Make-up and Hair trends for S/S 2012 is all about ice cream and sugar colour.
Lime Crime create lipsticks the perfect colours to carry off this trend.
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Nicki Minaj Lipstick Trend
Nicki Minaj at the moment is bang on trend with lipstick.
Make-up and Hair trends for S/S 2012 is all about ice cream and sugar colour.
Lime Crime create lipsticks the perfect colours to carry off this trend.
Make-up and Hair trends for S/S 2012 is all about ice cream and sugar colour.
Lime Crime create lipsticks the perfect colours to carry off this trend.
WGSN Youth Beauty Trends
These are inspired by Music Videos
Hypercolour brows
Sugar pastels
Hypercolour brows
- A strong clubland look, coloured eyebrows are a bold statement, either matching strongly coloured hair and brows or standout shades of blue, purple, lilac, pink or red
Sugar pastels
- Sugary pastel shades for both hair and make-up - think macaroon and ice cream for the colour palette, with marshmallow pink, duck egg blue, lemon sorbet, cool lavender and pastel mint green
Make-Up Kit Must Haves
There are many things that a make-up artist must have in their make-up kits these are my must haves, faves and couldn't live withouts.
Number 1 Beauty So Clean
This is one of the most important things you need in a kit. It's a cosmetic sanitizer. Spray it on lipsticks, pencils, creams and powders. It won't effect texture, colour or pigment and it cleans the product.
Number 2 Gleam Cream
This is gleam cream by Illamasqua. It's great for bridal make-up, older models and for models with dry or bad skin. It brings back that youthful glow, works great under or on top of make-up.
Number 1 Beauty So Clean
Number 2 Gleam Cream
Number 3 Disposables
This is soooo important. Bacteria grows in everything. A make-up artist should get rid of their mascara every month and if it's your personal one every 3. But the second you use the wand that comes with the mascara you can't use it on anyone else because the ward would have obtained bacteria, then if you put that back in the mascara, you've now transferred it to the product. DON'T DO THIS. Buy disposables, it might be expensive but it covers you, that way your model couldn't for caught anything from you. It's the same with lipgloss and liquid eyeliner, however, that's easier to apply with a brush.
Number 4 Weleda Skin Food
This is a face mask that you leave on. It's an extreme and intense moisturizer and hydrator. Great for men's skin as it's tougher and works well with stubble, for older and dry skin. It's made from natural products so i've never had an allergic reactions it's an amazing product.
Number 5 Eyebrow Cake
Number 6 Primer
Illamasqua do great primers. A satin and a matte primer. Get both. They are great and those are really the only kinds you will need. Use them under the make-up they are so smooth and they make the skin look and feel incredible. Laura Mercier also do a great primer.
Saturday, 21 January 2012
Make-up Deals
At the moment there are loads of make-up deals so get spending.
Boots have a lot of deals on.
Natural Collection Make-up is on 3 for 2, and you may not think much of this brand but trust me it's amazing. Great for make-up artists that do a lot of weddings. Brides usually want a natural look and natural collection is great for this. I would highly recommend their lipsticks, cover-up sticks, blushers and bronzers. This is a make-up secret you don't need to buy expensive items to get great quality. Mascaras are the same no matter what make it's the BRUSH that does the work. Lipsticks are all made out of the same products more or less, it's the colour to look out for.
Boots have a lot of deals on.
Natural Collection Make-up is on 3 for 2, and you may not think much of this brand but trust me it's amazing. Great for make-up artists that do a lot of weddings. Brides usually want a natural look and natural collection is great for this. I would highly recommend their lipsticks, cover-up sticks, blushers and bronzers. This is a make-up secret you don't need to buy expensive items to get great quality. Mascaras are the same no matter what make it's the BRUSH that does the work. Lipsticks are all made out of the same products more or less, it's the colour to look out for.
Soap and glory at Boots is on 3 for 2, and Maybelline is on buy one get the second half price.
My Interview With David Horne
How did you get into doing makeup?
