Phillipa Hughes Makeup Artist

Pembrokeshire & Cardigan, West Wales

Lessons

WEDDING & SPECIAL EVENT TRIALS

Trials before a wedding day or special event are essential. Ideally, they should take place several weeks before the event. Why? Because a trial is effectively a chance to test and play with various ideas ahead of time for your special day to achieve the look that you want and the look that best suits you personally.

It is also a chance for me to take into consideration all the factors that will make you beam on your special day such as: makeup allergies, skin type, spectacles/contact lense wearer, your dress/outfit design, headwear, style of event, colour schemes at event, season of event, etc.

I like to establish your likes and dislikes. I will listen to what you would like to achieve in the trial and then create a look, in consultation with you, using the variety of top makeup brands that I work with. Ahead of the trial, I will be in touch with you to establish what you are hoping for and will subsequently send you a questionnaire about yourself, your skin type, etc.

I welcome my clients to come along to the trial with magazine cuttings of make-up looks that you like or would like to try.

Trials are a chance for us to work together and try products and colours to achieve the look that you are ultimately happy and confident with for your special event.

Once we have agreed on the make-up for your special event, I will note down all the products that we have decided upon together and re-create the look for your special day or provide you with a list so that you can purchase the products yourself.

ONE to ONE LESSONS & CONSULTATIONS

Let’s face it: every woman has makeup in her make-up bag or drawer that you bought on impulse that you don’t know how to use, which doesn’t actually suit you or you liked the packaging!! We all do it!

Have you:

- Been wearing the same makeup for years and don’t know how to update your look?

- never been taught how to apply makeup?

- don’t know what colours or brands suit you so you decided not to bother wearing makeup?

- daunted by all the products and brands on the market and don’t know where to start?

If you answered ‘yes yes yes’ to any (or all!) of these points above, get in touch with me for a one to one makeup consultation and lesson!

In my one to one lessons and consultations, I will take into consideration

- your lifestyle together and personal style

- look at your skin care routine

- edit any of your existing makeup products (what suits you and what does not)

- look at your makeup brushes and show you how to use them, what each can be used for or suggest applicators for you to buy

- advise on the best products for your skin type and skin tone

- show you a day time look and an evening look and show you how to recreate these looks yourself with the best tools to do so and where to get them

It’s not about spending money. It’s about understanding what you have already, how to use it, what is available locally and a few short cuts to achieve the look that suits you.

PERSONALISED ONE TO ONE, GROUP & ONLINE MAKEUP LESSONS

SEE THE WOMAN, NOT THE MAKEUP…

If you are a novice, tackling hooded eyes, want to look fabulous for a zoom call or simply want to know what kind of eye makeup suits your particular eye shape and colouring, I offer online bespoke lessons to keep you feeling your confident best so get in touch with me to help you raise that makeup game of yours from mediocre to eye-deal!

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“Make-up doesn’t make women beautiful. It is a form of self-expression, much like fashion; it can be used as an extension of your personality, a celebration of your individuality which is influenced by your culture and personal style. However, when used well, makeup can transform how you see yourself and, in turn, positively effect a woman’s self-esteem and self-confidence in an instant and ultimately, that is what makes her beautiful. ”

— Phillipa Hughes

Good makeup is not about spending loads of money on luxury makeup or even purchasing a bucket loads of products. It’s about: understanding your skin, your bone structure, what equipment you already own and how to use it to your best advantage, where to spend money and where you can save it.

Let’s face it…every woman has products in her make-up bag or drawer that were bought on impulse because:

you liked the packaging but you don’t know how to use the product correctly.
“it looked nice on me in the shop”!
you had a department store makeover and had to buy products at the end of it.
you’d read about it in a magazine or on social media.
you changed your hair colour…..etc!

Answered “YES” to any of those statements above?

A makeup lesson with me is an investment in yourself and can save you quite a bit of money in the long run!

Whether you are an absolute beginner or just need to master a smoky eye or a hooded eye or want to overhaul your skincare regime, I customise every single lesson based on what you wish to learn and I will advise you where to invest your hard earned money and where you can save it when buying beauty products that work for you personally, your individual style, your colouring and your skin…..(Without the pressure of buying anything from any particular cosmetic counter!)

ANY OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS SOUND LIKE YOU?

Been wearing the same makeup for years and don’t know how to update your look?
Never been taught how to apply makeup?
Don’t know what colours or brands suit you so decided not to bother wearing makeup?
Intimidated by all the products and brands on the market and don’t know where to start?
Makeup not staying where you put it?

IF ‘YES’, GET IN TOUCH WITH ME FOR SOME GUIDED EXPERT TUITION. Learn tricks and techniques used to create a professional make-up look from a makeup industry professional.

If Award Winning Vegan & Certified Organic SKINCARE & MAKEUP is up your street, why not get in touch with me to ‘try before you buy’ and experience the sublime smelling super effective TROPIC SKINCARE & MAKEUP products under my guidance. I offer one to ones or to make it more fun, why not arrange to have some friends, family or neighbours over for coffee or to share a bottle of wine in the garden while I walk you through what the products do and and how to apply them? If that sounds good to you, CONTACT ME to book in a Tropic pamper session with me now.

Have a look at some of my work below or in the PHOTO GALLERY

TRANSWOMAN/MTF PERSONAL MAKEUP LESSONS

Social Media tutorials confusing you? Overwhelmed by a zillion cosmetic and skincare products that claim to be the answer to your prayers? Confused by the order you are meant to apply all these products? Purchased expensive products that you have no clue how to use or that simply don’t suit you? Perhaps you just don’t know what suits you and need help understanding shades and tones for your colouring. Whatever the reason that has brought you to my site: firstly, a warm welcome to you! My Makeup Services are all inclusive and fully embrace the transgender community. I welcome all clients wishing to learn and understand makeup. I don’t discriminate on gender so prices for my services are the same for everyone.

Whether you are an absolute beginner or whether you have makeup issues that you can’t seem to resolve (hiding five o’clock shadow can be as much of a bitch as applying makeup to a hooded eye on mature skin) my one to one online lessons for MTF trans women allow you the opportunity to learn and understand makeup application from an industry pro whilst in the privacy of your own comfortable space. It can be pricey being a woman (trust me…this stuff ain’t cheap)! So, walk away from You Tube (so much misinformation and bad advice), save yourself some very expensive makeup mistakes and book a lesson with me to understand the ‘what, where, why and how’ of makeup application for your unique colouring and bone structure.

Lessons with me are packed full of information so be ready!