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17 Nov

BRENDA’S BUSINESS with ISAMAYA FFRENCH

BRENDA’S BUSINESS with ISAMAYA FFRENCH
IF: They will work with whoever they need. I do know that some makeup artists get very protective over their teams and don't desire them to work with anyone else. I've witnessed that and thought it’s quite sad. I feel everybody is here to learn. It’s vital that everybody gains experience from whoever they'll.BW: On the subject of hair, do you've a preferred person you usually work with?IF: They have an inclination to be just booked by the client as well, so it could possibly be anyone. I work with tons of various people for shows.BW: How did you end up alongside the few key players who’ve been dominating the sphere for the reason that 90s while being a lot...
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21 Sep

Meet Isamaya Ffrench, the ‘Salvador Dalí of Modern Makeup’

Meet Isamaya Ffrench, the ‘Salvador Dalí of Modern Makeup’
At first blush, one might describe Isamaya Ffrench as a makeup artist (or MUA), however the label proves woefully reductive. While her painted faces have graced the runways of Thom Browne, Junya Watanabe, and Vivienne Westwood, she is an artist with a capital A. Citing English painter Francis Bacon, French photographer and perfumer Serge Lutens, and Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama as inspirations—visual artists who were once on the vanguard of innovation—Ffrench is now carrying the torch forward in her own way. Using the human face and body as her canvases—including those of Cher, Bella Hadid, and most recently Kate Moss for the September 2022 cover of French Vogue, not to say her own—she often conjures whiplash lines characteristic of Art Nouveau while...
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6 Sep

After Months of Waiting, We Finally Got Our Hands

After Months of Waiting, We Finally Got Our Hands
Makeup artist Isamaya Ffrench has put seashells, sequins, and snakeskin prints on skin. She's plastered bodies in clay and transformed faces into aliens and insects. And, every now and then, she's had silicone tentacles affixed to her own head. Ffrench brings the word "extreme" to life through her artistry time and time again."My work has at all times been multidisciplinary," says Ffrench, "and I'm now in a position to mix the whole lot that I've learned and practiced throughout the years and channel it into one passion project." She referring to her makeup line, Isamaya Beauty, wherein she is embellishing mascara and lipstick tubes with piercings. "[Years ago], I studied product design, which has lent itself thoroughly to what I'm...
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