Danessa Myricks on Creating a Successful Beauty Brand and Essential Makeup Philosophies

03/01/18 • 59 min

Scandalous Beauty - A Makeup and Beauty Podcast by Erin Baynham

Danessa Myricks is a makeup artist, photographer and educator based in New York. You've probably seen her at The Makeup Show or tagged in someone's Instagram post! In this episode, we'll discuss her start in the makeup industry, how I found Danessa and took my first makeup class with her when I was 18, creating a makeup line, The most important philosophies she teaches (that every makeup artist should learn!), and the groundbreaking makeup forum that will teach you more than you needed to know.

Connect with Danessa:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/danessa_myricks Facebook: http://facebook.com/danessa.myricks Web: https://www.danessamyricksbeauty.com/

Resources Mentioned:

Nicky Posley Interview: https://goo.gl/sLNeCq Sam Fine Interview: https://goo.gl/iJdHfW The Makeup Show: http://www.themakeupshow.com The Makeup Show iArtist Forum: http://themakeupshowforum.com/

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Connect with Danessa:

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/danessa_myricks Facebook: http://facebook.com/danessa.myricks Web: https://www.danessamyricksbeauty.com/

Resources Mentioned:

Nicky Posley Interview: https://goo.gl/sLNeCq Sam Fine Interview: https://goo.gl/iJdHfW The Makeup Show: http://www.themakeupshow.com The Makeup Show iArtist Forum: http://themakeupshowforum.com/

Support for Scandalous Beauty comes from Ecosia! Try their search engine and save a tree! http://ecosia.com/beauty

Follow Scandalous Beauty on Twitter. Follow Scandalous Beauty on Instagram. Follow Scandalous Beauty on YouTube. Receive email updates about new episodes.

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