I like to think I’m pretty profesh at doing my makeup. After all, I’ve been into makeup as soon as I could get my mitts on Mum’s lipstick. At the Perfect 8 Brush Set launch on Monday at TK Store I learned a lot more…
The Perfect 8 Brush Set launched on Monday night at Turet Kneufermann’s flagship TK Store amid her latest gorgeous designs. The cool chic space was an oasis of fabulous fashion for an intimate group of media and makeup mavens, there for a masterclass on the 8 steps to perfect makeup: one brush for every step.
The evening was hosted by the gorgeous Turet and Wendy; the brains behind the brushes. Wendy is a renowned makeup artist who has made her living in the fashion capitals of London, Japan and the US. She is the owner of Professional Makeup Supplies and provides all the brush kits for the artists attending the prestigious Makeup School in pretty Ponsonby.
I like to think I’m pretty profesh at doing my makeup. After all, I’ve had my face as long as I’ve lived and I’ve been into makeup as soon as I could get my mitts on Mum’s lipstick. But when I see the girls at the MAC counter with all their brushes – half of me lusts after them and the other half goes – what on earth do you do with all of them? How do you know when to use which? Does it matter which order? And what if you forget which one to use?
Those of us with no formal training need a few pointers. So The Perfect 8 kit cleverly comes with a step-by-step photographed instructional guide. Likewise with the brushes, if you forget what it does, there are helpful names engraved on the side. “Eye-Lid Brush” to use on eye-lids only. “Smudger” for, well, smudging. LOVE it. It’s like makeup for dummies! Not that any of us are thick, but sometimes, when I’m in a flap, the less decisions I make by myself, the better.
The evening was relaxed and informal floated along merrily by vino, bubbles, San Pellegrino cocktails, fresh cherries and female-friendly canapés. Soy-basted seared tuna skewers and Peking duck wrapped in cucumber ribbons among others. Please sir, may I have some more?
We lounged as Wendy gave us a makeup tutorial on her model. And I gleaned some fascinating tips for creating picture perfect faces. For example; we should always use synthetic bristles when using liquids i.e. foundation because natural hair is too fibrous and absorbs half the product. It’s wasteful and it hinders application because the brush is competing with your face for the product.
Likewise, that V-shape we’re all meant to draw on the outside of our eyes to make them look bigger? Frankly, sometimes it just looks like I drew the letter ‘V’ on my face, making my eyes alphabetical, not bigger. That’s because I’m not blending with a natural goat’s hair brush to disperse the powder and eliminate harsh lines. No wonder I wasn’t getting the right effect with Cutips.
I felt like I could trust her because she was using products that were staples in my own makeup bag – Diorshow Mascara, MAC blusher and Thin Lizzy Mineral Foundation. And the final effect wasn’t heavy handed it was just somehow, by the magic of makeup, better. Everyone could ask questions and the whole vibe was very chatty, very girly and very chill – a world away from silly season stress. I’ll definitely be putting The Perfect 8 in someone’s stocking this Christmas.
Available from Glamourpuss in Nuffield St, Off-Wax Brow Bars and online at www.theperfect8.com
Below: Turet and Helene Ravlich.
Words and photos, Katy Thomas 13 December 2010.
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