Links to Love: TheMakeupArtist.com

Makeup artist Mary Erickson is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to the makeup business. She kindly shares this knowledge compiling the answers to those burning questions you have when starting out in the industry. I definitely found this a great resource when I was finding my feet in the makeup world.

Mary gives her thoughts on topics such as choosing a makeup school, what's expected of you when assisting and how to find work. She has also put together an excellent resource of industry terms you should definitely get to know.

Links to Love: Makeup Shopping!

As we have been discussing what to buy when building a professional makeup kit I thought it fitting to share with you my five go to sites when shopping for makeup as my Links to Love this week.

HQhair

Huge range of brands such as Benefit, Japonesque, Urban Decay, Philosophy, Nars and Stila as well as top skin care brands and hair care and styling products all under one roof.

Makeup Provisions

UK stockist of Make Up For Ever and Zuca amongst other pro brands.

Yaby Cosmetics

Excellent range of high quality palatalised makeup.

Camera Ready Cosmetics

La Femme, Graftobian, Keromask, Cinema Secrets and many more pro brands

Screen Face

Special FX products and brands such as Kryolan, RCMA, Embryolisse and Ben Nye

I am sure there are plenty more international stores that you all love so post your favorites in the comments section so we can turn this into a great shopping resource!

Links to Love: FashionFace.tv

Makeup artists Samantha and Nicola Chapman have launched FashionFace.tv to better showcase the makeup tutorials that have bought them a huge following on their YouTube channel.

Sam and Nicola bring you everything from period looks from the 1920's through to the 1980's, celebrity inspired looks from Blondi to Beyonce and on trend looks from the catwalk and basic makeup application.

As well as the tutorials FashionFace.tv also has a forum where both pros and beauty fanatics can talk makeup, get help and advice and meet other like minded people. You can also follow Sam and Nicola on their blog here...

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