[Comprehensive Entertainment] Reincarnation reality show

Tuesday, the night of the finals.

Yili, Rachel, Bertha, the three contestants came backstage early to prepare.

"Good evening, Sally." Ellie's makeup artist greeted her cheerfully. "How are you feeling today?"

"It's not bad." Yili sat down on the makeup chair in front of her in cooperation with the other party's gesture, and asked with a smile, "What kind of makeup do you want to put on me today, Andy?"

"I'm going to give you a super beautiful and dazzling makeup today." Speaking of the work he loves, Andy is full of enthusiasm, "Just like those female pharaohs in Egyptian history, Cleopatra, Tetra Vosilla, Nefertiti, Nefertari, that kind of makeup that is extremely charming and full of dominance can definitely conquer everyone!"

"Sounds cool." Yili raised her eyebrows noncommittally, "However, when did you have such an inspiration?"

"Actually, I've had this idea for a while. However, the main reason is that I recently watched an earlier BBC documentary about the female pharaoh of Egypt. You know, the best match for a stunning woman is what?"

Andy applied a face mask to Yili, and without waiting for Yili's answer, he asked himself, "Shh, Sally, don't talk when you put on the mask. In my opinion, the most beautiful thing is not The legendary hero is not a magnificent palace, gorgeous costumes, or other meaningless accessories-but the most supreme power in the world.

Without power, no matter how majestic a palace is, it is just an exquisite golden cage, and the most gorgeous clothes are just a pair of exquisite shackles.Only with power, they are the masters of their own destiny, otherwise, they are just a trophy of men, a badge of victory.Of course, I mean that era, of course things are different now. "

Andy sighed a few words casually, and turned the topic back on track, "But seriously, Sally, you are one of the most suitable ponytail girls I have ever seen. I always think that there are two kinds of ponytails that are most suitable People, one is pure, the other is capable, and you have both. So, this time, I still want to make you a ponytail shape, plus some other elements."

Andy combed Yili's long hair while talking, "I will start here," he nodded to Yili's ear, "make two small braids here on your temples, and then weave them together into yours. Put it in the ponytail, and then slightly curl the end of the ponytail to create a wavy effect. Imagine, don’t you think there is a simple and luxurious beauty?”

"No problem, you have the final say." Yili nodded and replied without any objection.

Even if she and Andy do have a good relationship, it doesn't mean she can give pointers to the design of professionals.

You know, Andy is a conscientious stylist. As the styling consultant of the entire Adam team, he pays great attention to every look of the players. Of course, it is hard to say that there is no bias at all. After all, the players have somewhat difference.

Compared with contestants who have to work hard to cover their blemishes with a base makeup, such as Nadia, although she is a good person, her skin condition is really horrible—professional makeup artists look horrible, but it’s actually not that terrible, at most Uneven skin tone, dry and loose skin, all kinds of small acne scars, plus melasma and pigmentation caused by some age - considering the difficult life of the other party in the past, this is also a reasonable thing, after all Not everyone is born beautiful, even if exposed to the sun and rain every day, the skin is still smooth and delicate, and more people still need certain daily care.

But from Andy's point of view, he still prefers players with better skin conditions.Although the former's changes before and after makeup gave him a sense of accomplishment and showed his skills and level, but to truly present a perfect work, the basic foundation is still needed, whether it is a good skin condition, It still has relatively correct facial features and facial contours.

Among other things, he spends the same amount of effort in designing the same elaborate makeup, while Sally's can attract more attention and get more praise, which is very self-explanatory.After all, a stylist is also a job that relies on word of mouth. Even if he only completes his own job on the show, the affirmation of others is still very important to him.

A very realistic situation is that since he started to be in charge of the makeup of the entire Adam team, especially Sally's, his fans on Facebook and ins have seen a surge. Teachers are very rare.

After all, they are not big stars standing in front of people, and it is always easy to attract a group of new fans.Even if the audience really thinks that a certain star’s style is very good in a certain event, they pay more attention to the jewelry, handbags, clothing and shoe brands used by the star, and only a few people pay attention to the makeup artist responsible for the makeup. Yes, but really very few.

However, given the frequency of exposure and popularity of reality TV stars, it is not surprising that there is such a situation.

