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Industry Secrets: Here's What REALLY Happens Backstage at Makeup Shoots

Spoiler: It's not all glamourous

by Lindsay Tigar  |  COMMENT

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Shoots sometimes require florists — and snake handlers.
Shoots sometimes require florists — and snake handlers. While models receive the TLC treatment for makeup brands, prop shoots are often just as detail-oriented and obsessed over. Blasi was amazed at the amount of design, care and time that went into compiling a dozen lipstick bullets for a product shot. In fact, it usually required bringing in outside experts to pull off the image. "We once hired a professional florist to sort through 6 a.m. markets in New York City to pick the perfect flowers to accompany the shot. The amount of work that goes into your packaging shots you see are extensive," she shared.

It's not just flower pros who are called in for their wisdom, either, as Porter once had a snake as a co-worker for a day. Yep, you read that right: "The handler told me to not move quickly by the snake for touch-ups and adjustments on the model, or it'll think I'm a threat and bite me. Thankfully, none of us had a fear of snakes!," she shared.

Image via Imaxtree
 

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