The Makeup Insider

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Sarah Tammer , from Sydney! Get ready to be impressed by her incredible journey. Key Takeaways  1: Embrace Vulnerability & Reach Out  Sarah spilled the tea on the power of transparency and leaning on others when t...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Helen Dowsley .  Helen is a makeup artist and hairstylist who predominantly works in the reality television industry. She has had a successful career and has worked on popular shows such as The Bachelor and F Boys, as...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Makeup Insider podcast, Vanessa interviews Louise from Lou Lou Lips , a makeup artist who has been in the industry for 10 years and recently had a baby. Louise discusses her journey from taking a makeup course to starting her own brand, Lou Lou Lips , which includes recyclable packaging for her lashes. She primarily works in the fashion shoot space and does...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "The Makeup Insider," host Vanessa Barney is joined by makeup artists Emma and May to discuss all things assisting in the industry.  We discuss the dos and don'ts of assisting, the importance of being a support system for your mentor, and the rewards of pursuing a career in makeup. Here are my top three takeaways from this episode: Read the room:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Makeup Insider, host Vanessa Barney interviews hair and makeup artist Phoebe Fever, who predominantly works in fashion and advertising. Phoebe talks about how her father, who is a photographer, inspired her to pursue a career in hair and makeup.    Phoebe offers valuable advice to aspiring makeup artists. She emphasises the importance of having a fresh and o...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Megan Harrison   and Kellsie Bain both successful bridal makeup artists.    Megan is based in Melbourne and has been a hair and makeup artist for 14 years.    Kellsie is a Sydney MUA currently based in California. She...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Megan Harrison and Kellsie Bain both incredibly successful bridal makeup artists.   Megan is based in Melbourne and has been a hair and makeup artist for 14 years.  Kellsie is a Sydney MUA currently based in Californi...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Davina from The Mumpreneur Lawyer. Davina specialises in working with women Entrepreneurs.   What we talk about: What legal requirements should a freelance MUA have in place? How do they put these in place? Terms &amp...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Melbourne hair and MUA Zoe Karlis . Growing up in a salon Zoe was exposed to beauty from a young age. Taking a traditional path after finishing school she completed a Business and Marketing Degree then worked in the c...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Julia Green & Penny Antaur about RATES! With rates being a sticky point for a lot of MUA’s, Jules and Pen explain their processes for quoting jobs.  Both artists have different approaches for quoting jobs but both...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Julia Green & Penny Antaur about RATES! With rates being a sticky point for a lot of MUA’s, Jules and Pen explain their processes for quoting jobs.  Both artists have different approaches for quoting jobs but both...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Senior E-commerce Photography Co-ordinator at the Just Group Chloe Borella . Chloe manages Portmans, Dottie, Just Jeans, Jacqui E, Jay Jays & Smiggle. She specialises in art direction, production, set design, tale...

Send us Fan Mail I chat with Sydney-based MUA & hairdresser By Normie , whose two-decade career started in New Zealand. From working on Lord of the Rings to glamming Aussie stars like Sophie Monk and Jesinta Franklin, Normie shares epic stories and career wisdom. We cover: From hairdresser to MUA First makeup gig on Lord of the Rings Working with top media personalities Advice for aspiring art...

Send us Fan Mail In this inspiring episode, I chat with Giuliana Corallo , a Melbourne-based makeup artist who made a bold career pivot from architecture to beauty. Although she always loved makeup, Giuliana initially pursued a degree and career in architecture. However, her passion for makeup couldn't be ignored, and in 2020 she started building her kit and clientele. By July 2022, she left...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Melbourne based celebrity makeup artist & hairdresser Fo Hatzis , shares her career path. From working on the salon floor to working as a personal hair & MUA to: Nigella Lawson (My kitchen rules & Nigella’...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with International Makeup Artist Cassandra Lusi . Cass didn’t start out wanting to be a MUA, I would say she is an accidental MUA and a fab one at that. Doing her first makeup course 9 years ago she has gone from strength...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Nicki Sciberras , who is a marketing expert specialising in SEO & Facebook Ads. Nicki is a Digital Marketing Strategist and Founder of Miss Marketing in Sydney, she helps business owners generate more enquires at...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast that delves into the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney . This week, the tables are turned! Fellow MUA Julia Green steps in as host, putting Vanessa in the spotlight. Vanessa’s journey in the beauty industry began early—she knew from a young age what she wanted to do. Starting her career as a hairdr...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a weekly one-on-one podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance mua Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Brissy MUA Penny Antuar. Penny is a beauty therapist turned MUA who works in Brisbane. Her career began in Perth where she taught herself makeup on her bestie while still at school. In this podcast Penny will te...

Send us Fan Mail This weeks episode is a little different, you its just me talking about my first E-comm experience and all the mistakes I made.  What I share: The 3 mistakes I made on my first E-comm job How nervous I got before a job How anxiety affected my ability to do makeup Have a listen and let me know if you share any of my experiences. Follow TMI on IG Follow Vanessa on IG The Makeup Insi...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance MUA Vanessa Barney. This week: Getting personal with Owen Holloway, who is the lead stylist at major Australian fashion retailer. Styling is a role Owen fell into. His manager saw his potential and put him forward for the role. Starting out styling mannequins then progr...

Send us Fan Mail This week Vanessa interviews one of Flavedo & Albedo’s founders Emily Perrett. Flavedo & Albedo a makeup brand born during covid to reconcile the founders love of makeup and their plastic landfill anxiety.  The cosmetic industry is one of the bigger contributors of plastic waste in the world. Single use plastic from lids, palettes, pumps and custom bottles aren’t, or can’t...

Send us Fan Mail Content Producer Vicki Tsitos began her career in fashion as a visual merchandiser, before moving into a styling role. Under the guidance of a wonderful mention she became a Producing and has been doing it for about 2 years.  What we talk about: What a Content Producers role is  How she schedules her MUA artist.  How to break into to E-comm.  Bridal verses e-comm makeup.  How to r...

Send us Fan Mail The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance mua Vanessa Barney. This week: getting personal with Maxi from maxmgt_ . Becoming an agent was never in Maxi’s plan. With a performance background she fell in the niche market as an agent. Maxi saw a gap in the market and Max Management was born this year. She represent...

Send us Fan Mail This week we take a look at a different type of artist in our industry and  get personal with Aussie curve model , Jess Rae King . In the industry for over 15 years, Jess is a curve model (aka plus size model) whose size 10/12 body challenged the ‘cookie cutter’ description of what a ‘standard’ model was, and has taken the modelling world by storm after winning a Melbourne Spring...