Film & TV makeup artist Lisa Watson, creator of issada professional makeup brushes, answers all your makeup questions!

This week's question:

"When I go to parties my makeup never lasts long enough, and even if it does last till those early hours it never looks anything close to good. How can I make myself look halfway decent after a long night of partying?" - Ellisha

Lisa's Answer:

"This is a great question! There are some serious factors to consider here, i.e. –
1. Getting your skin well hydrated all day prior to the big night out to give you a head start. Drinking plenty of water (at least 1.5 to 2 litres) and a nice hydrating facial mask..." [read on]

Do you have a makeup question for Lisa? Check our Makeup Q&A Archive to make sure she hasn't already answered it... and if not, send an email to makeupexpert@adorebeauty.com.au. Lisa will answer one question every fortnight on this page. (Unfortunately her busy career does not allow her to answer every question personally - sorry.)

About Lisa

Lisa Watson has been working professionally as a make-up artist since 1997. Her work can be seen in ‘George of the Jungle II’, ‘The Lost World I’, ‘Beastmaster II & III’, ‘Cybergirl’, ‘Mermaids’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘The John Laws Show’, ‘Better Homes and Gardens’ and feature films on a freelance basis such as ‘Scooby-Doo’, ‘Ghost Ship’, ‘Peter Pan’, and ‘Walk the Talk’.

Lisa studied make-up at the 3 Arts College of Make-up in Sydney for one year, during which she began working as a freelance make-up artist on photographic advertising shoots, whilst also gaining work experience on feature film sets such as Babe II – A Pig in the City. From there, Lisa moved to Brisbane to further her education in the skill of hair styling. Whilst living and studying in Brisbane, Lisa entered the film and television industry and pathed the way to her career as it stands now.

Lisa has worked on national (Australian) celebrities ranging from Joanna Griggs, Brooke Satchwell, Susie O’Neill, Noni Hazlehurst and Ita Buttrose to Matt Newton, Tim Freedman frpm The Whitlams (see photo above!), David Campbell, Geoff Huegill, Ernie Dingo and Sam Worthington plus numerous other international actors. Lisa currently divides her time between issada (exclusive make-up brush business), freelance work for Channel 7, current films in production, and photographic advertising and fashion shoots.