The mesopatanians
When performing on a stage you need to wear a lot of makeup because the lights wash your face out. It is used to enhance your features on stage.
"Stage" makeup.
Stage Makeup?
I'm not positive, but I believe that the Mesopotamians were the first to use makeup. They used a coal type rock as eyeliner.
Noramlly its to make them look flawless. They don't want your imperfections to show on camera or on the stage. Actors also wear stage makeup because from the audience their faces can look washed out, especially under bright lights. The makeup is then used to make certain features such as lips and eyes stand out so from the audience, they look like a normal person. Stage makeup can also be used to transform a person into something else, such as an animal, an old person, etc.
First or not - we know makeup was used in Ancient Egypt 4000 years ago.
Noramlly its to make them look flawless. They don't want your imperfections to show on camera or on the stage. Actors also wear stage makeup because from the audience their faces can look washed out, especially under bright lights. The makeup is then used to make certain features such as lips and eyes stand out so from the audience, they look like a normal person. Stage makeup can also be used to transform a person into something else, such as an animal, an old person, etc.
Stage requires heavier makeup as well as TV (due to the stage lights), where as film can be lighter. Although this does not cover the dramatic or face altering character makeup.
mary
Some people are naturally pretty. If you decide to wear makeup because you think you are ugly, learn a few basics about applying makeup and which kind of makeup suits you. TIP: Go with a natural look first, slowly progress to a more advanced stage.
They are used mainly by women who by them at inflated prices and plaster their faces with them. Some actors also use them to remove stage makeup.
Stage make-up is always over exaggerated and bold so it can be seen when one is preforming on stage and normal make-up like you would use everyday, a little bit of foundation, eyeliner and mascara. But you use the same make-up to do both, stage make-up it is just a lot of make-up.