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THE ARTISAN FALL 2023 • 39 ALL PHOTOS: BETH DUBBER/APPLE TV+ MAKE-UP B Y G R E G T . M O O N D E P A R T M E N T H E A D M A K E - U P Season 5 of Yellowstone finds us tracking a car wreck and a physical altercation between Beth and Summer just to name a few. Taylor Sheridan, the creator, writer and showrunner, always comes up with challenges and looks for the show. We have a good-size cast, and my main core of make-up artists work together in creating the look for the show. Our characters range from the new Governor John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and Senator Perry (Wendy Moniz) to the Dutton family, our Native cast, and the bunkhouse group to name a few. e Artisan is a make-up magazine, so let's talk make-up. We do film a lot in the wilds of Montana and so it's important for us to take care of the actors' skin; put a barrier between their skin and the elements. e sunscreens we like to use are from Kiehl's, La Roche-Posay, Glossier and Supergoop! to name a few. Lights aren't as harsh as they use to be for film, but HD isn't very forgiving on the look, so we like to use lighter make-up where called for to give a beautiful look of natural skin without being heavy on the make- up. I love light moisturizers as well. Ones that the skin absorbs without being heavy like a lotion. We use Koh Gen Do plant lotion, along with Kiehl's ultra moisturizer. I also like Koh Gen Do's moisturizing foundation because it's light, has SPF and looks like skin. Some of the other foundations we use on the show come from Make Up For Ever, Visiora, and La Mer. During filming, I like to have Koh Gen Do's herbal mist on hand in case someone's skin feels dry; you can mist it over the Continued on page 40 Continued on page 41 Josh Lucas as young John Dutton stuck between two worlds, not native and not cowboy but somewhere in the middle. I like to refer to his look as the modern-day Tristan from Legends of the Fall, and I think his hair reflects that. To get his look, I use Davines sea salt spray, Kenra dry texture spray, and a defuser. Monica's (Kelsey Asbille) character had the biggest change for Season 5 with a new bold short haircut. Aer a tragic car accident and the devastating loss of her and Kayce's unborn child, Monica goes through a complete change. In that change, Monica transforms both inside and out in episode three, Monica cuts her hair off as she mourns her loss. I found this scene to be both heartbreaking and also meaningful. e significance of this action is many tribes cut their hair while grieving the death of an immediate family member, or to signify a traumatic event or a major life change. Cutting the hair for events penultimate represents the time spent with the deceased loved one and its ending. It can also represent a new beginning. is scene was challenging for a couple of reasons. One, we were filming out of sequence so I had to cut Kelsey's real hair before we shot this scene. In scene two, Kelsey had an extremely thick head of long hair and to put that under a short wig every day would have been uncomfortable for her. So I decided to create an integration wig piece to blend with her real hair so that it would be seamless and it would protect her already short hair underneath as she cut her braid off on camera with a kitchen knife. For Monica's look, I color her hair with Redkin shades EQ semi-permanent gloss and for styling, I use Kenra platinum silkening gloss and a one-inch flat iron by Bio Ionic. Jamie's (Wes Bentley) character in Season 5 is charting his own path away from the status quo trying to take charge of his own destiny with a new accomplice (Sarah Atwood). For his hair this season, we've cut him