…dedicated to the Art and Craft of Makeup
Los Angeles / San Francisco makeup artist, makeup educator and beauty writer Tania D. Russell View my portfolio website at https://makeuptogo.com :)
Changing mentalities from an employee to a freelance business owner takes a bit of time and habit building. But just remember; If you are ready, you don’t have to get ready”… (may contain affiliate links) Last Sunday I tweeted the subject phrase – “If You Are Ready You Don’t Have to Get Ready” – and […]
If you have only ever worked on 19 year old models with perfect skin, working on a client needing mature skin makeup can seem quite daunting but it need not be. Working on mature clientele – or working on yourself if your skin is starting to show signs of “maturity” – is just a matter of knowing how products work on the skin and what products to use when.
It’s been a while since the launch of the So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist series, so I thought it’s high time for a lil revisit and update. Because one thing for certain, the Creative industries are ever-changing… The “So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist” series is original content conceived and written […]
Two years ago, early in Makeup to Go!’s existence… I wrote a piece about what I felt were the “top lip glosses” at that time. Funny how time flies because a lot of those lip glosses are no longer on the market. This is both the ecstasy and the agony of being a makeup fanatic; […]
When it comes to hiring a makeup artist, some educational tips for both clients and artists can help the job go much more smoothly… For those who aren’t familiar with the Makeup to Go! story… I am a career media makeup artist, meaning I work primarily in makeup for photography. At this point in […]
