One of my favorite readers (you know who you are!) inspired me to throw together this list of the best different types of makeup bags all in one place. I’m not sure why, but the makeup bag is one of my biggest obsessions/constant struggles. It just feels like the one thing I continually try to…
Makeup enthusiasts and professionals alike know the importance of continuous learning and expanding their knowledge. And we can’t deny the need for good old-fashioned books. Sure, a youtube channel can very efficiently show you how to do something, but there’s nothing like cruising over the pages of a glossy, knowledge-filled book from time to time….
Makeup face charts are visual diagrams that communicate makeup looks by means of an image of a face that features a makeup look and written information of the products used to create that makeup design. A face chart can be invaluable for a makeup artist, a cosmetologist, makeup designer and so many more beauty vocations…
Have you ever bought a foundation online, or even in a store, for that matter? You get home, and the light is different in your bathroom. The thing is, when you apply it to your face, the color is totally wrong. It doesn’t blend into your skin like it seemed to do in the lovely…
Makeup work is awesome. Let’s not deny it. You and I get to be part of super cool movies and tv shows, meet really interesting people, and work in really unusual, exotic and exciting places that we might not have the chance to travel to otherwise. But of course, there has to be a downside….
I get asked this question a lot. Like A LOT! So I decided to spend some time really honing in on what it takes in this day and age to get work when you’re fresh out of college, or if you’ve been doing makeup a while yourself, and you’ve decided it’s the time to take…
And the best thing about this technique is it doesn’t even involve picking up a brush or any makeup product at all. It’s not blending, it’s not concealing, and guess what? Nobody will even know you’re doing it! This technique will change your makeup game for good. Perhaps you’re already using it and you don’t…
I can remember being a teenager starting out doing makeup, and sitting on the old church pews in our glorious makeup college. We were fortunate enough to have some fantastic guest teachers who brought in their portfolios (yep – we carried around giant portfolios in the 90s!) and showed us projects they had worked on….