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What she does: As a funeral director, Isaacson wears many hats -- one of which involves applying cosmetics to the deceased. This includes anything from a natural application to full reconstruction in cases of trauma.
How she started: "I began working at a funeral home when I was 17 with the goal of becoming a funeral director. I went on to receive my degree in mortuary science and have worked in the industry since."
Weirdest part of the job: "When a family brings in the deceased's own makeup. I've seen some pretty scary stuff -- wild colors, things that are so old they should be in a museum and colors that are so wrong for that person you wonder how they wore them without anyone saying anything."
Hardest part of the job: "You can spend hours working on someone trying to get them to look just right, and then you proudly display them to their family, who tells you they look great but are planning to keep the casket closed."
Best part of the job: "Helping others in a time of need and making people look their best. Many times a deceased person has been sick or in a nursing home for a long time, and the process of embalming and applying makeup is a huge transformation. When you haven't been "fixed up" in a long time it can be very refreshing for your family to see you looking like yourself again, which helps with the healing process."
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