Nofilter: 8 realistic instagram makeup artists
Text: Masha Vorslav, makeup artist, journalist
Instagram fans often complainthat the social network has become too commercial and boring: it seems that all its users live an ideal life. But the islands of candor remained, and you can find them even among representatives of such a "glamorous" specialty as a makeup artist. We talk about professionals with different backgrounds, who are in instagram real personal diary, and not just a portfolio.
Terry barber
Sometimes this world doesn't really deserve Terry Barber, but he continues to lead the best instagram in the world. Despite a long career in the industry, he retained a sense of humor and clearly still gets real pleasure from work - this is evident in all his posts, especially collages. He especially likes the latter: he chooses a fashionable and high-quality make-up and assembles it with an unexpected object in color - a banana, ham, tinsel, or road markings. For each post - a comment; putting them together, you could get a cool book about ideology in make-up.
Min Kim
Min Kim is from Seoul, but is based in Paris. On her account shooting not only for niche magazines like TUSH, but also famous glossy: English, Japanese, Chinese. And judging by the instagram, Kim works, works and works. She likes bright colors and powerful accents, so it’s unlikely that her account will have an option for everyday makeup - although everything depends, of course, on what you mean by it. If you're looking for inspiration for a party, Ming’s intonation will definitely come in handy. And it will be useful for practicing makeup artists to look at a colleague who is constantly experimenting.
Katie Jane Hughes
Makeup artist and vloger Katie Jane Hughes may well be the new Lisa Eldridge. She, too, has a “clean” aesthetics, a pleasant manner of communication, and even frames are similar - Hughes, however, is more inclined to fashionable minimalism. Her instagram is full of make-up fragments that you want to repeat right away, largely because it is not emasculated by retouching. Cathy does not hide her tattoo and wrinkles, does not blur and does not matte the skin, but simply removes it in good light. It turns out a beautiful and at the same time reliable picture with professional comments.
Dick page
Dick Page - Shiseido art director for makeup and general makeup artist of the first echelon. But to guess about it, looking at his instagram, is difficult: food photos (he adores cooking) are interspersed with portraits of dogs and landscapes. Sometimes backstage leaks from filming and makeup. There are no practical tips either, but there is a backstage of the fashion world, Polaroids with twenty-year-old supermodels and vintage cosmetics. In general, if you set out to pack an instagram tape not only with beautiful, but also very personal accounts, feel free to subscribe to Page.
Pep Gay
Pep Gay is one of the favorite makeup artists of the independent magazine Beauty Papers. He started in the 80s, in the 2000s he moved from Barcelona to New York, and only twelve years later, after shooting for i-D, his career went uphill. Now he works with the mainstream gloss, but his work is always closer to art than to make-up in the conventional sense (except for commercial shootings, but this is in the profession in the order of things). He loves the ideological and catchy make-up and uses a lot of non-cosmetic materials. In instagram he is laconic, but he doesn’t skimp on backstage, travel photos and customized selections of colors and textures.
Ray morris
Australian Ray Morris has written one of the best books about make-up, which is not obsolete for ten years. Of course, some of the images from it are not so relevant, but a respectful, helpful and friendly presentation of many years of experience is always valuable. This principle is followed by Ray in instagram. There are a lot of filming and ready-made make-up, but there are video tutorials, lifehacks and just fragments from the life of a make-up artist, who has time to release a collection of brushes, and take a picture of a wallabie who jumped into her section.
John matheson
John Matheson works as a regional trainer in the English division of the MAC Of course, his account is full of brand new products, but unlike bloggers (and editors) who simply take pictures of cosmetics, Matheson talks about it from a professional point of view. He shows how exactly the makeup was made, picks up iconic images from archives and analyzes important news. It turns out a subjective digest of news with an eye on current trends in the past - and with memes.
Tempest fx
She is still a young makeup artist who is more interested in makeup. On her example, you can consider professional development: feathering is not yet perfect, graphics, too, but there is a sincere interest in makeup and a reluctance to be like everyone else - even if it makes it difficult to become super popular. In addition, Tempest FX can set an excellent example for people who are shy of post-acne. The girl once admitted that she was not always brightly colored, but when she stopped being ashamed of her scars, life became more pleasant.