Makeup and Costumes Articles

• Ben Nye Makeup
  Housed in an unpretentious warehouse building in Culver City, CA, the Ben Nye Makeup Company is all about getting the work done perfectly and efficiently. If you happened into the building, you would typically see women in business suits working at desks, politely surprised to see a stranger interrupting their day.
  
  
• Theatrical Makeup
  Theatrical makeup can be successfully worn on or off stage. But it has special properties: It is highly pigmented so the color doesn’t wash out under bright stage lights. It can hold up under lots of activity—stage life is rigorous.
  
  
• Costume Rentals
  With over 20,000 rental costumes (or costume rentals), we are constantly trying to match the right costume to your needs. Many people come to our shop or email us with a specific costume rental need: Cheshire Cat, Professor Hill, Pink Lady, Napoleon Dynamite.
  
  
• Adult Costumes
  Theater usually requires costumes that are similar to what people really wore. But when you go to a party, you probably are thinking of the cliché costumes of the period. For instance, if we costume a play about home life in the 50’s, we need a housedress for mom , a suit for dad, etc.
  
  
• Stage Makeup
  Stage makeup is specially formulated to provide especially good results. It has more pigment so it can hold up under strong stage lights. Also, actors tend to move a lot on stage—whether they are circus performers or are involved in heavy drama. Theatrical makeup is chemically formulated especially to withstand action and sweat.