HEALTH & BEAUTY
BRUSHES THAT REALLY ARE
Makeup Must-haves!
WE CHAT TO RITA, THE BEAUTY AND THE BRAINS BEHIND MAKEUP MUSTHAVES Tell us a little bit about yourself and your brand?
What made you want to start a brush company?
I originally started a brand several years ago called
I really want to give the everyday makeup wearer, Makeup
Makeup Doctor. I wanted to help the ‘everyday’
Made Easy. Makeup tools that make it simple to apply,
makeup wearer improve her makeup application and
no matter what products you use, and that took no time
understand the what beauty products would work for
at all to apply with. I was inspired by Anita Roddick from
her.
The Body Shop, who I was lucky enough to meet and interview when I was just 9 years old! I think her moral
The only mission I had was to simplify the world of
compass and innovative ways stayed with me and
makeup and allow every woman to see a difference!
made me believe you can affect change even in a very
Through coaching women, I discovered a huge
big industry.
problem in the industry! A real lack of affordable beauty tools designed for ease. The majority of the
Not everyone realises the importance of using a good
tools I came across were designed for artistry or not
quality makeup brush. Can you give our readers a few
thought through at all! These brushes involved using
tips for choosing one?
a technique and often made it more difficult for the
Using the correct brush means no more patchy or cakey
‘regular gal’ to use, and get the results they wanted.
makeup and takes less time to apply. Who doesn’t want
When I did then find a brush that was half decent, it
that? So my tips for choosing not just a great brush but a
cost a small fortune which wasn't realistic for my clients
brush that will help you in every way are:
to spend.
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