tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77541401333575042522024-03-05T23:42:35.043-08:00Playing with MakeupUK Makeup Artist - portfolio available at www.lucymc-makeup.co.uk - blogging about all things makeup and beauty related. A lot of posts are industry specific but peppered with how to posts and beauty reviews. Also includes behind the scenes on photoshoots and insights into my makeup world!Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-26892292518811370822015-01-31T01:31:00.000-08:002015-02-01T21:04:51.601-08:00Happy Valentines! My favourite bridal looks for the 2015 season of love! (pic heavy!)<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">As the wedding and engagement season slowly starts to dawn on us, I thought I would put together I quick post on the looks I am loving the most for 2015.
From the fashionista bride, to the nature lover, from an alternative to traditional Asian bridal makeup right through to easy destination wedding looks that you can create yourself with a few handy tips from your favourite YouTube gurus (my personal favourite is Pixiwoo's channel).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So scroll through and let inspiration strike you! I am taking your little perfectly concealed noses out of the bridal magazines and hand picking the most up to date make-up looks from the catwalk, editorials and the red carpet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>If you would like to inquire about booking me for your 2015/16 wedding (or just have questions around pricing and availability) please email me from <a href="http://www.lucymc-makeup.co.uk/" target="_blank">My Website</a> ASAP as I am almost full already!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Take a leaf from the makeup on the red carpet at your wedding and be right on trend with this beautiful pop of colour on the lips. This is a simple way of making you stand out for all the right reasons. From bold orange as seen on Reese to a bright pinky coral like Solange. Glamorous makeup but still young and fresh.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is for beautiful brides who want a no fuss, uncomplicated wedding make up. Bare skin that allows your own radiance and beauty so shine through. Great for beach weddings when you only need a slick of lipbalm and sunscreen.</span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Perfect for all of you vintage loving future brides but also a great alternative for Asian brides if you aren't feeling the more traditional colourful bridal makeups. Why not take some inspiration from Priyanka Chopra and Janelle Monae and go for a vintage inspired look on your wedding day? This timeless red lip can easily be paired up with stronger eyes later on in the evening too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you cant think of anything worse than wearing natural or conventional bridal makeup or being bare faced on your big day, then this look is for you. Dark eyes and bold lips make a dramatic statement. This is a makeup that will ensure all eyes are on you as you walk down the aisle on your big day. Team with false lashes for an extra glamorous look.</span><br />
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Its becoming more and more common for women to wait to marry until later in our lives now as we prioritise our careers and lifestyle's over weddings and families. These makeup looks are timeless, classic and best of all simple. Perfect bridal makeup for a more mature bride.</span><br />
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Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com0Liverpool, Merseyside, UK53.4083714 -2.991572600000040453.2569659 -3.3142961000000404 53.5597769 -2.6688491000000405tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-51318987331471551982014-07-22T17:34:00.000-07:002014-07-26T09:56:53.356-07:00Why I Have Been Missing in Action! #INSPO Magazine<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've had a few messages and emails this week about people wanting me to post more so firstly I apologise and secondly I am going to let you in on what I have been doing with all of my time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have not only been setting up a model agency, <a href="http://www.lamoda-models.co.uk/" target="_blank">La Moda Models</a> but I have also been working as a beauty editor/event coordinator/general everything on a new magazine that will launch in the north west in September. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's called #INSPO Magazine and I don't think I have ever been more proud of something in my life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been working on it with my friend (and editor in chief!) Jurga Skeiryte.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We need some help to make sure we can print enough copies so have a look at the video in our crowd funding campaign and give as little as £1 to help us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is going to be such a great platform for the creatives in the north west who currently dont have anywhere to shine! Especially in Liverpool which is dominated by tacky events such as "Liverpool Fashion Week" and the likes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here are a few sneaky behind the scenes images so you can see the quality of the content we have been producing! Shhhh dont tell anyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> These two shots are from a feature Kerryn Grady (see her work <a href="http://www.kerryngrady.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>) is writing on the incredibly talented fashion graduates in Manchester! Featuring Rio from my agency!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The next lot of beautiful images are from the main beauty editorial shot by Bruce Smith. They focus on four different autumn/winter makeup trends told around an old fashioned love story. The models are Abigail from La Moda and Christopher from Impact. Keep an eye out for the magazine launch to see some beautiful body painting by Kelly Ann Garrigan who owns the awesome Pin Up Parlour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This story features local designers and high street to show how modern office wear doesnt have to be "girly" or boring! Shot by <a href="http://www.amyfaithphotography.com/" target="_blank">Amy Faith</a> in the gorgeous Palm Sugar cocktail bar, which will also be the backdrop to our launch party! Jess is from La Moda models and that beautiful hair was created by Nathan at Vidal Sassoon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you care about REAL fashion professionals and are sick and tired of Liverpool being made out to be a joke please donate and share! If you want a free, quality magazine then donate! If you want to see the true potential of Liverpool and the north west shine then donate! This will also make my dream come true and eventually provide regular work for freelancers across the north west.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The theme this year was definitely "less is more"...Most actresses opted for very subtle, understated beauty and barely there looks. While looking for some really detailed pictures of all the glamour, I came across this article on <a href="http://www.bellasugar.com/Oscars-2014-Hair-Makeup-Red-Carpet-34166694#photo-34232956">www.bellasugar.com</a> which allows you to zoom in on all the leading ladies! All pictures here are from that article so if you want a warts and all extreme closeup view of the celebrities, then head over to Bella Sugar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Apart from the Belle of the Ball, Ms Lupita Nyong'o (who will always win my top looks forever as she is so utterly stunning) Here are my three favourite looks from this years Academy Awards in reverse order!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>1. Margot Robbie</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The beautiful Wolf of Wall Street star dazzled us with her new chocolate brown locks at this years ceremony. Her entire look was a little bit Gothic and therefore totally up my street! Bravo on a brave lip choice and those amazing brows. I have included a picture of her look as a whole, so you can see just how fabulously it all worked together! Give it a try yourself with a mix of </span><a href="http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/products/lips/underworld-lipstick" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Illamasqua's lipsticks</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> in ESP and Underworld and their Brow Cake in <a href="http://www.illamasqua.com/shop/gaze-eye-brow-cake">Gaze</a>. Add extra shine to your dark tresses with my all time favourite, cant be beaten <a href="http://www.lookfantastic.com/tigi-bed-head-headrush-shine-adrenaline-200ml/10363936.html">Tigi Bed Head Headrush Spray</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Eyes:</b> Avon Extra Lasting Eye Liner Pen, Make Up For Ever Black Eyeshadow</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Photography and retouch by Paul Waring (<a href="http://www.castmodels.co.uk/#!paul-waring/crbm">http://www.castmodels.co.uk/#!paul-waring/crbm</a>)</i></span></div>
