Me Naiset, 11-2006, Finland



Brilliant Ideas

In the lobby of a hotel in Helsinki Tarja Turunen is just finishing an interview and make-up artist Heidi Reponen arranges her make-up kit's equipment ready for Tarja's make-up. A long day of interviews and photoshoots lies ahead. As soon as Tarja sits on the chair the cheerful chatting and giggling begins.

TARJA: "Heidi did my make-up for the first time eight years ago for a photoshoot for Me Naiset-magazine. I instantly felt different, because Heidi made my eyes look gorgeous. Since then we have worked together both in Finland and on tour in Europe. Once when Heidi couldn't come to a videoshoot in Germany, I had to touch up my make-up after the make-up artist had left the room. It just didn't have 'that something' that only Heidi can do. That's the only time I have intervened with a professionals work."

HEIDI: "We are a team with Tarja and we plan the make-up styles together. Tarja is intrested in beauty treatment and make-up.We never have two work days that are alike. Especially on tours anything can happen! Once on a Nightwish gig Tarja was in the middle of an outfit change and we needed something to cover the make-up with. The shield cloth was lost, but I contrived to put a plastic bag on Tarja's head. The next song started already, the dress got stuck and Tarja nearly choked! We havent touched plastic bags after that."

Scan by Kyltzi
English Translation by Afrodite