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58 • THE ARTISAN WINTER 2022 Tony Hale and-white. The actors played two characters, one in each world. The TV show I Love Lucy was shot in black-and-white and the real life in color. It was great fun to establish different looks for the main cast in each world. Nicole Kidman played Lucille Ball (Lucy), Javier Bardem played Desi Arnaz (Ricky), Nina Arianda played Vivian Vance (Ethel), and J.K. Simmons played William Frawley (Fred). First thing I thought for Javier's make-up was that Desi Arnaz had a happy and round face. On the other hand, Javier has a strong and hard face, quite different to Desi's. I started comparing drawings, pictures of both faces and finding how, with make-up, I could make them similar. I changed the eyebrows and eye shape, skin tone, and teeth. He wore a pompadour hair style and a very defining make-up for the TV show. He was wearing lip liner, contouring, etc. In that period, men used to wear lots of make-up on television. Nicole's make-up was created by my friend, and great make-up artist, Kyra Panchenko. Michael Ornelaz was her prosthetic make- up artist, who did some amazing pieces for her. Lucille's make-up was a big fashion icon of her time. She had very characteristic eye- brows, lashes, shape, and lip color. She had lots of women copying her, and she became a genuine fashion icon. We had hundreds of background performers on both periods all glammed up. I think the background players always help you to recreate the atmosphere of the period, and because of this, I consider them an important part of the film, and we looked after them with great care and detail … as much as any of our actors. One of the products that I used for Javier's tanning was Spray Di Sole Sun Gelee. It's a great product to create a natural tan in the body and face. I love the kabuki brushes to apply it. For the cast, I used several brands like Besame Cosmetics, as they have great lip colors, eye shadow palettes, blushes, false lashes, all of which have been inspired by Lucille Ball. I couldn't think of a better choice for this film, as they had great palettes like Club Babalu… The loose powders have great tones such as vanilla, rose, and translucid, with a great texture and the perfect sizes to carry on set. I also used Graftobian HD glamour crème super palette, great foundations and perfect for contouring. You can mix them with the glamour cream to make them thinner if needed. I love the mini-pal- ettes to carry them on each actor's bag to do touch-ups on set as well. Defined eyebrows were very important in these periods. To achieve this, I used Anastasia brow pen and brow wiz, to mention a few. I love Anastasia Contour Kit. We have also used Julie Hewett's wonderful lipsticks. To me, it is very important to work together with the hair and wardrobe teams when it comes to defining the looks. Without one or the other, it is impossible to accomplish the creative vision I had in my mind's eye. Collaborative research for the best references, exchanging opinions and images with all, is the part that I most enjoy in my work. It really helped to work alongside Susan Lyall, the costume designer. To see her proposals helped inspire and find the right make- up looks throughout the film. I could never have achieved what we did without my great team: Kyra Panchenko, David Craig Forrest, Michael Ornelaz, Denise Paulson, Bonni Flowers, Alyssa Goldberg, and others who took care of the background; Tina Harrelson, Kelcey Fry, Alexa Coleman, Victor del Castillo, Patricia Messina, Robert Vega, to mention some of them. My talented team was there for the ride, working hard, caring about the project, and creating beautiful make-up styles. It was a beautiful synchronized teamwork. As I have mentioned before, this has been an amazing project. As a make-up artist, I had the opportunity to recreate one of the best glam periods of all time. Bringing these real people and characters to life was an honor, realizing their prominence and importance in generations of American culture. • MAKE-UP Continued from page 55 Alia Shawkat