Los Angeles Firm Inc. Magazine July/Aug 2014 | Page 36

it’s a beautiful world

For
Makeup Geeks
Worldwide
By Darcell Carraway

Photographer LA Firm/Darcell Carraway | Models Whitney Dalynn
Kathrine Norland Victoria Tyler |Makeup Artist Darcell Carraway
Lora Lynn |Hair Stylist Daena Frazier Lora Lynn | Wardrobe Stylist
Darcell Carraway

-Chaos is order yet
undeciphered

Like many makeup artist
before merely beating
faces with the many
products on today’s market
one will simply master
applying several to
various different skintones.
While discovering a style
of my own. However, as
an artist I am very fond the
settle breaths of a beautiful
woman, a table of colorful
makeup products and a wide
range in selection of light
brushes.

And so the story goes makeup in it’s simplicity is merely just basic application of product to ones face. However, what we do is far from basic and
set’s us apart from the typical application of makeup.
We do art! For so many years one could bare to imagen style upon style.
If you’ve seen one you’ve seen them all, “right”? No, that is where you
are wrong. You see when you begin to paint faces in a form of artistry using colorful schemes and dramatics. You are seperating basic makeup from
art. The typical artist does typical makeup. While the extraordinary artist
thinks outside the box and with that comes vision, dream and imagination.
As a true makeup geek I know that MAC pro makeup remover has a high
percentage of irritation to most skin. Which I use other products like Lorac
primer or baby whipes for removal. There are tricks one must learn and in
due time as with anything we learn from our mistakes. Let’s face it how
many makeup artist do you know that knows the history of the art. Like for
example Loreal was first over the counter sold in drug stores only in 1909.
Then joined by Revlon and Este`e Lauder in 1910 just before Wolrd War II.
Then in 1968 Este`e Lauder became the first dermatologist created cosmetic
brand and opening it’s own store in New York. While today you’ll find hundred’s on shelves and even thousands online most common used is MAC
cosmetics which stands for Make-up Artist Cosmetics and is a product of
Este`e Lauder. MAC cosmetics was first introduced in New York City by
Este`e Lauder companies in 1984. So, do you research learn your history
on any product you use. When you talk about makeup, or makeup products I’ve tested thousands. Some superb and others just knock off’s made
in china with someone’s name and logo applied to it. I am far convinced
just from a visual stand point that many artist will accomplish great things
with even these off brand products. But, I know whole heartedly it is pure
talent from within this handful of makeup art elite’s that will drive them
to accomplish great thing and has nothing to do with the product. However, I don’t suggest these products but as a wise aritst once told me. “You
have to do what you have to do to get where you invision yourself being”.