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[stefaniekemp]

Master of the Dark Arts* 

 We can see it now, the wizards at The Dark Arts company, those Masters of Make-up Art trawling through their ancient book of spells to come up with creative concoctions of congealing bloods and mixing lotions and potions to create what we think are simply spellbinding SFX products. 

Chanting “Double, double, blood and trouble; Fire burn, and wound gel bubble“ over their cauldrons of blood (no eye of newts were harmed in the making) and guts, those SFX sorcerers have come up with a brilliant range of bloods in three great colours, that are pigment perfect across the range. So from a Slow Flow blood to a Slash and Stay blood you know you are getting colour consistency throughout, perfect for continuity.

 The Dark Arts Company were so kind as to send out a range for us at The Mill to try. We had imagined the delivery man may turn up on a broomstick but sadly it was just DPD at the door, although it was truly magical to receive such an array of bloods for us to review.  See below for our in depth delve into the dark underworld of The Dark Arts new blood range : 

Spray Gel Blood :- This is a marvel of make-up magic if we have ever seen one! A blood that has a thick gel consistency, that you can spray and it stays...it sounds like witchcraft to us. This gel blood is a totally new texture in the world of bloods and is great for creating very large areas of gore quickly. We love it for brain matter spatter! 

Contour Gel Blood:- A lovely wound filler that has a great pliable texture for filling wounds and adding depth. We also really like it to create smears of blood across the skin, for example from an old nose bleed and scuffs on the knuckles as the gel it bends with the skin without cracking. 

Form Gel Blood:- This is a great alternative to directly applied 2 part silicones for creating super quick 3d blood effects. It is malleable enough to mould into shape, but firm enough to stay put. Great for very quick out of the kit wounds. We love putting a little of the Contour Gel Blood on top to really flesh out the wounds. 

Fast Flow Blood:- Want the perfect nose bleed? Want the perfect bleed out all over the kitchen floor? Want blood to gush from the wound? Look no further than fast flow blood. Quicker than the speed of light this blood and Usain Bolt put together this blood flows like Niagara falls, for those nose bleed effects that come out of no where! It dries slowly which is wonderful for real time continuity and the blood stays looking fresh for longer. It smears brilliantly in hair as-well and keeps looking wet, great for reset times. 

Mid Flow Blood:- Take it easy, sit back and relax as you unwind...hold on this isn't a spa day we are talking about. The mid flow blood is a great blood that gives a little grab and resists, where you want a trickle of blood rather than a torrent. It dries in minutes so its perfect for those wounds that are a little less than fresh. 

Slow Flow- This has a more gel like texture but still has some movement to it, it is lovely in larger wounds and sits great on silicone too. It dries like congealing blood and stays well. What we love about all the flows is you can now control the speed of the blood, something that was all guess work or required a blood rig! 

Spray and Stay :- This more for those arty farty art department folks but we at The Mill couldn't leave it out of our review, we love spray bloods but often find it hard to get a good spray blood that doesn't clog up in the nozzle after one use. Or when you make your own and thin it down with water you loose a lot of the texture and colour of the blood itself. Not with Spray and Stay, the colour is true to what it says on the tin and there is a strong colour pay off. It becomes rub proof on contact but will wipe away too.

Slash and Spray :- Another liquid blood but its truly like no other. You will never have to worry again when it comes to blood rigs clogging mid take as this blood does not contain any sugar syrup and does not have to be thinned down to get through tricky tubing. It comes in three great colours for all types of rigs or you can leave it in the handy spray pump bottle provided! 

We at The Mill think that the Dark Arts Company definitely have us spellbound by this new blood range. It is also really affordable and we love the variety yet clarity that having three set shades offers. Our favourite has to be the Fast Flo blood, we love how it dries and how fast it moves! There is definitely something magical about this range and we cant wait to see what other tricks the DAC have up their sleeves! 

