Cassie Lomas is a celebrity makeup artist whose client list boasts the likes of Rita Ora and Iggy Azalea as well as countless other A list celebrities.
Makeup by Cassie Lomas
I was lucky enough to train in makeup with Cassie at her academy (I have also written a review on training at CLMA) and recently went along to her Red Carpet makeup Masterclass held at her makeup academy in Manchester. If you trained at the academy the masterclass was free to attend, if you didn't train there the cost was £25 which was redeemable on the night against the academy's makeup courses. At £25 this masterclass was an absolute bargain for any makeup artists out there wanting to learn more about makeup. Other masterclasses being held by celebrity makeup artists cost well into the hundreds of pounds to attend - so if you missed out on this one, I would definitely recommend to keep an eye out for the next time Cassie hosts a masterclass!
Makeup by Cassie Lomas
Cassie describes wanting to create a modern, pretty aesthetic within her makeup style, and so the look for the masterclass was classic, highlighting the models natural beauty without applying too much makeup. Her inspiration for the look was Bella Hadid at Cannes film festival, who always looks flawless on the red carpet.
Bella Hadid
Cassie began the masterclass by focussing on skincare. She would spend as much time as she could on skincare with clients, stressing that the more skin prep you do - the less you have to do with the makeup. She first cleansed her models skin, followed by applying the Rodial diamond face mask, then used a face gel to moisturise (Rodial's Stem Cell Gel features on my blog post about my favourite products!), then a serum and a face oil and also applied a lip oil. Cassie spent time after applying each of these products really working them into the skin, almost giving the model a face massage. This left the natural skin with a glow.
Cassie then primed the skin using an Hourglass oil free primer. She chose oil free here as she had already put oil into the skin when she was prepping. Cassie also used a mattifying primer in the T-zone.
For foundation, Cassie mixed a few of her favourites together to create the desired look - this included Nars skin tint, Hourglass liquid powder foundation and Armani Luminous Silk foundation. When applying foundation, Cassie applied it in light layers rather than one heavy layer to make sure it lasted.
To contour, Cassie used a nude liquid lipstick from her own capsule makeup collection with B. Beauty from Superdrug - they also sponsored the masterclass and gave us all some products to take home!
Cassie left her models brows natural, which she said is becoming more of a trend now rather than drawn in, defined brows. She applied a brow gel through them to coat and give some colour to the brows.
For the eyes, Cassie used her pigments from B. Beauty. She started with the shade "It's Them" and applied it all over the lid. "Shine On" pigment was then applied in the inner corner of the eye to highlight.
For lashes, Cassie chose Ardell Demi Wispies but also applied some individual lashes to the outer corners to make them a bit different. As Cassie was going for a fairly natural look, no eye liner was applied.
Cassie also used her B. whipped bronzer mixed with her illuminator over the cheeks, temples and under the jaw. To highlight, Cassie used her B. pigment in "Supermodel Sheen" and applied it in a "C" shape around the cheekbone.
For blush, Cassie chose Mac's "Warm Soul" and set the whole makeup with Crème de la mer powder.
To finish the look, Cassie went for a bold lip and used her B. liquid lipstick and went over it with clear lipgloss. Below is a photo of Cassie's final makeup look!
Makeup by Cassie Lomas
I hope you enjoyed reading this post and found it helpful if you couldn't attend the masterclass!
Any questions just ask!
Charlotte x