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<br />Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-48737507315883544582013-12-17T09:08:00.001-08:002014-03-04T03:01:36.113-08:00Do you know what you should never do?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You should never ever, ever put makeup on one side of your face, leave the other side bare then take photographs. That is what you should never do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided -as I had had an exponentially long break from blogging - I would return with a bang and do a "half face makeup"...I sat happily working on one side of my face all warm and cosy on the sofa. Surrounded by makeup and cats and good lighting. I was happy. Then came time to take the pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've always been one of "those" people who proudly declare that they don't wear much makeup. After all I have good skin for a 32 year old, my freckles look nice when they aren't covered and I'm generally cool with being bare faced. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">British festival season kicks off soon and with this in mind I thought I would give tips, tricks and product recommendations that have always seen me through 3-5 days of living in a field, drinking too much cider, with no showers yet still managing to look ok on the obligatory "look! we are having more fun than you!" photos that follow.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A couple of years ago my lovely fellow artist and all around gorgeous human, <a href="http://www.aly-hazlewood.co.uk/" target="_blank">Aly Hazlewood</a> asked me to do a review of some festival beauty products over on her wonderful blog <a href="http://www.thetruthaboutbeauty.co.uk/natural-and-organic/natural-festival-beauty-post-glasto-report.html" target="_blank">The Truth About Beauty</a> so take a look at this too. Her blog is wonderful so give her a follow and join in the conversations on her comment sections.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This includes getting your eyebrows threaded or shaped a few days before you go. Shaving will do nothing because within a day or two you will need to do it again and for anyone who has tried shaving their legs with moisturiser in a tent, they will tell you it is not a good idea. Especially as (if you are like me) your blood alcohol level will never be at a safe enough level to brandish a razor. NEVER. My favourites are <a href="http://www.nads.co.uk/" target="_blank">Nad's Hair Removal Gel</a> and good old <a href="http://www.naircare.co.uk/nair-collection/tough-hair" target="_blank">Nair</a>. Both available at Boots or Superdrug!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">By getting your skin in tip top condition before you go and party, it will not only hold a tan better but it will also hold up better without being exfoliated every day. Normally you slough off all your dead skin cells in the shower of a morning but you won't have this luxury at a festival so the better condition its in before you go, the better you will look throughout the weekend/week.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This stuff is always my saviour. Spray some in the first morning you notice your roots looking a little greasy and it will sort your hair right out. I had always used Batiste until I discovered <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/klorane-oat-milk-dry-shampoo-for-frequent-use-50ml/p231797354?kpid=231797354&s_kenid=43c77969-6028-5889-3a12-000043af40c5&s_kwcid=ppc_pla&tmad=c&tmcampid=73" target="_blank">Klorane's</a> version and now I am a convert. Its available for £3.10 from John Lewis amongst others!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Multi use products will save the day (and space) at festival time. After cleansing your face you can pop a tinted moisturiser on with no hassle and get a nice even complexion and soft skin all at once. My personal favourite is <a href="http://www.lauramercier.com/store/shop/Step%202:%20Apply%20Foundation_Tinted%20Moisturizer%20SPF%2020_prod210061" target="_blank">Laura Mercier Tinted Moisturiser</a>. Its beautiful. You can build it up for more coverage if you need it and it lasts and lasts and lasts. Plus it has a decent SPF so no festival red noses! Available at Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar in Liverpool and online at John Lewis. Another favourite is the recently revived (I cannot even put into words how happy I am at this) <a href="http://www.superdrug.com/face/revlon-photoready-skinlights-face-illuminator-pink/invt/612158&bklist=" target="_blank">Revlon PhotoReady Skinlights</a>. Beautiful shimmery shades that give a nice even cover plus light reflecting particles to make skin shine with radiance. For anyone needing heavy duty cover but still wants a multi-use product go for <a href="http://uk.spacenk.com/SENSUAL-SKIN-ENHANCER-18G/MUS300022865,en_GB,pd.html?dwvar_MUS300022865_color=US300022865&gclid=CIyet7bjubYCFaHHtAod_hUAnw" target="_blank">Kevyn Aucoin Sensual Skin Enhancer</a>. Its pricey but my dears, you will thank me for introducing this into your life. A tiny grain of rice size blob will do your entire face. It will conceal and smooth and plump out your skin making it look totally flawless from morning until you pass out on your air bed/in a field/up at the stone circle.</span></div>
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Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-79538456083510212352013-03-04T22:05:00.002-08:002014-03-04T03:02:20.451-08:00More on Rates and Charging for your Skills...<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 17px;">Carrying on from my post on <a href="http://watchmeplaywithmakeup.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-tangled-web-of-rates-and-charging.html" target="_blank">rates and knowing our worth</a> my friend and wonderful fellow artist based in New York City, Victor Amos wrote the following post on his facebook page the other day and I had to share it. It illustrates exactly the kind of community spirit that needs to exist between artists and why it is so vitally important that we are all on the same page, connected and ready to challenge people that do not want to pay us what we are worth. You can see Victors beautiful work at <a href="http://www.victoramos.com/" target="_blank">www.VictorAmos.com</a> and read his very lovely blog by clicking <a href="http://www.probeautyblog.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">"<i>Session Artists: I'm going to let you all in on a secret, of how to get your money... You ready? Here goes: MAKE FRIENDS WITH YOUR COMPETITORS. Yep. I know it sounds crazy, but the only way you will earn the money you deserve is to stop trying to COMPETE with the people you should be COOPERATING with. Believe it or not, other hair stylists, makeup artists, nail techs, etc... are your friend. You have no reason to hold any ill feelings against them. In fact, OTHER ARTISTS DECIDE YOUR SALARY! Let me explain to you how this works... you need to befriend as many people, that do what trade you do, as possible, and work together. If producer A calls makeup artist A and asks them for their rate, and makeup artist A says, "$1000", and the producer says, "I can only pay you $600," then you need to tell them, "Can you give me time to check my calendar, and call you right back?" T</i></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; line-height: 17px;"><i>his is your time to think of a list of other makeup artists who are also qualified for the job, and let them know that you have quoted producer A a figure of $1000, and that you will be referring the job to them. Call back producer A and tell him that you are available, but cannot accept the rate, but will be kind enough to give him a few referrals to other artists who may be able to work with him. Do not negotiate. As producer A calls other artists, and he finds the solidarity, eventually, he will have to pay SOMEONE the rate. This is how you keep money in the industry. As long as there is someone out there willing to accept less, you will never be able to ask for what you deserve. This is what agencies do for their artists, and there is no reason that we, as freelancers, cannot stick together and do the same thing. I encourage you to repost this, no matter what your freelance trade, and make an effort to stop working AGAINST your fellow artists, and yet, work together to ensure the prosperity and longevity of our trade as a career, and not a hobby ♥ -Victor</i>"</span></span><br />
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Like anything this has pros and cons for our industry. Pros being raised awareness of what we do, more market choice and my favourite, the freedom and availability of information to do with our trade. The cons are so numerous I almost feel sick thinking about it.</span><br />
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What happens when lots and lots of unqualified, inexperienced people suddenly decide that what we do isnt really that difficult? Well the biggest thing I see is that ethics go out the window. Morals disappear. The hunger for a tiny slab of success or the ability to say "oh I became a makeup artist once, it was easy" literally make people go insane.</span><br />
