The Depraved Film’s Hair & Make-up Designers Spill On How Cynthia & Ariana Made Their Character’s Their Personal

When Cynthia bought within the chair within the morning, what did that software course of seem like?

Frances: We’re airbrushing the inexperienced on. It’s a liquid, and the bottles of the bespoke make-up had steel beads, so the primary factor firstly of the day was actually getting it actually included and combined nicely. After which David all the time made it in massive batches and all the time saved a few of that batch again in order that we may by no means, ever lose only a tiny nuance of that inexperienced.

He additionally developed a inexperienced primer for us as a base. That was placed on by sponge or brush, relying on the place it’s going, as a result of it helped defend Cynthia’s pores and skin. After which airbrushing very evenly. After which the contours, eyebrows, freckles, lip form, and all the things on prime.

When you find yourself working with physique make-up, is there skincare preparation wanted?

Frances: Cynthia’s hours have been so lengthy, so she couldn’t do facials and deep scrubs as a result of she had no time away from work. However Cynthia could be very, very into understanding. I feel her pure physique sweated a lot, it ready itself for our work. Her pores and skin by no means bought dry. She naturally accepted the make-up fantastically, whether or not or not it’s on her legs or arms. We by no means did physique scrubs on her prematurely ourselves. All these issues that we frequently do if we’re going to tan them or do completely different colors on them, we’ll usually do all of the prep. We by no means had to try this with Cynthia. It simply labored brilliantly.

Frances: She has simply bought nice pores and skin. She doesn’t have dry pores and skin. She’s bought that stunning pure oils to her pores and skin that issues sit on. It doesn’t dry out; it doesn’t cake. And yeah, I’m fairly amazed actually, as a result of taking care of folks previously when you need to do full physique make-up, it may be fairly difficult. However the women labored extremely exhausting to take care of it all through the day. They did a gorgeous job and it all the time regarded so flawless.

From getting Cynthia within the chair to her being utterly greenified, how lengthy did that course of take?

Frances: The ladies who made her up have been Alice Jones and Olivia Jerrard. There have been two folks used, one for the palms, one did the face, after which Cyn did her wig. However the entire course of, as soon as we bought it down, was roughly two hours and quarter-hour.

On the subject of eradicating the inexperienced, is it simply hopping within the bathe and washing it off? Or is it not that straightforward?

Frances: Not precisely. That’s a particular remover. Three women within the night, they bought that all the way down to 45 minutes relying on if Cynthia had an actual rush; you get it off a bit faster. However then the typical time was about 45 to take away. So all that’s included into the size of her working day.

Shifting on to hair, Elphaba wears micro braids. I think about Cynthia was a part of that dialog round hairstyling from the start?