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Sue Kim A DAY IN THE LIFE
Makeup Artist
Sue’s Special Effects Makeup Tropic delves into the daily routines and habits of a local identity.
For Sue Kim, every day is 6:30am 12:00pm
creative, and people are her Wake up and start the day with a First job of the day! Time to hit the
canvasses. Sue’s skills as a delicious glass of my homemade road as I drive to meet my first
hair and makeup artist are kombucha and say good morning to gorgeous bride. I’m very careful to
include necessary travel time as
the youngest member of our family,
sought after by movie, theatre Lui the cockatiel. Next is checking I usually work outside of the main
and commercial producers, the schedule for the upcoming Cairns area.
as well as for weddings and day’s events. For freelance makeup
formal events. The mother artists there are no consistent work 12.45pm
of two has worked with big patterns, so it’s always vital to keep my I meet with the excited bride-to-be
brands including Nike, Adidas, schedule reminders ready! and walk through her requests before
getting to work. Having experience in
Coca Cola and Samsung. She 7:00am bridal hair and makeup for close to two
also loves the odd tipple of I (try to) wake the kids Yoovin and decades, I love being able to bring a
South Korean makgeolli and Taevin, pack their lunches, and enjoy bride’s dream look to life.
getting out in nature. breakfast with my son. It’s incredible
how much teenage boys can eat first 5:00pm
thing in the morning. Next is catching I’m at the Tanks Arts Centre
up on the household tasks and packing doing stage makeup for the actors
my makeup supplies so I’m ready for of Hamlet. Working with a slew of
the day’s events. talented individuals, I’m lucky enough
to head the makeup team for Cairns
10:00am Theatre, where we work with over
I always enjoy walking the Yellow 30 actors.
Arrow track if I get a chance.
Nothing strenuous, just a scenic stroll 7:00pm
in the Cairns environment absorbing SUMA Productions, a collaboration
my surroundings. The scents and the that I’m a part of with photographer
visuals are an invigorating part of Marc Steiner, is a great creative outlet.
my day. We do photoshoots with models that
are always highly conceptual and
visually striking. This is some of my
favourite work.
10:00pm
I’m home again. I wind down with a
glass of makgeolli (a Korean rice wine)
and some Netflix.
12:00pm
After a packed schedule, nothing
feels better than finally going to
sleep. I can sleep easy knowing the
amount of work I’ve accomplished,
and I get excited thinking of what new
experiences tomorrow’s jobs will bring.
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