Local 706 - The Artisan

THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2021 • 57 Opposite page from top: (L-R) Elizabeth Berkley, Mario Lopez, Tiffani Thiessen and Mark-Paul Gosselaar return from the original cast; Mitchell Hoog; Josie Totah.This page, top row: Alycia Pascual-Peña and Haskiri Velazquez; (from top) Hoog, Totah and Velazquez; Totah; (L-R) Belmont Cameli and Pascual- Peña. Photos by Casey Durkin/Peacock Mindy Kaling, as Mrs. Who, receives finishing touches from Kim Kimble and the hair styling team. to change on the hair side. We kept Tiffani just as cute as she was on the original show with a soft curl or a really good blow- out. Let's just say Mario looks exactly the same, even without the mullet—we all want a little of what he has, because the guy literally never changes! The new cast, meanwhile, was designed based on their indi- vidual personalities. Lexi, being the most put-together girl in the school, always had different hair styles to go with her rich clothes, and different looks from sweet to fun to smooth to "let's look like I'm going to walk the runway." (Nailing those quick changes was the biggest challenge for me.) Josie Totah, who played Lexi, had very short hair that she was growing out, so I went back-and-forth collaborating with Rob Pickens again to come up with the perfect wig, champagne beige blonde with roots to suit Lexi's glamorous style. For Daisy (Haskiri Velazquez), on the other hand, we went with a simpler look, never fussy until she had the house party W hen I got a call from executive producer Franco Bario about possibly joining the new Saved by the Bell, I knew I had to pay attention. Franco is one of those producers who respects the make-up and hair process. He knows how important great artists and great teams are and he gives us what we need to do an excellent job. I have done multiple shows with him and always feel heard and well taken care of. Franco said they were looking for a strong department head that is excellent with all different skin tones. He asked if I would be up to test with Elizabeth Berkley, as she'd tested with multiple artists and had not found the right fit. My show, The Ranch, had recently wrapped its fourth season and I was available. We did the test in a beautiful building with floor to ceiling windows overlooking Beverly Hills. It ended up that Elizabeth had gotten my name from multiple make-up artists and hair stylists. It truly is a small world. At the test, Elizabeth and I discussed who Jessie Spano had become since her years at Bayside. She told me she loves glowing, glass skin and big eyes. She asked if we could incorporate that into her character look. The test went well. A couple days later, I was offered the department head job. B Y K A T H L E E N K A R R I D E N E D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E U P — MAKE-UP — I met Kimberly Boyenger while loading into the trailer. We had friends in common but had never worked together. We clicked from the moment we met. Meeting with Tracey Wigfield and our producers to go over each character, we got insight into who they were, whether they were returning or new to the series. Insight that was not yet on the page. Continued on Page 58 Continued on Page 59

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