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With all this in mind I thought I would write about the top "no no's" that I see on a daily basis. They started when the internet became the most viable and instantaneous way of marketing ourselves and our work. It is not exclusively reserved for makeup artists either. I think most of these faux pas apply to freelance creatives as a whole. Its a community issue!</span><br />
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<b><i>Number 1: Image theft.</i></b></span><br />
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Here's the scenario. Someone leaves college. They don't want to have to graft to the top like the rest of us because you know, that would mean working. So they get themselves a web designer, hand over a load of photos that they have plucked from different artists and photographers sites and get them to make a pretty little portfolio for them. A portfolio which contains absolutely none of their handy work. When caught out, said web designer provides them with a cover story. "It wasnt me, my web designer did it and it went live before I could stop them!" Yeah...thats not how things work.</span><br />
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The sad thing is that the first part of that last paragraph is inaccurate. Its not just newbies that do this. Over the course of 10 years I have come across top level, serious award winning artists that have thought a good way of filling a gap in their portfolio was to simply take it from another artist. The most recent was a woman who has half the internet (including professional organisations) convinced she is some Lisa Eldridge level celebrity makeup artist who has worked on everyone from the Spice Girls to U2. Done every event, award ceremony, festival. You name it. She even has a show reel full of clips from films she never set foot on. Before myself and another artist uncovered her lies, her whole online portfolio and professional branding was chock full of stolen work. Estee Lauder campaigns, magazine covers and celebrities she has never so much as glanced at from across a room. The scariest thing is that people believe her because "the internet" says so. You put up a website, throw the word celebrity around and gather some pictures up from wherever you like and people will buy it. Terrifying huh? This particular person now has no online portfolio. Once the relevant artists were informed that she had stolen from them and she was flat out told to remove the work she literally had nothing left.</span><br />
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This is NOT ok. There is such a thing called copyright and intellectual property rights when it comes to the legal aspect but what about the moral aspect? Ripping people off for what? Once these people get found out their reputation never recovers and their career is over. Simple as that.</span><br />
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I can keep this short and sweet. If you claim to have been published in "Vogue" or say you have worked on a number of celebrities and you haven't people can tell. They can tell by the quality of your work. So you look ridiculous and you can bet your life that people will be talking about you behind your back for all the wrong reasons.</span><br />
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Now don't get me wrong, blogging in any form always has a certain level of self involvement. The very act of starting a blog usually means you think someone is going to read it. The difference lies in the content. I will skip over the sheer horror of the grammar I see on some popular blogs and just concentrate on what I like to call "Ego Bloggers" or "Daily Mail Bloggers".</span><br />
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I love seeing people succeed. Especially when they are lovely, and talented and generous and humble. What I don't like is people who do nothing but gloat and brag and retweet sycophantic tweets ALL day and night. Why do these people think we need to read it 20 times in the space of an hour? We get it, you've done something mediocre that the world MUST know about or human kind will die out.</span><br />
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What these people don't realise is that real working, jobbing artists don't have time. People who are successful and working simply cannot spend that much time on social media. These little things called actual jobs get in the way you see. Real, working pros also think that the above type of people are hilarious pillars of amusement. They might not come out and say it. They may even follow these people because its funny but behind the scenes we pass them off as amateurs who are in it for an ego boost. Don't believe me? Go and look at the twitter pages of the top top artists. Alex Box, Val "The Queen" Garland, Alex Babsky, Jane Bradley etc. then compare that with post for praisers and you will get my point.</span><br />
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Firstly, £8 an hour is only acceptable in an employed environment such as shops and offices. Secondly, I looked at her work and she is a VERY new artist which is why her rate means she will run her business at a loss and probably starve to death in a doorway using her tattered kit bag as a pillow. Being angry always makes me so dramatic.</span><br />
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All the above aside for a moment...You should not be charging for your services until you deserve to be paid. By this I mean that you need to be able to unequivocally handle anything a client throws at you (metaphorically speaking. I don't want new artists thinking people may actually throw things at them). You need to know your place in the team without questioning yourself. You need to understand how a set works and most importantly you need to know your job inside out and back to front. You need to have worked on every skin type and tone and be able to work as proficiently on every model, actress and person that sits in your chair. You need confidence to make your opinions valid as a client is paying for your knowledge as well as your time, supplies and skills.</span><br />
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Very simple. You take a different job while you learn your craft. Any job. I worked for a makeup company on counter and LOVED it. Its great experience and the discounts mean your kit will grow to a healthy workable size. You can use your days off and holiday time to assist and build your book. College and school and all these millions of courses only teach you the basics. They don't teach you how to handle a model melt down, an unhappy client, a client who doesn't have the first clue about makeup and therefore cannot tell you what they want, the list is ENDLESS. The only way you can learn these things is by testing and assisting. Assisting experienced working artists allows you to see all these processes in action. It also allows you to see how professional artists handle these things in the context of a professional set. You get to observe and listen and watch and absorb everything without the pressure of a bad decision ruining your career before you have even started.</span><br />
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I know at least one artist who is phenomenal They are a far better artist than me. They live in a major market (London) yet their career is stuck in the same place it was 6 years ago because they tried to run before they could walk. A few naive decisions and judgements later, word has spread, they have a reputation as a flake and mud -as they say- sticks. That is quite literally all it takes.</span><br />
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Rates at the moment is such an important issue. Since I started this 10 years ago, I have seen a massive rise in the number of "artists" and a steady decline in rates and its not just because our economy is on its arse. Its because schools/courses/classes are not teaching fundamental business skills or industry standards in pay. These courses happily take your money but they don't comprehensively tell you how to make it back in the future. So what are you actually paying for? You are paying to enhance a skill you already have only to be pushed into a market that is so over saturated with people who don't have a clue that it drives down rates for every single one of us.</span><br />
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Back to £8 an hour girl...Lets work this out logically. To start with she does 3 portfolio tests with a net photographer a week (this is me being optimistic)...8 hours per shoot give or take. That's £64 a day. Take off her travel, that cheeky coffee on the way, the lashes she needs, the baby wipes and other disposables and right there you shave off £15. So shes left with £49. Lets round it up to £50 just to throw around yet more optimism, why not? So now as a self employed woman, she wont be paying tax on that income but what about her national insurance contributions? If her income nudges slightly above what I have used as an example a further 9% of her income goes to class 4 NI and regardless of how much she earns she has to pay another £2.65 (as of 2012-2012) a week in class 2 contributions. This will leave her with less than £150 a week to live on. For everything. Rent, bills, food, kit replenishment, travel to jobs etc. All this is based on my eternal optimism that she will do 3 jobs a week with no reputation, no contacts to people who are actually working and no clue of how to run her business. Yes she may make a bit more during wedding season but what about the dry spells? What about for the few weeks over Christmas when everything winds down? The few weeks a year when it dips a little? I am sure you now see my point. </span><br />
