Oh my goodness, living in the Arizona heat is one thing but working in it is another! Especially as a makeup artist, most of the day turns into kindly removing the hotness from there forehead. Normally during the heat wave months of June, July and August productions take place in doors. On a rare occasions we'll do a swing shift; sunrise call time, mid day break then back on for a sunset shot. This job came at the early call time of 4:30am, broke at 10am then back to the set by 3:00. The mid day break was a lifesaver. I drove home took a 3 hour nap and was ready to brave the heat one more time. Not only were we filming LIVE outside at Fort McDowell casino, we had massive A/C units blowing chilled water, a paramedic waiting on-call in the parking lot and one women designated to hand out "frozen bandana's" to the crew. A product that is a big seller on QVC. I didn't care if their were flying horses or shooting stars printing on them I wanted to put one on every limp. But I refrained and took one for my neck. It was like a cold hug standing in the middle of a fire.
Here are some stills from the inferno, preferably viewed in 75 degrees.
*show fan*
this sweet lady saw the LIVE taping and drove down from West Phoenix to watch, it was 116 degrees outside. now that's dedication. she was so cute sporting all of her jewelry she bought on QVC around her neck.
TV Makeup Artist
HDTV makeup artist
TV Makeup Artist
HDTV makeup artist
