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What You Should Learn When Choosing Mortuary Makeup Artist

A Mortuary Makeup artist has a very important job. Only those who are the best at what they do are hired for this type of work. We have all heard people after attending an open casket funeral or wake exclaim "he looked so peaceful" or "It looked as though he was just asleep. This is thanks to the excellent work performed by professional mortuary beautician.

It is quite amazing that a person can be made up in death to look as they did while living, especially by an individual who did not know them. How this is done is the family member will give a photo to the funeral director, and the artist will recreate what he or she sees.

Most people have the desire to see their deceased loved one, one last time before they can say goodbye. Some may have a hard time accepting they are gone if they do not see for themselves. In the event of a death resulting from a long illness or an accident, this would probably not be the best idea if not for the work of these amazingly skilled individuals.

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.

Makeup for the living is not appropriate for the deceased. Most is made to work chemically with the warmth of the skin. This will not blend on a person who is post mortem. Instead it will cake up and sit unattractively. Those who work with morticians use a special non-thermogenic blend.

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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