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Survival and living reasons aside, there is another very important reason why £8 per hour is a completely unacceptable rate (hourly rates like that are not industry standard in print and commercial work regardless of how high you set it but I will address this later). Undercutting your fellow artist will make you very unpopular very quickly. Alienating your peers in this industry is a bad idea for a whole host of reasons that I am sure you can work out for yourself. Undercutting is a sign of desperation and clearly points to someone who isn't ready to be working. This in turn drives down rates and maybe more importantly confidence in our profession. Someone who isn't ready to be working charges this ridiculously cheap rate, does a bad job, client gets what they paid for....I mean client loses confidence. Some are often left with the opinion "We will just have the model do it next time and the photographer can fix things in post..." Wonderful, hey?</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lady</b>: Oh the girl doing our wedding party is only charging £10 a face! You should so do that Lucy! I mean shes getting £70 just for a mornings work...</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Lady</b>: SEVENTY POUNDS?! Seventy whole pounds just to SLAP ON A BIT OF MAKEUP?! Pfft...no wonder you don't do weddings. It only took that girl 5 minutes.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You see? A shoddy artist literally "slaps on a bit of makeup" while charging silly prices and automatically people associate this with every one of us. They don't take into account the length of time you've been working, your skill level, the service you give and the time you take they just think you are the same because that's all they have experienced. In one morning Little Miss £10 A Face devalued us to at least 7 potential clients.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One major problem in this industry is that we are cagey about how much we charge. If we don't share, how will others actually learn? You can walk into shops and find the prices right there on the shelf and as freelancers we are a product. Its a shame we don't come in a box to be honest as we wouldn't have a lot of these issues if people had to pluck us from a shelf and pay for us at a till....but I digress. I learnt how to price and charge through mentors when I just started out telling me their rates and helping me understand. So I am going to be honest with you lovely readers. Generally its a flat half and full day rate. For big commercial gigs my personal day rate is fixed at £350 for a full day (8 hours) and £200 for half day (4 hours). Editorial doesn't usually pay much and many magazines just offer you the pages, credit and cover expenses. Its up to you to decide if the tear sheets will add value to your book and so increase your work flow. Look books, catalogues, shows etc. I personally don't have set rate. Its a case by case basis and I try to offer a little flexibility for the client (especially if they are a new designer) without pricing myself too low. Rates also differ by area. I am in Liverpool at the moment so my rate will be lower than London or NYC for example.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So get out there, assist your fabulous butts off then go and make some money! Secure your worth and believe that you are worth paying. Every time you turn away a job that wants to pay you pennies because you're "new" and every time you refuse to work for no money (not tests) you are increasing not only the respect you have for your talent but the respect everyone has for our profession. We need to stick together to keep our beautiful, beloved industry valuable!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Growing up makeup had never been a career I had considered. It had never come up in those weird job match/career match software programmes in school and even though from a young age I had been competent with makeup, I just didnt think about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So how did I end up here? At 16 I stayed on at 6th form and did an Advanced GNVQ in Health and Social Care. From there I went to university and studied a BA in Childhood Studies. I lasted a year and a half before it became very, very apparent that this wasn't the way I wanted my life to go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I left. I took a year out and worked in a video rental store (which to this day aside from makeup is my favourite job of all time!) while I tried to figure a few things out. I went through all my interests and things I excelled in at school and started to narrow things down. I made a list and crossed things off and in the end I had two things left on there. Movies and fashion/clothing. I was (and still am) a very good sewer and I got consistently good results in textiles during school. So I set about gathering prospectus's of colleges offering a costume design course. It was during this research that I found a course at Hugh Baird College for Media and Special Effects Makeup. On the list of course objectives was a section about putting together a complete character including costume. When I mentioned it to Mum she became more excited than I had ever seen her and said she just "knew" that was the way I should go. Which was perfect because for some reason, so did I. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I applied for the level 2 (and went on to do 3) a little later than everyone else, as I was still desperately searching for the right path but the course adviser (Sara) was utterly fabulous, interviewed me and let me start asap. It worked out about 2 weeks after everyone else. From the word go, I knew I had made the right decision. Makeup just came naturally to me and I found it was a skill that must have been running through my blood without me ever knowing. I had always been able to do my own makeup nicely, but pro artists know that's not always an indication of anything. My mum told me during this time that I was always good with makeup when I was little, and she would often let me do her lipstick and eye makeup before she went out!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was almost 10 years ago now. Not only did I learn the most valuble hair skills I could ever wish for but I made lifelong friends and I still miss my college years. It was quite simply, wonderful. 2 years immersed in makeup and hair and monsters and beauty. Towards the end of the two years, I suddenly realised that come kicking out time, there was going to be 30 or so other newly trained artists all looking for work. So, I hit the internet. I read everything I could get my hands on about what it meant to be a professional artist and how I could get there. Unfortunately, this side of the makeup course was sadly lacking and we really received no guidance in real working world scenarios. It was then that I came across what became my holy grail of information and that is the FAQ section of this forum <a href="http://makeupandrelatedindustries.yuku.com/" target="_blank">EmElle's Industry Forums Forums</a>. I read it inside out and back to front. Then over again. I searched and took notes and made a real business plan. It was here I learnt about the importance of networking and building my portfolio BEFORE my course finished. I needed something tangible to hit the ground running. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I searched some more and found some semi pro photographers in my area. I contacted them and explained that I was in college and sent some of my college shots through. I asked if I could meet them and chat about testing with them. For any really new artists reading this a "test" is just that. You, the model, the stylist and photographer all give their time to test out a concept, lighting set up or just the team dynamic. Some photographers will give you images on a CD once they have chosen them others will give you prints and sometimes you will have to pay for the prints yourself either directly from the photographer or from a print lab. Make sure you agree the terms before your shoot so you know where you stand and avoid crossed wires.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I found a photographer who was willing to give me a shot and I worked with him a lot building my book and in turn getting experience and improving my skills. I also started to contact working artists and assisting them. I got the chance to shadow some amazing artists who I learned more from in one day than my whole two years at college, one of which was the off the scale talented <a href="http://www.rachelmakeup.co.uk/" target="_blank">Rachel Wood</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">8. <b>DO</b> get a senior artist to critique your work. It can be hard to open up your work to criticism at first but if you take on board what is said without taking it personally or being defensive, you will grow as an artist. I still have my peers look over shots I am not sure on and always, always take their advice. Never stop learning.