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Speaking of fashion, my friend Kristen Arnett
left Portland this month to further her career in the
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fashion industry. I first met her when 1 (literally)
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bumped into her at First Thursday. “Hey, you write
my favorite column in Just Out," she said, immedi
ately becoming my new best friend. Ever since, I’ve
followed her with great interest because I never
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understood how a talented makeup artist could
ing our people look good, for Nike and Adidas. But
support herself (financially or artistically) in our
Milan is notorious for being cutting-edge. There,
small city.
makeup is a sustainable career. And an expensive
Turns out 1 was right. The beautiful brunette left
for Milan, Italy, on a great adventure. 1 caught her by
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one. 1 have at least $30,000 worth of makeup. It
tixik days to figure out how much to bring.
cell phone in Seattle the day before she flew out.
FS: Sounds like the fashion area interests you
Floyd Sklaver: How long has this been in the
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most.
KA: It’s more like being an actual artist, but my
Kristen Arnett: Since January ’06 when I went
final image is the product of everyone’s collaboration.
to a makeup artists trade show in Lindon. The last
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night, this guy walked in and 1 just got this sense
good, and once it’s washed off the model's face, it’s
I needed to talk to him. He started giving me
gone forever. The touchy part is that if any aspect of
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advice and said, “If you want to be the best you can
the shoot isn’t topnotch, I can’t use it for my hcxik
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be in fashion, get yourself to Milan.”
because it won’t be worthwhile. I did a shoot in
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December with a photographer in town. We shot for
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FS: Why Milan?
nine hours, and I got two images out of the whole
KA: As a makeup artist you want to hook up
thing. Milan is more of a calculated risk because the
with as many models, stylists and photographers as
talent pool is higher. Portland’s been really good for
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me, but I need to take
it to a higher level if
I want to pursue my
dream.
FS: How did you
get started in makeup?
KA: I was passion
ate about it since I was
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I’d
spend two hours in the
makeup
department
looking at colors. I’d
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"I'm looking at this like grad school," Kristen Arnett says. "I’ve put all of
my savings into it, and I’m going to come home broke."
magazines but only cut
out the heads.
My
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mom thought I was
you can. In Milan, the best of the best are there.
crazy. 1 learned photography just so I could make
I’m looking at this like grad school. I’ve put all of
up my friends. It’s like people who pick up a guitar
my savings into it, and I’m going to come home
and always play it. 1 picked up makeup and
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broke. But 1 hope to end up with a wonderful book
couldn’t skip thinking about it.
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FS: What will you miss most about PDX?
FS: What does a makeup stylist do?
KA: My friends, that’s the biggest thing. I cried
KA: Anytime there’s a photograph or video
driving over the Interstate Bridge the other day. It’s
being shot, makeup should be an element of creating
so cozy in Portland. There’s a German word,
it. The word for makeup artist in Italian means trick
gemütlich, which means comfortable and inviting.
ster or magician. You’re taking a three-dimensional
That’s what Portland is.
person and applying color, shadow and highlight to
be read in a two-dimensional way. It’s anything from
making someone look camera-ready, which can be
FS: Well, just don’t forget us now that you’re
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adding sweat to a model, to an over-the-top artistic
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