London IMATS 2013

Hello my lovely lovelies,
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 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Illamasqua Hydra Veil

Hello all! I have been so unbelievably busy these past few weeks with weddings, vintage fairs, War Weekend fairs with Ramsbottom Vintage and the wonderful award winning Jenny Martin (photos to come soon!) and teaching that its been far too long since I've written here!

Today I am going to review an absolutely fabulous product that I feel is a must for all...young and old. You might of already see some of the hype about it or this might be your first introduction to the product. I am talking about Illamasqua's first skin care product, Hydra Veil.

 

The product comes in a very stylish pot that completely represents the brand. The sales woman who I spoke to was very helpful in explaining the product to its fullest, stating that the gel formula aim to hydrate the skin whilst creating the perfect primer for foundation.

 

 

Hydra-Veil come with the cutest spoon which illustrates just how little product is needed to cover the whole face. Which means that the price tag of £27 is well worth it, am predicting that it will last a long time.

 

 

The texture of the product is a gel that is highly refreshing, smooth and hydrating. You can literally feel the gel rehydrating your skin without making it feel slippery or too wet as the product glides on and absorbs effortlessly. 

 

 

It is an unusual formula that when is mixed turns into a jelly like substance however after leaving it to sit for a minute returns to it original glass like gel mixture.

 

Which is what happens on the skin, goes on smooth as glass it. I tested this product on both myself and my mother who immediately felt a difference in her skin and visibly saw a difference in her lines and wrinkles, seeing them smoother and reduced.

 

For myself, after applying the gel and then my makeup over the top I found the result incredible. I found that it created a perfect balance on my skin between rehydrating and creating an even surface for my foundation which meant that it created a flawless finish. My skin was smoother and my foundation lasts longer and prevented the foundation from flaking in areas or gathering in facial lines. Its absolutely perfect for combination skin types that suffer from patches of dehydrated skin as it balances out the skin. It also work fabulously with Illamasqua's own Skin base foundations.

All in all I believe the product is a must for all makeup artists and makeup lovers!

 

Below is an example of my makeup when wearing Hydra Veil under the foundation....

For more examples of my work please have a little peek at my facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/Ruth.E.Moulden.MUA

My next blog is going to be an SFX one from one of my workshops with Blackburn College Media students...I'll give you a tease, it involves hillbilly zombies!!

I will also be attending IMATS London in a few weeks so expect a load of product reviews and tests because I aim to spend like no tomorrow!!!
See you soon my lovelies!!
xRx
 

Wasted Lives; Live car crash rescue demonstration

 

Taken from Lancashire Telegraph
 

So last week was uber busy for me and my students, we’re midway through completing their media makeup module where the students have to produce a tramp character, a character with prosthetics included as well as a character including ageing effects and prosthetics. In between these assessments we’ve been very busy with work experience jobs.

We’re still completing the photo-shoots for the local police who are creating a calendar to raise money for charity, recreating movie posters. Last week it was Charlie’s Angels, Twilight, Trainspotting and James Bond, which my students did fantastically well with.

The big event that myself and my fabulous students, Shannon, Pam, Aleena and Amy took part in was the “Wasted Lives” campaign, working the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Services, North West Ambulance and Lancashire Constabulary. We were invited to help out by Harry who is a student studying fire and rescue service management at the university centre, Blackburn to help him create demonstration which saw our models play passages in a car that had crashed. The demonstration was provided by “Wasted Lives” programme, set up by the Lancashire Partnership for Road Safety and saw characters being cut out of a car crash and how the emergency services deal with car crashes as well as campaigning to protect young drivers by raising awareness of the dangers of dangerous driving.

Our job as makeup artist was to create realistic car crash wounds to reflect the characters injuries. We had a variety of injuries to portray from busted lips, grazes, cuts, bruises, airbag injuries to internal injuries.

 

The majority of sfx wounds benefited from the use of a little sponge that every makeup artist should carry, stipple sponge. This sponge is perfect for creating random grazes and adding texture to your cuts. Dip it in Ben Nye’s Scratch blood and away your go, extra tip: to create definition use a mixture of red shades and add gravel texture for a really nasty graze caused by a scrap across the ground.

Another saving grace to this project was Shannon and her creation of a gory prosthetic to reflect the fact that her model was thrown through the car window at 100mph and rolled across the road, so obviously received some nasty road burns and scraps.

