Min Min Ma

Right now.

It’s beautiful to look at but I am glad I don’t have to leave home.  I wonder though for the ladies who do need to step outside and conquer the world, what can they do to still look pretty and dainty without too much fuss?  Simple: cream based and water-resistant products. Let me break [...]

This is a typical conversation when I meet someone new:
“What do you do?”
“I am a makeup artist.”
“Oh funny, you don’t wear much makeup yourself.”
“Well a little, it just looks natural. Besides caring for my own face is the last thing I think of when I am at work.”
Another typical observation: most of my makeup artist [...]

This reminds me to sign up for M.A.C. Body Painting Pro class with renowned makeup artist/ body painter Joanne Gair.

Last night, I watched Rize by David Lachapelle. Released in January 2005, this documentary film tells the story of 2 related urban dance movements, ‘clowning’ and ‘krumping’, originated in the streets of South Central Los Angeles during the early 90’s. The dancers expressed their individuality through their stage characters, freestyle choreography and various face paintings [...]

My mother bought me a red lipstick from the dollar store to play when I was about 10 years old. I remember liking its tacky floral plastic tube and the waxy smell it would give off. 3 years later, I received my first mascara, Maybelline pink + green, from a friend as a friendship gift. [...]

Work by Marten Lange

Pulled these reference photos from my inspiration file. Clearly I have an obsession with multiples, duplicates or repetitions. Check out this old Vincent Peters‘ Citizen K editorial story with black painted faces. My heart just skipped a beat.

By Glynis Selina Arban for The National Magazine from Dubai.

BY John Van Der Schilden for German Amica Magazine. Unfortunately the magazine went out of business.

BY Nelson Simoneau for Flare Magazine.

BY Geoff Barrenger for Lush Magazine. I used lots of body paint…

BY Geoff Barrenger as well with the beautiful Johanna Stickland from Supreme.

BY Matthew Stylianou shot [...]

Welcome to my blog! This is me back in Fall 2001. Just came home from Toronto’s Complections Makeup School where I was taking lessons.  I was practicing theatrical makeup techniques that I learned earlier that day.