Interviewing Film Makeup Artist Lisa Allen

1-. How was your childhood? 

As a child I was quite shy and quiet , my home life was dysfunctional/confusing and lonely, never felt heard or seen , I had a few friends and thrived even so.

2-.Your parents supported you when it came to becoming a makeup artist for actors?

Unfortunately I didn’t have any support from my parents or family members as I lost my mother at a young age of 2 years old, in a tragic traumatic way father involvement, I left my step parents when I was a teenager with no further contact, as hard as it all was I told myself that if I was supposed to have parents then I would have done but obviously I must be strong enough to live life without them , that’s how I coped emotionally.


3-.What is the daily life of an actor's makeup artist like?

When working on set , it’s pre production meetings , script reading to see what makeup I need to do in which scenes etc 
I listen / speak and laugh with the actors making sure I understand them and making sure they are happy with the end results , 
Travelling , studying angles on films etc to get the perfect angles for the makeup of realism ,
Touching up makeup while filming etc.


4-.What was your greatest success as a makeup artist?

My greatest success as a Makeup Artist is being Tv/ Film credited for 7 films in 2 years , seeing my name on screen is insane.

5-.How do you deal with not having support in the film industry?

I’ve not had a lot of support or guidance in the Tv industry fear of not being accepted and rejected, the pressure to get things right etc is unreal but I love it and passionate in what I do and love to help bring peoples creative vision to life.


6-.Would you like to work in Hollywood as a makeup artist?

Yes I would love to have the opportunity to work in Hollywood , it would be beyond my dreams , after all my initials are LA ( haha ).

7-.What adjective do you think describes you best?

I’m creative, versatile, sociable, love to learn and challenge myself to new and different things to see what I’m capable of.

8-.Do you have an idol or person that inspires you?

I’ve never really had an idol or been inspired by anyone , I just love peoples different characters / diversity, everyone has a story to tell that built them.

9-.What new projects do you have?

At the moment I’ve been working with an actor/ director/ writer based in India , I manage and promote his films in the uk and he hopes to soon get sponsors so I can film with him in Mumbai in the future.


10-.What is the most rewarding job you have done?

Most rewarding job is being Tv/ Film Makeup Artist, I’m proud of what I’ve achieved already but I enjoy Massaging clients to help them on their journey to wellness at my other job as I am also a therapist.






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