Kryolan Workshop
'There is only one real professional make-up maker. There is only one Kryolan.'
Kryolan is a makeup brand that I have not used before. When I was told that this brand was a big part of our makeup kit, I was slightly nervous as I was new to this brand and wasn't too sure about the makeup or the company. During our induction week, we had a Kryolan demonstration and I thought this would be the perfect way to find out more about the brand.
Gemma, who has been a Kryolan make up artist for 10 years, came to the university to discuss the brand with us. Gemma started work at Kryolan after a work experience placement and after studying make up at college. This brand is so very verstaille and the products aren't necesarilly for one particularly part of the body. The products are all made in scientific laboratories and they make sure that each and every item meets outstanding quality standards. It was also really interesting to find out the history of the company too, how Charles Fox founded the company 'Charles Fox of Covent Garden' back in 1945 and Kryolan took over in 1992.
Gemma chose one of the students to be her model and began selecting some products that she was going to use. She decided to opt for a glam/going out makeup look. Whilst she was prepping the models skin, Gemma's colleague explained the products that we had, including the brushes which I thought was really helpful and useful. I found it really interesting watching her applying the makeup as she had many different techniques. After applying primer on the skin, she proceeded to the brows, they were already quite thick and bushy so Gemma only had to apply a small amount of brow powder on the arches to give them a nice, strong shape. The next stage was the eyes, taking a small amount of concealer, Gemma placed it in the inner corner of the model's eyes and blended it out over rhe eyelid as an eyeshadow base. A tip I learned from Gemma was to then sweep powder over this to set it so the eyeshadow doesn't crease. I really enjoyed watching her create this makeup look as I love glam makeup looks. I was very excited to try all my Kryolan products and test them out!
Gemma creating a makeup look on a student.
It was really nice that Gemma took the time to carefully go through and explain everything she was doing so we knew exactly what products she was using and how to use them.
One thing Gemma told us to remember was 'Blend! Blend! Blend!' You can never blend your eyeshadow too much!
Throughout the demo, I thought it was really important that Gemma kept reminding us about hygiene when working as a makeup artist! She gave us tips like don't eat anything garlic the night before working on a client, always make sure you have mints and don't double dip your products, especially when working with creams and liquids.
People got the opportunity to ask questions and her colleague gave the answers to the students. Someone asked 'what is the best way to get your self in to the makeup industry?' and he said to just get whatever job you can get in the industry and work your way up. They both started off at Kryolan through work experience and now they both work really high up for the company. The makeup artist also told us how much work is involved in this industry, he said he hasn't been home in over 2 weeks and he is off travelling again for another 5 around the world. He also said that he commutes to work 2 hours every morning and then 2 hours home every day. If you want to work in this industry, you've got to want it, you've got to have commitment because so many people want this career and if you're aren't willing to push yourself and work for it then you're most likely not going to get it.
Overall, I really enjoyed the workshop. There was an opportunity at the end to purchase some items that they had brought along and as we were students, we were entitled to 20% off. I learned so much from this and I feel like I know now so much more about the brand and I can't wait to start experimenting with the makeup.
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