She created this effect by using latex and tissue, then building up the colours to create a very realistic, textured effect. This method is taught on my course at Blackburn College and I do teach you how to create basic prosthetics, so if you’re interested in finding out the how’s, come join my merry gang of makeup artists.

Grimas derma wax was also a well-used product in this project, Pam used it to create this lovely busted lip effect. The key to using derma-wax is keep your model and hour hand cold! Usually if the wax is applied and blended well it will be self-sticking but in this case where the models are running around and being cut out of cars spirit gum and sealer is needed for that extra staying power!

Now in the case of internal injuries….blood capsule are your best friend (those used were by Kryolon). Team this with pale out face and glycerine (also supplied by Kryolon) to create a sweat look and tell your model to use the capsule just as the paramedics are moving them….bish bash bosh nice internal bleeding effect.

 

So all in all it was a pretty exciting day for myself and my fabulous creative bee’s. We got through quiet a lot of blood….Mehron’s dark stage blood is definitely recommended. And as I told my students endless of times….if you come away from a job like this clear…you haven’t added enough! For more plenty more images check out my facebook page…..http://www.facebook.com/Ruth.E.Moulden.MUA

xRx

 

Another Vintage fair at Ramsbottom Civic Hall.

Once again me and my little pop up salon will be at the Civic Hall, Ramsbottom offering lovely Pin up and rockabilly hair-do's and makeovers.

 

I will be working along side the fabulous Jenny Martin Photography to bring you wonderful deal offers on the makeovers if you get a photo shoot done with Jenny Martin.

I also have the added exciting news that as well as my usual nail polish manicures on offer am also offering Sensationail manicures, the nails polish that has no drying time and lasts up to 2 weeks with a perfect glossy look. (review will be coming soon for this product)

So what are you waiting for come along and see me!

 

Come and get pampered my lovelies!

 

SFX tramp

Hello my lovely people!

So tramp characters can the best characters to create when learning how to do casualty sfx. They test your skills in realism, your design skills linked to character profile and your patience when applying. My level 3 media makeup students are just finishing their formative assessments on casualty makeup creating "tramp" characters and I could be mistaken but I think for some of them it was a shock to their system. Small wounds look like they would be easy to create but its all about the mixing and colour ratio, as well as knowing the human body and exactly how a wound is created and why it forms. Key tip; once you know everything about the real casualty wounds you stand a chance at recreating them realistically.
Below is my demonstration tramp character, which also turns out to be transgender makeover at the same time...

 
So the character profile for my tramp, ( this is something you must write during your design stage, every sfx for a reason!) He is an alcoholic who has lived on the streets for about 10 years after going a little paranoid that the government was after him, mental health issues exasperated by the drink. He is about 25-30 years old and lives in tin shanty house that he had to put up everyday if the weathers bad, hence the cut to his nose where the tin sheet fell on him. The graze on his forehead was the result of a drunken fall.

This is what my students do when presenting a character and I think its important when creating any characters, so my lovely peeps round your Halloween characters and give them a story, I promise it will make a difference to your sfx. 

 

So here is the lovely Alice being transformed. The effects are a variety of different techniques, ranging from 2D to 3D.

Lets start at the top, that nasty looking graze was created using Ben Nye's red cream colours from the Master Bruise Wheel and Ben Nye's scratch blood; the application was using a large pored stipple sponge to create the random scratch effect. Always layer up and build the effect up, never go straight in there expecting to be done in a 1 minute, have patience.

We have a product called Tubiplast on the face, its the wart on the side of the face. This is a good versatile product that can be used for cuts, scars, warts and any sort of small raised wounded.

Derma wax was used to create the cut to the nose with various cream colours from Grimas casualty palette.

The cold sore is my special effect thats my little secret, mainly because its a shock to the students when I demonstrate this. All I can say is its an everyday object used to create that nasty sore!

Crepe hair and stubble is attached using my trusty spirit gum and the stubble is very fine crepe hair attached with stubble paste. I favour this effect over shadowing because its more realistic for what I want to create.

 

So there you have, the lovely tramp character!

 

I have some extra news today as well, I have just worked with a lovely Ad agency called One Eighty Creative in Colne doing some photographic work for a pharmacy company. Use SFX! Which I love! The results of which will be coming to a bill board near you...in the meantime here is a sneak peek....http://instagram.com/p/XZvKABzHxE/#

 

For more photo's of the tramp and up to date news, please take a peek at my facebook page....http://www.facebook.com/Ruth.E.Moulden.MUA