The Show

Express Tune-Ups with the Make Up Mechanic is inexpensive, non-fiction & entertaining how-to interstitials with webcast & mobile site options.

Express Tune-ups offers bite-sized tips and tricks for choosing and using cosmetics.

Nationally know make-up artist Karen Duncan goes behind the cosmetic counter to explain the science and chemistry of cosmetics, teaching her audience why and how make-up works, how to shop and how to use the products they buy.

Like the best do-it-yourself programming, Karen takes the viewer through practical steps for achieving results at home. Segments include:

• little known facts about the chemistry and science of cosmetics
• fascinating stories from the past and present that illustrate how make up has evolved over the centuries
• demonstrations with 'Lucy', a 15 ft. styrofoam face
• on location shopping
• tricks from the master make up mechanic
• how to select and use the right tools

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