[gvardiol]

girl post ur best makeup looks ! 💕💕💕

i guess i could 😃 lovrenfc is becoming makeupfc hahaha! Maybe not "best makeup looks" but some that are my favorite i guess, you've all definitely seen better 😂 some will be really simple and some more extra 😏

[stefaniekemp]

We loved watching...

...The Assassination of Gianni Versace. 

From high fashion to high hairlines, this show was a powerhouse of punchy 90′s Hair, Make-up & Prosthetics. 

We especially love the transformation of Penelope Cruz into Donatella, from the bleach blonde wig to what we think may be some very subtle prosthetic work this is truly a terrific transformation Edgar Ramirez’s heightened hairline is absolutely flawless and truly like Versace himself.

Make-up Dept Head  Eryn Krueger Mekash and her team have created a catwalk of top looks and are definitely ahead of the crowd with this show. 

Make-up & Hair Dept as per IMDB: 

Chris Clark...hair department head

Natalie Driscoll...key hair stylist

David DuMortier...makeup artist

Silvina Knight...makeup artist

Eryn Krueger Mekash...makeup department head

Karen Lynn Accattato...makeup artist (uncredited)

Reilly Bastian...hair stylist (uncredited)

Shutchai Tym Buacharern...key makeup artist (uncredited)

Mary 'Dugan' Buono...hair stylist (uncredited)

Chelo...makeup artist (uncredited)

Cristina Himiob...special makeup effects technician: AFX Studio (uncredited)

Shay Sanford-Fong...hair stylist (uncredited)

Karrieann Heisner Sillay...makeup artist (uncredited)

Bryin Smoot...makeup artist (uncredited)

Martina Sykes...makeup artist (uncredited)

Arielle Wadas...makeup artist (uncredited)

Telona Wilson...hair stylist (uncredited)

[stefaniekemp]

Baby got Back*

Now, when working anywhere hot, whether that be on location in the Sahara Desert or a piping hot studio in East London, actors are always going to sweat, sending your make-up into a messy mudslide of constant checks. No matter how hard you waft that fan or mop that brow sometimes there is nothing other than an ice bath that will keep their cool!

Cologne and chamois are an old staple in the make-up world too for cooling actors and you can get cologne here there and everywhere, in the UK that is. Now when some of our Mill workers headed out to Africa, finding that bit of old spice wasn’t so easy...until they stumbled upon a tin hut in the middle of a bustling market place, with the sign ‘Mother Care’. Not what you would expect next to a stall of pineapples and beads but hey, when looking for baby wipes there is nothing a Make-up Artist in 38oC heat wont try!

Upon entering there was all manner of lotions and potions for that ‘baby soft skin’ and there, in the smallest cabinet next to some pampers and nipple pads, bottles of ‘Baby Cologne’. Now our first thought was, why on earth would a baby need Cologne? Not wanting to judge, we didn't ask and took every bottle on the shelf!

As like normal Cologne, Baby Cologne mixed with water and applied to an Ice Towel ( read our next post) cooled the actors down a treat. What we especially loved about the Baby Cologne was its size, it is perfect for keeping in your set bag and as its for babies, it is a little more gentle on the skin than some other Colognes found in the UK. 

Now a kit staple for those hotter than hot locations for keeping your actor cool as a cucumber and not crying like a baby.

[stefaniekemp]

The name says it all...*

Having been a Kryolan Supracolor B Palette girl for a couple of years now I never thought I'd slide away from my trusty grease palette to another brand. How wrong I was. When looking at my B palette I noticed something very odd, both of my palettes reds, maroons, black and blue were all pretty much gone whilst every other colour simply sat there un used and un loved. In need of a more economically friendly palette with a fantastic range of colours I thought id give good old Ben Nye a try, and I have never looked back since. This palette is not only full of great colours, its the perfect size for your kit, sturdy and scratch resistant. I love the multitude of bruise tones and the varients in the blues and yellows. In a pinch mix it with a little IPA and its good to go as a replacement for your SFX Illustrator palette  An ultimate palette, great for any kit. 

http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/makeup/ben-nye-ultimate-fx-palette