The Makeup Insider
The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly one-on-one podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance mua Vanessa Barney.. Finding your community of other likeminded mua’s – the creative, artistic, talkative, flexible, adaptable with a good eye for colour kind-of-people, can often be daunting. Like, where do you start? The Makeup Insider is designed for just that. To build a collaborative online community of artists to build their confidence, connections and help drive their career to the next level.If you’re just starting out or have been in the industry for a long time, tune in now, check out the key takeaways in the show notes and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Find Vanessa @vanessabarney @the.makeupinsider
The Makeup Insider
Latest Episodes
Inside the Life of a Beauty Editor: From Glossy Magazines to an Online Presence with Sadaf Razi
Magazines have fallen. So what does a beauty or fashion editor actually do now?In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Sadaf to unpack how the role has changed, what "cross channel pollinating" really means, and why your favourite beauty...
Insider Edit: The 5 Products Pro MUAs Can't Work Without
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Julia from Co Contour to spill the products they reach for on every job. From skin prep to setting spray, this is a full walk through of what's actually inside a working makeup artist's kit.What...
From Accounting to Pat McGrath's Runway: Lottie's Self-Taught Makeup Career
Lottie — makeup artist, educator and co-host of We Speak Beauty podcastEpisode summary:Vanessa sits down with LA-based makeup artist Lottie, who made an unlikely leap f...
If You Don't Ask, the Answer Is Always No - What I’ve learnt after 99 episodes of The Makeup
SHOW NOTESEpisode 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Vanessa BarneyThis week we flip the mic. For our 100th episode, I'm the one being interviewed — and honestly, it felt strange and wonderful at the same time.