BEAUTY

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CLARE ELUKA INTERVIEWS CELEBRITY MAKEUP ARTIST ROSALIA CULORA ABOUT

HAIR, MAKEUP & RIDLEY SCOTT'S 'ROBIN HOOD' FILM

As makeup artists, we are a sisterhood of under paid, creative individuals whose main occupation is making people look and feel good. I took a moment to catch up with a good old friend of mine who has been mashing gas In the makeup and beauty world as a makeup trainee for the BBC and now has extended her credentials to Sir Ridley Scott’s forthcoming Block Buster ‘Robin Hood’, Rosalia Culora sheds some light (and lipstick) on the industry and the real world of a working makeup artist via blackberry, from her hotel room in Wales.

CE: Ros, when did you become interested in makeup?

RC: Probably when I was 11 years old and I’d run to the corner shop to buy Shout  or Sugar magazine- to get a free poster and free makeup goodies. I think they’d throw in a lip-gloss from collection 2000! How naff!


CE: How did you start working as a makeup artist?

RC: I took Art at Auckland Burghley in North London for A Level and then my next move was a Foundation Course Central St Martins.
I started with the Estee Lauder agency after my mate referred me and had a taste of working on the counters like M.A.C. I enjoyed making the customers feel good and building a rapport with them. The staff discount came in handy too! I found out about the degree at LCF (London College of Fashion) and this furthered my skills and passion for makeup as an artist outside of the commercial sector.

CE: Who or what do you draw influence from?

RC: I look at textures and fabrics. I know this sounds stupid, but like, bark on the trees, body artistry. Organic things like tribal and any sort of pattern including graffiti inspires me. Hair styling influences me. Also, hats have a major bearing on my application, the shape of the head, the way the hair curls or tucks into the neck, things like that.

CE: What is the best show you have worked on in TV?

RC: I was working with the BBC for a year, mostly on comedies, everything from prosthetic blood to face painting.Harry and Paul was my favourite show. I was a makeup trainee. This was fun because there were wig changes and bizarre destinations (locations) because it was a comedy. 

   
RC: At the moment, I’m currently working on the new Robin Hood Film starring A-List actors whom for legal reasons I can not mention (goggle it and you’ll work out who I mean!). I am actually in the hair department, but it’s not as glamorous as it sounds, we are waking up at 4am in the morning, constantly busy. It’s the balance of being a people person and being a creative person. The core value of the job is more than just holding a brush- it is hard work! But extremely rewarding and a fantastic project to be involved in.

CE: What is the best kept beauty secret in TV or film?

RC: Sounds cliché and you’ve definitely heard it all before but get plenty of moisturiser! Keep protected and nourished with lots of SPF regardless of your ethnicity and what country your in. Elizabeth Arden’s Eight Hour Cream is a gem- every makeup artist should have this in their kit. My makeup philosophy is:  make up reinforces beauty- skin care preps and primes it 
 CE: What are your fears as an artist?

RC: Certain clients. When you fear that they may not be satisfied with what you’ve done. And that i wont achieve the ‘look’ that they’re going for. It’s important to remain relaxed. Behaving like an actor and adopting a social worker style approach of easing their fears helps ease yours.

CE: What is your next makeup target?

RC: I really want to do more music videos. They’re quick. Max of 3-5 days. Good vibes on set and I find them very enjoyable. It’s a chance for you as the artist to do your thing and be more free, as no look is the same and continuity is not so much of an issue.

CE: What do you think the future of makeup is?

RC: I think technology is going to replace makeup. What with software like Photoshop and airbrushing it will be very easy to manipulate.
 It’s going to be up to us as artists to achieve good looks and say no to air brushing. Airbrushing is like makeup on makeup (if that makes sense).
Beauty nowadays is about perfection and that is not real. Real women, even with makeup on, still have small flaws.
The industry will become reliant on technology and slowly lessen makeup jobs and the value of the artist, so it’s up to us as artists to keep integrity, take pride in our work and continue the level of high standards.


INTERVIEW BY CLARE ELUKA  BEAUTY WRITER & CHIEF EDITOR OF NSP MAGAZINE 

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