Eugene Conde

Beauty – Los Angeles

I got started in makeup by accident. I was 15 years old and in a 9th grade English class when my classmates ask me to direct a small classroom play. Even though I was supposed to just be the director, I felt responsible to for the entire production. The play had two actors. One was supposed to be a 25 years old high-fashion model and the other 60 years old. No one in my class had any experience applying makeup and we didn\'t have time to get store-bought make up anyhow. Therefore, I came up with some quick ideas. I made blue eyeliner from blue-green confetti, blush and lipstick from red confetti, and lip-gloss from petroleum jelly. I used a black marker and drew crowfeet and laugh lines. White powder was used to make pale skin and create grey hair. We didn\'t have hairpins so I used string to wrap up one of the student actors hair to create beehive hairstyle. The play went well and we got the standing ovation, not just because of my hair and makeup-but for whole performance. www.eugeneconde.com