you can do it yourself
you can tell her what you want and she can try to do it
or you can have a friend do it
or you can have a make up artist friend do it or have a make up artist do it and just credit them

I have MUAs that do this, though some of my models can do their own. These models are typically multi-talented girls.

Sometimes I will let them do their own make-up, other times I will have one of my MUAs do it. My MUAs are hair trained as well. My assistant is also air brush trained, beside handling lights and what not.

Makes my life somewhat easier.

Edit: What most people fail to realize (except real MUAs) is that make-up for everyday use is a little different than make-up for photography or cinematography. There is a difference in techniques and application to make it look the best in the medium (stillls or motion picture). So if the model isn't MUA trained, I won't let her even if she says she's a girl and knows how to put on make-up.

This post was edited by Solarves on Apr 6 2013 05:38pm

Exactly right except I wouldn't let a model do their own makeup. I'm not changing my art direction or lighting for a shit MU job. In fact, I won't even begin a shoot unless I have a stylist/MUA/hair/assistant on board (in that order of importance although the assistant isn't TOO important sometimes)

I feel a stylist is the most important on a shoot because no matter how good the pictures/MU/hair is, if the styling is off, it's all fucked.

I'm lucky to have a girl that is a fashion stylist/MUA and can do hair.

Killing two birds with one stone

Half of my stuff is nude so no wardrobe stylist necessary. And really, some of the models I work with, are as good or better than some of the MUAs I have worked with, I often discover they have their own MUA portfolios on MM.

And if I can't figure out wardrobe, clothes come off. That's the easiest thing to do for me. Luckily, for one project I am working on, my MUA is a former Lip Service retailer so we have a ton of punky, gothy stuff which works for a certain project I am doing (when I choose to have the model wear anything).

Seattle needs more wardrobe people, we're not exactly a fashion hub, we're a large hippy commune with legalized weed, occasional sun and a higher per capita rate of people buzzed off espresso everywhere 24/7 which makes things interesting. LA on the other hand is a nice hub, but I don't get there enough.