Nov 10 2008
The Masque of the Red Rash
I can’t imagine the pain actors must go through when they’re being layered in latex for 5 hours before shooting for things like Lord of the Rings. Especially if, like John Rhys Davies, you learn that you’re allergic to the make-up that you have to wear every day of filming.
My own face is layered in paper and glue at the moment, in a hopeful attempt to have a beautiful, original, exciting mask for a Masquerade Ball, chez Nick. There is still peeling to come, and then the artistry begins. But what kind of mask and, therefore, what to wear on the rest of me? As much as I’d like to go for a very traditional masquerade ball attire, that’s not so easy to knock up from the stuff we have to hand.
Do you still have any epidermis?
We both looked like we’d had an expensive chemical peel, in fact- somewhat fresh faced afterwards, but no pain and no apparent ill-effects this morning. We used quite a thick moisturiser before hand which seemed to provide adequate barrier.
The ‘empty’ masks are quite unsettling sitting on the sofa!
woo!
I look forward to pictures….