So last week I went to the fantastic London IMATS which I have been soo sooo excited about going to. I saved up as much money as I could and spent it allll!
Those of you not familiar with what IMATS is, its a massive makeup tradeshow/exhibition full of new and upcoming products as well as a chance to talk to other professionals in the industry, meet the creators of brands and attend seminars + talks with the professionals on different makeup or sfx demonstrations. For a professional makeup artist or student or even just someone who loves makeup, its a fabulous event to attend.
So first thing that hits you when you go to this exhibition is how big the place is and how big the crowds are!! It was held at Olympia National Hall Kensington, which is a huge place.
As you can see, huuuuge place which was absolutely packed!.
As you walk round there are so many live demonstrations of body art, sfx, makeup...all sorts which was really interesting to watch. It always amazes me what other artists come up with and this year I wasn't disappointed.
Amazing sfx demonstration of casualty effects with prosthetics and other products.
Absolutely amazing body art demonstrations at the show and what was so interesting was as you walked around the event you saw the stages of the application.
This was my favourite, I think its absolutely incredible, love how the face is incorporated as well as the precise details.
There was also the Makeup Museum that show cased all sort of prosthetic pieces from films as well as the most realistic sculptures and casting even!!!
Such a random thing to see. "Ears for Ben Stiller" haha
In memory of Stuart Freeborn 1914-2013. Inspirational person.
Werewolf from "Being Human"
3 guesses what this is from....
In the demonstration/talks there was one person I was determined that I had to go see, Bobbie Weiner AKA Bloody Mary. I was interest in her due to her down to earth approachable attitude teamed with her vast knowledge and experience, credits including "Titanic", "Behind Enemy Lines", "True Blood", and more. In her live demonstration she created two characters, zombie girl and a burn victim.
The amazing thing about what she did was it was easy to try to recreate as she didn't use a lot of flash expensive products and her own brand products were all reasonably priced but did the job of the more expensive brands, on top of that they are all water based which means they will wash off with soap and water. Nice thing was everyone at the demo got free "zombie flesh cream"...always nice to get a freebie.
So what did I buy....lots.....
New silicone airbrush foundation....yays!!
This is going to be used on Saturday for a mask ball I've been booked for.
These are so cool, they're prosthetics and I slightly went over the top with the whole Steam Punk style!!
Love these, they are soooo pretty and glittery!!!
I cannot wait to play with this!!!
I even got Bloody Mary's autograph!
Contents of the Bloody Mary's Zombie kit.
So as you can see I had so much fun last weekend and I will be reviewing all the products I have bought at some point.
This week is going to be a busy one, its the final week for my lovely creative students from media makeup level 3 and 2 to complete the course, so its all about sorting out the paper work and checking everything's marked.
Next week, is workshops and tasters for secondary schools in the area to come and watch demos and play with some techniques.
I also have a hair and makeup booked for this Saturday, a masked ball makeup...which am very excited about as its a fab chance to flex my creative muscles.
Busy busy busy!
Talk to you soon.
xRx
p.s. don't forget to keep checking my facebook page for more images and up to date details...https://www.facebook.com/Ruth.E.Moulden.MUA
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