For those who keep up to date with me via Instagram know that in May, I was honoured to meet and view Mario Dedivanovic in action! It was a very last minute decision seeing Mario and his amazing work. I remember my friend ringing me first thing in the morning and telling me about the tickets and without even thinking I said "YASS, BOOK THEM"! For those who are not familiar with him, he is the ultimate makeup king of our time, he is the magic behind the flawless Kim Kardashian look!! This post has been ever so delayed due to an agreement made when attending the class but I'm sharing "my experience of the makeup class" with you guys and how amazing his work is!
The class took place in London and no photography or videography was allowed to take place while he commenced, luckily enough for us we got front row seats. However you were allowed to ask questions about his work and the products he was using at any time during the class (which was so helpful!). He firstly asked the audience what look they wanted to see and near enough everyone picked the catwalk glam. The workshop was based on this one look and he broke down EVERYTHING!
Firstly he spoke about skin and he couldn't enhance how important it is to keep the skin looking immaculate as this was the canvas. Moisturising was his key element, he refrained from primers and said if the skin is moisturised well then there is no need to waste money on extra products, as it is all there for marketing purposes. He normally uses Crem da la mer on Kim but his go to would be the Kiels moisturiser. The products he uses are ranged from high brands and low brands as he explains that different products do different jobs. He then applied a cream foundation as he feels these work better than liquids (that too on dry to combination skin) and then went on to do the eyes. The eye makeup took at least 2 hours along with tons of products to create that perfect look! He then went onto the brows and then onto the under eye! He did a lot of layering with powders as setting the work is what achieves that beautiful look! Afterwards he used a powder bronzer to sculpt the cheekbones and a highlighter to enhance them. Both lipsticks and gloss were used on the lips and then it was all set with Mac Fix Plus.
At the end of the class he did a Q & A to help other makeup artists in the industry and also elaborated on his struggle in the industry and how he made it to where he is now. He was so humble and genuine and gave his honest answers and tried to give as much information as he could. Mario explained how Kevyn Aucoin was one of his idols and the looks he mastered is what inspired him. A lot of the audience questioned him about certain looks and techniques such as baking, contouring and highlighting but he stated that he did not use these certain techniques but in fact uses different methods. On the other hand many people have stated that in other workshops he has previously used different techniques and methods. To me personally I feel that Mario as a makeup artist may use different techniques for different looks but may also not want to tell the world all of the tricks up his sleeve as its the closest thing to magic! (Well near enough). On the contrary some of the products and tips may not always work the way we want them to due to the climate we have here compared to the climate he normally works with, as this has a major affect on our skin!
The Goody Bag
This was probably the most generous goody bags I have come across so far! It was filled with amazing products which are hard for us to get our hands on in the UK.
It contained the Anastasia Beverly hills Contour kit, Brow pro pallet, Brow Gel, Brow Wiz & three different lip glosses! It also had Huda Beauty nails, lashes and the glue! There was a mac lipstick along with a mascara, a beauty blender, a tarte mascara, a giselle eyeshadow, tatcha sheets, a karuna skin mask & magic pads. Mario gave a signature pad and a matching mirror all in a cute little tote.
This was probably the most generous goody bags I have come across so far! It was filled with amazing products which are hard for us to get our hands on in the UK.
This was just a breakdown of the experience and I didn't want to babble on too much but I hope you guys enjoyed it & if anyone is wondering whether they want to see him or not then they should definitely do so!
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