– Demystifying the Natural Look
The first probing question is: “What really is considered a natural look?”
Makeup could be applied in droves and still look fabulous, flawless, and effortless. However, some assume that the Natural Look means little to no makeup at all or just powder and mascara.
Since makeup is more than just looking pretty, a natural look could mean realism, as with special effects and theatrical makeup tricks, simply changing the appearance and character features of a face.

Sculpting and rebuilding a new face may also be natural makeup, for example, transforming Kim Kardashian into Kate Winslet. Suffice it to say, even extreme makeup can be natural makeup.
When a client says to me “I want a natural look” I ask what they mean, because your natural and mine may be two different things.
So is a Natural Look one that entails minimal makeup, or is it one that looks natural no matter how much makeup was used? Hmmmm… Aargh… Ah… Uh… take the latter. A Natural Look is one that looks natural (obviously). Please excuse the redundancy but it is indeed that simple..

Makeup should always look as if it were achieved with admirable ease; it should inspire others to say “I can do that, it looks easy.”
With all the YouTube beauty vloggers and beauty magazines, makeup books, DVDs, and the constant beauty tips on Instagram and Twitter, as well as morning shows on Television, still I am bombarded everyday by my peers probing and complaining that they can’t do makeup. As if makeup is a secret code that needs deciphering by a CIA agent. Anyone can do it!
However, I must confess that through my mere nine years in this biz, not many people care to know, and want to put the work in, because every time I show or tell the techniques and efforts required, I get the shrug by some, enthusiasm by others and the sighs of many. Eyes roll, lips purse, and jaws drop when observers realize that’s it’s a marathon not a sprint. And as the adage says “the race is not for the swift but for those who endure to the end”

Too often I’ve heard “Kerry, me ain’t able with all that, I just wanna get ready in five minutes”
As Kim Kardashian’s makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic said: “This takes four hours”
So brace yourself John Public! Getting ready like a star will not only cost you money but also time…but the end it’s all worth it; red carpets will roll out in your honour, paparazzi will follow you, necks will break as heads turn, the hem of your gown will be grabbed, and even God will part the Red Sea for you! Which is why it’s best to say a little prayer before you put on your makeup.
The trick is always to blend the makeup even when you think it’s already well blended; blend some more. Allow the makeup to set and adhere to skin, to create the perfect symbiosis.
Makeup should be seen and not heard.