Category Archives: Pro Kit And so begins the festival season… Powerful-Thinking, the not-for-profit think tank for the events industry estimates that around 23,500 tonnes of waste are produced each year at music festivals in the UK alone! With two thirds of this waste ending up in landfill, many festivals are starting to take action.  I principally see myself as a Make-up Artist however my job more often than now often does involve hair too – styling not cutting. Whilst I don’t have the same love of doing hair as I do make-up (not even close!), the cleanliness of the ingredients in the products I use is equally as important. […]  Today marks the start of Zero Waste Week 2018, an annual event that (this year) runs from the 3rd – 7th September. Zero Waste Week first came into existence in 2008 (happy 10th anniversary!) here in the UK but quickly became a global initiative.  I was recently asked by fellow green blogger Ana from Ana Goes Green to contribute to a post she was putting together on the favourite green beauty products of professional Make-up Artist’s. Alway happy to share my favourite products, I readily agreed.  I am currently feeling the need to rid myself of all the crap I have amassed over the past X-number of years. I’m a hoarder and the concept of getting rid of things that may at some point in the distant never be useful has always been painful to quantify. Im not sure if it’s my […]  I love a good de-potting* session. It’s a highly therapeutic process which although occasionally tinged with frustration, is rewarding and more often than not results in a slightly lighter kit bag and slightly fewer individuals items (big pluses believe me!) loading
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