As many of you know my intitial training under Maggie Hunt was based in highly classic makeup looks, and a greater foundation you couldn’t ask for, Maggie gave me a grounding and a solid knowledge and a confidence from which to work from..My week with Sam and Nic of Fashion Face allowed me to spread my wings and revert to the painter in me..all the looks need developing but I think you will get an idea al least of what can be achieved under the very the very generous teaching of Sam and Nic. 

The course was held at Guru MakeUp Emporium in Fulham which was lovely, the two ladies who own the business were a sheer pleasure and a joy to be with..They also carry the entire MUFE range which I loved and could not have been more helpful so a big thank you to both of them. Guru does do mail order so I do recommend you try them, they carry a huge and varied range of products both for beauty and film makeup and as a new business I would like to think that we could spread the word for them a bit and add some orders to their books so here is the link… 

http://www.gurumakeupemporium.com/ 

So for your delectation and delight here are just a few pictures of make ups that I did.. 

The 1st after Alex Box, this is my interpretation of a 1920′s Berlin/Cabaret look. This isn’t meant to be a beautiful look, more a look of a sleazy cabaret performer in Berlin, over played with lashes top and bottom, red and tired eyes and an untidy mouth, a little world weary you could say.. 

The 2nd Make Up is a fantasy Make up albeit very mild, mainly focusing on the lashes which were MUFE Feathers on the top and MAC No.7′s on the bottom. Foundation Shu Uemura, Blusher Illamasqua Nymph and NARS Deep Throat, White Eyeliner MAC Gel (not a great success) MUFE do a better one, the Lips are a combination of Gloss and eyeshadow. 

The 3rd make up is my attempt at a MAC Bridal Make Up I used a simple palette of Shu Uemura foundation, MAC eyeshadows in Brule, Wedge and Satin Taupe, I also added some reflects to the eyelids just for a tiny sparkle. The Blusher was Illamasqua Nymph and the lips were in NARS Chelsea girl Lip Lacquer. 

There are other pictures which I could post but they are not looks that I was satisfied with. I did work on a copy of Sam Chapmans Illamasqua Dystopia but I will develop it more and post that when I am entirely happy with it. 

So I had a wonderful week my thanks to Sam and Nicola, I really found my feet and spread my make up wings..I felt much more assured of myself and my abilities to try new things and not stick to a preconceived set of rules..Yes my work has a long way to go, I know, and I need to sharpen up my work a lot more. If you are thinking of going to do a course with Samantha and Nicola I recommend it..it is a busy week and you will work hard but you will learn a lot but more importantly you will learn to think outside the box.. You couldn’t learn from two nicer people. 

To anyone considering training courses do take a long and serious look at Fashion Face..the courses are excellent, the array of products available to work with is staggering and the teaching I suspect is unlikely to be equalled elsewhere. 

Sam and Nic have a wonderful professional pedigree well known in the industry and with a real lively sense of what they do..Make up is their passion and it shows in everything they do you will only benefit from their vast experience, its a win win situation.. 

Bal x