
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 | 110 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | CareersArtsFashion & BeautyBusiness | |||

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This week I sat down with Sydney makeup artist Max May. Nearly 30 years in the industry, self-taught, Armani Australia ambassador, Charlotte Tilbury Glow Squad, and one of the first artists in this country to build a blog and digita... more
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Tannia T has been doing this for over two decades. She started at the Napoleon Perdis counter and worked her way to global artistry — training staff, creating content, and travelling to LA and New York for major... more
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I love listening to Vanessa’s podcasts! So helpful, knowledgeable and relatable! I always get so much out of listening to the podcasts, whether it’s product faves in artists kits or the motivation I need to keep going and keep building! THANK YOU ☺️
I really love what Vanessa is doing here. Her generosity with her knowledge is incredible and so needed in the industry. I highly recommend for all MUA’s to tune in and follow. All the questions you have will be answered here
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
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