 MUSICandMODELING.com: Name?
Dyana Aives: DYANA AIVES
MUSICandMODELING.com: Hometown and current location?
Dyana Aives: NEW YORK
MUSICandMODELING.com: How did you get your start in the beauty industry?
Dyana Aives: THIS IS KIND OF FUNNY, BUT ALL THE WOMEN IN MY FAMILY ARE EITHER MAKEUP ARTISTS OR HAIR STYLISTS,(MY MOTHER IS A COLOR SPECIALIST, I HAVE ONE AUNT WHO IS A WIG MAKER, AND ANOTHER WHO IS A FAMOUS EMMY AWARD WINNING MAKEUP ARTIST IN HOLLYWOOD, EVEN MY GRANDMOTHER WORKED IN A SALON FOR 35 YEARS) SO I GREW UP THINKING THAT THIS IS WHAT ALL LITTLE GIRLS DO WHEN THEY GROW UP.
MUSICandMODELING.com: Tell us about your training? Was it formal or were you self-taught?
Dyana Aives: WELL HAVING GROWN UP IN A SALON IT'S KIND OF INNATE, BUT WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I DID SOME MODELING AND ONE DAY THE MAKEUP ARTIST DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR ONE OF MY SHOOTS SO I TOLD THE PHOTOGRAPHER THAT I WOULD DO THE MAKEUP ON MYSELF AND THE OTHER MODELS, IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT I REALIZED I COULD GET PAID TO DO SOMETHING THAT I LOVED AND HAD BEEN DOING MY WHOLE LIFE, SO I WENT TO SCHOOL FOR IT.
AS FAR AS MY SPECIAL FX MAKEUP, THAT WAS ALL SELF TAUGHT. ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A DRUNK DRIVER, SHE BROKE ALMOST EVERY BONE IN HER BODY AND HAD SOME REALLY SEVERE INJURIES, I HAD TO TAKE PICTURES OF ALL OF THEM FOR HER LAWSUIT, AND ONE DAY I JUST STARTED DUPLICATING THE BRUISES AND INJURIES AND REALIZED THAT I HAD A KNACK FOR IT
MUSICandMODELING.com: What is the most rewarding part of your job?
Dyana Aives:THE MOST REWARDING PART OF MY JOB IS THAT I WAKE UP AND CANNOT WAIT TO GO TO WORK, WHICH I THINK MAKES ME VERY LUCKY, MOST PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THAT ATTITUDE ABOUT THEIR JOBS. I GET PAID TO DO SOMETHING I LOVE, I AM LIVING MY BLISS!
MUSICandMODELING.com:
What do you find most challenging about your job?
Dyana Aives: I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE MOST CHALLENGING PART IS THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE A HARD TIME COMMUNICATING WHAT EXACTLY IT IS THEY WANT. A SMOKEY EYE TO ONE PERSON IS THE USE OF EYELINER, TO ANOTHER IT COULD BE THE ENTIRE LID COVERED IN BLACK SOOTY SHADOW, SO I JUST TRY AND ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO MAKE SURE THE CLIENT AND MYSELF ARE ON THE SAME PAGE
MUSICandMODELING.com: Where do you find your inspiration?
Dyana Aives: I FIND MOST OF MY INSPIRATION FROM EVERYDAY LIFE, EUROPEAN FASHION MAGAZINES AND OLD HOLLYWOOD FILM STARLETS, AND A LOT OF THE MORE EDITORIAL MAKEUP IS INSPIRED BY ARTISTS SUCH AS Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko, Hans Hofmann, I GET INSPIRED WHEN I SEE PAINTINGS WITH USE OF GREAT COLOR.
MUSICandMODELING.com: Who is/was your mentor or makeup role model?
Dyana Aives: ASIDE FROM MY FAMILY, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THE LATE, GREAT, KEVYN AUCOIN. NO ONE CAN TRANSFORM A FACE THE WAY HE CAN.
MUSICandMODELING.com: What is lacking in the makeup artists today that you notice?
Dyana Aives: PASSION. I AM PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKEUP, AND ABOUT WHAT I DO. I LOVE BEING ABLE TO CREATE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL . I GET PAID TO DO SOMETHING I WOULD DO FOR FREE (and have for years)
MUSICandMODELING.com: What advice do you have for someone wanting to become a makeup artist for theatre?
