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Makeup will give you extra confidence and enhance your features . However, diet and lifestyle are an essential part of feeling and looking great.

Exercise lifts the spirit and gives you a buzz as well as keeping you fit and toned.

C’est Magnifique is very proud to add www.mytrainerandy.com to its Friends page.

Andy is a fantastic personal trainer. He will tailor a workout just right for you, the sessions are great fun and you will get amazing results.

His studio is perfectly located in the heart of London, just off Hyde Park. Perfect time to get in shape before the summer holidays..

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Check the photo gallery, new photos have been added! Beautiful Bridal Makeup , Natural and Evening looks.. have a look! More to come soon !

One of the easiest way to wear bright colours on the eyes is to use them as a soft liner for defining the top lashline.

Using a small brush, apply your eyeshadow colour along your top lashline. The eyeshadow will give a much softer finish than a wet eyeliner and can just highlight your eyes, without the need to use colour all over the lid.

If you want a slightly stronger finish, apply eye pencil first along the top lashline. Then apply your coloured eyeshadow on top, it will make the colour more intense and stand out more. Great for achieving a stronger or evening make-up look.

I am a professional Makeup Artist based in London. I offer Makeup for all Occasions, Make-up Lessons, Teen Makeup, Wedding and Bridal Makeup, Make up and Pamper Parties, Individual eyelashes and Brow grooming.

I am a mobile Makeup Artist and offer all Make up Services in the comfort of your home. I have worked as a Make-up Artist for 10 years, doing Makeup for celebrity events, Beauty and Fashion photoshoots, Fashion shows and have a wide exclusive clientele in London.

I cater for Central London, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, High Street Kensington, Holland Park, Notting Hill, Belgravia, Earls Court, Fulham, Putney, Pimlico, Clapham, Balham, Wimbledon, Hampstead, Belsize Park, Islington, Highgate, St John’s Wood, Maida Vale, Warwick Avenue, Marylebone, Green Park,  St James Park, Chiswick, Barnes..

You have been stuck in a rut wearing the same makeup for years, and need to refresh your look? Or you just have never known how to apply eyeliner or do perfect smoky eyes?

A Make-up lesson is a great way to get the right information on what you should be wearing and how to apply it.

A Makeup lesson is also a great idea for a present to a dear friend, sister, mother or anyone you want to treat. They will learn how to perfect their look easily and will feel amazing.

Have a look at the menu page for more information. I offer 1 and 2 hour makeup lessons, all in the comfort of your home or preferred location.

You can purchase a make-up lesson Voucher to give to your special person. Contact me and I will arrange it for you!

Many of my clients ask to have individual eyelashes to add a little bit of extra glamour when they book for their makeup appointment. After all, if you are gonna have your makeup done by a professional make-up artist, you might as well go all the way, especially to enhance your party makeup.

The lashes can look very natural too as there are different colors and lengthes to choose from and they are adapted to any eye shape and own eyelashes length.

My favorite look is to add 2 or 3 longer lashes to the exterior of the eyes to open up the eyes.

A few lashes can look great with any makeup look.  Book your makeup appointment now, and give it a go.. have a few individual lashes !

Are you passionate about makeup? Do you want to be a makeup artist and make it your full time career?

First of all, you need to have an artistic flair. Maybe you are good at drawing and have an interest in the Arts?This will help you greatly, as working on faces is like painting on a live canvas.

You must then decide which path you want to take:

Fashion, TV & Film, Theatre, Weddings

This is important as each has different techniques, uses different products etc..

For instance, if you work in the Theatre, the makeup is very heavy and you must be trained in wigs.

For TV & Film, you will be trained to do cuts and bruises, period makeup etc.. You can also specialise in the more advanced special effects.

As you can see, each area of the makeup industry is very different in its approach and you need to decide which one you want to work in.

Once you have decided, check which courses are available and enrol. Courses are all different in length of time and pricing so you must look around and do some research until you find what you want.

Once you have had some training, the best way to get your foot in the door is by assisting an established make-up artist. Again, you must research who are the best artists in Fashion, TV, Film etc..and contact them. Send your CV, call or email them. You will find that this is a very competitive industry and there are a lot of new makeup artist trying to break in the business too but don’t let that put you off, you need to have determination and keep contacting professionals.

In TV and Film, there are hundreds of opportunites to work on short films with film students, which is an excellent way to get experience and make contacts.

If you are trying to make it in Fashion, assisting is again one of the best way to start. You will learn so much just by watching a professional team at work on a photoshoot or a show. You can contact makeup agencies as they will keep your details and will call you when an assistant is needed. Contact them in advance of Fashion Week as this is when they need assistants for the shows.

You must also build a portfolio by teaming with photographers and doing test shoots with models. Your book must show your skills with various styles and makeup. You can contact photographers through photography schools as they will be building their portfolio too. You can also find new graduates and professional photographers who are looking to test on the internet.

I would also highly recommend training in Hair as this will open so many other doors. Often, the makeup artist will be required to do the hairstyling on a shoot, on TV, in films etc.. so this is essential as you will get more work if you do. You can also assist a hairstylist on photoshoots, it is the best way to learn.

I would also recommend that you do a short course in manicures as you will be required to paint nails on most jobs and doing it well is a craft worth knowing.

Most of all, you need practice, practice, practice! Do your friends make up and keep photos of your work. Take a course, contact photographers, agencies, artists and get work experience by assisting on photoshoots, shows etc..

You need passion, enthusiasm and talent.. best of luck to all !

 I am totally in love with this new Makeup brand. They have the best colour selection I have seen for eyeshadows, shimmers, glitters, lipsticks and so on. They do the best makeup palettes from small sizes to really large professional ones, which you can mix and match with lip, eyes cheek and concealer colours, . The quality of their products is fantastic. Their makeup have amazing pigments to them. I love their eyeshadows, especially the shimmery ones. Just a dream to work with. Their shop is like a candy shop for anyone who LOVES Makeup.

I am always asked which are the best mascaras on the market. There are so many, which all come with different brush shapes and give various results: lengthening, thickening etc..

There are many bad mascaras out there.. generally the big brands such as Lancome, Lauder etc have very good quality mascaras.

Two of my favourites are :

L’Oreal Telescopique and Maybelline Volume Express Lift Up mascara.

Telescopique has a unique rubber brush, odd at first but fantastic to use. It separates lashes and lengthen them. I am often asked if my lashes are real when wearing it as it gives incredible lashes! A favourite.

Volume Express Lift Up has a curved brush which pushes the lashes up which gives a wide awake look as the lashes looks like they are perfectly curled. Moreover, it gives length but mainly gives a fullness to your lashes. It is really easy to use too, I am loving it right now!