Although some big stars have been famous for a long time, they often have more work to complete. Whether it is shooting movies and TV shows, preparing new songs, new albums, new tours, etc., the time to really appear in front of the public is also very limited. Except for shooting.To be honest, street photography in the early years was just a sneak shot by tabloid reporters, but now, street photography has become a means of self-exposure and self-hype for celebrities to maintain popularity and attention.

In contrast, the reality show stars who focus on the game often have the same level of attention as the big stars during the game. Whether they will disappear after the game is another matter.During this period, all their work is to perform in front of people in costumes. Therefore, in addition to paying attention to the performance of the players on stage, the audience and fans will inevitably notice the appearance of the players on stage.And this is very beneficial to a professional makeup artist like Andy.

In fact, many people have already asked him how to create the same makeup as Sally on social networks. Of course, he answered every question and gave his professional advice as much as possible, such as skin care before makeup and daily routine. The importance of care, such as finding cosmetics that suit your skin type, and choosing makeup according to your facial features and face shape, etc.

Of course, sometimes he will face some dumbfounding problems.For example, someone asked, how can I be as gorgeous as Sally, compare certain bitches to become the brightest star in the crowd, and then attach photos of my life, some of which are indeed It can be rescued, but some of them are no longer a problem of makeup and styling.

Usually, for the former, if Andy has time, he will give some targeted suggestions based on the individual characteristics of the other party, but for the latter, Andy can only say, exercise moderately, maintain a relatively well-proportioned figure, and pay attention to daily skin care Nursing and body management, this is more important than anything else.If you want to have the same effect as Sally, the premise is to have Sally's face and figure, not to mention 100% similarity, at least [-]% foundation, right?Of course, the latter words cannot be said, otherwise it would be too popular, and Andy could only feel a little bit of emotion in his heart.

Of course, for Andy, the most practical benefit is that he has received more job invitations and development opportunities.

As a well-known makeup artist in the industry, Andy already has a stable client base, and he is also the queen makeup artist of some second- and third-tier stars.Considering that there are very few real top-tier and first-line stars, and most of them have stylists who have known each other for many years and cooperated tacitly, Andy has no dissatisfaction with his current job content and work objects, but deep down, He is still eager to get a further opportunity.

But he didn't expect this opportunity to come so soon, and it came so unexpectedly - he just regarded this job, that is, as a styling consultant for a certain mentor team in this issue of supervoice, as an extremely ordinary job. He never thought that he could get any extra benefits from this job, at most it was the accumulation of some contacts in the circle.

However, the world is always full of drama, and the looks he inadvertently made for Sally have been on the hot search time and time again, and even some famous fashion magazines have commented.Really, he never thought that his styling for a reality show competition would get so many praises, not only in the industry, but even many outsiders knew his name.

What surprised him the most was that some brands invited him, even if it was just a makeup consultant for some branch brands, but it was already a rare breakthrough for his work.You know, in the past, his biggest relationship with these big fashion brands was just being one of the backstage makeup artists in various big shows of the other party. This is not even a personal relationship, but just the most common daily work. But now, the other party handed him an olive branch for further cooperation.

In addition, there are countless cooperation invitations from various celebrities, not to mention temporary event invitations, tour cooperation, and even some invitations to interview with the royal make-up artist of some big names that he could not reach in the past.

Of course, he did hear rumors in the industry about the recent disagreement between the big star and her queen makeup artist. It seemed that the former wanted to transform, while the latter could not grasp the new style she wanted. In the end, the two decided to work together After the buffer period, they parted ways. The former seems to be looking for a new makeup artist recently, and the latter is of course also looking for another way out.

Many people are eager to make a move about this, and Andy certainly has the heart to try it, but he never thought that he would actually receive an invitation to cooperate with the other agent's agent, and the reason is naturally that he has been in the limelight recently.What he didn't even expect was that after trying to cooperate in several activities, the other party actually chose him!This super pie that everyone longed for just fell on his head!

And all of this was brought by Sally!

Therefore, based on these reasons, Andy has always been friendly to Yili and respects Yili's ideas, instead of just fulfilling his duties as a makeup artist and creating a set of makeup that is suitable for the other party as he treats some contestants.Of course, if the other party has opinions, he will listen to them, but he won't be as serious as he is to Yili.

