{"id":314230,"date":"2022-07-01T09:56:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=314230"},"modified":"2022-07-01T09:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T12:56:08","slug":"brazilian-makeup-artist-conquered-arab-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-makeup-artist-conquered-arab-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian makeup artist conquered Arab countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Wallace Abeldt<\/a> is 27 years old, was born in Domingos Martins, Brazil, and became popular among Arab makeup artists<\/strong>. With 146,000 followers on Instagram, he caught the attention of the Middle East and started giving courses overseas. His first destinations were Turkey and Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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Wallace Abeldt gave a course in Egypt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A son of coffee farmers, Abeldt studied Law for a year and a half, under family influence, before finding his way as a makeup artist<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019ve always wanted to work with art in some way. In 2015, while I was still in college, I started working as a handyman in a beauty salon in a nearby town, and that\u2019s when I had my first encounter with makeup,\u201d Abeldt says.<\/p>\n

Self-taught, he learned his new profession by doing the makeup of family members but refined his skills when he was called to be a makeup assistant in a beauty salon called Studio Vip in Vit\u00f3ria, Brazil. Eventually, he started calling his girlfriends and students at the Federal University of Esp\u00edrito Santo (UFES) to train his makeup skills.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter practicing a lot, I started promoting the work in an Instagram<\/strong> page, and things just happened naturally. In 2018 I was called for the first time to give a course in Foz do Igua\u00e7u,\u201d he says about the city in Paran\u00e1, Brazil. Before getting to his first Arab destination in 2019, he gave courses in Assun\u00e7\u00e3o, Paraguay, and Curitiba and S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil.<\/p>\n

Makeup style<\/strong><\/p>\n

To create his own makeup style, Abeldt used different inspirations that are different from what Arab makeup artists usually do but are very popular due to their no-nonsense sophistication. \u201cThe makeup I do is more glamorous and shinier; you can see that they are wearing makeup but nothing too exaggerated. It makes them beautiful without distorting them. Anyone can use my makeup style, and it will look good on them.\u201d<\/p>\n

The makeup artist adds that his style is always evolving, and that in every country he visits, he learns with his students and exchanges information on techniques and products. When comparing his and the Arab makeup style, he points out that the Eastern peoples usually wear more eyeliner and bring out the eye.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that the Arab women<\/strong> like my style because it adds to what they already do. It is not about changing what they like, which is already beautiful.\u201d Compared to the Brazilian models, for example, Arab models wear more things, such as contact lens, to further highlight the makeup.<\/p>\n

Courses in Eastern countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Passion for makeup<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2019, even without speaking English, he gave his first course for Eastern professionals. Over 100 Iranian makeup artists were taken to Turkey to learn from Abeldt. His first Arab destination was Lebanon, in 2019. \u201cThe invitation came via Instagram.\u201d In the first half of February 2020, Abeldt gave classes in Morocco, and during that year\u2019s Carnaval, he presented his techniques to professional makeup artists from Jordan.<\/p>\n

His last course was given from February 14 to 16, 2022, in Egypt, to 150 professionals. \u201cIt was an amazing experience as the culture is very different. The Arabs I had contact with are very warm, give us presents, ask me to do stories with them. The participants really like Brazilian art and enjoy our makeup style.\u201d So far, all day-long course invitations the makeup artist has received came via Instagram.<\/p>\n

In addition to the courses, Wallace\u2019s success has reached other areas, too. He did the makeup of Lebanese singer and actress Rola Saad. \u201cShe recorded a music video in Turkey, and I produced her for more than 24 hours. I did different makeups for different outfits. It was an amazing day.<\/p>\n

*Special report by Rebecca Vettore for ANBA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n

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