Equal Fashion Magazine Vol 4-2016
I've always had a love for horror
movies? it's by far my favourite
genre? but never did I think that
I could do the likes of the
makeup you see in the movies.
Until, in September 2014 as
encouraged by my cousin
Francine I joined a makeup
course along with her that
promised to teach such skills as
beauty makeup, face and body
paint, airbrush makeup and
theatrical and special effects
makeup. Although the course
was a bit of let down as it only
touched on all of these different
aspects briefly, I had purchased a
kit worth £300 that came with
SFX (special effects) products.
I started to play around with the
kit and watch some YouTube
tutorials. within a week I was
hooked! I was absolutely
fascinated at how you could be
so creative with makeup. By
Halloween of 2014 I had
everyone asking me to do their
makeup. It was a great way to
practice, as I was only used to
trying it out on myself.
I continued to practice at home
when I could and was able to
complete all assignments at
college even though I struggled
at times with working full time
and doing the course part time.
Since then, I've worked on many
different and creative projects
both within groups and on my
own. I used to struggle a lot with
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confidence and would be
nervous of trying new things, but
I've basically jumped at every
given opportunity since finishing
the course, I've had to work hard
and be confident in my own
abilities. I was lucky enough to
do a photo shoot at the Game of
Thrones location @ Castle Ward
which included the wolves from
the show.
I've worked on the Sister Act
theatre production, West Side
Story, Eternal Love, Wizard of Oz,
and soon Cats the musical. I've
worked on some great short
movies such as Fractured City,
"Who Nose Me Better", "the
butchered" and most recently
Delicate things staring Paula
Malcomson. I've worked with
many different photographers in
creating my own creative pieces,
as well as helping others achieve
their vision. I've had the
pleasure of working with some
of the top makeup artists in the
industry, mostly through the
fantastic team at Titanic Creative
Management on training courses
such as Life casting and creating
realistic makeup for death and
decay. I want to continue to learn
and grow in the hopes that this
will be a full-time venture one
day. In the meantime I look
forward to working with other
great artists for Belfast
Alternative Fashion Week.