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Naomi’s amazine special effects make-up
not for masking someone’s look, but really make-up and hair. The photographer gives may not necessarily work for you, and enhancing the features they already have, them so much confidence, and that’s so that’s why I like doing the classes, because particularly for the younger girls who lack worthwhile to see. A lot of the women I’m teaching people to do the looks on confidence in themselves and pile themselves, and I’m able to guide don’t just do it for their husbands; they on layers of make up.’ do it for themselves as well. One of the them in person.’ In a world in which Drink lots models, a recovering cancer patient, was blogging has become a full time caof water so thankful and genuine afterwards. It was reer path, the make-up industry is in to keep Finding their confidence a constant state of motion. Despite one of the most emotional and touching your skin Her favourite products range from this, Naomi is staunch with her moments of my career, which brought me healthy... the affordable high-street brands fundamental base rules: drink lots an understanding of how satisfying this job Revlon, Sleek and Maybelline, can be. Being able to make her feel good of water to keep your skin healthy, particularly for mascaras, to the more high- was so rewarding and I’m forever grateful always wear SPF for sun protection, and if end lines, Urban Decay, Mac, Illamasqua, to have had such opportunities. I’ve also you have no time for a full face of makeKat Von D. ‘As a make-up artist there is up, do make the effort to apply a flawless been able to teach women with alopecia no one brand that I stick to, it’s taken a base of primer, concealer and foundation, who want to know how to apply make up while for me to know what’s good and after losing their eyebrows and eyelashes. for balanced and healthy looking skin. She does work. I’ve spent and wasted so has built an impressive social media folKnowing that these women scrape back much money on products over and show me what they’re afraid lowing, using her page to offer advice and the years. Some of the highreview certain products that she believes “Real women to show everyone else means so street products are better than in. ‘There’s no point putting a review out much to me and brings me so all have the more expensive brands.’ there just because I’m getting paid for it. much joy.’ flaws and Touching briefly on her vast I don’t get paid anything. I’m genuinely insecurities...” Naomi sat me down before her portfolio, Naomi tells me that doing it because I believe in a product that her favourite jobs have been the works and I want women to be able to incredibly extensive kit, to take me personal boudoir photo shoots that were benefit from my knowledge.’ 2016, Naomi through a smokey eye date night look. It being offered by a locally based photograinsists, is the year she aims to push herself being the first time I’ve had my make up pher, last year. ‘As women we spend a lot more as a brand, with a more professional done professionally, the process gave me online presence. ‘I’ve not advertised myself of time trying to look perfect and mimic a handy insight into some of the lesser at all really, other than on Facebook. I think the heavily edited photos found in many known tips for applying concealer, foundamagazines. Real women all have flaws and people really have to believe in what you tion and contouring, the effects of which insecurities. To be able to make women do, for example when I post before and you can admire on the next page. feel sexy and sensual during the shoot was after images, they are very true to what incredible. We empower them as soon as Facebook Naomi at Naomi Phoenix Faces or they are. Make-up is just about enhancing email at phoenixfaces@hotmail.com. they walk through the door, doing their one’s beauty, I really believe in make-up, 68
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