Top Makeup Trends in the UAE: A Guide for Every Fashionista!

While makeup is a form of self-expression and isn’t really affected by trends but we cannot also deny the fact that fashion industry plays a huge role in forming the opinion around fashion and beauty trends. Some makeup trends might be more popular in one part of the world as compared to the other but the general flow of tide seems the same globally. Today, I am going to share with you top 5 emerging makeup trends these days which are equally relevant in the UAE.Achieve 'Glass Skin' Perfection:Korean beauty and music industry might be...

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Achieve a Perfect Contour: Expert Tips for Middle Eastern Beauty.

Discover the art of contouring - a makeup technique without which your makeup look won’t come together as it should. It allows makeup artists to enhance and define their clients’ features by playing with light and dark. Contouring gives dimensions to the face and even the body which is essential especially when the model or client is moving around in a highly contrasting light environment or if they have to be on camera with lots of light directed at their face. Middle Eastern people are known for their sharp features, almond eyes, beautiful...

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Building Portfolio - Is Working For Free The Answer?

Storytime! I was once a passionate but naïve artist who wanted to get some images to her portfolio.In the pursuit of doing so, I wrote to several agencies and photographers hoping someone would reply and I might strike a chance to work with any of them.I did get a few replies. And I did get a shoot confirmed as well.I was told I would get the images as compensation like others since the entire team on the shoot was a newbie. I agreed.Though everyone was not a newbie, yet it was only I who wasn’t paid in money.I did get the images, still...

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Bad Marketing 101 – How You Devalue Your Work

You might have read a lot of articles telling you how one should value their business, what should be done for clients and peers to take you seriously.How you should navigate so the clients do not try and take and advantage of your services.Well today I want to point out things you might be doing that devalue your work and put prospect collaborators/clients/students off.-   You are not up to date with the platform you are marketing your business on.-   You do not have a brand identity and you fail to...

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Let's Collaborate!

Another day and another clothing brand approaches me with the offer to 'collaborate'.I don't even bother asking now if they are looking forward to a paid collaboration.They promise "proper" credits to be given to the Makeup Artist for coming on-board.In their head, we are the most non-prioritized creatives in any project and we are worth nothing but a "proper" mention in the credits.My reply? A professional flat-out No.Dear Clothing/Jewelry/Shoes/Whatever Brands,When you get in touch with a Makeup Artist for one of your commercial projects,...

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