Posts Tagged ‘LA Make-Up’

LA Student Profile: Lydia O’Callaghan

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Meet Lydia O’Callaghan, a One Year Make-Up Specialist student.

For you what are the 5 best best things in life?

  1. My boyfriend , Billy!
  2. Sleeping
  3. Food!
  4. Make-Up
  5. Crisps

Who inspires you?

My mom inspires me as she is a strong and passionate woman who supports me regardless of what I do! Most recently when I died my hair bright red like Rihanna’s!

What is the one thing you cannot live without?

My liquid eyeliner! If it was ever discontinued, I think I would die!

What is the best thing about college life at LA?

All the girls (and boy!) in my class and the tutors. the tutors are so helpful in every aspect of our student life.

If you could work as a make-up artist for one celebrity who would it be and why?

Ryan Reynolds! Because I love him and it would make my life complete!

What is your dream for the future?

My dream is to be happy in what I do. I want to use everything I learn here at LA and become a successful make-up artist and make a big name for myself in the make-up industry.

This make-up look was created by Lydia, just experimenting with colour one day!


Why we love working in Make-Up

Wednesday, 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 Make-Up loving the Oscars

Monday, 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

Friday, 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!

Eye Creams for you

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

garnier-eyeThe number one request from clients is to look fresher and ahem, younger. The eyes are the place to start with this. Now it helps if everyone drinks lots of water and gets to bed early but it’s not always possible!

We’re a big fan of creams to help moisten that delicate eye area and soften any shadows. Granny-lore tells us that cold tea-bags and cucumbers work wonders but you can’t really whip out your tea-bag on a film set. So try these creams instead. Just remember to dab them on very gently, don’t poke anyone in the eye and use a tiny bead of cream. Too much and any eye shadow won’t set right afterwards.

Anyone who’s walked past Clearys on O Connell Street will have seen the new Garnier Nutritionist Caffeine Eye-Roll in the windows. Caffeine is known to help break down cellulite and this glides on to the bags for a similar effect.

If you’re willing to spend a little more, the Aveda Tourmaline Charged Eye Crème is turbo-charged with silica to deflect any shadowing and sits perfectly under the heaviest makeup. Perfect for use with models or actors.

And let’s not forget the men; Lab Series for Men have a great Instant Moisture Eye Gel which de-puff bags without leaving a tell-tale shine.

Which eye creams do you use?