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products and pressing them in with my finger to thin them out and not overload those delicate areas.”
For artists working in salons, what are some easy techniques they can incorporate to make the most of a client’s natural beauty?
“Getting a job at a beauty retailer is crucial — and cheaper than going to makeup school! I’m biased as that’s how I started, but I do believe it’s the best place to learn makeup as you will work on every skin tone and type, face shape, and personality. It teaches you how to connect with strangers, negotiate and manage your time — all necessary things if you want to work on shoots, shows and weddings.”
What’s your go-to product? “I’m loving the RMS Tinted Daily Lip Balms, especially Twilight Lane it can be used as a cream blush. It’s dewy and sheer and gives you a super-natural flushed cheek.”
“I don’t get into trends if I can help it, although something I have noticed is that makeup looks on Instagram and Tik Tok are aligning more with editorial or ‘natural’ makeup. Classically the looks that receive the most likes are the ones with the biggest transformations, but as someone who creates educational videos for people wanting to apply makeup in their day-to-day, its nice to see a more natural approach moving into the mainstream and it makes me feel like less of an outsider!”
on the skin. Get your clients to frown and smile so you can see where they’ll get movement lines during the day, and then take out any excess product from those areas as they most likely don’t need coverage there anyway. Take any excess blush through the eye socket, ideally after you’ve finished the eye, to create harmony and avoid the elements of the makeup looking too separate. I was lucky to learn some skills from Rae Morris and I use her “eye phi” technique on every client; its a foolproof method that works on every eye shape, as long as you stick to it! I pay a lot of attention to texture of products and texture in the look itself. I like to spot powder with a small brush through the T-zone to further highlight the glow on the other areas of the face, as well as using high-pigment lip and eye
Favourite treatment to unwind? “I’ve only heard about this second-hand but now that I’m back in Melbourne I’m very keen to book in with Valli Shubere at Herbario for a Signature Treatment. I love their ethos and every product of theirs that I’ve tried!” n
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What are some top trends you’re noticing for Autumn/Winter?
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What would you tell an aspiring makeup artist wanting to get their start?
“Before you begin, look at the natural colours in your client’s skin. Instead of blanking it all out with eye primer, foundation or concealer — just to put it all back in artificially — work with the tones already there. A trick I learnt at fashion week overseas was removing product from freckles or beauty spots with a small cotton tip after you’ve finished the complexion. It gives the illusion that the wearer doesn’t have that much product on and avoids any ashiness. Overall it’s important to remember that what makes makeup beautiful isn’t how long it stays on; it’s reflective, hydrated skin, a sheen to the eyelids, a natural sheen to the brow hairs even — all signs of health, which then equals beauty.”
What are some of your best application “tips and tricks”? “With complexion products, the thinner the layers the longer the wear and the less it will warm up and move around
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