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">9. <b>DON'T</b> take everything at face value or pit yourself against others. What I mean by this is; just because someone is pumping out behind the scenes tweets of all the fabulous "jobs" they are doing or adds the word "celebrity" in front of makeup artist, the proof is in their work. If their website looks like it was knocked up by a glitter obsessed teenager, they have no celebrities in any of their pictures (and I am not talking about meet and greet style pics either) or they are claiming Estée Lauder campaigns when they can barely manage an eyebrow/hold a camera steady then move on. Focus on you and your career and leave them to it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">10. <b>DO</b> be nice. Its a simple rule. Talent is half the battle but being nice and pleasant to have on set will get you rebooked more than your work. I see artists all the time whose work is lovely but not outstanding and they work 7 days a week, 365 days a year because people like them. They are nice people and deserve that success.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">From those first initial tests I was able to approach local agencies who put me in touch with their photographers and allowed me access to their models. I did 6 months on counter with the wonderful Bobbi Brown cosmetics to build my kit and gain invaluable experience, the rest followed. The more I worked the better my book became. I got a great website and had high Google rankings so the work kept coming. The rest as they say is history!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Not only did Natasha Jonas look absolutely amazing in Lisa's beautiful pieces but the whole vibe of the shoot was relaxed and creative. All in all, a marvellous way to spend a weekend!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Natasha is a champion boxer and was the first British woman to ever fight in any single Olympic games, ever. How ridiculously awesome is that?! You can read more about her and her well 'ard self <a href="http://natashajonas.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lisa took inspiration not only from Natasha but boxing in general for this collection and as such, many of the pieces focus on the hands. Draping wrist chains and swags on rings with one piece even emulating the tape boxers use to bind their hands before putting on their gloves. Toughness mixed with soft femininity really captures Natasha's style and has made for a truly unique and wearable medley of beautiful jewels. It has also given Lisa many, many sleepless nights as she hand makes every single piece. Dedication or what?! When you see the level of detail and artistry in each piece the fact that they are handmade blows your mind!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Hope you enjoy the behind the scenes shots and be sure to check out more of Lisa's amazing jewellery <a href="http://www.lisaemoss.com/" target="_blank">here</a> and look out for this new collection in <a href="http://www.twenty8twelve.com/" target="_blank">TWENTY8TWELVE </a>stores in London.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And if awesome, strong and brilliant women weren't enough we had the most delicious food courtesy of <a href="http://www.raggas.co.uk/" target="_blank">Ragga's Cafe</a> on Smithdown Road. I would ever get tired of eating their curried goat or their amazing, warm festivals! Plus their Ackee n Saltfish took me back to my childhood and trips to Notting hill Carnival with my late Dad. Mmmmmm!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And...just for you guys here is an exclusive and very, very tiny glimpse of Lisa's new collection. See how much I love you? (and I really do. The loyal readers of this blog have not only made me very happy but also I know you are supporting the wonderful businesses I have mentioned here and that makes my heart swell! Thank you x 100000000!)</span></div>
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Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-51558713207650041402012-11-18T10:07:00.000-08:002014-03-04T03:11:00.513-08:00Harvey Nichols Beauty Bazaar Opens in Liverpool...<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">...cue lots of fan girl like text messages and phone calls to my fellow artist and friend <a href="http://www.siandaviesmakeup.co.uk/" target="_blank">Sian Davies</a>!</span><br />
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To get the full picture of the excitement build up we need to go back in time a little. I first heard of Harvey Nichols plans to open the <a href="http://www.harveynichols.com/beautybazaar" target="_blank">Beauty Bazaar</a> back in the summer when I was researching beauty retail concepts for a personal project. To say I was excited would be an understatement. The reality is, I squealed and almost did a wee (keyword: almost.) I was also a tiny bit bummed because the personal project I was researching was basically this concept and I wanted to open it myself. The business plan was finished, I had confirmed brands and I was just about to start looking for funding. Finding out Harvey Nics with all its millions and millions of pounds, flawless reputation and celebrity following was coming to town soon made me shelve the business plan and decide I wanted to work there. Long story short, I applied for Personal Shopper (scream!) and I didn't get it (BOO!). For a few hours after finding out this sad fact, I was going to boycott the store. Few hours...Then I became, once again, ridiculously, fat-kid-sees-cake excited again. Such is the power of capitalism and my penchant for shiny, beautiful, exclusive makeup brands.</span><br />
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So, we arrange a girls day. Me, Sian and my age old friend Andrea who is not a makeup artist but has an increasingly concerning but ultimately brilliant QVC beauty addiction. Sian is late due to some hilariously unfortunate mishap...actually I don't know if that's true but this is usually why she is late for personal appointments more often than not. From choking herself in public with her headphones, ransacking a local Boots or losing her bra when she had already left the house (these have genuinely happened) it makes me love her more than most other people because she is a hoot. So we have to go in without her because we literally can't wait another minute and Andrea has abandoned her boyfriend -who just so happens to be wearing a Manchester United football shirt- in the middle of Liverpool so we need to get a shift on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We walk through the big, showy glass doors and are instantly warmly welcomed by a rather large doorman who wouldn't have looked out of place outside of The Sugar Hut. He greets us with a smile and a genuine sounding "Good Morning ladies, hope you have a great experience..." which is a word that flows around the place like the champagne in the "Wow Bar" on the first floor. I will explain this more later and it is so worth the wait!</span><br />
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The first word out of our mouths is "WOW!" and "OMG!" not "oh my god" but literally "OMG!". Its so beautiful in there it makes you regress to a teenage girl just seeing One Direction for the first time or Rylan Clarke meeting all of the Spice Girls at once and being offered a 6th member spot. It glitters and shines and sparkles in the most inviting way possible.</span><br />
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Directly to your left as you walk in is a huge MAC concession. In a relatively small (albeit major) city that already has a very large free standing MAC store, it comes off as a bit weird and also a waste of beautiful Harvey Nics space. Not because MAC isn't ace just because it makes me wonder if they wont be watering down the profits of the free standing store. I understand the reason its there and that's because Estée Lauder can afford the biggest and most prime spot in the place and really, that's what matters most lets be honest. Directly to your right as you walk in is the holy grail of beauty at the moment, Tom Ford Beauty. I was more excited about this than any other counter they had but they don't have the full range and the girls on counter were disinterested and snooty.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Its two colours of polish complete with a brush and two pots of very sparkly and fine milled glitter. There is even a little tray to pour glitter into so you can just roll your still tacky polish in the tiny crystals without excess mess. The brush helps to clean it all up. They had the "Midnight" set, which Andrea purchased and the "Hologram" set which I tried. I am still not sure how I resisted it. It was on offer at £20 and is absolutely beautiful. If you spent over £35 you got two free Nails Inc polishes too! Sian treated her kit to a set of mini Nails Inc polishes and we browsed Organic Pharmacy and then spoke to a lovely lady about some miracle serum called Cellex-C. The before and after shots were astonishing but they lady wouldn't let us buy it because we were under 35 and she said we would be wasting our money as the effect wouldn't be worth the price. Refreshing or what?! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is when we saw the Wow Bar for the first time. Elegant and plush as you expect from Harvey Nics, the bar is lined with iPads complete with Internet connection and twitter/facebook access. Perfect place to dump partners/parents/grans with a glass of champers or a very deluxe and delicious Latte. You can even park yourself there and let the stores dedicated Personal Shopper do all the hard work for you even though they wont be nearly as good as me and that sucks for Harvey Nics. Just kidding. Honest. No really, jokes!</span><br />
