Probably the best perk of
working in the film and television industry as a makeup artist is meeting other
professionals in your field. You bond over being a freelancer, seeking advice
on upcoming projects, products that work and don't and you share techniques and
tips that improve your current skill level.
A few years ago, this Pro was
lucky enough to meet a lady I had admired for a very long time. I had known of
her reputation for being an outstandingly talented MUA through colleagues and
because I had seen her published work. What I didn't know was that she was a
kind, generous and compassionate person who would always be available to help
bounce around creative ideas or provide advice on a shoot.
Liz Yu with world renowned makeup artist, Roshar and his model at IMATS NYC
Liz Yu became a makeup artist
because of her obsession with flawless skin and naturally, that became her
trademark. Basing out of Toronto, Canada, Liz has worked on many beauty,
fashion, lifestyle, and film and television projects. I learned quickly after
meeting Liz that we would become good friends. She is also an amazing effects
artist and somehow she found the time during her career to make and manufacture
a professional cosmetic line that is a staple in most professional kits.
Her product line is called
Yaby Cosmetics and she launched her range in 2007. With an extensive color line
for the eyes, lips, cheeks and face, this product is so highly pigmented you
will appreciate the immediate pay off without having to reload your makeup
brush. Her colors blend evenly and are so finely milled that they work into the
skin with very little effort.
Yaby Cosmetics blew me away
because at first, I doubted that a little tiny pan of eye shadow could provide
me with such amazing quality. O ye of little faith! I should have trusted the
fact that, as a professional, Liz knows exactly what products we need to have
in our kits and the fact that those products need to work! She spent so much
time, money and effort on this line in order to bring it to professionals, as
well as consumers that I almost wanted to argue with her over the insanely
affordable price!
This Pro has a huge range of
products from Yaby Cosmetics in both my HDTV/Film beauty kit and my FX kit.
Just one of Yaby's pre-filled eye shadows palettes contains 40 colors and I
love her lip palettes because they contain 20 of the most wearable colors
around and you can easily mix the colors together for a custom look.
Liz even made it easy to depot
your collection of tube lipstick and put them into empty pans, which she sells
and then pop them into an empty Yaby palette. No longer do we need to carry
around tons of tubes in our kits and the palettes make it easy to coordinate
colors for quicker application. You won't be digging around your kit, pulling
off caps trying to find the lipstick color you need for that big shoot!
Same goes for eye shadows,
cheek colors, powder foundations and concealers. All of these products come in
pre-filled Yaby palettes or you can make your own! Plus, this line's foundations, cream
and liquid, are beautiful. They blend smoothly and won't cake on the skin for a natural
appearance or confidently build up the coverage with several applications if
you need without the worry of a “heavy” makeup look!
Yaby Cosmetics also has a line
of skin correctors and concealers, brow colors and cake liners, which this Pro uses on every
single shoot. My team of makeup artists also
carry an extensive array of Yaby in their kits! We wouldn't be caught dead
without them on set! This line is completely customizable and the palettes are
magnetic, which keeps our kits diverse and filled with color, while keeping
volume to a minimum!
Yaby also makes it easy to
keep a beautiful range of color in my personal makeup bag too, which means I
can easily change up my look from day to night without lugging a bunch of
makeup with me in my handbag!
Below are a few pictures from
Yaby's color line, as well as a YouTube video from IMATS Toronto 2011 posted by
MakeupTalk.com.
You can purchase Yaby directly
from their website at www.YabyCosmetics.com or online from Camera Ready
Cosmetics at www.camerareadycosmetics.com.
For more info on Yaby
Cosmetics visit their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/yabycosmetics featuring more photos from magazine shoots, adverts and gorgeous makeups by Roshar!
All photos courtesy of: Yaby Cosmetics.
