The Makeup Insider
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 collaborative online community of artists to build their confidence, connections and help drive their career to the next level.If you’re just starting out or have been in the industry for a long time, tune in now, check out the key takeaways in the show notes and subscribe so you never miss an episode. Find Vanessa @vanessabarney @the.makeupinsider
The Makeup Insider
Why Taste Level Beats Technique Every Time, with Molly Warkentin
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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 her time at Mac and the tight knit crew she calls the Makeup Mafia, all the way to the moment she chose to step back from bridal work to make space for family.
We talk about taste level, the quiet skill that separates good artists from great ones, and why building real relationships will always outperform chasing follower counts.
In this episode we cover
- Molly's start in the UK and the pivot to Sydney
- Studying at Chichester College and what she would do differently
- Life at Mac and the network that became the Makeup Mafia
- Adding hairdressing to her offering and why she resisted at first
- Taste level and how to build it
- Stepping back from bridal to protect family time
- Her honest advice for new artists trying to break in
Quotable moments
"Skill gets you in the room. Taste keeps you there."
"The best opportunities I had came from people, not posts."
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