Black, White, Grey.  Potentially the hardest colours to work with, possibly the most basic colours to start a kit with, definitely the most versatile colours in a kit… International Makeup Artist Kenneth Soh has given MAF exclusively, some suggestions on what to do with black, white and grey.   “White, grey and black are colours that are always with me in my kit. And I use them in... 

As professional makeup artists, we’re expected to have certain standards of hygiene; clean, short, laquerless nails, groomed clean hair, a clean kit, clean brushes, and a selection of disposable products for using cosmetics that have built in applicators – liquid eyeliners, lipglosses, mascaras etc. However, as good as we can be with having throwaway lipgloss wands or lipbrushes, the applicator... 

So everyone’s talking about it.  The Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara, about how fantastic it is for bottom lashes, making them long but not clumped, pretty but not spidery! Its definitely a favourite here, but is it really just for bottom lashes?  It certainly works very well on long thin fine lashes, keeping them separated when otherwise they could clump into 6 great spider legs!  It works particularly... 

For those that love and adore Smashbox products and collections, you won’t be disappointed with their latest offering for Autumn 2010, the Masquerade Collection.  For anyone who doesn’t know Smashbox products, this is as good a place as any to make a start. Eyes, lips, cheeks, everything covered for a Colour Collection (no bases, no concealers, just colour!) The first product I was drawn... 

With soft taupes and creams and a splash of plum, Clinique’s Autumn trend for 2010 is a collection of shades and colours that are sure to suit everyone, and make you feel and look beautiful. What makes this collection so lovely aren’t just the colours.  That would be too simple; after all, anyone could produce these colours.  It’s the actual products themselves combined with the colours that... 

Women are different!  No kidding!  Each and every one of us, but that’s a good thing.  afterall, I’d hate to be part of an identikit line up, as I’m sure that most of us would be. Our hair, lips, bones, shape everything.  All these individual parts make the whole that the outside world sees, but almost without exception, we all want to change, enhance, tweek bits of ourselves... 

With rich bright jewel colours of Sapphire, Amethyst, Garnet, Emerald and Amber, there really is a choice for all with Estee Lauder’s new volume lifting mascaras. Already world renowned for their fantastic mascaras, their bold colours are bright and fun and add a playful edge to any makeup look. Layer them up to make your lashes a statement over neutral toned shadow, or add to a matching eyeshadow... 

Sam Donald As a massive fan of Lancome Mascaras, and a believer in ‘if it’s not broken, don’t fix it’, I rarely choose to buy new mascaras for myself, simply because I haven’t found anything better. I got a hold of a tube of Too Faced Lash Injection in a goody bag recently, and as a lover of their Lip Injection, I was eager to try this out. Such a dissapointment. First... 

by Kate Caffery I was given a sample of this recently so I’ve been road testing it for a couple of days and……. it’s amazing! There’s a gimmicky brush with it (the assistant said “you have to sort of twirl it while applying it” ) so I’m not sure if it would do for pro kits as I haven’t tested it with a disposeable.  But for personal kits I would...