Work Experience on Limmy's Show!

Since I wrote a blog post about Burnistoun I thought I ought to do the same for my time on the Limmy's Show - which was a fantastic experience! Instead of being on set I was working in the Comedy Unit studios in Glasgow where the green screen scenes of the show were being filmed. As I have previously worked on Rab C Nesbitt & Burnistoun & both are productions of the BBC Comedy Unit I was seeing alot of familiar faces in the crew, however I was working with two makeup artists which I had never met before which was great as it was some new stories, techniques & working procedures I could learn! Both MUA's were lovely & very helpful, as I had just qualified in my first year of makeup they also asked me lot's of questions to see how much I knew & to see what I had learned!

As I had previous experience in TV Make-Up (& now qualified!) the artists gave me quite alot of work to do & kept me very busy which was brilliant as on previous experiences I was mostly shadowing the artists, observing them, whereas I got to put my training to good use. I was preparing malleable blocks, washing & drying lace front & synthetic wigs & moustache pieces, tonging moustache pieces - which I have never done before, helping to apply a facial hair piece - onto Limmy's Building Bricks character, washing brushes & I even got to do some makeup for one of the extras. Not to sound cheesy, but I felt like a proper make-up artist! I spent more time on Limmy's Show as I was working in the studios for a couple of days which was great too as I was previously only on sets for the day.

I absolutely loved my time on Limmy, even if I did get horrendously lost driving in Glasgow for the first time & ended up crying on the phone to my mum .. & reflecting on my time has made me so excited for my next work experience on set whatever, or whenever it is! (Hopefully soon & hopefully River City) However I'd be happy with anything!

I was watching the behind the scenes footage of The Woman In Black today & it really hit home how much I want to be a TV/Film/Theatre MUA. I love the idea of being in a tight knit little community with the cast & crew, working together to create something fantastic. Fingers crossed 2013 has some more work experience for me so I can one day live my dream!

Update ..

It's been SO long since I've written anything on this blog purely because it was created for college purposes. I've decided to give it some TLC & start working on it again to learn about new makeup products & techniques, read reviews/opinions & share my own! I am going to start by saying Happy New Year to you all!

Since my last blog update I have gained a qualification in NQ Media Make-Up & I am currently studying HNC Fashion & Photographic Make-Up & am nearly half way through the course, time flies when you're having fun! To be honest, my passion lies in character & special effects make-up although I do really enjoy doing pretty, fashion make-ups & have learned so much about different techniques, brands & products which I can apply to my own make-up use & knowledge! Over the Christmas period I purchased a few products for my kit which I am going to talk about on this blog. I plan on making a HUGE purchase on Smashbox (a brand I am LOVING just now because I'm getting a bit bored with Bobbi Brown, Benefit & MAC) which I'll be sure to write about when I've got it!

Anyways, my first purchase was Stila 'All Is Bright' Lip Glaze set. I am a sucker for lipgloss & this set of 8 gorgeous coloured lipglosses are right up my street! It contains 2 best selling Stila glosses (Black Berry & Sugar Plum) & 6 limited edition Christmas glosses (Jack Frost, Jingle, Holly, Jolly, Joy, Splendor) - Splendor is my personal favourite which I'm not sure will go into my kit .. Ha! This great little set was only £21.95, saving a huge £75 if I were to buy each gloss individually! With a saving like that how could I refuse? The lip glaze is a great colour, have a bit of sparkle & last well. If I was to criticise them all I could say is they are quite sticky & I would avoid wearing them in windy weather because my hair stuck to my lips like glue! A very worthwhile buy though :)



My second purchase, again another lipgloss set! This time by Boots No7. A beautifully packaged Christmas set containing 5 limited edition glosses (which don't have names, boo.) Original price is £16.00 however I got it for £8 in the half price sale - result! At the moment I have only tried one gloss which is an irridescent pale pink. I'm not a fan of pale glosses as I feel it's a kind of (dare I say) cheap hoochie mama look, however when applied is just a nice pink sheen! Looks gorgeous & tastes like peaches. Unlike the Stila lip glaze, this gloss does not feel overly sticky & is lasting very well so far! (I've had it on for over an hour now & it's still all there!)



My third purchase which I feel the need to really moan about is a non make-up product (DUN, DUN, DUN..) which I bought as a little treat for my hair & I'm only going to talk about it because I was SO excited to try it out & was really let down. This product is Umberto Giannani Glam Hair Backcomb In A Bottle, which I have branded Disappointment In A Bottle - bitch! I hear you say! I don't know if anyone has tried it & I am not going to try & say no one shouldn't try it as it may work for different people & you really never know until you try. The product states that it adds instant texture & volume to create the effect of backcombed hair, I was expecting a thick spray which would be like dry shampoo or matte powder (dust it) but was quite surprised to find it was just like hairspray. This did absolutely nothing to the volume of my hair, the bottle claims it prevents you from having to backcomb your hair, but my hair was still flat as a pancake after using the product & I found myself having to backcomb my hair after using it. It is literally just hairspray with a different name. Gutted!! It smells nice though, I will give it credit for that!



Anyway enough moaning! I am on the hunt for eye & lip palettes & high coverage foundations, if anyone has any recommendations please let me know! I'm new to this blogging game so any help is welcomed :) Hols x