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123. Nicola Johnson on 23 Years, Fear of Rejection and Signing With an Agent at 44

Episodes Blog Post Nicola Johnson has done makeup for 23 years, and she's worked in beauty her whole working life. She started as a beauty therapist in England at 16, w

122. The Insider Edit: Nicola Johnson's Kit Favourites, Skin Prep and Three Bridal Lip Combos

Episode Blog Post Makeup artist's Vanessa Barney and Nicola Johnson share the products they reach for in their personal routines and professional kits, and how they use

The Beliefs That Held Me Back For Decades

This month's Insider Diary is just me. I'm talking about the limiting beliefs that held me back in my career for decades, and what shifted for me. In this episode: The

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 Ellen Malone — makeup artist, beauty content creator, and reigning Aus

A Full Face, Live: Every Product Michael Brown Reached For. Watch on Youtube.

Send us Fan Mail 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

Inside Michael Brown's Kit: Charlotte Tilbury, House Labs And A $4 Amazon Find.

Send us Fan Mail 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 cou

Growth Wins And Gifting: My Instagram Update Plus A 5-Step Checklist to Gifting

Send us Fan Mail 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-s

Rejection, Reinvention And Taking Back Your Career

Send us Fan Mail Blog post  Adam Garland is back on The Insider Diary for episode 116. He's a UK-based session hairstylist who spent five years as the face of glob

From Sephora to Touring with Kesha: Alana Lucky on Building a Career in Makeup

Send us Fan Mail Link to blog - all products mentioned linked.  Watch on Youtube Alana has been doing makeup for 12 years. She started fresh out of high school, worked

Inside Edit with Katie Moore's Kit: Merit, Westman Atelier and more.

Send us Fan Mail All products mentioned linked in blog.  Watch on Youtube This week I'm joined by Sydney makeup artist Katie Moore. If you follow her work you&apo

25 Years, Two Continents, One Agency: Heidi Scarlett King on Building a Career That Actually Lasts

Send us Fan Mail From Mac OG to Agency Founder with Heidi Scarlett King This week I sat down with Sydney-based makeup artist and King Co Creative founder Heidi Scarlett

I Grew Almost 2,000 Followers in 5 Weeks. Here's What Actually Worked.

Send us Fan Mail 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,

You Were Born Enough: Adam Garland on Small Towns, Big Industry, and Letting Go

Send us Fan Mail 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&apos

25 Years, No Rules, No Regrets — with Max May

Send us Fan Mail This week I sat down with Sydney makeup artist Max May. Nearly 30 years in the industry, self-taught, Armani Australia ambassador, Charlotte Tilbury Glo

The Inside Edit - From Retail Counter to Global Artistry: How Tannia T Built a Career That Lasts

Send us Fan Mail 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

From the Mecca Counter to Agency Repped with Kiana Mei

Send us Fan Mail 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 wor

Set Secrets: What Every Hair and Makeup Artist Needs to Know About Working With a Stylist with Kate Lauren Harper

Send us Fan Mail What A Stylist Actually Does with Kate Lauren Harper Recently week I sat down with Sydney-based stylist Kate Lauren Harper for a refreshingly honest co

The Insider Edit: Kit Faves & Why You Need to Back Yourself

Send us Fan Mail Episode 2 of  The Insider Edit | The Makeup Insider It's just me this week — and I'm bringing you 10 products I genuinely can't live wit

Welcome to The Insider Diaries: Where I have actually been for the last six months.

Send us Fan Mail 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

Why Taste Level Beats Technique Every Time, with Molly Warkentin

Send us Fan Mail 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 i