Originally trained in Graphic Design for 3 years and then worked for Disney - Moved to Berlin in 1989 and decided whilst there I wanted to be a make up artist. Upon arrival back in the UK made my career debut at Kiss and make up Miss Selfridge managing a make up counter and then later was head hunted for MAC.
How did you get involved with Illamasqua?
I loved the brand from launch but Alex Box the Illamasqua Creative Director phoned me and knew of my background in the industry and asked me to join the brand as Director product development and to launch the school.
How did you work your way up to becoming the director of product development and the makeup school?
Worked in industry 22 years now as Make up Artist - mainly catwalk - Miss Selfridge - MAC - London College Fashion - Jemma Kidd make up school - Illamasqua
What do you enjoy most about working for Illamasqua?
The pace is intense - we have the saying at work 'scream if you want to go faster' and it is 100% precise to describe working for the brand. Its fast pace and dare to dare attitude has exploded onto the make up industry and creates waves wherever it impacts. It refuses to be everybody and this is a lifestyle I have always adopted.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?
Exhausted at this rate for sure lol but still teaching all that i have learned to others - im an academic qualified teacher so this will always lead my direction. I love designing cosmetics and developing colour this aspect of my role is so inspirational. After being a make up artist for so long it is invaluable experience to understand fully the manufacturing process and this has been a steep learning curve for me but the challenge is something I always crave - bring it on is my motto for life!
What are your ideas for Illamasqua in the future? (If you can give them away)
sworn to secrecy
How do you see Illamasqua developing in the future? It will inspire and lead from the front by continuing to challenge the obvious
My Interview With Julian Mark Kynaston
How did you get involved with Illamasqua?
I’m the founder of Illamasqua – it’s my creation. I’m a Yorkshire-born, self-taught marketer, with a passion for subcultures, underground scenes and breaking the rules.
Nearly 20 years ago I launched the marketing agency Propaganda; I had an innate belief that there was a better way to create brand growth and loyalty than the traditional formulaic approach. One of Propaganda’s clients was ghd and I was invited to work on their board as Marketing Director. Everyone knows the story of ghd and the phenomenal success it became – it was, and still is, one of the biggest emotional brand builds of modern times. Having explored the emotional connection between hairstyling and self-expression with this brand, and having pushed it just about as far as it could go, make-up became an obvious new frontier for me. I wanted to develop a super-strain of professional make-up that would celebrate individuality, champion self-expression, and deliver a customer experience like no other. I wanted to turn the clinical cosmetics market on its head and rip all the established codes and re-write them. A new, emotional brand in a product-centric, dictatorial market place – that was my vision for Illamasqua.
From a personal perspective, I have a deeply held belief in the fundamental human need, and right, to self-express – the freedom to celebrate life as an individual. An overwhelming sense of acceptance and belonging are two key elements of youth culture too, which goes a long way to explaining my love affair with them. I was at the annual Goth Festival in Whitby when the creative inspiration for Illamasqua first came to me – thousands of people using make-up to define and express their innermost selves, in a way that breaks every boundary of what society deems to be ‘beautiful’. The skin head subculture also has a strong personal resonance too – Illamasqua muse and now BAFTA winning actress Vicky McClure’s portrayal of Lol in the 2006 Shane Meadows film ‘This Is England’ epitomises this; playing a skinhead in the role, Vicky stands for the beliefs of the original skinhead culture and is disgusted by the new wave of racism that is sweeping the country and dividing her gang. There’s a genuine connection between her character in the film and Illamasqua’s values; she stands for the tolerant beliefs of her subculture and embodies its positive aspects.
What do you enjoy most about Illamasqua?
I love the fact that there is no other make-up brand in the market place that comes close to doing what Illamasqua does. The most exciting thing about Illamasqua is that there are no boundaries – it’s our mission to constantly push the outer reaches of creativity, to delight our customers and fans with truly professional make-up pieces that deliver exceptional performance, and to connect with them in a way that has integrity and passion. Our collections, and the creative campaigns that support them, are created to inspire, to turn preconceived norms of what constitutes beauty and art on their head in a way that gives people the permission and freedom to truly be themselves. Illamasqua is unique.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
It’s difficult to separate where I’d like to be in 5 years’ time from the trajectory that Illamasqua is on. If we were to fast-forward 5 yeras, by that time Illamasqua would be eight years old. I’d like to see a world in 2016 that’s a place where refusing to be everybody has become a global battle cry, with Illamasqua right at the heart of the revolution.
What are your ideas for Illamasqua in the future and how will it develop?
Illamasqua is here to stay and we definitely mean business. As I’m sure you know, we’re about to launch our first ever fragrance this month in a ground-breaking way that no-one else has ever achieved before; powerful imagery, potent and magical ingredients that are daringly provocative, and a revolutionary bottle design that is very Illamasqua. It gives me great pleasure to be able to say that the same intense levels of creativity and daring that gave birth to Illamasqua are the driving forces behind the launch of Freak and the global feedback we’ve already received has been nothing short of phenomenal. The very best ideas and the way in which they turn into new concepts are always a team effort at Illamasqua - Joint MD Joe Corre has a wealth of experience in fragrance in Agent Provocateur (it quickly became one of the most successful fragrance launches of recent times) and our Creative Director Alex Box took the lead in expressing this visually. The world is falling in love with the result.
We will always push the button on new product development, and hard - developing stunning, innovative and sophisticated products that remain true to our professional ethos. You’ll see Illamasqua focus even harder on this in the future, and we’ll almost certainly grow globally too, pioneering a new direction in make-up in those countries that are ready to make the leap from the ordinary to the extraordinary. It’s an incredible future to look forward to.
I’m the founder of Illamasqua – it’s my creation. I’m a Yorkshire-born, self-taught marketer, with a passion for subcultures, underground scenes and breaking the rules.
Nearly 20 years ago I launched the marketing agency Propaganda; I had an innate belief that there was a better way to create brand growth and loyalty than the traditional formulaic approach. One of Propaganda’s clients was ghd and I was invited to work on their board as Marketing Director. Everyone knows the story of ghd and the phenomenal success it became – it was, and still is, one of the biggest emotional brand builds of modern times. Having explored the emotional connection between hairstyling and self-expression with this brand, and having pushed it just about as far as it could go, make-up became an obvious new frontier for me. I wanted to develop a super-strain of professional make-up that would celebrate individuality, champion self-expression, and deliver a customer experience like no other. I wanted to turn the clinical cosmetics market on its head and rip all the established codes and re-write them. A new, emotional brand in a product-centric, dictatorial market place – that was my vision for Illamasqua.
From a personal perspective, I have a deeply held belief in the fundamental human need, and right, to self-express – the freedom to celebrate life as an individual. An overwhelming sense of acceptance and belonging are two key elements of youth culture too, which goes a long way to explaining my love affair with them. I was at the annual Goth Festival in Whitby when the creative inspiration for Illamasqua first came to me – thousands of people using make-up to define and express their innermost selves, in a way that breaks every boundary of what society deems to be ‘beautiful’. The skin head subculture also has a strong personal resonance too – Illamasqua muse and now BAFTA winning actress Vicky McClure’s portrayal of Lol in the 2006 Shane Meadows film ‘This Is England’ epitomises this; playing a skinhead in the role, Vicky stands for the beliefs of the original skinhead culture and is disgusted by the new wave of racism that is sweeping the country and dividing her gang. There’s a genuine connection between her character in the film and Illamasqua’s values; she stands for the tolerant beliefs of her subculture and embodies its positive aspects.
What do you enjoy most about Illamasqua?
I love the fact that there is no other make-up brand in the market place that comes close to doing what Illamasqua does. The most exciting thing about Illamasqua is that there are no boundaries – it’s our mission to constantly push the outer reaches of creativity, to delight our customers and fans with truly professional make-up pieces that deliver exceptional performance, and to connect with them in a way that has integrity and passion. Our collections, and the creative campaigns that support them, are created to inspire, to turn preconceived norms of what constitutes beauty and art on their head in a way that gives people the permission and freedom to truly be themselves. Illamasqua is unique.
