mandag 28. september 2009
Do you expect people working in the beauty-business to look good?
And if not, do you think they loose integrity? I don't mean good-looking like a model, more like looking "smart"... What do you think? (I might dig my own grave here... :-))
søndag 27. september 2009
Working backstage - the feelings some days after the shows
It is difficult to write a constructive and down to earth blog when you are in the middle of the excitement so I will now write a little bit more about my experience working for Marian Newman and her team.
For me, this was the very first time working backstage and I was both excited and scared because Marian had so kindly let me work at her team. I was very scared of not being technically good enough and excited because working at London Fashion Week is something very few people are allowed to do.
I knew that working backstage is not glamorous at all. And it is right. Nails are, naturally, not the primary "needs", hair and makeup come first. As a nailtech you have to fit in while the hairdresser or makeup artist is working. You never have a workstation, you just walk around trying to grab the model "at the right moment". (Sometimes it felt like that moment never came. :)) You don't have time to perfect your work, just to do it as good as you can with limited time.
You have to be prepared to creep at the floor (to do the models toes), working squeezed in between the hairdresser and/or the makeup-artist and even be yelled at for doing your work (maybe you were at the wrong place at the wrong time...) . Unfortunately I am not very thick-skinned and at one of the shows I became really shocked because a hairdresser yelled at me because I was sitting at HIS territory while doing a models nails. I still think it was kind of a strange behavior, but if it ever happens again, I will be more thick-skinned and not let it go into me.
Another useful thing I learned was how effective colored nail-polish can be. As some of you know I am very conservativ, mostly short nails with pink and white for me. After working for Marian, I think I will use more colors!!!
All in all I have learned so much from this experience. It is difficult to explain, you have to do it to understand how it works and I am very happy I now have gotten this precious experience. Working side by side with Marian and her team, asking, soaking up everything and asking again has been very useful for me. I feel a little bit more prepared for that kind of the industry now!
For me, this was the very first time working backstage and I was both excited and scared because Marian had so kindly let me work at her team. I was very scared of not being technically good enough and excited because working at London Fashion Week is something very few people are allowed to do.
I knew that working backstage is not glamorous at all. And it is right. Nails are, naturally, not the primary "needs", hair and makeup come first. As a nailtech you have to fit in while the hairdresser or makeup artist is working. You never have a workstation, you just walk around trying to grab the model "at the right moment". (Sometimes it felt like that moment never came. :)) You don't have time to perfect your work, just to do it as good as you can with limited time.
You have to be prepared to creep at the floor (to do the models toes), working squeezed in between the hairdresser and/or the makeup-artist and even be yelled at for doing your work (maybe you were at the wrong place at the wrong time...) . Unfortunately I am not very thick-skinned and at one of the shows I became really shocked because a hairdresser yelled at me because I was sitting at HIS territory while doing a models nails. I still think it was kind of a strange behavior, but if it ever happens again, I will be more thick-skinned and not let it go into me.
Another useful thing I learned was how effective colored nail-polish can be. As some of you know I am very conservativ, mostly short nails with pink and white for me. After working for Marian, I think I will use more colors!!!
All in all I have learned so much from this experience. It is difficult to explain, you have to do it to understand how it works and I am very happy I now have gotten this precious experience. Working side by side with Marian and her team, asking, soaking up everything and asking again has been very useful for me. I feel a little bit more prepared for that kind of the industry now!
What about Oslo Fashion Week?
As far as I know, after mailing with their PR-executive, they don't have teams with nailtechs working at their shows. Let's hope Oslo will follow London on this!
lørdag 26. september 2009
Backstage at Paul Smith
I worked for Marian Newman and her team at this show
I don't remember many of the names/faces, but I remember Katlin Aas. She really made my day when I polished her toes. After a day with creeping at the floor, sitting under tables, "sneaking" around to polish fingers while the hairdressers did the models etc... etc... I came to Katlin. She remembered me (I did her nails for some of the other shows) and said to the makeup-artist: "She is really good in polishing creeping at the floor!" And we had a laugh, but for me, it was nice to know that somebody appreciated what I did. Of course I know that nobodies recognize what you do, that's the norm, everybody is too busy, and it's fine, maybe that's why it was so good to hear what Katlin said! :-D With that said, I really liked Katlin the first time I met her too. So natural, so nice and very down to earth.
Backstage at Aquascutum
I worked for Marian Newman and her team at this show
This was one of the shows I liked the most. Maybe because of the yellow nails! :-D
I love this model!
søndag 20. september 2009
lørdag 19. september 2009
Backstage- the experience
What a great experience it has been today! I can't pin-point exactly what it was, but I think it was a mix of soaking up how to do it, asking lots of questions, feeling the "buzz" and being part of the whole show. I must admit I was really proud of my backstage-pass! :-D
The only downside was that you really don't get the time to do perfect work, like getting rid of cuticles etc... Also, there weren't that many great nails either! Nice faces, nice bodies, but most of the nails were not good. :)
A funny story: I was in the middle of polishing a models nails. We were small-talking and a woman came to get her name. I heard it was a Norwegian name, so I asked her where she was from, and of course, she was from Norway! It was nice to speak Norwegian! :-D
The only downside was that you really don't get the time to do perfect work, like getting rid of cuticles etc... Also, there weren't that many great nails either! Nice faces, nice bodies, but most of the nails were not good. :)
A funny story: I was in the middle of polishing a models nails. We were small-talking and a woman came to get her name. I heard it was a Norwegian name, so I asked her where she was from, and of course, she was from Norway! It was nice to speak Norwegian! :-D
The Osman show
I worked for Marian Newman and her team at this show
I was picked up by David Barton who works at Marian Newmans team, and we walked to the Somerset House where the show was going to be held. It was REALLY hectic when we arrived and I am very happy we came early as we had some problem with getting our passes to get backstage. We finally got the passes for the whole team and waited for Marian to come.
We used Nails-Inc nailpolish which Marian blended very carefully.
Me in action!
LOOK at those SHOES!
This is not from the show, but from the test-round.
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