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 seated far away from you and therefore you will need your features to stand out more than usual to make a bigger impact on your audience.

If you’ve never worn stage makeup before, you’ll feel like you applied too much the first time. With stage makeup you can go crazy. The people you perform for will sit far away from you, and makeup will flatter your appearance and make you stand out, especially for those people who are in the middle and back of the theater.

Another aspect to consider when applying professional stage makeup is the lighting of the theater. 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 features 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 eyes on stage:

First of all, you need to have your brows defined, so defined lines in 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, boldly applied. 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, then a blue or black line coming out of the bottom of your eye .

A few false lashes at the outer corners of your eyes add impact.

The stage makeup for the dancers will be very similar to that of the women. I would use the same colors, since the lighting would affect the facial features in the same way. Men obviously won’t wear false eyelashes, and they won’t wear bright lip colors like the bright reds worn by ballerinas.

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

Line the eyes with solid black eyeliner, a shimmery base, or a base that is too dark, leaving the brows undefined, putting too much blush on the apples of the cheeks,

When 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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