Dyana Aives: I WOULD SAY, BE SURE YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT YOU DO (SEE ABOVE) BECAUSE ESPECIALLY IN THEATRE, YOU WILL BE DOING 8 SHOWS A WEEK
MUSICandMODELING.com: What are three important skills required to be a makeup artist?
Dyana Aives: ASIDE FROM TALENT AND SKILL, THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE TO YOUR CLIENTS AND LISTENING TO THEM, AND PERSEVERANCE TO KEEP AT IT WHEN IT ISN'T ALWAYS AN EASY ROAD, ESPECIALLY FOR A FREELANCER, AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST THE ABILITY TO NETWORK
MUSICandMODELING.com: What are some of your favorite products for hair and makeup?
Dyana Aives: WELL, ASIDE FROM THE STANDARD MAYBELLLINE GREAT LASH ANSWER THAT EVERYONE SEEMS TO GIVE....I LOVE BENEFIT'S "LEMON-AIDE", IT'S A GREAT EYE PRIMER THAT ALSO COVERS REDNESS AND DISCOLORATION AND ALSO" OOH LA LA LIFT",WHICH FIRMS UNDER EYE BAGGAGE AND REFLECTS LIGHT SO YOUR EYES LOOK MORE ALIVE, AND "LIP PLUMP" BECAUSE IT FILLS IN THE LITTLE CREVICES & LINES TO MAKE YOUR LIPS APPEAR FULLER WITHOUT ALL THE PAIN OF THE BEE-STUNG GLOSSES, WHILE IT KEEPS YOUR LIPSTICK ON LONGER (BENEFIT HAS GREAT LITTLE CHEATS THAT MAKE YOU LOOK BETTER BEFORE YOUR MAKEUP GOES ON) I LOVE LORD & BERRY'S BLACK WARDROBE EYELINER, IT'S THE MOST AMAZING FOR SMOKEY EYES BECAUSE IT'S SUPER SMUDGY AND WET LOOKING. MAC STROBE CREAM IS ALSO AMAZING BECAUSE IT MAKES YOUR SKIN UNBELIEVABLY LUMINOUS, AS IF YOU PUT TINY LIGHT BULBS UNDER YOUR FOUNDATION. KETT SETT POWDER BECAUSE IT CAN BE USED ON THE LIGHTEST TO DARKEST SKIN TONES WITHOUT LOOKING ASHY.
FOR HAIR, I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT DEVACHAN PRODUCTS (BECAUSE I AM A CURLY GIRL) AND I ALSO LOVE REDKIN THERMAL SETTING MIST AND THEIR STRAIGHTENING PRODUCTS
MUSICandMODELING.com: Give us your best trick of the trade tip.
Dyana Aives: I THINK I JUST GAVE 3 OR 4 OF THEM IN THE ABOVE ANSWER.
MUSICandMODELING.com: What question do you wish we had asked you?
Dyana Aives: WHAT IS IN YOUR PERSONAL MAKEUP BAG, NOT YOUR KIT?
MUSICandMODELING.com: What is your answer to that question?
Dyana Aives: TINTED MOISTURIZER FOR WHEN I DON'T WANT A "MADE UP" LOOK, SHU UEMURA EYELASH CURLER (YES IT REALLY DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE) ALCONE SPONGES, THESE ARE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS, THEY DON'T FALL APART, AND ARE POROUS ENOUGH TO GIVE THE SHEEREST COVERAGE, A BRONZER FOR A QUICK ALL OVER LIFT, AND VICTORIA'S SECRET SEXY LIP GLOSS IN "WET" WHICH IS THE PERFECT ANYWHERE COLOR.
MUSICandMODELING.com: Do you have any upcoming projects that we can look out for?
Dyana Aives: I JUST DID A FILM THAT I AM REALLY PROUD OF CALLED "1937" BY FRANCESCO CARROZZINI
MUSICandMODELING.com: Final thoughts on our site or what's on your mind?
Dyana Aives: IF YOU'VE READ THIS FAR, YOU MUST OBVIOUSLY REALLY WANT TO BE A MAKEUP ARTIST, SO GO OUT THERE AND LIVE YOUR DREAM!
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK MY MIND, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING MORE ARTISTS INTERVIEWS.
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