With over a million followers on TikTok, Lisa Baptista is one of the most followed French make-up artists on social networks! Her love of make-up, her advice on how to get started, her beauty tips... Discover her portrait for ROSEBLOG. 

ROSEBLOG - Peux-tu te présenter en quelques mots ? D’où viens-tu, que fais-tu dans la vie ? 

Lisa Baptista - " My name is Lisa, I'm 23 years old. I've been working in makeup professionally for about four years now. At first, it was just a passion... then one morning I woke up and quite simply said to myself that it would be quite nice to turn my passion into my job! I got started like that, I followed two years of training in a makeup and beauty school that I absolutely loved. Today I have a self-employed status which allows me to work as a makeup artist for events, personalized services but which also allows me to ensure my status as an influencer on the networks where I share my FX makeup creations. My big dream is to end up working as a makeup artist in cinema. A series, a big Hollywood production... The dream!"

ROSEBLOG -Comment est née ton envie d’être make-up artist ? Est-ce un rêve mûrit ou une opportunité de vie que tu as su saisir ? 

Lisa Baptista - "Since I was little, I've been immersed in the creative world thanks to my father, who is an artist himself. He always told me that he could see me working as an artist! At school, I really enjoyed visual arts and drawing. I transferred that to makeup, which ended up becoming a real passion. When I'm doing makeup, I don't count the hours! I love it. I couldn't have done a normal job behind a desk all day..."

 

ROSEBLOG - Pourquoi avoir choisi de te spécialiser dans le maquillage FX ? 

Lisa Baptista - "Le maquillage beauté, je pars du principe qu’une fois qu’on prend des cours, tout le monde peut le faire ! Ça reste du maquillage basique. J’ai voulu repousser mes limites et faire quelque chose de différent, d’aller plus loin. Sur les réseaux j’ai toujours suivi beaucoup de make-up artist américaines. Aux États-Unis cet art du FX est très répandu, elles m’ont pas mal inspirée et poussée à me lancer ! Je pars du principe du « qui peut le plus, peut le moins ». Si je suis douée en FX alors j’arriverais forcément à repasser au maquillage basique facilement !" 

 

ROSEBLOG - Comment élabores-tu un maquillage? Quel est ton processus créatif ?

Lisa Baptista - " When it's a character like Buzz Lightyear, I get my inspiration after seeing the movie. I make a little sketch with a pencil, and I go with my gut feeling! On the other hand, when I work with brands or I have a particular makeup look to prepare for work, then I focus more on the question. I pay attention to answering the smallest details requested." 

ROSEBLOG - Qu’est-ce que t’inspire le maquillage de manière générale ? 

Lisa Baptista - "Makeup calms me. I don't count my hours! Sometimes I can easily do a character's makeup in four hours, or I can also do it in seven or eight hours... without a break! It takes me an enormous amount of time, but I'm fully committed. I find it incredible that you can completely transform yourself thanks to makeup. Today I'm Lisa, but tomorrow I could very well be Jack Sparrow! This also applies to when I'm doing makeup for clients; the person might want more hollow cheeks, a straighter nose, and it's totally possible thanks to makeup. I love it." 

 

ROSEBLOG - Quels conseils pourrais-tu donner à celles et ceux qui aimeraient se lancer dans la profession ? 

Lisa Baptista - " My first (and most important) piece of advice is to believe in yourself. When I started in the makeup industry, people wanted me to believe that I wouldn't succeed, that it was a difficult field that required having a network that I didn't have. But I told myself "if I don't try, I'll never know!" So yes, today I'm still not a movie makeup artist, I still have goals to achieve but I'm getting there little by little. And if I had listened to those who tried to discourage me, I wouldn't be here. So I strongly advise you to believe in yourself, not to give up (it's a complicated job) and to give everything to succeed! With determination and passion, you can always get there."

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ROSEBLOG - Les réseaux sociaux ont participé à ton succès, peux tu dire qu’il s’agit d’un vrai tremplin pour les artistes d’aujourd’hui ? 

Lisa Baptista - " Totally. Social media is a great and good alternative for artists who want to make themselves known and who don't necessarily have a full address book when they start out. Today, social media allows me to create a lot of connections, I'm making myself known that way! I didn't have any network when I started, TikTok or Instagram allow you to build a career. However, you always have to be careful, there are limits to social media. The notoriety linked to networks brings negative sides, but you have to know how to stay true to yourself."

ROSEBLOG - What's your makeup removal ritual after an FX shoot? Your favorite skincare product?

Lisa Baptista - " When I have time, I do things properly with a makeup remover and a facial cleanser. When I have less time, I smear my face with coconut oil and take it all off in the shower! Coconut oil is radical for cleaning your skin as best as possible, and it's also natural. I finish with a soap wash (or basic facial cleanser) to remove the greasy residue from the oil on my skin. Other than that, I don't have any favorite skincare rituals or treatments... I wouldn't make a good beauty consultant! I'm lucky to have good skin, I just always make sure to clean it thoroughly before going to bed."

ROSEBLOG - Peux tu nous parler des tes aspirations pour l'avenir ? 

Lisa Baptista - " Working in film, creating collections with major makeup brands like Benefit and Becca. But most of all, launching my own makeup brand. Making people happy with ranges dedicated to artistic makeup... I would love that!"

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 Par Coralie Techer