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
Welcome to The Insider Diaries: Where I have actually been for the last six months.
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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.
In this episode I am pulling the curtain back on the last six months, sharing why I went quiet, and unpacking two big topics: visibility, and the Yana and Perth makeup artist situation.
What we cover
- Where I'd been for the last six months
- My fertility journey, IVF and where I am at now
- Hashimoto's, mood, motivation and how it has affected my work
- Why two episodes sat in my drafts folder for six months
- The new podcast format: two guest interviews, plus Insider Diaries and Insider Edit each month
- A listener comp to be a guest on The Insider Edit
- Visibility as a makeup artist and why it matters now
- Posting daily on Instagram and what I have learned
- The Yana and Perth makeup artist situation, and my honest take
- Why I no longer do unpaid collaborations
- What to get in writing before you say yes to any collab
Mentioned in this episode
- Ciara from Pro Shine and her blog on visibility
- Marissa Grace - Bridalpreneur Socials
- Ask Ellen two part reel series on discretion
Want to be on The Insider Edit?
I am running a listener comp. If you would love to come on the podcast and chat about your favourite kit products, DM me on Instagram with your pitch.
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