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All in all Harvey Nics has created a wonderland for beauty addicts. It truly is The Hub of beauty not only in Liverpool but in the whole UK. Its a testament to Liverpool women and how much they pride themselves in looking good that Harvey Nichols chose my beautiful city to showcase this unique, exciting concept. I DO wish they had more "exclusive in Liverpool" brands and in particular more French pharmacy brands. I also think that individual counters could really do with training their staff more and follow the example set by all the Harvey Nics staff we met that day who were brilliant, helpful and made our "experience" a very pleasant and indulgent one.</span><br />
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Then I discovered some Avon gems. If you saw my last post with the before and after picture I am sure you were expecting the creams to have cost a fortune and be from some fancy "Botox in a Bottle" type company. Trust good old Avon to come up with the goods!</span><br />
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Here is the before and after again so you can see un-retouched, shamefully true examples of my skin 4 weeks ago and my skin now. I might have sobbed a little at the "before"...Maybe. You also have to excuse the brows. I am growing them out completely so I can get them threaded and looking a bit fuller.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And now without further a do, here are the three wonder products responsible!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first is Avon Clearskin Professional Clarifying Toner Pads and while I was looking for a link to buy them I have discovered they are now no longer available so I am ALL KINDS OF GUTTED! You can see the customer reviews about just how great the were <a href="http://reviews.avonshop.co.uk/9028-en_gb/32563/avon-clearskin-professional-clarifying-toner-pads-reviews/reviews.htm" target="_blank">here</a>. They may still be available from a representative though as I am not sure if this is just because they have sold out. I am going to substitute them for the <a href="http://avonshop.co.uk/product/skincare/clearskin/clearskin-blemish-clearing-deep-cleansing-cloths.html" target="_blank">Clearskin Blemish Clearing Deep Cleansing Cloths</a> and hope for the best. Especially brilliant as all the Clearskin products are half price at the moment. </span><br />
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Even though these little pads are meant for toning, I find they are wet enough to clean and gently exfoliate my skin leaving it very clean and fresh. They dont leave a residue or any oil behind and while my skin is still slightly damp I smooth on my moisturiser.</span><br />
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During the day I use <a href="http://reviews.avonshop.co.uk/9028-en_gb/36169/avon-solutions-sensitive-botanicals-gentle-day-moisturiser-spf20-reviews/reviews.htm" target="_blank">Solutions Sensitive Botanicals Gentle Day Moisturiser SPF20</a> as my skin does have a tendency to break out and just be generally all over the place. This contains rose moss which is really good at helping sensitive skin stabilise and you can feel the cooling effect of it right away. It smells like cucumbers, but it isnt over powering and goes away really quickly. The SPF 20 is great for extra day time protection (you should still be applying a sunscreen with UVA (ages) and UVB (burns) to get the best protection).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of a night I am using (and I personally think this is the main cause of my skin turn around, its just amazing!) <a href="http://reviews.avon.com/5588/37169/reviews.htm" target="_blank">Anew Ultimate Gold Emulsion Night Cream</a>. The jargon from Avon says:
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I say: <span style="background-color: magenta;">"ITS FREAKING FABULOUS! GO AND BUY IT!"</span> Ahem. In all seriousness, it feels funny when it goes on the skin. Its gel texture almost melts and feels a tiny bit grainy. It leaves a film on the skin, but it isn't unpleasant and you can instantly see and feel a difference. It does contain some AHA so I have been taking extra precaution with sun protection. AHA gently removes the surface layer of the skin so can make you more prone to sunburn.</span><br />
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Its also worth noting that I do cleanse once a day in the shower by using Embryolisse Lait-Creme Fluide (not the concentrate). I use one pump, rub it all over my skin then rinse with water. However, I have been doing this for a good while and it wasn't until the above routine that I noticed any difference in my skin. So there you have it. The steps that have genuinely changed my skin for the better. </span>Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-59427932818017287232012-07-23T18:10:00.001-07:002012-07-23T18:13:26.575-07:00New work!This is my first time posting from the Blogger app! Not sure if I like it. Anyways, this series is kind of inspired by summer wild flowers! It was shot by my good friend (and awesome photographer) Keith Clouston and the model is the very beautiful Ugne @Storm. <br />
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www.lucymc-makeup.co.uk using Make Up For Ever and SleekMakeup.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">My printed book (pictured left) is 11 x 14 inches and made by <a href="http://www.pinazangaro.com/" target="_blank">Pina Zangaro</a>) . This seems to be the most common, standard size that our industry uses. It is by no means absolute though. I have known some photographers to have huge printed books because of the high impact and detail it gives when they are showing their work and likewise I have seen beautiful smaller 8 x 10 books. Its a personal preference at the end of the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Inside my book the prints are all 11x14 and fill the wallets as you
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">I think the most important aspect of your printed book should be the print and work quality within it. Don't scrimp on your prints! Always go with the highest quality that your budget allows. If to start with that's only a few pounds then hunt down the best, budget printers you can find. Local independent labs can often be both high quality and low cost and many will do a deal with you should you be printing off lots of pictures at once. My favourite high end printers is <a href="http://www.theprintspace.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Print Space</a>. They are by no means cheap but the quality is unparalleled in my opinion. I know a lot of photographers that use them too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">Again, its personal preference I think. I prefer the way makeup looks in a matte print. I also think that once you add the glossy wallet over the top, glossy prints can give off too much glare. Go with what you prefer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">In my book at the moment I have 26 shots of my absolute best work. No fillers. No mediocre tear sheets "just for the sake of it". No outdated looks or weak models. You are only as good as your weakest shot. Remember that. As your work grows and you expand your portfolio by working with better teams, then add and replace. Constantly work on your book to make it the absolute best it can look. Furtermore, you should be tailoring your book depending on the client you are going to see. Research the client and see what their usual preference is. If its clean and pretty then a book full of creative colourful work will either scare them or make them think you arent the right fit for them. Just like a book full of clean commercial work wont float the boat of a high fashion, editorial photographer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">There are so many options when it comes to buying your portfolio book it can seem a bit daunting. One of my favourite companies is <a href="http://www.brewer-cantelmo.co.uk/Home_Portfolios.html" target="_blank">Brewer-Cantelmo</a>. The choice and diversity of the books they offer is amazing and there is truly something for everyone. One of my first books was from them. It was a raspberry red fabric 11x14 embossed book. It was beautiful. Beautiful and totally impractical. The realisation of this was something quite heart breaking as I spent a lot of money on it. The fabric meant that as soon as it was handled a lot, the natural oils and grubbiness of peoples hands marked and stained