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YBS: Nicola Burford

Nicola Burford is the senior make-up artist for MAC Cosmetics in Australia, and will be blogging for YBS while working at the Milan and Paris Autumn/Winter '08 ready-to-wear shows. Check out the tales from her make-up kit!

Working with Kabuki ...

, Prev Next Welcome to Paris! I arrived late last night after feeling very old and craggy as the plane was full of the most gorgeous young models!

My last day in Milan was hectic. At the last minute I had to help out on the Mila Schon show where we had to block out 20 pairs of eyebrows! Then finish packing and rush to the airport.

My mood lifted in Paris when the taxi driver took me down the Champs Elysee and on to my hotel in the heart of St. Germain. As we pulled up at the traffic lights I saw a quintessentially French vision - a couple kissing under the lamp light! You couldn't have written it better for a movie!

Got up early as I need to do a lot of washing, damage control on my kit and then head off to the Manish Arora make up test with artist Kabuki. This will be my first time working with him so I am very excited – his work is always so technically detailed, pushes make up boundaries and conceptually exciting so I am really looking forward to it. I have to stop off at the MAC PRO store to pick up some chromacakes (usually used in body art) that he has requested before I go...

The rest of the team arrive today and later this evening we'll find out what shows I am doing for the week. I'll let you know as soon as I hear.

A bientot,
Nicola

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User comments
I went and i rekon they tried to be too sheek, i was appauled at roberto cavalli.
Hey Nicola, I'm a makeup artist in Perth and I totally aspire to be in your position! Any tips on 'making it' in the makeup world? Love from Penny
It would be great to get an idea of what your daily schedule looks like. I always thought that your job sounded so glamorous but I bet you do really long hours?
Hi Nicola Welcome to the Northern Hemisphere. Not sure if I should be sending you a comment as my knowledge of eye liners, lip gloss, pigments, brushes etc is nil. Just come on to say "Hello" and hope you get a bit of spare time in your hectic schedule to relax and enjoy some of Paris. Have a great trip and a safe journey home. Regards to Andy, Spam
Nicola, the last time I kissed in Paris was with a huge cherry cake soaked in champagne. If the chomacakes are any good send me a couple in exchange for your annual Texas fruitcake. Meanwhile, have a great time in Paris. Watch the traffic. Love from dad and Fiona.

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