Fawn Monique Dellavalle, an aesthetician based in Pennsylvania and California, has worked as a makeup artist for stars on the red carpet – but now her expertise has landed itself to those receiving their final makeover. The job generally involves preparing dead bodies for burial by doing things such as applying makeup, doing manicures, fixing hair and reconstructing disfigured faces.
Ms Dellavalle owns two makeup and skin therapy studios and is well experienced, having worked in many different areas of the makeup industry including retail, the red carpet and the runway.
Although she’s not a trained mortician, she was personally called into a funeral home because of her expertise in makeup.
Speaking about what mortuary makeup artists deal with, Ms Dellavalle said: “I usually take care of the skin balance, makeup and nails. A hair stylist will come in for the hair. I do these services randomly throughout my career and there’s really no way to time it.
“I typically get called in on difficult/challenging applications, or if a family has specifically requested me.”
The makeup artist added: “In my daily career I get hired for all the most important times in people’s lives to make them feel and look beautiful, why should the final viewing be any different other than it won’t be for them as much but more for the ones that are celebrating their life?
“I don’t think it’s creepy, I feel it is a closing ritual of the being’s time here on earth and it is something that should be honoured in every way.”
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