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
Episodes
120 episodes
From the Opera House to Viral TikTok: Ask Ellen on Building a Beauty Career That Actually Lasts
Ellen's Blog Post From the Opera House to Viral TikTok, with Ask Ellen.This week I sat down with
A Full Face, Live: Every Product Michael Brown Reached For. Watch on Youtube.
Michael Brown is back on The Insider Edit, and this time it's not a chat, it's a full face, live, start to finish. Michael's been in the industry since the early 2000s (he started at Estée Lauder back in 2000), trained under Gucci Westman durin...
Inside Michael Brown's Kit: Charlotte Tilbury, House Labs And A $4 Amazon Find.
Michael Brown is back on The Insider Edit for round two. He's a freelance makeup artist with 25 years in the industry, he started out on retail counters for the Lauder Group, then moved in-house a...
Growth Wins And Gifting: My Instagram Update Plus A 5-Step Checklist to Gifting
It's just me this episode. I'm giving you an update on the last couple of weeks in my world, where Project 10K is really at, and a full five-step checklist for makeup artists trying to get gifting from brands.What I cover:...
Rejection, Reinvention And Taking Back Your Career
Blog post Adam Garland is back on The Insider Diary for episode 116. He's a UK-b...
From Sephora to Touring with Kesha: Alana Lucky on Building a Career in Makeup
Link to blog - all products mentioned linked.
Inside Edit with Katie Moore's Kit: Merit, Westman Atelier and more.
All products mentioned linked in blog. Watch on Youtube...
25 Years, Two Continents, One Agency: Heidi Scarlett King on Building a Career That Actually Lasts
From Mac OG to Agency Founder with Heidi Scarlett KingThis week I sat down with Sydney-based makeup artist and King Co Creative founder
I Grew Almost 2,000 Followers in 5 Weeks. Here's What Actually Worked.
In this episode of The Insider Diary, I give a personal update on how work and content creation have been going. The main focus is my Instagram growth, I've picked up almost 2,000 followers in five weeks by posting reels daily, and I break down...
You Were Born Enough: Adam Garland on Small Towns, Big Industry, and Letting Go
Adam Garland has worked backstage, assisted Sam McKnight, and had two shots at getting onto Guido Palau's team. Right now he's in his dad's garage in Somerset, UK, building a hair edu...
25 Years, No Rules, No Regrets — with Max May
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...
The Inside Edit - From Retail Counter to Global Artistry: How Tannia T Built a Career That Lasts
3. The Inside Edit 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 i...
From the Mecca Counter to Agency Repped with Kiana Mei
Kiana has been in and around the makeup industry for 13 years. But her path wasn't straight. She started on the Mecca counters, stepped away to work in disability support, and came bac...
Set Secrets: What Every Hair and Makeup Artist Needs to Know About Working With a Stylist with Kate Lauren Harper
What A Stylist Actually Does with Kate Lauren HarperRecently week I sat down with Sydney-based stylist Kate Lauren Harper for a refreshingly honest conversation about what stylists re...
The Insider Edit: Kit Faves & Why You Need to Back Yourself
Episode 2 of The Insider Edit | The Makeup InsiderIt'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, askin...
Welcome to The Insider Diaries: Where I have actually been for the last six months.
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...
Why Taste Level Beats Technique Every Time, with Molly Warkentin
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 he...
Inside the Life of a Beauty Editor: From Glossy Magazines to an Online Presence with Sadaf Razi
Magazines have fallen. So what does a beauty or fashion editor actually do now?In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Sadaf to unpack how the role has changed, what "cross channel pollinating" really means, and why your favourite beauty...
Insider Edit: The 5 Products Pro MUAs Can't Work Without
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Julia from Co Contour to spill the products they reach for on every job. From skin prep to setting spray, this is a full walk through of what's actually inside a working makeup artist's kit.What...
From Accounting to Pat McGrath's Runway: Lottie's Self-Taught Makeup Career
Lottie — makeup artist, educator and co-host of We Speak Beauty podcastEpisode summary:Vanessa sits down with LA-based makeup artist Lottie, who made an unlikely leap f...
If You Don't Ask, the Answer Is Always No - What I’ve learnt after 99 episodes of The Makeup
SHOW NOTESEpisode 100: Celebrating 100 Episodes with Vanessa BarneyThis week we flip the mic. For our 100th episode, I'm the one being interviewed — and honestly, it felt strange and wonderful at the same time.
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Maddy's 110 Euro Wedding Season: Lessons, Logistics & Levelling Up
In this episode, Maddy Baucia returns after an incredible season completing 110 weddings across Tuscany, Umbria, and stunning destinations including the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como, and Sicily. ...
What It Really Takes to Work Destination Weddings Abroad with Jacqui Bradfield
Navigating the European Wedding Circuit: Lessons from a Pro Makeup ArtistEpisode SummaryIn this episode of The Makeup Insider, Vanessa chats with pro makeup artist Jacqui, who recently returned from...
