I was blessed with the opportunity to talk with the William
Marshall a makeup artist to the stars. Of course I was nervous at first but he
just sound so happy so my nerves instantly left. I want to thank my Nana and
her good friend Art for arranging this and of course Mr. William Marshall for
doing this.
William
Marshall has had a career in make up for 18 years but began doing makeup 30 years
ago. He went to an all boys school that was next to an art school, his friends
at the art school would invite him to the fashion shows they would have and he
would be backstage admiring the work of the makeup artists. His grandmother
would give him money to buy makeup that’s when he discovered his gift. Marshall
went to Robert Fiance cosmetology school in New York. Years later he started
taking pictures of his work to P.R’s at record labels. Shortly after the New
Jersey native got his big break from Leslie Pitts who worked at Island Records
at the time.
Eighteen years later he has worked
with Alicia Keys, Keyshia Cole, Taraji P. Henson, Jon B and Monica just name a
few of my favorites! His most recent work has been with the talented Tyrese for
the TvOne holiday special. Marshall has
worked with Tyerse for years, doing his makeup for shows, events and magazine
shoots. Though he has worked with many celebrities numerous times nothing tops
the time he was able to do Lenny Kravitz makeup for a shoot in Times Square. Or
when he was able to work Ruby Dee an actress, activist, journalist and the list
goes on. Marshall said they were both so kind and welcoming.
If you
have never seen Marshall work or maybe didn’t know it was his work then he always
goes for a neutral look. He never encourages a “bold look” with dramatic colors
because it will come back to him the makeup artist, if critics bash the
celebrity because of their makeup. He says, “People want to look pretty and not
crazy”. A few of his favorite products
to use for African American women are Black Opal, Bobbi Brown and the Queen
collection from covergirl. For Caucasian women he likes to use covergirl and
NARS. Marshall suggest that if you have dry skin use a moisturizer for dry skin
and a good primer to use is makeup forever HD, which is great for all skin
types. His tip on highlighting is to use a concealer a shade or two lighter than
your foundation never go 3 shades lighter or more that will create a ghostly
effect.
His additional tips are:
Anyone that is interested in being a makeup artist should
find a good class or cosmetology school.
Never go online shopping for any type of makeup products unless
you are able to try it on in the store.
Cheaper can be better then expensive products it’s “trial
and error”
Once again I have to thank Mr. William Marshall, my grandmother and her friend Art for this opportunity!
Click here for more information on Mr. William Marshall or to see some of his work
Nice!
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