Description

DIY Stage Glam Tutorial

Drag & Showgirl Makeup for Performance

The DIY Stage Glam Tutorial teaches performers how to create bold, polished makeup designed for stage lighting, photography, and live performance.

Created by Chicago burlesque performer and producer Red Hot Annie, this tutorial shares practical stage makeup techniques developed through more than 15 years of performing under theatrical lights.

Unlike everyday makeup tutorials, this course focuses on what performers actually need: foundation that survives heat and sweat, contour that reads from the back row, and finishing touches that hold up through movement and costume changes.

Whether you are preparing for your first performance or refining your glam kit, this course helps performers create reliable stage-ready makeup looks.

What This Course Helps Performers Do

Stage makeup must do more than look good up close.

It needs to:

• survive heat, sweat, and movement
• read clearly under strong stage lighting
• photograph well for promotional images
• stay balanced with costumes and hair styling

This course teaches the practical makeup techniques performers rely on backstage.

What You’ll Learn

Stage Hair & Makeup Techniques

Learn how to create makeup designed specifically for performance conditions.

Topics include:

• foundation that holds under lights and sweat
• contour and highlight for stage distance
• eye techniques that read clearly from the audience
• lip color and shaping that survives performance

Self-Photography Mini Workshop

Learn how performers photograph their finished glam looks.

Topics include:

• lighting and angles for makeup photos
• capturing costumes and styling details
• creating booking and promotional images without expensive equipment

Costume Closet Tour Series

Four short videos exploring how makeup interacts with costumes and character design.

Topics include:

• styling choices that elevate simple costumes
• adapting makeup for different acts or personas
• performer shortcuts that save time before shows

Perfect For

• Drag performers building their first glam kit
• Burlesque artists refining stage makeup
• Cabaret and showgirl performers
• Festival and cosplay creators
• Anyone performing under theatrical lighting

What You Receive

DIY Stage Glam Tutorial

• digital course with private video links
• PDF resource guide
• lifetime replay access
• watch on phone, tablet, or computer

Total course time: approximately 45–60 minutes.

Instant access after purchase.

Created by Red Hot Annie

Red Hot Annie is an international burlesque performer and founder of Vaudezilla, Chicago’s longest-running weekly burlesque cabaret show since 2008.

Having produced thousands of performances and worked with performers across drag, burlesque, and cabaret, she developed this tutorial to share real backstage makeup techniques performers rely on every night.

Complete the Look

Performers often combine this tutorial with:

• DIY Pasty Templates
• Drag Costume Sewing Pattern Bundle
• Burlesque Performer Toolkit

Together these resources help performers create complete stage-ready looks from costume to makeup.