The Makeup Artist

CHAPTER 1

​Anja, is a Melbourne make up artist. She's headed to America to makeover fashion models for runway and magazine editorial shoots. Her first stops are LA, then San Diego and finally New York.

She's most excited about the San Diego runway show. She's hoping to bump into The Switchlights which would be at the show, and she's had a major crush on the bass guitarist for a while. And its been a dream to meet him.

"I'm so excited about this trip!" said Anja.

"Yes, it's the trip of a lifetime It's definitely what you need after splitting with Jason." answered her roomate, Rhonda, who was helping her pack. "You're so lucky that you get to see America and meet the Switchlights."

"May be. I'm hoping to bump into them, and possibly be their makeup artist.

Anja and Rhonda were like best friends and sisters. Anja was the outgoing bubbly one with the high pitched voice, and Anja was the more serious womanly one with a sultry seductive voice. But they were both talented in their both ways. They met at acting school in Melbourne and attended modelling school together. They were in nearly every production and modelling show together when Anja was modelling and acting on the side when not working as a makeup artist. They had so much in common, that it was so easy for them to live together. They even had a cat called Squeak which they shared.

"So I'm all packed." said Anja.

"Fantastic!"

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The following day, Rhonda drove Anja to the international airport. Anja caught a Delta flight to Los Angeles, where her first stop was. The flight was very long and Anja just took advantage of the time to watch movies, sleep and eat the meals. She also studied the make up designs she would be using on the actors at her first show. It was a theatre show at the Wiltern Theatre in L.A for Beauty and the Beast. She was very excited about being chosen as a make up artist for four shows, four nights in a row. It was a major career turn for her.

Anja arrived on set for the first night. The theatre was huge and it was overwhelming for Anja but it brought a huge smile upon her face. It felt magical. She saw all the crew on stage preparing the set on the show. And the actors behind the scenes. Anja walked through and met with the director Carlos.

"Hi Anja, I'll bring you here and we'll have you work on your first actor, the Henry. He will be playing The Beast.

"Hi Henry, let's sit you down on the chair, how are you?"

"Yes, amazing!"

"That's fantastic." Anja loved the vibrancy of the actors. It was really contagious.

She began applying makeup on Henry's face and copying her designs. After an hour he was beginning to look like a beast.

"There you go, can I take a photo for my portfolio?"

"Yes of course." said Henry.

Anja took a selfie with Henry and one doing make up on him.

She then worked on Belle, and the remaining actors. Another make up artist was helping her apply make up on all the extras.

The show was a success and Anja was very happy. Four days later Anja flew out of L.A to San Diego where Anja will be working on a much smaller show, a charity event. She would apply fashion make up and hair on models at an auction soiree. It was run by a famous band called The Switchlights.

"I'm hoping to may be be their personal make up artist," she said to Rhonda on the phone.

​"Good for you. You should definitely offer them that role. How was Beauty And the Beast?"