Ep. 173: Teen Beauty & Bloody Bruises: A Chat With The Makeup Department Head Of ‘Bottoms’ - Natalie Johnson

On this episode of the Friends in Beauty podcast I welcome Film Makeup Artist, Natalie Johnson, to the Friends in Beauty guest chair. Natalie is the makeup department head behind the hit SXSW Selected film Bottoms, which premiered on March 11 at the festival and will have its wide release this summer.

Bottoms follows two queer high school students who start a fight club to convince two popular cheerleaders to hook up with them.

In Bottoms, Natalie had the unique opportunity to combine the makeup skills she’s demonstrated in her many years of working on horror films with a more lighthearted, teen dramedy. While drawing inspiration from classic 90s teen movies, such as Never Been Kissed or She’s All That, for the teenage beauty looks, Natalie also referenced Fight Club for the film’s more gory scenes. The range seen in the film from the bare, beautiful makeup the teenage girls wear to the moments where the characters are covered in blood and bruises is a true testament to the quality of Natalie’s work.

One of the key goals Natalie had for this project was to keep the makeup looking as realistic as possible despite the unrealistic nature of the story’s world. This meant using bare, natural-looking makeup on the adult actors and adding skin imperfections similar to what teenagers experience. Natalie was also mindful of the realism of injuries, ensuring, for example, that the color of a bruise progressed naturally as time passed in the story.

In this interview Natalie shares:

-A snapshot of her career as a MUA and how it lead her to film

-Her favorite types of film projects to work on

-All about the upcoming movie Bottoms and her process for creating the makeup looks

-Her role as a makeup department head

-The process for becoming a part of the Local 798 makeup and hair union

-How to develop your skills to work in film

-And so much more

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