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  Posted by David Tannenbaum on June 4, 2009 at 6:46 pm

  I need to buy some make up to control shine when people sweat under hot lights when shooting video. Does anyone have any advice. Is there a difference between the $21.00 powder from Mac and the cheaper stuff (I am guess around $10) from the drug store like Walgreens and Rite-Aid.

  Russ Jolly replied 16 years, 11 months ago 6 Members · 6 Replies
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  Chris Poisson

  June 4, 2009 at 6:57 pm

  On larger budget jobs we ALWAYS hire a makeup artist. On no budget jobs, we use Kleenex. I’m sure either of the powders you mentioned will work pretty much the same.

  Have a wonderful day.
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  David Tannenbaum

  June 4, 2009 at 7:09 pm

  Well, this is closer to a no budget job. I might be able to afford $6.00 and a powder applicator and I’ll be the make-up artist.
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  Jeremy Garchow

  June 4, 2009 at 7:27 pm

  Tney have these cool newer things now that are like little wipes. Some of them have powder on them, some of them are just degreasers. They work a treat and are so easy a man can apply it himself.

  https://www.drugstore.com:80/templates/stdplist/default.asp?catid=105315&trx=GFI-0-EVGR-MCN&trxp1=33855&trxp2=105315&trxp3=2&trxp4=ML

  Jeremy
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  Gary Adcock

  June 4, 2009 at 9:40 pm

  [Jeremy Garchow] “They have these cool newer things now that are like little wipes. Some of them have powder on them, some of them are just degreasers.”

  hey

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  Steve Oakley

  June 5, 2009 at 5:22 am

  the powder doesn’t make as much difference as the brushes do. don’t get the cheap brushes they just don’t work as well. powder comes in 2 types, loose and hardpak. most women will tell you that they like hardpak because it doesn’t come loose in the container and make a mess when you open it. a make up person will tell you that the lose stuff is easier the blend.

  ideally you should try to get a powder that matches their skin tone as closely as possible, but even being off a bit, no one will know. also having some base cover is great to cover other imperfections.
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  Russ Jolly

  June 5, 2009 at 2:36 pm

  For no-budget DIY work, drug store variety powder is fine. Get a few different shades of hard-packed powder (fair, medium, dark) and a package of foam wedges. Use a new wedge for each person you apply powder to. Also get a pack of paper blotters to help control shine.

  Russ Jolly
  Owner, Producer, Director
  214 Media, LLC – Dallas Video Production

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