Making his Salon Melbourne debut, Professional Beauty spoke with celebrity makeup artist and presenter, Michael Brown.
What will aspiring makeup artists learn from watching your Celebrity Looks Salon Melbourne show?
My Salon Melbourne main stage show aims to provide aspiring make-up artists with quick, simple and easy techniques that can be achieved using less product but still produce a stunning celebrity result. As a sneak peek, some of my top tips that I’ll be sharing include:
– That less is sometimes best, even with celebrities.
– The benefit of contouring. In all my make-up work contouring is everything. Understanding and applying the correct highlight and shade to the face can be that ‘wow’ factor transformation — and rather than the latest and greatest new products, creating a beautiful natural make-up look is really down to the basics.
– How to look past the skin and to facial movements, and then decide where product should be placed for lasting makeup looks.
– The benefits of layering to create beautiful finishes and textures, particularly for eyes.
Why are events like Salon Melbourne important for make-up artists to attend?
Events like Salon Melbourne provide a great opportunity to learn from other professionals and offer a chance for make-up artists of all level to be inspired and open their minds to other options. There’s a lot you can do with makeup, so why not know it all?
How did you become a makeup artist?
I grew up with heavy daily training as a dancer and was always helping the girls with makeup at performances. I decided, because I like makeup, I should get some official training, just in case I would like to pursue makeup further.
In the end it took over the dancing and I became successful with my makeup career, starting out in retail cosmetics, which taught me so many techniques by working on real woman daily. Then moving to Sydney from Perth, my career expanded through media, fashion and celebrity work.
What is your top tip for aspiring make-up artists?
Be patient, work hard on creating a signature technique or look that you excel in and never stop learning, so always be open minded to new, modern techniques to keep you at the top of the latest trends.
Salon Melbourne entry and main stage performances are free for all beauty and hair professionals. Register your attendance at www.salonmelbourne.com.au