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MTG Experts: Working As A Union Artist with Elizabeth Fox

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 20:11:49 +0200

Elizabeth Fox is one of my fave people I’ve met in this biz, full stop. She and I met when we were both teaching at a makeup school in San Francisco. While the types of makeup and jobs we do differ (she loves her some film set life and some FX/gore, and if you know […]

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Biz Talk – Making the Move to Media Work

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:11:36 +0200

Raise your hand if you want to start booking dream jobs at great rates. Safe to say few people would turn down such an offer 😉. Whenever I make a post about working in the industry as a media makeup artist the first question that inevitably comes up is “Well, how do you book these […]

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So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist: Makeup Portfolios in 2022

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:11:08 +0200

People can’t hire you as a makeup artist if they can’t see your work… But what even is a Makeup Artists’ Portfolio in 2022? I try to keep my articles on Makeup to Go “evergreen” to the extent that I can, but the reality is that this industry is every changing and evolving. Almost all […]

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MTG Experts: Balancing Bridal and Media Makeup in Your Career with Rachel Lusk

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:11:59 +0200

One of the many great things that happens over the course of a career are the connections we make with other artists. One of the very few great things to come out of the pandemic shutdown phase was connecting with folks of all kinds – from DJs to Authors to Chefs to our fellow Makeup […]

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Tech Test – Will Delete Later

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:21:22 +0200

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Makeup to Go – An Origins Story

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:11:44 +0200

Picture it…Los Angeles… circa 2005 I’m an emerging artist on my Come Up. I’m certainly nowhere near a Senior Artist but I have some good work under my belt, I’ve just signed with my first starter Agency, and in short: I’m feeling myself. via GIPHY This is the groundwork from which Makeup to Go was […]

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So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist in 2021

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:11:42 +0200

The “So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist / So You Wanna Be A Pro Makeup Artist” series is original content conceived and written by Tania D. Russell, all Copyrights reserved. Links may be affiliate links as indicated. So You Wanna Be A Pro Artist… That’s a loaded statement, nowadays isn’t it? It was a […]

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Tips from the Pros – Setting Up A Home Makeup Vanity

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:11:19 +0200

If you love to get glammed, having a vanity space in your home is important to achieving the perfect look. However between all of your makeup items, skincare, tools, and other beauty essentials, keeping everything organized can be a challenge. Redfin reached out to makeup experts from Chicago, IL to Tampa, FL, and had them […]

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MTG Experts Five Fave Products of Right Now

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:03:35 +0200

Product. Just the word makes makeup artists new and not-so-new happy. Pros tend to look at our makeup/product a bit differently. Product is hella fun – yes – but first and foremost they are the tools that we use to do our jobs and that allow us to create. Most working Pros I know are […]

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Online Makeup Videos and the Real Life Makeup Artist

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 02:05:12 +0200

“Friends, fans, and artist must meet Which one are you, which one are me?” – Erykah Badu Makeup artistry influences online artistry and social media influences makeup artists. Oftentimes they are one in the same. Where the line was once clearly drawn in the sand, nowadays the line between Artist and Influencer is blurred if […]

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Back to Work – After the Quarantine

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:11:23 +0200

Makeup Artist Life in the Time of Coronavirus Where were you when you got shut down? …it was surreal, right? For some folks the quarantine crept up slowly, and for some folks it was BAM! Quarantined! But whether the quarantine happened fast or slow it was pretty crazy and needless to say things have not […]

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Meet The Experts

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 20:11:00 +0200

When Makeup to Go first started… …It was very much a one-woman show. It was exciting to share a bit of my expertise and what I’d learned along the way. But after a while it gets hard to hear the sound of one hand clapping and no one likes to feel like they are just […]

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Makeup Products I Would Die Without 2019 Edition

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 21:11:10 +0200

Disclosure: Howdy folks, instead of doing sponsored posts, I am a member of Vera Pages. Vera Pages are unsolicited, unsponsored recommendations from pro makeup and hair artists on products they actually use in their work. So if you’ve ever wanted to shop for any of the products that I mention constantly, you can do so […]

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So What Is A Makeup to Go, Anyway?

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 11:11:24 +0200

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