"Okay." Andy brushed the ends of Yili's hair to make the wavy hair more fluffy and stylish, and then announced the end of the work, "How does it look? Isn't it beautiful? It looks like The mermaid in Atlantis!" Andy took off the mask on Yili's face, and after a simple facial cleansing, he said to Yili in the mirror with satisfaction.

"Well, it's not good for me to praise myself so much?" Yili joked deliberately.

"This is not only your compliment to yourself, but also your affirmation of my work, isn't it, Sally?" Andy said righteously, "What's more, who would think that the beauty in the mirror is so beautiful? Can't you compare to the legendary mermaid? At least, in my opinion, only the mermaid queen can compare with you. Of course, the premise is that you have been decorated by my skillful hands." Andy said, moving himself in front of Yili on purpose fingers, to show that he is about to cast his "magic".

"Okay." Yili laughed, "However, I want to know, why is the mermaid queen? Shouldn't it be the mermaid king? I remember that it was Ariel's father who ruled the entire mermaid kingdom, right?"

"Maybe." Andy shrugged, isolated the milky white makeup on both sides of Yili's forehead and cheeks, and then spread it evenly, "But I don't know why, I always think that the mermaid group should be a matriarchal society, The ruler of their country should also be a queen, not a king, even though the Aquaman in various versions is male."

"It's the first time I've heard this statement, but it's really novel and interesting." Yili replied with interest.

This wasn't the first time she'd heard from Andy about his whimsy.

Perhaps this is the commonality of these creative professions. Their work really requires this kind of unconstrained thinking, and this often becomes their source of inspiration, allowing them to present satisfactory works time and time again.From a certain point of view, the work of a makeup artist and a painter are so similar, except that the canvas of the former is the faces of human beings, while the canvas of the latter is a flat and smooth drawing paper.

"However, speaking of Ariel, Disney's recent casting is really..." Andy shook his head, hesitant to speak.

"What's the matter?" Yili asked curiously. She didn't notice any big moves by Disney recently. Could it be that after the acquisition of Fox, did Baby Di make any big moves?However, with Disney’s recent increasingly impressive financial reports and its already huge size, it is not surprising that there are similar operations.However, what Andy was talking about seems to be about casting. In this regard, Yili doesn't pay much attention to it. Well, this can be regarded as Yili's information sensitive blind spot.

"Don't you know? The one who plays Ariel this time is a dark-skinned girl." Andy looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to their conversation, so he lowered his head and whispered into Yili's ear. And racial issues are the most sensitive issues in the United States at any time. No other social issues such as lgbt, feminism, children, and environmental protection can be compared with it, so Andy is also very cautious when speaking.

"Honestly, I don't have any complaints against that girl, in fact, if she played Tiana (Disney's adaptation of the Frog Prince, the heroine of the movie "The Princess and the Frog"), she is also kind, hardworking and positive. I will be very happy, after all, she looks really cute, and the degree of restoration of the original work is also very high, but The Little Mermaid? She really..."It's not suitable.Considering his political stance as a semi-public figure, especially in the extremely strict entertainment industry, Andy didn't say anything, but Yili had already understood what he meant.

"Well, this is really surprising." Regarding this, Yili could only say a few words of comfort.

After all, to be honest, whether it's Andersen's original book or Disney's adaptation of the movie, Yili really has no feelings for the story of The Little Mermaid, let alone a filter to speak of.Therefore, whether it is white or black, it doesn't matter who plays her. Naturally, she can't empathize with Andy's loss, let alone say those truly intimate words of comfort.

Perhaps this is the so-called difference in concept. Compared with the story of self-defense for love that is often preached in fairy tales, Yili pays more attention to the relationship between family members.Maybe some people think that parents can only accompany you for the first half of your life, and it is another person who really spends the rest of your life hand in hand with you, but in Yili's view, it is precisely because the time spent with parents is so limited that they should be cherished more Ah, really wanting to restore it when it is lost, that is something that is too late to regret.

This is why Yili prefers Mulan, Bell and Elsa in the same series of Disney compared to the Little Mermaid who chases love regardless. Even though they are also princess movies, the latter is the one who is truly responsible and responsible. good girl.

