Katie Ingram – Head make-up artist for SandraReynolds Model Agency and Shoot Production

Welcome to our beauty blog, we hope you will join us for good girly chatter about all things Glam.

Before you invest your hard earned pennies on some invaluable products we will endeavour to offer  extra opinions and advice on some featured items….maybe even a bit of gossip along the way.

Im supposed to write a little about me…well, I’ll admit im a first time blogger but avid writer (and talker) so I was thrilled to be invited to help my very good friend  Make Up Artist Maria Giles, (Glam.R founder and owner) launch her blog. Despite conceiving the idea whilst sipping cocktails round a pool in Ibiza, Maria seriously wanted her customers to have some independent critiques on her products. Glam R. is an ever expanding business and Maria is fantastically driven to provide some supeb products, which is going to make my job a lot harder as I intend to give an honest opinion but with excellent products it may be hard to find fault. If nothing else we can provide good advice on which products will suit each individual…let’s face it you definitely can’t say one size fits all in the world of beauty products!

I fell into my career by accident. Wishing to do something different in my gap year before university (and thoroughly backed by my parents - never ones to conform!) I embarked on a Media make-up course at my local college…never realizing that it would become my ideal job. I was lucky enough to have a fantastic tutor whose insight into the industry spans over 20 years and gave me the chance to interview for one of the UK’s most highly respected commercial model agencies, “Sandra Reynolds”. So I waved goodbye to University and embarked on my professional make-up journey.

Working with some of Norfolk’s leading photographers, ad agencies, art directors and publications has shaped the work I do today, and led me into further training at London’s ‘Greasepaint’ where I was able to work alongside some of the BBC’s chief make-up designers and train in High Definition Airbrushing.

               Although the industry can be competitive, and at times hard work, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else, there are always new things to study, people to meet, and adventures to embark on! As I always say…“find a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life”.