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Just wanted to share my little story. I went to my first Mac Masterclass yesterday and it was a real privilege to meet Terry Barber and Sharon Dowsett. It was held at the Estee Lauder office in Grosvenor Street London from 2-345 yesterday.
I arrived feeling quite excited to meet the new Mac girls and see what these master-classes were all about. We all gathered at the bottom of the head office and were led up the stairs into a small room. The room was gorgeous Georgian decor with the most beautiful crystal chandelier in the center. The Senior Artists made a joke about how it would be a bit 'intimate', they weren't kidding we were all like peas in a pod!
Sharon was standing at the right with a model and Terry was standing at the left with a model. I recognized Terry's Model instantly. She's done loads of fahion shoots and I think she's one of the quite important ones! (anyone know her name?)
Sharon explained that she was going to give us some feedback about how the collection came about. She is the lady who's job it was to actually come up with the collection colours. For those of you who don't know her, she is a world famous make up artist who specializes in runway fashion make up. She is just the most down to earth person ever! I was struck by her lovelyness
She began by telling us about her day trip in Paris, Estaban Cortazars mood boards for the collection and what he wanted the make up to be like. She said that it started with a shoe. Estaban had created this really unique shoe. The heel looked like a tree trunk and the shoe itself was made of loads of wrapped material. The belts in his collection were made from actual bark and the clothes were floaty and feminin with an array of pastel colours. Sharon said Estaban knew what the 'Ungaro' women should and shouldn't be. He said the Ungaro women ISN'T : artificial, flashy, vulgar,limited, or conservative. But she IS: free spirited, modern, erotic, effortless, clever, exotic, self-assured and alluring. Sharon made a joke and said she didn't like her already. She said sometimes it helps to know what someone 'doesn't' want. As Mac had already done a lot of browns for fall she was trying to stay away from them. But as she explored the ideas of what Estaban wanted, she went to Paris for two days to get more ideas, visiting Monet's waterlilies paintings ect, she discovered she wanted to create that soft 'new romantic' effect using brown, but without using brown. So came about the pastels in the collection. She wanted a feirce and yet feminin look. She said she had to beg for auto d' blue eyeliner, but the collection really needed a blue, because Estaban had wanted the collection to have that same quality of the ungaro women, with had an element of the unexpected...
So after we listened to the inspiration ideas and thoughts that created this collection, Terry and Barbra began doing a demo. Each to be different on the models. And talked us through it and talked about their thoughts while doing the demos.
Terry's model(the blonde one) had a new foundation buffed into her skin with a stipiling brush (we call them the skunk brushes as they look like skunks!). He said he was using 'sculpting' foundation which is a new product that he said looks 'shrink wrapped'. He buffed it in to the models already flawless skin an then began using a cream stain 'crushed rasberry' on her lips. He said sometimes it's not best to work from the eyes first and follow through with that, but to work with a different feature and see how it goes. So he then moved onto eyes last. He used the rasberry colour all over the lid with the ralqel welch blending brush. He spent a lot of time blending it in. He said he wanted this to look 'new romantic'. Pretty with an edge, for the streets of London as the model was going out that night. He then used Select moisturcover to contour/highlight the models cheekbones and nose and just above the lips. He used Auto De Blue liner on the bottom lash line and said with this sort of look we don't want it to be too 80's. We are trying to create a new edge to pretty using violet instead of grey, browns to bring out gold in the eyes, it's a 'new smokey'. A softer effect. He finished off with Stone Pink cream base to highlight all over and said he loves this new product and can't get enough of it! I have to admit it did look gorgeous.
Terrys Model:
Sharon used foundation and blended a lot with her fingers. She said sometimes it's better as you can really feel the bones under the skin and where you need to put things. She used Auto De Blue a long the top and bottom lash line smudging it out, then blended the browney colour from the collection over the lid, the lilic in the inside and then used her finger on the middle of the eye, with a bit of Phloof eyeshadow just from the bottom middle part of the eyelid to the top to create a highlight down the center. And it was a simple trick but it looked shockingly beautiful and just made the eyes pop. I will be stealing this trick!! She then used a wet brush to apply the browny eyeshadow. I think it's called 'mineral' or something, along the lashline. She then used brown mascara, making a point that not everyone needs a black. She finished with blot powder on the forhead and nose and freckeltone lipstick. And the red cream gel blusher from the collection softly blended onto the cheeks. She also blended the brows upwards and filled them in a bit with a brown eyeshadow.
Sharon's Model:
The overall experience was really amazing. I learnt loads and would highly reccommend to everyone to go on one if they get a chance. I was a little starstruck having two famous models AND three famous make up artist all in the same room! But they were all friendly. I took furious notes so I hope that someone has enjoyed reading this! Here are the pictures!