Where do you see yourself in 5 years’ time?
It’s difficult to separate where I’d like to be in 5 years’ time from the trajectory that Illamasqua is on. If we were to fast-forward 5 yeras, by that time Illamasqua would be eight years old. I’d like to see a world in 2016 that’s a place where refusing to be everybody has become a global battle cry, with Illamasqua right at the heart of the revolution.
What are your ideas for Illamasqua in the future and how will it develop?
Illamasqua is here to stay and we definitely mean business. As I’m sure you know, we’re about to launch our first ever fragrance this month in a ground-breaking way that no-one else has ever achieved before; powerful imagery, potent and magical ingredients that are daringly provocative, and a revolutionary bottle design that is very Illamasqua. It gives me great pleasure to be able to say that the same intense levels of creativity and daring that gave birth to Illamasqua are the driving forces behind the launch of Freak and the global feedback we’ve already received has been nothing short of phenomenal. The very best ideas and the way in which they turn into new concepts are always a team effort at Illamasqua - Joint MD Joe Corre has a wealth of experience in fragrance in Agent Provocateur (it quickly became one of the most successful fragrance launches of recent times) and our Creative Director Alex Box took the lead in expressing this visually. The world is falling in love with the result.
We will always push the button on new product development, and hard - developing stunning, innovative and sophisticated products that remain true to our professional ethos. You’ll see Illamasqua focus even harder on this in the future, and we’ll almost certainly grow globally too, pioneering a new direction in make-up in those countries that are ready to make the leap from the ordinary to the extraordinary. It’s an incredible future to look forward to.
My Interview With Alex Phillips
-How did you get into make-up?
Like many people my love of makeup began with watching youtube tutorials! I loved watching all these people allover the world sharing their knowledge and love of makeup with one another. Pixiwoo and What Style is to Nickle were among my favourites, and along with discovering the work of Alex Box wonderful brands such as Illamasqua and MAC i knew this was something i wanted to do.
-Where did you study?
I studied at London MUSE (make up styling education) in Russle Square, London. I first herd of this school through the Pixiwoo makeup guru's on youtube, their good friend and world renowned MUA Nicci Jackson had opened this school and has since become one of my biggest inspirations. She inspired me to be brave and to be confident, and she taught me most of what i know to this day! There are no words to describe how highly i think of this woman and recommend this school.
-Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
I'd love to think i had my own makeup brand, or was in a creative director position with an existing brand. I have so many passions within art I'd love to see my self being successful with something that brings my love of art, makeup, photography and fashion together.
-What do you want to achieve?
I set myself a goal at the beginning of the year to be working with Illamasqua by Christmas, and i did it!
Right now I'm just loving being with such a wonderful up and coming brand with so much potential to give. I want to continue networking, freelancing and gaining as much knowledge and confidence as possible!
Like many people my love of makeup began with watching youtube tutorials! I loved watching all these people allover the world sharing their knowledge and love of makeup with one another. Pixiwoo and What Style is to Nickle were among my favourites, and along with discovering the work of Alex Box wonderful brands such as Illamasqua and MAC i knew this was something i wanted to do.
-Where did you study?
I studied at London MUSE (make up styling education) in Russle Square, London. I first herd of this school through the Pixiwoo makeup guru's on youtube, their good friend and world renowned MUA Nicci Jackson had opened this school and has since become one of my biggest inspirations. She inspired me to be brave and to be confident, and she taught me most of what i know to this day! There are no words to describe how highly i think of this woman and recommend this school.
-Where do you see yourself in 10 years time?
I'd love to think i had my own makeup brand, or was in a creative director position with an existing brand. I have so many passions within art I'd love to see my self being successful with something that brings my love of art, makeup, photography and fashion together.
-What do you want to achieve?
I set myself a goal at the beginning of the year to be working with Illamasqua by Christmas, and i did it!
Right now I'm just loving being with such a wonderful up and coming brand with so much potential to give. I want to continue networking, freelancing and gaining as much knowledge and confidence as possible!
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