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Karen Despain/The Daily Courier
Hollywood makeup artist Julie Hewitt shows off her work on Prescott resident Christine Rosenberg. |
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By KAREN DESPAIN
The Daily Courier
Scores of ladies walked jubilantly out the doors of DeLovely Cosmetic Apothecary on a recent Saturday with gifts they will enjoy year-round - glam and red lips.
Famous makeup artist Julie Hewitt accepted DeLovely owner Isabella Dinerman's invitation to spend a day in Prescott enhancing the looks of local ladies with the same deft hand and expertise that she applies to faces of Hollywood celebs. Each of more than 30 women delighted in a sitting with Hewett, who enhanced their facial qualities with beauty products suited to their skin tones, and passed on makeup hints, secret tips and the latest fashion news: Red lips are hot, and so are the styles of the 1980s.
When Jane Bridges-Loehn left the salon, carrying a bag of Hewett's line of beauty magic and sporting her new look, she said she really liked her red lip color.
"I learned I could wear red lipstick," she said. She was thrilled with the "Harlow" red that Hewett had chosen for her, along with the perfect eye shadow hue, concealer, blush and "ginger kind of color" foundation. "It's my Christmas," she said.
"I like to say we're bringing Hollywood to Prescott," Dinerman said of Hewett's day chock full of makeup sessions with enthusiastic ladies, who sat patiently and watched while Hewett's velvet touch perfected images, one by one.
"Who's next?" Hewett asked the crowd when she completed one makeover. "Come on, beautiful," she said to Christine Rosenberg, who eagerly made her way to the makeup artist's waiting chair.
"My heart is pounding out of my chest," Rosenberg said. "I want to look dramatic."
Hewett first prepped Rosenberg's face with a spritz of rose water. "It sets you in the mood," she said of her special potion. Then she applied moisturizer before smoothing cream foundation over her face, first with a brush and then "warming it up" with her fingers to blend it with her skin. For the foundation, Hewett selected "Garbo," but when that didn't satisfy her, she switched to "Lily," which "fit" Rosenberg's skin tone better.
Hewett attended the Parsons School of Design in New York with the intention of becoming a fashion illustrator and designer, but she ended up "drawn to faces."
"I just fell into" makeup artistry, she said. She has been in the business for 25 years, and spends 20 hours many days on movie sets. Famous faces she has glamorized include those of George Clooney, Jodie Foster, Susan Sarandon, Nicole Kidman, Anjelica Houston, Kate Beckinsale and Winona Ryder. "The Women," "Leatherheads," "Nancy Drew," "Because I Said So," "Running with Scissors," the three "Ocean's" movies, "Pearl Harbor," "American Beauty" and "Payback" are among her film credits.
While celebrities may distinguish Hewett's portfolio, her skill turned all DeLovely guests into stars with her array of flattering makeup choices and, of course, the piece de resistance, red lipstick.
Like Bridges-Loehn, Rosenberg, too, was surprised - and thrilled - with the stunning red hue Hewitt painted on her lips.
"I would never have thought it would work," she said, beaming into the hand mirror Hewett handed her. When she looked in the mirror to see the eye makeup Hewitt had applied, she said, "Fabulous. Oh, my gosh. It's lovely." At the end of the session, Rosenberg exclaimed, "I feel very special now and glowing."
Hewitt replied, "You look like the glam of a movie star."
"Everything around the holidays becomes glittery," Dinerman said, "even makeup."
Yet glitz, glam and trends don't trump proper skin care, both Dinerman, who is an esthetician, and Hewett said. DeLovely Cosmetic Apothecary specializes in skin care and makeup artistry featuring products derived from natural ingredients.
Skin care begins with cleaning, Hewett said. "If you cleanse your face improperly, your skin gets messed up and bumpy. You need a product that balances the pH in your skin," she said. Then, a good concealer and foundation are important, because "if you don't look tired, you look good," she said.
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