A mother of two from the UK, who lost her hair and self-confidence due to cancer and chemotherapy, received an incredible make-up from a professional makeup artist who works with world stars. Amanda's son had an important celebration, and her friend Naomi Donne, who was a make-up artist for such stars as Michelle Pfeiffer, decided to give her a beautiful make-up.
Amanda is no longer alive, but her family and Naomi wanted to post a video of the miraculous transformation for charitable purposes and to pay tribute to her fight against cancer.
Source: Daily Mail
Naomi wanted to give Amanda the opportunity to feel as beautiful as possible at her son's bar mitzvah. The women became friends eight years ago when their children went to the same school.
Naomi recalls: “She was the first mother to welcome me to school, which means a lot in difficult times. I will never forget her kindness to me. I was happy to do something for her in return as a token of our wonderful friendship."
Amanda fought cancer for four years and lost all her hair, but was very happy to become another client of Naomi. Realizing that the chemotherapy seriously weakened Amanda's immune system and made her skin dry and sensitive, Naomi used hypoallergenic products without perfume.
First, Naomi prepared her complexion by applying moisturizer and a yellow-tinged base to help make makeup last longer and hide redness. The makeup artist applied light shadows around Amanda's eyes, glued on false eyelashes and raised her eyebrows. To add color, Naomi dabbed some cream blush on her cheekbones and forehead. A new wig was added to the soft and charming look.
Naomi told Amanda, “When I use wigs for movie characters, for actors, there are some ways to make the wig look natural. I pull it close to my ears, then pull it back, comb it and fluff it up a bit because real hair can't look perfect."
When the magical transformation was complete, smiling Amanda said that she was pampered: "I feel like a star, it's true."
Naomi filmed the process and uploaded the video to her YouTube channel. Unfortunately, Amanda died, but Naomi and the family of the deceased decided to post a video in memory of her.
The makeup artist wants to help raise funds for the only international cancer care organization that helps women cope with the visible side effects of therapy, Look Good Feel Better. Naomi believes that when sick women can feel beautiful again, it has a big positive effect on treatment outcomes.
Full video in memory of Amanda:
