When I first saw the photos of the women before makeup was applied, I assumed part of the problem is the resolution of the camera picking up flaws that older cameras would not make noticable. When I have watched Alias, I usually don’t notice Jennifer Garner’s freckles. When I saw an episode with her in direct sunlight, I was surprised by how many freckles she has. When Faye Reagan first started, her freckles showed up a lot more then later on.

I think the most serious allegation is that Melissa Makeup altered the photos. I wish Vanilla DeVille would show proof to back up her claim that an app was used to make the non-makeup photos look worse. I have complained for a long time about actresses wearing too much makeup but when I saw many of the photos, I started wondering if many of the actresses need it to cover up their flaws. When Sunny Lane first started, her face looked much more natural. Sunny is still very attractive but she has added a lot more makeup and fake eyelashes, which is a distraction. If it’s not broken then don’t fix it.

Ditto what Dean said. I’ve worked with Melissa many times and she’s a terrific MUA and always fun to have on a set. She gets along great with the performers and really takes her job seriously.

LOL perfectly said

Melissa nor the models never imagined that the press would take her images from her Instagram account, without her approval or credit and start blasting them all over the net….but that’s what happened. Then more press/news companies started doing the same thing and from there is just went viral.

Most of the girls are OK with it but a few have issues with it…..accusing Melissa of selling her pictures and/or her story – which of course is complete bullshit. She was just as surprised at how this played out as anyone.

I’ve worked with Melissa many times and she’s never used an app to make the models look worse in their before pics – as someone has suggested. The models would have called her out on that in a heartbeat and none has. She’s one of the good girls in our biz and rightfully so. Not only is she one of the best hair/makeup artist that I’ve ever used, she’s also reliable, dependable and 100% professional.

I don’t mean to be callous but anyone who lets guys like me shove a video camera and a C-light between their legs and reveal — in stark, high-definition, detail — their genitals and anus for all the world to see shouldn’t be overly concerned about a few “before makeup” photos of their faces. Just saying.

This is actually getting interesting seems this is another case of instagram gone wrong….Im waiting to hear from Melissa but a source tells me she didnt submit them to anyone…they just got picked up

Check out Melissa’s interview on HuffPost. She says she did ask them. She also posted before-n-after pics of herself because, as she said, it would only be fair to do so.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/11/porn-stars-without-makeup_n_2853817.html

I’m not convinced she didn’t ask. I’m sure most of them asked Melissa why she was snapping the photos and I’m guessing she said it was for marketing herself as an MUA. Marketing herself certainly implies she’d be using the photos in a way that meant others would see them. If the photos hadn’t gone viral, the performers who are complaining wouldn’t give two shits about them.