Our families suffer for our art

Makeup artists see the world as a blank canvas, a canvas begging for a splash of colour and a stroke of fabulousness. We love to add beauty to the world, if we had our way all ugly buildings would be demolished and replaced with giant size cupcake replicas complete with huge swirls of icing and a cherry on top big enough to be seen from space, the world would look like a platter of sparkly yumminess from space!

But alas, we share this world with accountants and other equally grayscale people so we search for canvases closer to home - I can hear the collective nod of boyfriends whose eyebrows have been plucked, sisters who have been forced to wear lipstick, brothers who have been pushed into metrosexuality, friends who are unsure of the blue eyeshadow painted on their eyelids.

Desire De Goede is especially guilty of this crime. Her husband can name a MAC shadow quicker than I can, with 100% accuracy. And he built her a fancy mirror with lights. When she's done with him I'll take him off her hands! They became parents to a gorgeous little boy this year, I know I know every time a makeup artist gives birth to a boy a fairy dies.... but he really is super cute and he too suffers for his mother's art...

"I found this little baby giraffe wondering around in my garden.....I'm going to keep him! Happy Halloween everyone!!"

I heart muas!

We've been sniffing our brush cleaner

A certain makeup artist and I never seem to be clever at the same times. One of us is always confused, and the other one has a good laugh.

Recently I passed a wedding on to her because I wasn't available. I sent her a mail on the 12th of August with the date in the subject box and all the necessary details. I didn't check my mail again that evening and the next day I found 3 mails from her, sent a few minutes apart:

1st reply: "Hi, I dont mind helping at all but when is it?"
2nd reply: "Oh duh, just noticed your subject line in BOLD 11/09. Ok now I'm really confused wasnt that yesterday?
3rd reply: "Oh wait we are in 08 (August) LOL !!! I've been awake since 3am this morning (Isabella's teething) is that an excuse for my moment of extreme blondeness!!!!!!!

I heart muas!

A worthy opponent

I heart every mua I have ever met, we are just the nicest bunch. I have not met Alexa Wilson (yet), but I am certain when I do I will heart her too. She is a mua based in Johannesburg and has a blog called Shiny Pretty Things (see we have to love her, she's one of us!). Her blog is entertaining and her writing style is right up my alley. Here is an edited version of her first post:

Hi my name is Alexa, and I’m addicted to shiny pretty things…
25Feb10

So… my first blog entry and I thought to introduce myself to the group, I’d share a little about my addiction. I love shiny, pretty things. As simple as that. Give me sparkling and bright and gorgeous anyday of the week.



This is me in disguise.

I’m a makeup artist and horrific makeup hoarder. I love fashion and beautiful glossy magazines with all the gorgeous people plastered on the pages. I love statement rings, and chunky jewelry. Having said all that, I’m not really that shallow, I do love the simple things in life too! Oh all right… it’s an addiction and these are my confessions.

Hope you enjoy what’s to come!

Alexa

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Follow her blog to stay up to date with all the shiny pretty things http://alexawilson.wordpress.com/

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