Needless to say, Mulan, who joined the army for her father, is a story that conforms to the traditional Chinese concept. What's more, Mulan's character design is still a and sassy, ​​and the fashion value is overwhelming.And Bell, as an ordinary country girl, can replace her father by the side of the beast under the fear of the unknown. Isn't this another kind of bravery?As for Aisha, being able to sacrifice for her parents is certainly a kind of courage, but being able to inherit her father's career and carry it forward to become a queen loved by the people is also something that makes her parents feel proud and proud, no matter where they are place.

However, if you think about it in another way, Andy's mood doesn't seem difficult to understand.

Yili thought for a while, if a black girl, no, even a white girl, no matter how famous she is, was allowed to play Mulan, Yili would resist it from the bottom of her heart.What's more, whether it is the background of Andersen's original work or Disney's adapted animation, Ariel is a pure white girl, even the kind with Nordic descent.

In this case, letting a black girl play Ariel can only be said to be a political compromise by the film company.However, last year's "Black Panther" was well received in North America may also be one of the reasons. Whether it is box office or word-of-mouth, Black Panther has broken through everyone's imagination, and even won Oscars, which is enough to prove that in this country □ How easy it is to use the human card.

This may also be what prompted Disney to make this decision.After all, relatively speaking, the film company may not care so much about word-of-mouth, so they will shoot some sequels with more and more bad reputation time and time again, which is quite suspicious of a dog-tailed sequel, but the film company must care about the box office, which is all they have purpose.

In this regard, Yili can only be thankful, at least her favorite Mulan has not been murdered by Di Baobao.

"Let's skip this topic." Yili didn't want to talk about this topic anymore. This is a sensitive topic, and they are in a public dressing room where people come and go and there is no privacy at all. "So, Andy, I want to know, do you want to portray a modern-day Egyptian pharaoh who dominates the world, or a mermaid queen under the sea of ​​Atlantis?"

"Of course it's the former." In fact, Andy also regretted his momentary slip of the tongue. In any case, he shouldn't have said these things to a contestant who didn't have a close relationship, even if he was very assured of Sally's character. , but who knows what will happen in the future, if one day Sally accidentally slipped her mouth, then he will be speechless.

In this country where racial issues have attracted much attention, many people will convict others in their hearts even without evidence. At that time, he will clarify all this, and if he fails, he will go to court with Sally. After Sally formally apologizes, Only then can his grievances be cleared, but in the hearts of many people, the misunderstandings that have been caused cannot be easily resolved, which is what he does not want to see.

Therefore, whether it is for him or for Sally, it is really better for the two of them not to go deep into this issue.

"The female pharaoh of Egypt..." Yili let Andy lift her face and put on foundation for her, while recalling the makeup of ancient Egyptian women she had seen in the past, of course, it was usually in film and television works, " So, is there going to be that big dark blue eyeshadow that smears the entire eye socket, or thick black eyeliner that reaches the forehead?"

This is the makeup of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh that Yili most impressed, from Cleopatra played by Elizabeth Taylor, but I have to say that maybe Taylor is very suitable for this makeup, and interprets the beauty of the peerless beauty to the fullest, but Yili didn't think she could handle this unique exotic makeup well.

"Of course not." Andy smiled. "I just got inspiration from it, not copying it blindly. I know, you're talking about Elizabeth Taylor's makeup in Cleopatra, right?" See Yi Li nodded, and Andy smiled more happily, "Don't worry, Sally, I know what you are worried about. I really want to create some more gorgeous makeup for you this time, but that doesn't mean I won't let you down In fact, I chose this gold eyeshadow for you, a new product from Armani. It has not been put into production, let alone released, but I got the laboratory model in advance. Both the makeup look and the makeup effect are great. Extremely!"

To be honest, there are actually quite a few eye shadows with similar effects. After all, gold is so outstanding and dazzling on the stage. If you must find a substitute, Andy can find dozens of them in minutes.However, what this eye shadow represents is not cosmetics itself, but a symbol of identity and status.Being able to get the trial version of this big-name cosmetics in advance undoubtedly shows the further development of Andy's personal career recently, as well as the deeper development of fashion resources, so he can get this kind of laboratory products of big-name cosmetics.

"Of course, there is also a matching lipstick of the same style. Look at this gold powder, how delicate it is, it will definitely make you blingbling on the stage and become the focus of everyone's attention~" Andy said proudly and intoxicated .

