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Hair and makeup seminar at the HavenThis is a discussion thread · 3 replies MaureyL: Went to this today at The Haven, a breast cancer charity centre. The guest speaker was Jeffrey Swan, an American in London who has been doing hair and makeup for the past twenty years. Again, his talk was mainly aimed at women who don't have much of a grasp of makeup brands and techniques but he did some really nice work with some of the wigs and hairpieces people brought in, including mine! I've found this company called Hip Hats who sell hairpieces (real human hair) attached to hats, scarves, or with just a skull cap so you can add your own "topper." I'm so happy with this that I own all three choices hair attached to a scarf, hair with a skull cap and hair attached to a baseball cap.I was surprised, as he didn't even trim it, he just fluffed it a bit and said it looked great! Well, I still want it layered a bit, as I feel like it's a bit long in front but it is a good match for what my hair used to look like. There were twenty women there and I think there probably wasn't time for him to really cut and style it . That's okay, I can have my hairdresser do it... He had a box of Makeup Forever cream colors (looked a lot like the Ben Nye Severe exposure wheel but in squares in a plastic box) that he dabbed and blended on cheeks and lips. He also spent time filling in and extending eyebrows or creating some where there were none. he advised to go for the scariest shade on the counter (meaning bright) especially in lipgloss as this can add a "pop" or glow to faces that are wan or grey from chemo. Very interesting ideas. He mentioned the Stila lipglosses as being especially nice and false eyelashes from Shu. His powder kit was from Mac and the cream colors were from Makeup Forever (also had one of those long lip palettes from them as well.. looked like the vivid pink ones). Another product he really liked was Benefit's Moonbeam for adding dewiness. So overall an interesting seminar from someone who has been in the business for a long, long time!
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Ellen Brickman: Maurey,Thank sounds really interesting. Did you get the feeling that many woman learned a lot from him? I certainly hope he was able to make others feel more comfortable. Ellen
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MaureyL: though I was a bit worried when he twigged on to the fact that I was a complete makeup fiend, he went on and on about how much more interested American women were in their appearance and how English women can't be bothered, etc.. which I actually don't think is the case. I think English women are extremely interested in how they look but they don't think it's polite to be OPEN about it or to appear too interested in it. I don't think he made me many friends in that moment, but I hung around afterwards to make my own recommendations and everyone seemed quite relaxed and happy. it's a really shit thing to go through and everyone's in the same boat so there's a built in comradery, if you know what i mean!
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Ellen Brickman: Maurey,Yes, it definately is a horrible thing. My grandmother is a radical masectomy survivor. Hers was done almost 30 years ago. She volunteered for many years with the American Cancer Association after recovery and visited women in the hospital prior to release. When you recover, I can picture you helping women with makeup! Know you are in my thoughts this holiday season and keep us posted. Ellen
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