are like sirens luring me to dash myself against the chrome and glass.

Knowing this, you can imagine my insane joy at the invitation once again to visit Melanie Mills and her team of pros in her disco ball-decked out Valhalla for makeup junkies - “Dancing with the Stars” tricked out custom makeup trailer on the CBS television city studios lot. 

I was there the day prior to Steve-O’s elimination.  

The Emmy award-winning "Dancing with the Stars" makeup team gave me Carte Blanche to investigate everyone’s station, checking out the goods used up close. 
"Dancing with the Stars" is not just about mastering difficult ballroom dances; it is also about recreating looks from bygone eras to compliment music and wardrobe, so the entire picture is authentic, helping each contestant get into character and nail that move.

Their makeup department often times works over 16 hours days, and is headed by Melanie Mills, joined by her "A" team: Patty Ramsey Bertoli, Zena Shteysel, Angela Moos and Nadege Schoenfeld. 

These women are hardcore pros and creative geniuses in what they accomplish daily, taking mostly average looking attractive people and turning them into goddesses and gods, adorned with richly bronzed skin and perfect finishing touches.