Posts Tagged ‘make-up’

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?

LA TV Episode 3 CELEBRITY LOOK: Victoria Beckham Part 1

Friday, February 12th, 2010

LA TV EPISODE 2 – Celebrity Look Victoria Beckham. Part 1 of 4

Welcome to LA TV. We have a step by step 4 part episode on how to create Victoria Beckham’s gorgeous make-up look!

Sarah Jane Wai O Flynn has been working as a make-up artist for nearly ten years. After studying make-up for film and theatre in DLIADT she worked on King Arthur and TV show, Chance to Dance and TG4s Paisean Faesin Sarah worked in retail as national make-up artist for cult make-up brand, Pout Cosmetics, appearing on Off the Rails, City Channels, Fashion Forward and TV3s, Ireland AM and also traveling to the UK for events and launches.

She is now the spokesperson for top organic skincare and cosmetics line, Dr Haushka and has worked as spokesperson for leading highstreet brand, Rimmel. Fashion is a big part of Sarahs workload and she has collaborated on editorials for The Sunday Times, The Irish Independent, The Life Magazine, Image, Prudence, Social and Personal, The Evening Herald, The RTE Guide.

Our beautiful model is, the face of LA Make-up, Sinead Kearney

Concealer for Men & Women

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

male-make-up-2As a professional make-up artist, one of your main jobs is to make the client look good. From beginners to stars, everyone wants to shine. Well, maybe not too shiny. Concealer is the secret weapon in most make up bags but it can go scarily wrong. Look at this shot of Nicole Kidman on The Style Bitches blog; we would never allow one of our clients to walk the red carpet looking like this.

Really you shouldn’t be able to look at a face and see the concealer. We’re hoping that our clients just glow and shimmer their way through the day.

There are so many great ranges out there - remember to match the concealer to your client’s skin colour. A good makeup artist will always carry a selection of colours and be prepared to blend, blend, blend to make it work. Male skin is often drier than female so use a rich product like this Clinique Concealer for Men It comes in a shiny, silver tube so there’s nothing feminine to scare them off!

Beaut.ie told us about the new Bourjois Conealer; in shops soon and with lots of pale shades for our winter skin. And there are some more tips on the LA Blog here

Share your favourite concealers with us!

What are you asking Santa for this Year?

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

What Are You Asking Santa for This Year?

santa-baby-promo-2Yes indeed, it’s that time again. Our Pro Team Artists here at LA Dublin have put together a list of 10 of the very best make-up products for you and all conveniently stocking-sized. Whether you’re looking to top-up your personal bag or stock up your professional kit these products rock!

Top 10
1.              MAC Pigment Powder in Vanilla Amazing for the brow bone or above your lips.
2.              Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Powder Use on the cheekbones or as eye shadow

3.              Lancôme Photogenic Lumessence Great foundation for mature skin!

4.              DiorShow Mascara from Dior. This is sure to become a favourite!

5.              Guerlain Terracotta in Medium The Best Bronzer you can buy
6.              Liz Earle ‘Cleanse & Polish’ hot cloth cleanser.  You will be a fan for life of this amazing cleanser.

7.              MAC Eye shadow in Amber Lights Perfect for blue eyes
8.              MAC Eye shadow in Handwritten Creates a fab smokey eye!
9.              MAC Eye shadow in Shroom A creamy base before applying colour. Dab on the inside corner of the eye to make your whites sparkle.
10.            MAC Eye Shadow in Cork - can be used to darken blonde eyebrows to a natural colour.  Press harder when applying to deepen the colours!

Make-up artists: Use a MAC Quad Palette to hold these colours in one place!
What are you asking Santa for this year?

Thanks to our very own Module 3 Students Catherine Weldon & Hazel Halpin for turning our Mr.s Clauses’ into Santa Babies for our Beauty Therapy Promotion Day last week.  Great Work ladies!