MARCH 23 • 2023 | 37

MAKEUP AND JUDAISM
As the momentum built, 
Fruitman also grew a dedicated 
and loyal client base in Metro 
Detroit that has led to power-
ful discussions about Judaism 
and its relation to makeup and 
beauty.
During the COVID-19 pan-
demic, for example, Fruitman 
saw an uptick in requests for 
brow services. Microblading, 
or permanent tattoo eyebrows, 
were becoming increasingly 
popular.
She decided to get her body 
art license, which allows her to 
perform the service. And she 
has had requests from women 
of all Jewish denominations. 
She notes that different 
people have different opinions 
about whether permanent 
makeup is OK (permanent 
tattooing has long been a 
much-debated subject in 
Judaism). 
It’s a service that makes life 
much easier for many, but 
also a service that Fruitman, 
who, in addition to makeup 
artistry, teaches Sunday school 
at Temple Beth El, where she 
belongs as a member, says 
truly helps people feel beautiful 

inside and out.
Permanent eyebrows are 
just one example of the many 
powerful services offered 
within makeup artistry, and 
Fruitman has had many 
clients moved to tears with 
how beautiful they’ve felt after 
spending time in her makeup 
chair. One client, she says, even 
smiled for the first time in 
years.
She’s also worked with a 
Holocaust survivor on her 
makeup for a documentary 
about her experience during 
World War II. 
Yet, on a day-to-day basis, 
it’s the everyday individuals 
Fruitman works with who 
make her career worthwhile: 
the young women getting 
married, the teens embarking 
on their bat mitzvahs, the 
business professionals getting a 
new headshot.
“To transform and be a 
part of somebody’s major life 
celebration rocks my world like 
no other,
” she says. “I used to 
think that I didn’t want to work 
in a salon or work with regular 
people, but I love working with 
regular people. There’s such 
trust in that.
” 

PHOTOS BY FRANCIE FRUITMAN

Brows before and after Fruitman worked on them

Annual Event

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

FARBER HEBREW DAY SCHOOL

RECOGNIZING

STAFF HONOREE 

LINDA PEDDER

CELEBRATING THE 

LEGACY OF HIS FATHER

WILLIAM DAVIDSON
Z”L

HONORING 

COMMUNITY LEADER

ETHAN DAVIDSON

Remember the days of old, understand the years of previous 
generations; ask your parent, they will tell you its stories.

ךל ורמאיו ךינקז ךדגיו ךיבא לאש רודו־רוד תונש וניב םלוע תומי רכז 

– Deuteronomy 32:7
Sunday, March 26, 2023 • 5:00pm

CONGREGATION SHAAREY ZEDEK

modest attire

27375 Bell Road, Southfield, MI 48034

FROM NEW YORK CITY

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