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What To Know When Picking Funeral Makeup Artist

The job of mortuary makeup artists requires a high level of expertise. The best in the field are the ones who are able to perform all the duties of the position. This is an individual with a great deal of artistic skill as well as a high level of integrity and ethics. We have all often heard people exclaim how the deceased looked "better than ever" or "just as they remembered". This is not a fortunate coincidence, but rather the work of a well trained artist.

It is truly remarkable that a stranger can make a person look exactly as they did while they were alive. Loved ones will generally give a photograph to the mortician in order for him or her to see what the person looked like. This is work that clearly requires a high level of skill.

The custom in many places is for loved ones to have a viewing of the deceased before they are laid to rest. Often people will have difficulty believing the person has died if they do not see it for themselves. In the event of ongoing illness or a death caused by a serious accident, this would not be the best idea, if not for the work of makeup artists who work for morticians.

Many surprising supplies are used by makeup artists who work with the deceased. Keep in mind, the purpose of the makeup is to make the individual look as much like they did when alive as possible. This primarily is for the survivors, not the deceased. Wire, cardboard, plaster of Paris are just a few common materials that may be used. There are others as well, that are used as the situation requires.

The type of makeup women use every day can not be used on a deceased person. This requires the warmth of living skin in order to spread evenly and look natural. Instead a special blend is used that will not lump and cake up. Non-thermogenic makeup is a bit more like a paint of sorts.

What a wonderful gift mortuary beauticians give to our loved ones. It is the final care these people will receive on this earth, and their families very much appreciate it.


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