
The Makeup Insider is a fortnightly one-on-one podcast exploring the life and career of makeup artists, hosted by freelance mua Vanessa Barney.. Finding your community of other likeminded mua’s – the creative, artistic, talkative, flexible, adaptable with a good eye for colour kind-of-people, can often be daunting. Like, where do you start? The Makeup Insider is designed for just that. To build a ... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 107 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessArtsFashion & BeautyCareers | |||

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Recently week I sat down with Sydney-based stylist Kate Lauren Harper for a refreshingly honest conversation about what stylists really do and what that means for us as hair and ... more
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It's just me this week — and I'm bringing you 10 products I genuinely can't live without. Five from my kit, five I use on myself every day. Plus a quick chat about PR gifting, ask... more
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Welcome to The Insider Diaries.
This is the first of a new monthly segment where I sit down solo and chat through what is going on in my world, in the industry, and the conversations I think we should be having as makeup artists.
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This week on The Makeup Insider, I sit down with Sydney based makeup artist Molly Warkentin for a chat that covers more than two decades in the beauty industry.
Molly takes us from her UK beginnings at Chichester College, through h... more
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Congratulations on 100 eps Vanessa. You’ve created a world class source of information and support for professionals and students of this industry. You’ve managed to answer all of our beauty and business related questions before we’ve even asked them. Thank you! It was an honour being your guest. Looking forward to the next 100 and beyond. x
Vanessa has created a very special podcast for our community that brings a lot of information about our industry with tips and experiences from amazing professionals. It’s so nice!!!!
Congrats Vanessa on 100 episodes 👏👏👏👏
I listen to the podcasts regularly and it is so insightful for a new and upcoming artist to know more about the industry and how to get real work or to know how the industry works. Highly recommend to add to your fav
This podcast helped me so much in breaking into fashion which I know a lot find difficult. I would also say it’s suitable for any type of makeup artist whether you’re new or have been in the game for a long time. I’ve recommended the pod to many others and if you’re reading this comment I’m sure you’d agree. Can’t wait for the return of the podcast! Ps. Vanessa is just as sweet and transparent in person as she is on the pod 🫶 keep up the great work 🤞
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
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