Professional makeup artiste and beauty expert, Vanessa Odofin has said that make up in most Nollywood movies do not portray the characters suitably enough for the roles they play.

According to her, makeup artistes in the movie industry need to be professionally trained in order to deliver world class services that will better portray characters in ways they should be.

Vanessa Odofin, who has trained over one thousand makeup artists in Nigeria and abroad, believes that a touch of professionalism would go a long way in upgrading the standard of our makeup artists and in turn impact the movie industry positively. Speaking: “It is the job of a makeup artist to convey believability for instance in the transition of a teenager to an adult in a movie without changing the character and this I believe our Nollywood practitioners are not doing enough, though there are some exceptions to the rule.”

Vanessa runs Vanadale Beauty Company, a makeup and training outfit in Lagos that has done make up for top celebrities like Tuface, Monalisa Chinda and Mercy Johnson.