Thursday 18 October 2012

MY KIT FAVOURITES

Camila Fernandez showcases MY favourite kit products on her blog



A few weeks ago I asked my lovely friend Camila Fernandez to write a guest post on my blog about some of her favourite products in her makeup kit (here).

Well I have done the same for her blog - here is some of my absolute favourite makeup products in my professional makeup kit.
CHECK OUT SOME OF MY FAVOURITE MAKEUP PRODUCTS HERE!! 

What are your makeup gems?




Monday 15 October 2012

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS - Marie Claire US




Day of the Dead for Marie Claire US October 2012



I am so in love with this shoot from the October issue of Marie Claire US. It has always been a dream of mine to attend Día de los Muertos - the Mexican Day of the Dead Festival. Some really beautiful looks here from the team below.

Photographer: Enrique Badulescu 
Makeup: Vicky Steckel












Monday 8 October 2012

CORAL LIPS AT MISSONI - GET THE LOOK

Lucia Pieroni designed a fantastic glowing, coral lip for Missoni at Milan Fashion week. Here MAC artist Tiffany Johnston talks us through how they achieved this look using a blend of Lipmix colours with Pigment on top.


Sunday 7 October 2012

THE STORY BEHIND CHANEL'S NO5 PERFUME

I love this video from Chanel detailing the history of the classic Chanel No5 Perfume. Beautiful imagery and stunning advertisments from the Chanel Archives. Also a really interesting list of firsts from this luxury brand.

"Chapter 1: the legend of N°5. Journey back in time through the CHANEL archives into the heart of this magical perfume, beginning with the revolutionary moment of its creation."

KRYOLAN RE-LAUNCH EVENT

For the family owned brand that has always married science and the creative art of Make Up, the Royal Society of Chemistry in Burlington House was the perfect venue for Kryolan's re-launch last night. 


The brand was born in the 1940s, founded by chemistry student Arnold Langer, wanting to combine his two loves, science and theatre. The family tradition continues, last night was hosted by Arnold’s son Wolfram who is now the Managing Director of the company and grandson Dominik, also a director. Impressively Arnold, now in his 90s, still works four days a week at the company – now that, my friends, is passion and dedication. 

The event re-introduced us to the brand and its philosophy that ‘Make-Up is a Science’ and provides cosmetics for all aspects of the industry. Models personified these 5 key areas – Fashion, Special Effects, Cinema, Theatre, Body Art and walked among us as part of the evening. 




Did you also know that this is the brand that also creates the Illamasqua formula and products? Click here to link to the Illamasqua brand video which has so much information on the history of Kryolan.

Right, down to the nitty gritty, what were my highlights?



In a stroke of genius, bare face models were provided for the Kryolan team to demonstrate on and for us to try out products, yippee! Make-up artist Kenneth Soh got stuck in first trying out the Shimmering Event Foundation in Antique Bronze- a sheer, glowing formula that could only be described as a ‘dirty highlight’ and quite delicious. I’ve made a mental note to have a play with the rest of the range which includes 6 shades - Pearl, Silver, Gold, Antique Gold, Bronze, Antique Bronze and properly try them out on top of and combined with foundations. 

Next the Shimmering Vision Palette (I love these names!) was pawed over, a range of 18 cream eyeshadow colours that look silky, burnished and glowing on the skin. The shadows had a great colour pay-off and may need to be set with a translucent powder or a powder eyeshadow for longevity – again I’m sure more time spent with this product is in order. 

I was dragged over to see the HD Micro Foundation Cream Palette which is available in a handy 15 colour range (perfect for your kit). I also discovered this was the make-up used on the Miss Universe pageant  - total digression but you have to watch Drop Dead Georgeous - a fantastic beauty queen satire!  It is a very light and creamy formula, delivering a glossy finish so will need to be expertly powdered in some areas of the face such as the chin, sides of the nose and centre of the forehead. It may be possible to use this luminosity as an advantage – using lighter colours as highlighters and warmer colours for naturally glowing cheeks. Needless to say, added to the proverbial list.

Finally I indulged my inner drag queen and got (literally) stuck in to some glitter with the Hydro-Mastix Washable Spirit Gum which is water based – I wonder if it can be used around the eyes and lips? Add it to the list of things to find out! 

All in all the evening was a lovely way to be re-introduced to the brand, meet up with some old chums, make some great new friends and a scrummy taster of the huge range of products available from Kryolan. Most importantly it is great to see that family owned brands at this level still exist and I believe deserve the continued support of artists in the industry. A visit to Kryolan's London home - Charles Fox with a good few hours of play time is clearly in order!

For some candid shots of the event and products check out my Twitter and Instagram (KathGould_MUA)

Friday 5 October 2012

BEHIND THE SCENES WITH MAC AT HOLLY FULTON


I love watching behind the scenes videos just as much as I love rummaging through other people's kits (am I a make-up Womble?). Here MAC Senior Artist Cher Webb shares the look Andrew Gallimore designed for Holly Fulton - natural looking freckles and a neon, two-toned lip. YUMMY!



Video courtesy of MAC Cosmetics



Base:

  • Select Cover Up lightly blended over hydrated skin to create an even, flat, “mannequin” look to skin.

  • Strut Eyebrow Pencil used to stipple freckles across the nose and cheeks, varying in size and density, and then patted over with a fingertip to create a “realness” to skin.

  • Pro Blot Powder Loose swept through the t-zone to polish and set.

Brows:


  • Brows are combed and groomed


Lips:


  • Embrace Me Lip Pencil (available s/s 2013) used to define the bow of lip and contour a more rounded shape, while avoiding the centre of the lower lip.



  • Pro Fuchsia and White Lipmix- mixed to create a neon pink and applied through the outer corners of the lip.



  • Pro Orange Lipmix applied though the middle of the lip towards the lower lip edge, finger width in size, in a rounded heart shape.



  • 217 Blending Brush used to softly blur the two hues of fuchsia and orange together to finish.

Tuesday 2 October 2012

LOUIS VUITTON MENSWEAR SHOOT FOR OBSERVER MAGAZINE


Here's another editorial that I have worked on recently for the Observer's Sunday Magazine - to work alongside an article they were writing about Louis Vuitton Menswear. Shot by Elliott Morgan, Styled by Helen Seamons Hair by Emily Kent and Makeup/Grooming by me!

Mens grooming can be tricky as you don't want any make up to show - however it is necessary to work a little bit of magic on the skin under the harsh flash of the photographers lights. It is very important to make sure brows are plucked without looking overly manicured and facial hair trimmed or wet-shaved as necessary.

To cleanse the skin I used Crealine by Bioderma followed by Kyoku Oil Control Lotion and Lip Fuel

For a natural look I used Tinted Moisturiser SPF 20, Brow Definer and  Matte Bronzer by Laura Mercier. For healthy hands I pushed back cuticles which had been softened with a drop of oil, gently filed the nails and used Almond Coconut Milk Hand Creme, again by Laura Mercier.

Hair Stylist Emily Kent used Bumble & Bumble hair products to give a sleek and sophisticated coiffure.








Monday 1 October 2012

JEAN PAUL GAULTIER SS'13 READY TO WEAR

 Jean Paul Gaultier Flashes back to the 80's


Jean Paul Gaultier's 2013 Ready to Wear Collection certainly entertained audiences this year at Paris Fashion week. Not harking back to the 80's but putting on a full look-alike cabaret, models were dressed and made up to look like iconic pop stars Boy George, Madonna and Bowie to name a few. Check it out!

All photos sourced from Style.com