A world of Hollywood hair stylists, makeup artists and manicurists have been idled by the actors and screenwriters strikes.
As striking writers rekindled talks with Hollywood studios, the Writers Guild of America says it received a counterproposal from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.Film, television, fashion: You name it and Kim Kimble has done it in her 30-plus years as a hair stylist in Hollywood - but even through the good times, she never gave up her backup plan."I had a salon where I could work if I had to, and I closed it," she said. "So now I don't even have that.
"For three, four, five months before the writers went out, studios weren't willing to greenlight projects, so many of us have been unemployed for a lot longer," said Linda Dowds, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist in her 60s who has worked in film and television since 1987. "Hair is what I love," said Kimble, in Los Angeles. "There's really nothing else, you know. And I love this business, so it's really hard to understand, 'Where would I go?'"
Celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec in New York has been working the A-list for nearly 13 years. She also teaches entrepreneurial skills for beauty professionals online, a lucrative side hustle that's helping sustain her. In addition, she works with brands and has maintained a network of contacts outside the Hollywood bubble."With the Emmys being pushed, just that alone is hard," Kandalec said.
He just picked up a day's work helping prepare Sarah Jessica Parker for a round of Zoom interviews in a collaboration with a French skincare brand to help a women's mental health organization. He's trying to turn that around during the strikes, pitching brands to donate money to professional makeup artists in exchange for social media video posts showing how to use products. He has a couple of brands lined up already.
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