the fabric and made it impossible to keep looking clean and professional. The slightest mark looked like a massive stain and made it rather stressful when I went on go sees to show my book. That's when I switched to the book I have now. Because its acrylic its wipe clean and the scratches don't show due to its glossy white finish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">When choosing your book its so easy to go with something visually stunning that matches your style. Whether that's bright red PVC (like my current iPad case ;) ) or purple suede (swoon!) but the practicalities of carrying your book around whilst lots of people touch it means that, unfortunately plain leather or acrylic is the most practical. Take <a href="http://vanessa-collins.com/" target="_blank">Vanessa Collins</a> (all round kick ass makeup artist) for example. Her book in the following picture is 11 x 14, black embossed leather. It looks smart, neat and professional. I would also say that 90% of the creatives I know have a black, leather book. Leather looks nice as it ages and handling leather books actually keeps them soft and lush looking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">There is also a current "Digital Revolution" happening (just in case you hadn't noticed haha!) and many people are switching from printed books, to ipad/tablet books. I currently have some of my book on my iPad and should probably get a move on and transfer all of my book over so I have the option of showing my portfolio when I'm not expecting to. I wont give up my printed book anytime soon because it looks so pretty...I mean its still the industry standard. Obviously. Ahem. Having your portfolio on your smartphone or tablet device is a really convenient way of showing your work on the fly. It means you always have it to hand, which can only be a good thing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: small;">My friend and all time favourite photographer <a href="http://www.keithclouston.com/" target="_blank">Keith Clouston</a> has an innovative and rather genius way of showing his book. You can see it on the following video by <a href="http://www.pixiwoo.com/" target="_blank">Pixiwoo's</a> Sam Chapman. This way of promoting your book not only shows the client how your work actually looks in a "magazine" style setting but you can also leave a physical copy of it with them for their reference! Cool huh?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was looking through my photos this afternoon as I am about to do a big print run for my book. It occured to me how much I look to nature to get inspiration for the looks I do. From shells, to moths to the "heavens" I find the colour combinations and textures that nature creates to be both breath taking and extremely helpful when it comes to designing makeup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Heres my most recent beauty story as an example and the scenes that inspired each shot!</span></div>
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<br />Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-16296556698031159242012-07-02T06:06:00.000-07:002014-03-04T03:18:10.069-08:00In My Kit: The Things I Cannot Live Without.<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was asked by a lovely reader to do a post about the essential products in my kit. This was hard because I am a complete makeup junkie and love everything I currently carry. There are some products -such as my beloved Face and Body foundation that I reviewed in a previous post- and tools that I will be forever faithful to though and maybe surprisingly, they aren't all makeup. I have chosen 6 products that I simply couldn't work without.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I rush out the door to a shoot, kit in tow. A few steps from my front door I realise I have left my brushes and my flash palette behind, so I run back and pop the two in my handbag rather than open my kit up. Between my home and the job my kit spontaneously combusts (typing that made me feel a little sick, I cant lie to you) and after I am done sobbing I realise I still have a job to do. I reach in my bag to grab a tissue and see this beautiful little wonder shining back at me and I realise that even though my entire kit is now in ashy pieces all over a Liverpool Street....all is ok. I have my Flash Case. The End.</span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Seriously dudes, its THAT good. You can do an entire face of makeup with this little baby alone. If you understand colour theory (and newbies this should be something you learn first and foremost. Teach yourself to mix foundation from primary colours plus white and black and you will thank me when you realise you can now match foundation to anyone pretty much by sight alone) you can create a foundation. It can be used for blush, eye shadow (the blue on my summer beauty shots is mixed from this palette) and lips. You can even use the black as a mascara at a push. For the latter you would have to be careful of it transferring as its a grease but you still could technically do it. If I forgot this on a job I would actually panic and its the only product in my kit that would provoke such a reaction in all honesty. Buy it! Available at <a href="http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/" target="_blank">www.preciousaboutmakeup.com</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have had this brush for going on 8 years. It has never lost one hair and its fibres are still in perfect condition. Its not just the longevity of this brush that makes me love it so much though. It blends like no other brush I have tried. Whether you use soft circular motions or simply swipe across a shadow line it always delivers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Put simply this is the ultimate moisturiser. From flaky to fabulous in minutes, it plumps and softens the skin to make foundation application flawless. Considering its so rich it sinks into the skin in seconds and doesn't leave an oily residue. The new lotion version comes in a very large pump dispenser and is a lighter consistency which makes it perfect for body application. Also available at <a href="http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/" target="_blank">Precious About Makeup</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Citrus based with no harsh chemicals, it smells delicious and is gentle on even your most delicate brushes. Can be spritzed over brushes in between looks to instantly sanitise alternatively you can soak brushes for 5-15 for a deep clean. It evaporates quickly so you aren't left waiting around to be able to use your brushes for an eternity. I like to keep some in a little bowl on my workstation so I can instantly rid my favourite brushes of colour, ready for the next look. Buy now at <a href="http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/" target="_blank">Precious About Makeup</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">"Baby wipes?! What the deuce?!" I hear you say....I don't know how any artist manages without a baby wipe to hand. I use them to wipe over surfaces, clean my palette (the back of my hand), cleanse and remove makeup, wipe brushes...You name it, these bad boys get used for it. The reason I like Costco ones so much is because not only are they cheap (huge box of 6 packets for about £7/8) but they are so, so gentle. They feel like a wet cloth and have no horrible scent. They are soft and efficient. I couldnt do a job without them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It doesn't necessarily have to be this brand but clear mascara has become a firm staple of my kit. I use it not only to give lashes definition when I am doing a really natural look but also to hold brows in place. My favourite way to use it is to mix in pigments (Make Up For Ever are my faves!) to create coloured mascara. I pour some out onto a palette, tap in some pigment and use a small brush to paint the lashes. I usually paint them white first, then add the colour over the top to make the colour really pop. I have also used it to create coloured liquid liner as it dries to a liner like texture. It saves me carrying lots of different coloured mascaras and liners and as we all know, the smaller we can get our kits the better! On the following shoot- from about 4 years ago (oh how time flies!)- I used it with some neon eyeshadows (Stargazer I think) to colour the eyebrow and once on a film, the director wanted a single tear last minute, with no glycerine to hand this stepped up and saved the day! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would love to hear what some of your kit favourites are. What can't you live without?</span>Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-38495744041491178102012-06-30T16:07:00.000-07:002014-03-04T03:18:33.393-08:00Playful Summertime Beauty<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had intended my next post to be about my absolute cannot live without products but then I got these back from the photographer and had to share them. I promise that post will be up tomorrow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I took my inspiration for these looks from the summer sky. From early morning bright blue heavens right through to late sunset in all its soft, dark & golden loveliness.
