Why we love working in Make-Up

March 10th, 2010

london-2Yes you know we love make-up! Doesn’t every girl? But we love working in the make up industry even more! We don’t think about it too much because there is just too much to do. But our favourite recruiter, Lindsay Browning, has something to say about loving your job and knowing why you love it in this post on Rewards and Rewarding. She says that knowing exactly what rewards you get from your job will help you find your next job or improve your career right now! Lindsay suggests thinking about these happy things:

# Job and self satisfaction

# Success

# The brand/product/service that you work for

# Challenging

# Financial

# Recognition

# Strong training and development structure

# Growth and clear progression path

# Job security

# Working with Top Talent

# Being seen as a professional by your peers

# Opportunity to apply your creativity

# Location

Which ones rock your boat? Tell us why you love working with Make-up!

LA in London

March 9th, 2010

london-imageWe are so excited about having another Make-up Bootcamp in London. And little nervous; the first session was so much fun; we hope this one rocks too! The course starts on March 22nd so you still have time to signup. Read the Ultimate Pro Course details here and sign up.

Just to remind you this is what’s on offer; so much crammed into one week that you can completely overhaul your make up techniques! It’s perfect for anyone who has been working in the make-up industry for a while and needs to brush up as well as beginner make-up artists looking for some more useful tips! You’ll work with professional make-up artists and photographers so you can really get a taste of what it’s like to work in London. Ah yes, London! You might even be inspired to move if you’re reading this in Ireland.

Read this Daily Candy London page for some fab ideas!

You can work on:

We’d love to see you there but places are limited so check in with our Dublin office here and see if you can signup!

LA Make-Up loving the Oscars

March 8th, 2010

sandra-bulock-make-up-look-at-the-oscars-2010Well, we stayed up way too late last night to catch the Oscar glitz. Not feeling too chirpy this morning but it was worth it! Our three favourite looks were from Sandra Bullock, Carey Milligan and Penlope Cruz. Very different looks but all sharing the new bared-back approach.

Sandra Bullock - once we got past the sensual silver dress, we loved how simple her look was. Her make-up artist is Sandra Levin and she used classic Chanel foundation CHANEL Vitalumiere Satin Smoothing Fluid Make-up in Shell to give Sandra that dewy look and darkened her eyelids with brown shadows from Les Regards de CHANEL Palette. The stunning red lips were created with CHANEL Rouge Coco Lip Colour in Paris.

Carey Mulligan could be a good model for your younger clients; notice her bleached eyebrows and the lightness of her hair-colour as well as the barely-there makeup.

Jennifer Lopez had a great look for darker skin with Nars products. Matthe Vanleeuween used Orgasm illuminator to give that soft look to hers kin, and added drama to her eyes with the new Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base and also applied the D. Gorgeous Single Eyeshadow with Brousse Duo Eyeshadow. He finished off with Crusing Lipstick and gloss.

Thanks to Talking Makeup and Makeup For Life for the inside tips on products!

What was your favourite Oscar look?

LA TV Episode 6 CELEBRITY LOOK: Victoria Beckham Part 4 of 4

March 5th, 2010

Welcome to LA TV. This is our final episode of our four part series on how to create Victoria Beckams’s gorgeous make-up look.

After watching each episode, you will be more than confident to re-create the look yourselves. Get practicing on friends and family and impress them on the tricks of the trade from our fantastic make-up artist, Sarah Jane.

You can mix and match what you have learned from this episode with other fantastic tips from our LA TV series. Make sure to check them out and upgrade your make skills in minutes!

Sarah @ The LA Team at Facebook Seminar in Burlington Hotel

March 4th, 2010