples, the side of the nose and below the cheekbones.
You draw the lines with a flat sable-hair brush. By placing it obliquely on the skin you get a sharp edge on one side and a fading effect on the other side. To determine which side should be sharp and which side faded, you start from the centre of the face (nose). Create a fading effect towards the outside.
Wool Crepe that has been stuck on with Mastix Extra you remove with Mastix Remover. You can then already pull some of the hairs loose and remove them with a tissue. The remaining hairs and the adhesive you remove with a cotton wool pad and Mastix Remover. Dab it carefully onto the skin and roll the residual material off the skin.
Removing a latex application: wipe a cotton bud soaked in Grimas Mastix Remover along the adhesive edge to loosen it. Remove the adhesive and make-up residues from the latex prostetic with Mastix Remover.
Massage Grimas Multi Remover Pure or Cleansing Cream into the skin and remove with a tissue. Cleanse the skin afterwards with cleansing lotion.
Store the make-up in a dry and cool place until the next time you use it.
The sponges are disposable so you can throw them away after use. If you do want to reuse them, first rinse them under the tap with some soap or shampoo or wash them in the washing machine (in a net bag or pillow case), set to at least 60°C.
You can clean brushes with water and soap or shampoo. Put the moist hairs of the brushes back into shape by hand after washing. Dry the brushes lying flat on a towel and do not place them upright, since that causes the moisture to run down into the shaft.
Clean the latex prostetic afterwards using water and soap, and powder it with Grimas Transparent Powder after drying (with a dryer, if necessary). Keep in a dark place.