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Head over to <a href="http://www.lucymc-makeup.co.uk/" target="_blank">my website</a> to see more of my recent work and also pay a visit to the photographer behind these shots, <a href="http://www.keithclouston.com/" target="_blank">Keith Clouston</a>... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I was starting out as a makeup artist, all I wanted to do was use colour and stick things to models faces. Feathers, rhinestones, petals...you name it. From watching new makeup artists emerge over the years, this seems to be a right of passage we all go through and looking back at the shots when you have been working for a few years is pretty funny. Take this old shot of mine as an example. This was from my first proper test shoot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">At the time, I was so unbelievably excited about this shoot. My friends and family raved over it as they are obliged to do and I thought I was great. It was a fun shoot and at the time it really showcased my skills but it put me in a certain category of artist. An Internet Artist. A hobbyist. An amateur. Not because of the photography or style but purely because I created a look that would date before I left the shoot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I didn't realise that then, obviously. Had I used that shoot to develop my skills in doing a beautiful, flawless natural look I no doubt would have been booking clients much earlier. In the real working world, clients (the guys with the big bucks) would have been terrified of this look. They want -and need- to see an artist who can make a model look flawless, save them money on retouching and ultimately make it look like there wasnt a makeup artist involved at all. This is how new artists should be spending their testing time at the begining. Sure its boring. Its not creative etc etc but it is the biggest skill you can show as an artist. The skill of restraint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With all this in mind here is how I create a "no makeup" looking makeup.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make Up For Ever HD Primer in Blue</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Benefit POREfessional</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make Up For Ever Lift Concealer in #1</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make Up For Ever Face and Body Foundation in #20</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yaby Pink Corrective Concealer (Cherry Blossom) as a blush </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Benefit HighBeam</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Make Up For Ever Waterproof Brow Corrector in #0</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Bone</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Vaseline Lip Balm in Rosy Lips</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I started by wiping over the face with cleansing wipes and smoothed on a tiny, pea sized amount of Embryolisse. (<i>Note: I always allow the moisturiser to settle a little before going right in with a primer or a foundation and usually do some hair prep (if I am doing hair) or hand the model over to the hairstylist.</i>) Once the moisturiser had worked its magic, I then used a small, flat foundation brush to apply the primer to the middle of the face and blended outwards. I used the blue toned primer in this case because it brightens the complexion and Vanessa had been travelling so much with work she was calling herself a "Fashion Gypsy" so her skin needed a little pick me up.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I added a little POREfessional to any areas that looked like they had larger pores. In this instance, Vanessa's skin was beautiful on its own so it was just a little around the nose and chin. Using a precision concealer brush -the one pictured by Stila is my favourite- I used Lift concealer on any blemishes, redness and under the eye. I let it set a little then pat over it to blend any edges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I then used Yaby concealer in Cherry Blossom as a blush. I applied this quite heavily <i><b>BEFORE</b></i> I applied her foundation. This gives the appearence of the blush coming from "within" rather than being an obviously applied product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Face and Body shade I chose for Vanessa, matched her skin perfectly so I didnt have to mix. When doing a "no makeup" look, it is extremely important to match the foundation exactly to the colour of the face*. This means you only have to apply it where it's needed rather than all over the face. I started at the centre of her face using a flat foundation brush (Benefit's in this case) and blended out over the cheeks, a little on the chin and between her eyebrows. Then I buffed over it with the Real Technique's stippling brush to really sheer it out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To enhance the natural highlights on Vanessas skin, I tapped a little HighBeam onto her cheekbones and used a small brush to apply it to her cupids bow. I love doing this, its so flattering!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I swept some Bone eyeshadow over her lids to absorb any oil and even the skin tone then filled in any gaps in her eyebrows using a stiff angled brush and MUFE's brow corrector. The #0 is so perfect for redheads, as you can see. To bring out Vanessa's eyes a little I felt the look needed her lashes to be slightly darker but I didn't want them to look like they were loaded with mascara, so I used a small fan brush and more of the brow corrector and painted her lashes from root to tip then combed through them with a clean spoolie. Lips were just a sheer flush of Vaseline. Finally, I spritzed over the whole face with some Mist and Fix and also sprayed some on a brow comb and set her brows in place.</span><br />
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<b>I would love to hear your tips and tricks for creating a flawless natural face, so feel free to share them (and any questions) in the comments below! </b></span></div>
Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com4London, UK51.5073346 -0.127683151.3492066 -0.4435401 51.6654626 0.1881739tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-31422940215668419822012-06-29T17:06:00.000-07:002014-03-04T03:27:08.529-08:00My Kit Favourites: Make Up For Ever's Face and Body Foundation.<div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I have been loving and using this foundation for so long, I can no longer remember how I heard about it. I am guessing it must have been many moons ago when I was just starting out and researching my kit.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">With the dawn of HD makeup this super easy to use wonder often gets forgotten and I struggle to understand why. It is my "go to" foundation on almost every job because I know how well it performs on pretty much every skin type.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The "blurb" from Make Up For Ever says:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is all true. The thing I love most about this foundation is its amazing layering capabilities. You can build up layer after layer on the areas that need it and it never looks heavy or chalky. You can apply it in a multitude of different ways too. Applying a small amount with your fingers gives a very natural, even and slightly dewy finish. Layering with a flat foundation brush gives flawless, poreless complextions and then there is my new favourite way which is dotting it all over the skin and buffing it in with the Real Techiniques stippling brush (another love of mine). Instant, natural perfect skin.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It feels great when its being applied. Almost like water because of its slightly gel like texture. I also find that it has an instant cooling effect to the skin too. Which is a god send when working on flustered Brides and Bridesmaids. Mothers of the Bride always love this age friendly formulation. It doesnt settle into fine lines and wrinkles and when applied in upward motions, the gel gives the feeling of slight tightening. Nothing extreme, but it does make the skin feel plumper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Let us not forget about the "Body" part of this little gem. On shoots I use it on arms, hands etc so that if the model brings her hands to her face both the texture and colour are the same between the two. Tan lines, uneven skin tone and a quick fix if (like me) the models legs are slightly mottled. This happens a lot to very fair skinned models and in the interest of "science" I have taken a picture of my totally supermodel like pins (I mean the bowling kind) for you to see the difference. This is just one layer, applied very quickly when I was watching the TV. I have come to realise and understand that this kind of behaviour is perfectly acceptable so I will comment on it no further and just let you see the results.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I use this foundation so often and in so many different ways that I had to stop myself from rambling. Or at least I hope I did! I have also come to realise that it is perfectly acceptable to get this excited about a foundation (or any makeup for that matter) so its all good. Right?! Right.</span><br />
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The full range of Make Up For Ever is available at <a href="http://www.preciousaboutmakeup.com/">www.preciousaboutmakeup.com</a> </span></div>
Visual Merchandising & Promotional Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279357322328703394noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7754140133357504252.post-2792401322637471382012-06-28T17:46:00.000-07:002014-03-04T03:28:48.800-08:00First Post Jitters<h2 style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
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Welcome!</span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u>A little bit about me</u><u> and what I want this blog to be</u></span></h3>
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I have been thinking long and hard about blogging for a while now. Its daunting to say the least. I mean just a few of the questions that floated through my mind before finally taking the plunge were:</div>
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And so on and so forth. Regardless, I decided to stop being a wuss and just do it. </div>
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I intend to write about makeup because thats what I know (and do) best but I also want it to be a kind of "mini guide" to becoming -and sustaining yourself as- a makeup artist because it really isnt easy.</div>
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When I started out (almost 10 years ago now) things were fast changing. The dawn of internet forums, youtube and portfolio websites was making it far easier to showcase work, connect with photographers and learn about makeup. Even with all of this information at our fingertips, some topics still dont reach the masses. Things like rates and how to charge, etiquette on set, how to transition from portfolio building (testing) to self employment. Just a few things that I am going to try and talk about. </div>
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Alongside this I will share my new work (you can see my current work <a href="http://www.lucymc-makeup.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>) and give breakdowns on what I used and how I achieved the look. Reviews on my favourite products and products that went in the bin. </div>
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I would also really love to answer questions about makeup and becoming an artist. I think this is what I hope to do the most while I am blogging actually. </div>
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A bit about me now...As mentioned earlier, I am an experienced makeup artist. I am based in Liverpool but spend my time all over the UK working. London is often a second home to me. I had to give up makeup for over a year due to ill health and I realised during that time that nothing makes me happier than being an artist. Its definitely a "calling" rather than a career choice for me. Other than makeup, I love reading, hanging out with my friends, shopping you know, just regular girl things and I have recently developed a rather big love for The Big Bang Theory. I want to be Amy Farrah Fowler in my next life. </div>
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So now we have the formalities out of the way, I will start writing about my beloved makeup. I just did a sharp intake of breath, my palms got a little sweaty I cant lie and I really hope that the things I write end up helping one budding makeup artist. So here goes nothin'....</div>
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