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THE ARTISAN FALL 2021 • 37 Melanie Tooker touches up Our writing team has provided us with many creative opportunities, including weddings, galas, period looks, Halloween parties, injuries and disguises. Working with great artists such as Matthew Mungle and Mike Smithson crafting our prosthetics pieces was a highlight and an honor. Daytime is unique in that 50-70 pages of dialogue a day is typical, with a cast of sometimes 15 or more principal players. Five shows taped in four days is accomplished by splitting the fifth episode throughout the week. This can present challenges for everyone but the hair department is probably hit the hardest. Multiple changes may have to take place with no time to spare and sometimes include going back to the first look of the day to accommodate complex taping schedules. Famous words from producers such as "How long will it take" ring in your ears as you try to do your best. You come to work expecting the unexpected and never complacent with a seemingly easy taping schedule. The daily routine for make-up can include extensive tattoo coverage. Kelsey Collins is our resident expert using various palettes such as Jordane and Skin Illustrator. Color combos are designed for each actor. Kelsey and Riley Nightingall have their work cut out for them with last-minute wardrobe changes requiring immediate tattoo coverage on stage in front of cameras. The pressure is on to get the perfect color and blended edge. Bringing in Temptu Air with EBA airbrush paint was extremely helpful (credit to Stacey Alfano). FROM KATHY JONES, MAKE-UP ARTIST: Kiehl's moisturizer is a favorite to start with, although many women have their choice of product on when they begin the day. Foundations include MAC, Make Up For Ever and Nars. Lancome Dual Finish is a standard to set the base and keep shine to a minimum on camera. FROM LAUREN MENDOZA, HAIR STYLIST: Our girls maintain a deep conditioning regimen at home to prepare hair for the week. We start out by applying Amika Heat Defense from thermal styling damage. Next, we seal from frizz and humidity with Oribe Anti Humidity spray. Once our styling is complete, we use Oribe Superfine hairspray to smooth and lock in our style. Wedding day style by Jackie Zavala Make-up by Patti Denney The Y&R Crew winning an Emmy