When applying stage makeup, the trick to professional-looking stage makeup is to always look overdone or made up. The reason for this is that you will be performing for an audience that will be sitting far away from you and therefore you will need your features to stand out more than they normally would for a greater impact on your audience.

If you’ve never used stage makeup, then you will feel like you’ve applied too much the first time. With stage makeup you can go crazy. The people you are performing for will be sitting well away from you, and makeup will make your appearance more flattering and will make you stand out, especially for those from the middle to the back of the theater.

Another aspect to consider when applying professional stage makeup is theater lighting. If the lighting is too blue or too red, your features will disappear on stage. Only good makeup will correct this problem and allow the audience to see the characteristics of your face.

Under bright stage lighting, use cream instead of white. Use brown instead of blue and purple, and avoid yellow as it looks white.

If you are a dancer, this is how you should put on makeup to enhance your look on stage:

First of all, you need to have defined brows, so defined lines on your brows are a must.

A red dot in the inner corner of your eye will help your eyes stand out.

Blue, purple or brown eyeshadow, applied boldly. The color will depend on your appearance. Try not to wear blue on blue eyes or brown on brown eyes.

Draw lines on the outer corners of your eyes starting with a blue or black line coming out of your eyes at the top, then white, then red, then white again, and then a blue or black line coming out of the bottom of the eye .

Some false eyelashes on the outer corners of the eyes add impact.

Stage makeup for dancers will be very similar to that for women. I would use the same colors, since lighting would affect facial features in the same way. Men obviously will not wear false eyelashes and will not wear vivid lip colors like the bright reds that ballerinas wear.

When applying stage makeup, try to avoid the following mistakes:

Lining the eyes with a solid black eyeliner, shiny foundation or too dark foundation, leaving the eyebrows undefined, putting too much blush on the apples of the cheeks,

When it comes to dancing on stage, also keep in mind that you will be sweating a lot, so remember to wear waterproof makeup as much as possible.

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