We are looking for the Best Effects Makeup Design and the Most Glamorous Makeup Design! Submit your best design and you could win one of the honorable titles mentioned above as well as other great prizes.

The Beauties and Beasts contest is open to everyone -- it's simple and free to enter. Simply register and upload your photo! You can also vote on photos and forward this contest to your friends so they can vote. 

Upload your photo (preferably one that illustrates both the before and after)

The three winners of the honorable titles, "Best Effects Makeup Design", "Most Glamorous Makeup Design", and "Most Popular Makeup Design", will all win the sponsored book of their choice as well as a $50 gift card to the online cosmetic retailer of their choice. Additionally, all entrants will be entered into a raffle. Five entrants will be randomly chosen and will receive $25 to the online cosmetic retailer of their choice as well as a Focal Press book of their choice.   

Please limit two photos per entrant.

Photos do not appear on the site automatically. They will be posted within 48 hours of entry. Typically, it will be less than 24 hours with the exception of weekends and holidays.

If you have any questions or comments send us an e-mail.

Click here to see official rules.

The title of "Best Effects Makeup Design" will be chosen by the author of Special Makeup Effects for Stage and Screen, Todd Debreceni. The title of "Most Glamorous Makeup Design" will be chosen by the author of The Makeup Artist Handbook, Gretchen Davis. The title of "Most Popular Makeup Design" will be chosen by popular vote on focalpress.com.

Winners:

Best Effects Makeup Design – Jaime Murray, “Myhr”
Most Glamorous Makeup Design – Karolina Arpa, “Professional Widow”
Most Popular – Aeni Domme, “Civilized Wild Cat”

Raffle winners:
Erin Roper
Stephanie Bouchaud
Sarah-Ashleigh Atwell
Morgan Silva
Dave Kerr