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MUST HAVE PRODUCT N2

Dear Followers,
today I'm going to mention another of my favourite products, something that can't be missing from my beauty kit.
I'm talking about  HOMEOPLASMINE OINTMENT 40G.
I discovered it when I was in London and here in Milan every Make up artist that I know owns it, it's something that you can't do without.
Originally created for irritated and sore skins like allergic reactions, bites, mild burns..we also use it on chopped lips and dry skin. It's homoeopathic, antiseptic and not too greasy.
Plus: cheap and you can find it in every pharmacy!

MAKE-UP IS NOT JUST ABOUT THE MAKE-UP

I know this title can be a bit confusing...but I promise that it will make sense once I've explained.

Make-up artistry is a wonderful big world where as an artist you can be creative in many different ways for many different types of work.

You can do beauty, fashion, special effects, theatre and within each category use many techniques which will bring you to a distinct result.
To make an example I'll publish some pictures of a beauty shoot I did a while ago.
Beauty can be interpreted with natural colours, but also with bright ones. A beauty shoot can involve feathers, lashes, paper, anything really.
What we did on our beauty shoot was to use sequences and apply them on the model's face, without necessarily create a shape, leaving it quite abstract.

I've initially thought that the best way to stick them on the face would be by using eyelash glue but after a while I've realised that vaseline was actually enough and it would have been much faster and easier.

It wasn't difficult in the end I just had to be very patient and meticolous.

Here the final pictures:

MUST HAVE PRODUCT

It was to my great surprise that while walking on the streets of Milan I've noticed the BIODERMA Crealine H2O make-up remover on a pharmacy window near Brera. It might sound perfectly normal to you..but you must know that even though this is the most popular make-up remover between the make up artists circle up to not long ago it was sold in only one pharmacy in the whole of Milan, precisely in the pretty Farmacia  in Corso Porta Ticinese.
Well finally it seems to have reached other places near the city centre. Hurrah!
Shame that the price is still huge compared to France. For the small bottle you pay 13 Euro which is exactly what you pay in France for the double sized one. Never mind..we all know that at the shows you MUST have it or... models will simply keep away from you and colleagues will give you "that" look.
Another good reason for using it is that is very gentle on the skin, great even for the most sensitive, it's not at all oily (it looks and feel like water) and gets rid fast of face and eyes make-up.

It's definitely on my TOP 10 list of products that a MUA should have on the kit.

Products review: Dolce&Gabbana lipsticks

Even though make up products are the main tools for my job I'm not the type who goes around town to find the latest wonder of make up and skin care. I prefer mix and matching, and I usually test out new products by working with international teams during fashion week.

However, I recently took a job for Dolce&Gabbana cosmetics and I must say I'm well impressed with their lipsticks.
The whole range is good quality, shame they don't have a liquid foundation yet.
The price is not on the cheap side, orientated towards the classic milanese-chic lady.
The lipsticks are just great! They come in 2 types: classic and shine. The texture is amazing, so creamy and moisturising that it gives the lips an incredible soft appearance. But what excites me the most is the colours choice: honestly no sight of boring colours.
So far my favourite are: from the shine collection: fuchsia, precious, fascination, baby darling, magnifica and VIOLET. This last one is just amazing. I wouldn't have picked it by the look as it seems too violet..but once is on, OMG gorgeous. Because it's shiny and soft it gives the colour a modern touch, no pasty violet looks that makes you look100 year old.
From the classic collection: NUDE is just the best nude I've ever tried, not too beige, not too peach, perfect with the smokey look. On the reds: Scarlet, iconic and fire. DELICIOUS is an orange that I cannot describe...(you must have white teeth for this though). On the pinks CORAL is my favourite, followed by pink, shocking and provocative.
This is the link for you to have a look: http://www.dolcegabbanamakeup.com/en/lips/classic-cream-lipstick/to get a taste of it, but to see the real colour and texture I'd recommend to go and try it.
Here where you can find Dolce&Gabbana make-up:http://www.dolcegabbanamakeup.com/en/store-locator/

FANTASY MAKE-UP (inspiration from alice in wonderland)

Sometimes Make up is not just about beauty and trends...incredible make up designs are used in cinema and theatre to create characthers and myths..to name a few: alice in wonderland, avatar, edward scissorhands, lord of the ring, twilight, startreck..etc

Here some inspiring pictures:

and from the past....

Backstagin'

Lately I got to do some shows and presentations outside the fashion week season, for labels like:
Coming Soon by Yohji Yamamoto, See by Chloe, MCQ by Alexander McQueen, and Love Moschino.
Most of the time it was quite hardwork and fast but I still managed to take some backstage pictures.
I was the key make-up and Kilian Marin was the key hair.

Love Moschino

MCQ by A. McQueen