"But, will this... be too flashy?" Yili became even more worried when she heard this. After all, her final dress was a champagne-colored floor-length dress, which was made of shimmering golden shimmering hibiscus avenues. It is made of pearlescent fabric, and it is decorated with the same style of gold tassels. In a word, it is very shiny, very shiny, and very, very shiny. Therefore, Yili's worries are really not groundless.

"Absolutely not!" Andy said, patting his chest. "Believe me, dear Sally, it would be a pity if you wore such a dazzling dress without matching gorgeous makeup!"

"That's true." Yi Li imagined that the gorgeous champagne dress with light makeup is really not suitable, I am afraid that the general stage makeup will look dull, just like what Andy said, the dress itself is too beautiful. It is too dazzling, and only the golden makeup can complement it, instead of being overwhelmed by the guests.

The two happily reached an agreement.

Andy continued to put on makeup, and Yili should also look up, close her eyes, and cooperate with the other party's work very well.

Usually, both of them can communicate more frankly as they are doing now, and then reach a mutually satisfactory result.However, generally speaking, the result of the communication is Yili's concession.This is not because Yili respects Andy's work too much, but because Yili believes in the professionalism of the other party, and agrees with the other party's judgment after careful thinking.

In any case, Andy's professionalism is still very strong, even if he is not the top makeup artist in the world - that is usually the queen makeup artist of super first-line stars, and also the chief makeup artist of some big fashion brands, maybe even founded The kind of their own makeup brand - but it is still no problem to say that a top Hollywood makeup artist.

The two respect each other and are willing to listen to each other's opinions. At the same time, they can express their opinions candidly, rather than compromise too much, so the cooperation along the way is still very pleasant.

Of course, part of the reason is also due to the fact that Yili has virtually become a kind of help for Andy to expand the scope of work and improve the level of work. For adults, the gain or loss of interests is the most likely factor to affect favorability.However, on the other hand, Andy also puts his best effort into Yili's every stage makeup, and the two can be said to have achieved each other.

Eyebrow powder, eye shadow, eyeliner, blush, lip gloss, contouring, highlighting, Andy is doing his work in an orderly manner.

"Are you ready? In half an hour, the live broadcast will start!"

As the competition time approached, the staff pushed the door in and reminded the three contestants and their makeup artists.

"immediately!"

"almost!"

"That's good!"

The three makeup artists said in unison.

"All right, Sally."

The staff left quickly, and Andy announced the completion of the project.

"Come on, let me change your clothes for you."

"Okay." Yili stood up cooperatively, and walked to the wall where the three people's dresses were placed.

As the formal attire for the finals, especially if it is specially sponsored by the brand, of course it is impossible to hang it on a hanger at will, but after it was delivered in the afternoon, it was put on the mannequin in a proper manner, and there are staff beside it Responsible for care.

On the one hand, of course, it is to make these dresses look as good as possible and prevent them from wrinkling, threading and even stains. On the other hand, it is also to better protect the dresses.It is said that in the early programs, there were indeed cases of clothing damage before and after the game. Andy mentioned it before, but no matter whether it was intentional or unintentional, in the end, the program group had to pay the bill, and that was by no means a small numbers.Therefore, in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes, the program team is now becoming more cautious, and even arranged for a special person to be responsible.

However, having said that, these dresses are indeed beautiful enough to deserve such careful treatment.

But consistent with their beauty, is their difficulty of dressing, Yili's especially.

What Bertha wears is just a knee-length pure white dress, decorated with all kinds of feathers, crystals and sparkling diamonds, giving people a pure and dreamy feeling, completely in line with Bertha's extraordinary and unstained temperament; Rachel The one is a knee-length dress. The light pink silk satin looks elegant and gentle, with some girlish sweetness.

And when it comes to Yili, the champagne-colored dress that hangs down to the floor looks extremely luxurious, full of a kind of extreme luxury, whether it's the slightly see-through lotus leaf sleeves, the delicate embroidered belt, or the turbulent sea-like skirt. The flowing skirt makes people have the urge to hold their breath—so beautiful that they can hold their breath.But on the contrary, you have to be more cautious in dressing, not only because of the self-cultivation design of the upper body, but also because of every gold tassel decorated on the surface of the clothes. To put this dress on and display it perfectly, someone has to be there to help.

