The Makeup Insider

This poddy helped me structure my business for commercial and ecommerce work a few years ago as I came from a bridal /retail background.

It’s a great platform to support artist from any level and gain different perspective from various professionals leading their field. I recently featured as a guest and it was an absolute honour to share my knowledge and tips on how i structure my business. We chattered for hours … literally haha and was so great to connect with Vanessa and fellow guest Meagan... more

What Vanessa has created with this podcast series is truly invaluable. She generously shares industry knowledge that often takes years to gain, all with the intent of helping the community. I only wish something like this existed years ago. Nevertheless, it’s an incredibly helpful and insightful series, and I can’t recommend it highly enough to everyone.

I have been listening to Vanessa for about a year now and I love all her episodes. She speaks with lots of different people in the beauty industry as well as great business people. I always learn something from her episodes. I highly recommend you give her a listen x

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I really enjoy The Makeup Insider and Venessa’s style of interviewing. She gets right to the point and asks the questions every artist wishes they had answers to when starting out. As her slogan says, “When I was starting, what I wish I could have learned.”

In this industry, there are so many ins and outs that you can only understand through real experience — things you’ll never find in a textbook. From how to assist, set the right rates, break into different areas of the industry, a... more

The BIGGEST fan of this podcast !! It’s so inspiring and insightful listening to the journey other artists have been on over the years!! Big big fan!

I love the makeup insider! Vanessa always asks the best questions and structures the episodes really well

I’ve learnt so much from this podcast and I love the community that has been cultivated around this podcast :)

As a Makeup Artist myself who started out later in life, this Podcast has provided me with great tips and tricks for my own Makeup journey and it has been wonderful to hear about the journey of other Makeup Artists. Vanessa has a very friendly and down to earth approach with her guests, which resonates with my own approach as a Makeup Artist so every episode is like listening to a friend. Love this Podcast.

I've been binging this podcast as I've been walking the pooches daily and oh my lord, you have changed my life. Just wanted to let you know it's amazing and I know you would have helped soooo many people and when I started out 10 years ago I would have LOVED something like this. I'm still getting so much out of it so thank you!

As someone brand new to the makeup industry this podcast has been more valuable than any course, instagram page or tailored research.

TMI is an encyclopaedia that answers all questions from starting your own freelance MUA business through to how much to charge clients and even what some established MUA’s must have kit products are.

I was so grateful to have discovered this that I contacted Vanessa via her Ig account and she has continued to support me and advise me with my business pursuit.

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Vanessa and her guests share so much knowledge in this podcast it is hard to believe it’s free! This is a fantastic resource for all MUAs but particularly those like me who are brand new to the biz. The knowledge and expertise shared cannot be taught in makeup school as it can only come from real world situations and many years of experience. Thank you Vanessa and guests for all the time you put into this wonderful podcast

Really great interviews and in-depth topics for makeup artists!

I always listen and learn something and love the variety of types of makeup artists there is on the show. Would be great to have a few artists that are maybe just 3/4 years into their career so we can hear about more of that ‘mid-level’ and how to it is getting your business going in more recent years too. Thanks!

Vanessa is a great host who always ask the best, in-depth questions and invites the best guests. After just listening to few episodes I learnt more about MUA business, rates, working on set etc then in many years of my career. Listening first hand from pros in our industry is invaluable and also very inspiring. Thank you Vanessa for your hard work!

THANK YOU for your podcasts! Each episode has helped me in so many ways, I’m a newer makeup artist in Gold Coast / Byron Bay and wanted to assist other artists and didn’t know how and your episodes have been life saving. I have learnt so much!🤍

I adore The Makeup Insider.

Vanessa always gets the best of the best on to talk all things makeup. There is so much knowledge and wisdom in each episode and I have taken so much away and applied it to my own hair and makeup business.

The hair and makeup road can be a lonely one, but with this podcast you won’t feel like that anymore!

Thanks V for continuing to create and awesome poddy.

Such an essential listen for any MUA at any stage of their career. So many high calibre guests from different corners of the industry who offer so much insight, advice and their own experiences. The host, Vanessa, does a brilliantly job at listening, asking the right questions and creating a calm, casual but richly informative pod