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Gabriela Lugo

Hair and Makeup for the beautiful Cuban ballet dancer Gabriela Lugo. Getting ready for her moment on stage with Carlos Acosta for his...

18th century hairstyling in less than 30 seconds

Mel's top 5 makeup tips for black skin

First and foremost and of major importance is to get your foundation colour right! With the very popular trend of contouring a la Kim...

What is beauty?

This is a subject close to my heart as a makeup artist, having studied faces for many years. Early on whilst training, I found out that...

Getting rid of puffy eyes

Failing surgery, there is not much one can do to get rid of eye bags, but there is however a quick method to disguise them using the...

Talking Beyonce and black beauty on CNN

I recently appeared in a CNN report about the controversy over the singer's leaked unretouched L'Oreal photos.

A Kenyan CNN Make-Up Artist’s Tips

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