Sharon and I, The two models, me and a fellow mac artist, the two models, the pretty chandelier - I couldn't resist, I'm a sucker for interior design!, and lastly the red cream colour base/gel used on the cheeks:
I arrived feeling quite excited to meet the new Mac girls and see what these master-classes were all about. We all gathered at the bottom of the head office and were led up the stairs into a small room. The room was gorgeous Georgian decor with the most beautiful crystal chandelier in the center. The Senior Artists made a joke about how it would be a bit 'intimate', they weren't kidding we were all like peas in a pod!
Sharon was standing at the right with a model and Terry was standing at the left with a model. I recognized Terry's Model instantly. She's done loads of fahion shoots and I think she's one of the quite important ones! (anyone know her name?)
Sharon explained that she was going to give us some feedback about how the collection came about. She is the lady who's job it was to actually come up with the collection colours. For those of you who don't know her, she is a world famous make up artist who specializes in runway fashion make up. She is just the most down to earth person ever! I was struck by her lovelyness
She began by telling us about her day trip in Paris, Estaban Cortazars mood boards for the collection and what he wanted the make up to be like. She said that it started with a shoe. Estaban had created this really unique shoe. The heel looked like a tree trunk and the shoe itself was made of loads of wrapped material. The belts in his collection were made from actual bark and the clothes were floaty and feminin with an array of pastel colours. Sharon said Estaban knew what the 'Ungaro' women should and shouldn't be. He said the Ungaro women ISN'T : artificial, flashy, vulgar,limited, or conservative. But she IS: free spirited, modern, erotic, effortless, clever, exotic, self-assured and alluring. Sharon made a joke and said she didn't like her already. She said sometimes it helps to know what someone 'doesn't' want. As Mac had already done a lot of browns for fall she was trying to stay away from them. But as she explored the ideas of what Estaban wanted, she went to Paris for two days to get more ideas, visiting Monet's waterlilies paintings ect, she discovered she wanted to create that soft 'new romantic' effect using brown, but without using brown. So came about the pastels in the collection. She wanted a feirce and yet feminin look. She said she had to beg for auto d' blue eyeliner, but the collection really needed a blue, because Estaban had wanted the collection to have that same quality of the ungaro women, with had an element of the unexpected...
So after we listened to the inspiration ideas and thoughts that created this collection, Terry and Barbra began doing a demo. Each to be different on the models. And talked us through it and talked about their thoughts while doing the demos.
Terry's model(the blonde one) had a new foundation buffed into her skin with a stipiling brush (we call them the skunk brushes as they look like skunks!). He said he was using 'sculpting' foundation which is a new product that he said looks 'shrink wrapped'. He buffed it in to the models already flawless skin an then began using a cream stain 'crushed rasberry' on her lips. He said sometimes it's not best to work from the eyes first and follow through with that, but to work with a different feature and see how it goes. So he then moved onto eyes last. He used the rasberry colour all over the lid with the ralqel welch blending brush. He spent a lot of time blending it in. He said he wanted this to look 'new romantic'. Pretty with an edge, for the streets of London as the model was going out that night. He then used Select moisturcover to contour/highlight the models cheekbones and nose and just above the lips. He used Auto De Blue liner on the bottom lash line and said with this sort of look we don't want it to be too 80's. We are trying to create a new edge to pretty using violet instead of grey, browns to bring out gold in the eyes, it's a 'new smokey'. A softer effect. He finished off with Stone Pink cream base to highlight all over and said he loves this new product and can't get enough of it! I have to admit it did look gorgeous.
Terrys Model:
Sharon used foundation and blended a lot with her fingers. She said sometimes it's better as you can really feel the bones under the skin and where you need to put things. She used Auto De Blue a long the top and bottom lash line smudging it out, then blended the browney colour from the collection over the lid, the lilic in the inside and then used her finger on the middle of the eye, with a bit of Phloof eyeshadow just from the bottom middle part of the eyelid to the top to create a highlight down the center. And it was a simple trick but it looked shockingly beautiful and just made the eyes pop. I will be stealing this trick!! She then used a wet brush to apply the browny eyeshadow. I think it's called 'mineral' or something, along the lashline. She then used brown mascara, making a point that not everyone needs a black. She finished with blot powder on the forhead and nose and freckeltone lipstick. And the red cream gel blusher from the collection softly blended onto the cheeks. She also blended the brows upwards and filled them in a bit with a brown eyeshadow.
Sharon's Model:
The overall experience was really amazing. I learnt loads and would highly reccommend to everyone to go on one if they get a chance. I was a little starstruck having two famous models AND three famous make up artist all in the same room! But they were all friendly. I took furious notes so I hope that someone has enjoyed reading this! Here are the pictures!
Sharon and I, The two models, me and a fellow mac artist, the two models, the pretty chandelier - I couldn't resist, I'm a sucker for interior design!, and lastly the red cream colour base/gel used on the cheeks:
