Industry Discount Links to our Favourite Makeup and Beauty Brands by Samara Nilsson  Building your makeup kit can be tough! Whether you are at the start of your career or a seasoned artist, we all wince a little when it’s time to stock up on foundations and we look at the receipt. Savings on your products equate to savings in your business. Which is why some beauty brands support artists by providing them with discount codes. We have trawled the internet to find the links for the pro-discount codes for some of our favourite makeup and beauty suppliers, whose products we use at The Beauty ..read more

                                           When you take a selfie remember to look at the camera lens, not at the camera screen .. believe me, stops you looking like a startled rabbit in lights Shoot In Square Mode – As most selfies are shot for insta it makes perfect sense to shoot on this mode and cut out an editing step…less work is always better .. right? Use Burst Mode - Simply hold down the shutter and your iPhone will take 10 photos per second. The newer iPhones even help you se ..read more

  Don't you just love this look that @the_wigs_and_makeup_manager created. She was inspired by the beautiful colour palette of our brushes.  ..read more

Thought you might be interested in this great article by Suzana Rose For Cruelty-Free Kitty  Buying cruelty-free makeup is already tricky enough, but when it comes to the topic of cruelty-free makeup brushes, there are even more things to consider. If a cruelty-free company offers brushes made from natural hair, does it mean the brushes are cruelty-free? Does it mean that the company isn’t cruelty-free? In this quick guide, I’m going to walk you through all the questions you might have about choosing brushes that are 100% cruelty-free, and share with you my personal opinion on what trul ..read more

Longevity & Sparkle   November 19, 2019 by Neha By Neha Hobson I’ve been asked by so many of you on Instagram to share my PRO makeup tips for summer, particularly around how to avoid oiliness and help makeup last longer. In Australia, our Christmas coincides with summer so you’ll notice some holiday season tips too. Here are 5 fail-proof tips to help you stay on-trend, hydrated, and achieve longevity and sparkle. I’ve also included my favourite products in each category. TIP #1: Focus on Luminous Skin This is the most detailed tip, but only because I thi ..read more

It's time to sparkle : 5 affordable ways to look good this Christmas 5 mindful affordable ways to sparkle this Christmas THERE ARE SEVEN THOUSAND WAYS TO LOOK FABULOUS THIS PARTY SEASON AND WHILE BUYING NEW CLOTHES SEEMS TO HOLD POPULARITY WE'RE HOPING TO PERSUADE YOU TO RECONSIDER. WE’LL SHOW YOU 5 BRILLIANT AND AFFORDABLE WAYS TO ZHUZH YOUR LOOK THIS CHRISTMAS.  Sparkle season is officially underway and though we all want to go out and buy that sparkly dress for $400 – it’s the same one that won’t see the light of day after this season because it’ll be out of style for the next decade ..read more

Firstly Congratulations Makeup Weapons won best independent makeup brand at the Australian Makeup Industry Awards. An Award LAUD Magazine very proudly sponsored? How did it feel to see all your hard be recognized by your industry?  This was a dream of mine. I had been a finalist for makeup artist of the year for 5 long years, so I’m so happy that this year was finally my year and I won two categories. It’s amazing to see your hard work recognized by the top people in the industry …the people I have spent years looking up to.SPOTLIGHT – Sheri Vegas – Founder of Makeup Weapons Makeup We ..read more

Australian Beauty YouTuber Superstars that will inspire you! By Samara Nilsson for Makeup Weapons  The writer herself is new to this whole world of Youtubery, until about six months ago, I only used the Tube to see videos of cats being jerks, the Hoff eating that cheeseburger drunk, dubstep remixes of the Kazoo Kid and of course, my personal favourite, that goat that spent a day terrorising a town in South America. For those of you, who alike me, are new to the video makeup game, Youtube is a great place to start to get your noggin around the concept of putting makeup on your noggin, but ..read more

Becca Gilmartin is a Makeup and Body Artist working between Australia and the US, her work has been showcased on celebrities such as Kimbra, Dannii Minogue, Tara Moss, and Angus Stone. Becca is also the Beauty Editor of LAUD Magazine and took the title of ABIA's 2014 'Makeup Artist of the Year'. Makeup Weapons sits down with Becca to learn a little more about her body of work and her plans for the future. Your body of work is amazing and you have worked on some insanely cool projects in insanely cool places, please tell us about a time (or several times) you thought “F*** yeah!” on the job ..read more

Industry Discount Links to our Favourite Makeup and Beauty Brands Building your makeup kit can be tough! Whether you are at the start of your career or a seasoned artist, we all wince a little when it’s time to stock up on foundations and we look at the receipt. Savings on your products equate to savings in your business. Which is why some beauty brands support artists by providing them with discount codes. We have trawled the internet to find the links for the pro-discount codes for some of our favourite makeup and beauty suppliers, whose products we use at The Beauty School in our ..read more