If there is any practical significance to those competitions that Yili participated in in the past, then, for Yili, the most obvious thing is that her shame has been reduced.In the past, Yili could never have imagined that she was only wearing underwear, and was almost half naked in front of a room full of strangers, changing into another skirt, but after so many competitions, especially in antm, which is almost like a professional model After training and competition, she was completely insensitive to this kind of thing, or numb to it.

Of course, Andy's own sexual orientation is also a factor that makes her less embarrassed. Probably in Andy's eyes, she is no different from a beautiful sculpture. This kind of thinking undoubtedly relaxes Yili a lot.As for the other people in the room, Yili can only treat them as if they don't exist anymore. Whether it's amazing or regretful eyes, as long as they don't have a substantial impact on her or have substantial contact with her, Yili will work hard don't care.

"There are still 10 minutes!" The staff came in again to remind.

"Understood!" The makeup artists responded in unison.

The whole dressing room became more and more busy.

finally--

"Okay." Andy stood behind Yili, zipped up the hidden zipper on her back, and leaned down to help Yili tidy up every fringe on the front and back skirts carefully.After everything was perfect, he brought a pair of stilettos sprinkled with gold dust, and after Yili put it on, he looked at Yili from the beginning to the end, and then he was satisfied with his masterpiece in front of him. Nodding, "Go, my queen, it's time to conquer your subjects!" Andy said with a wave of his hand.

"Shouldn't it be a female pharaoh?" Listening to the restless sound of the audience entering the arena, Yili also felt a slight pressure of the competition in her heart, but she was used to it, so she could still pretend Easy back to Andy.Of course, Andy's own behavior also made Yili feel interesting and relaxed. People who didn't know thought it was Andy who was going to compete.

"Isn't the pharaoh the queen?" Andy raised his chin, as if it was a matter of course.

"That's right, you're right." Yili couldn't help laughing, and Andy always showed such confidence, which was also an invisible encouragement to her as a contestant, "Then, thank you, Andy, wish me luck."

Yili took a step forward and took the initiative to hug this friend she met during the game.

"Good luck." Andy hugged her back cooperatively, but he was very careful not to touch any part of Yili's body, whether it was the exquisite hairstyle or the luxurious dress, "You will win, Sally, definitely." Andy said with certainty.

Compared with the players in the game, Andy in the game knows the real popularity of the players better than anyone else, so, before the finals, Andy has already concluded that the champion of this round, except for Sally , there will be no one else!

"En." Yili took a deep breath, and a smile gradually appeared on her face, a smile that was bound to be won.

"By the way, Sally, wait a minute." Andy said suddenly.

"Huh? What's the matter?" Yili, who was about to go to the waiting room, stopped and turned to look at Andy.

"You know." Andy took out his mobile phone, feeling a little embarrassed, but this is also a routine between him and Yili. Before Yili took the stage, he asked Andy to take some close-up photos so that he could pass on the photos after the game. To his social home page, as a display of results.

"Okay." Yili laughed, just like standing by the door, holding the door frame with one hand, looking sideways at the camera - maybe antm left her with more things than she imagined, at least, this kind of inadvertent Andy's eyes were dazzled more than once by the gesture of filming blockbusters, especially this time.

"Okay, thank you, let's fight!"

Andy quickly took several photos, each of which made him so amazing that it was difficult to choose.

In the end, he chose the first one.

In that photo, Yili had just heard his request, and when she turned around to look at him, she was standing by the door with a particularly tall and straight figure, and her beautiful body line was revealed in the inadvertent sideways, with a hint of teasing at the corner of her mouth , the brows are full of confidence in the game, her eyes are as bright as the morning light, and the corners of her lips glittering with gold powder make her look different from ordinary people.

—like an immortal queen.

Such a description suddenly appeared in Andy's mind.

After the game, he finally posted this photo on his homepage with the text: queen, ontheway.

There's no better title than Sally's journey to the game, and she's the uncrowned king of the game.

Many people said so, and did not hesitate to like and forward it, which attracted more attention.

In the end, this photo even became the most out-of-the-box photo in the entire program, and it was originally just a photo taken by a makeup artist after finishing his work.

After that, this photo became the annual photo of many social networking sites.

Later, the sponsor of the dress bought the copyright of this photo for millions of dollars, which is another story.