Sally Townsend Makeup Artistry

This stunner is off to formal tonight 😍

I’m back, baby! After somewhat of a hiatus, I’m returning to makeup artistry 🙌🏻

Today I worked on this gorgeous gal at - a bronze glam look for a business awards night.

Now based on the Central Coast NSW, but also willing to travel back to QLD for weddings in 2023.

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Stunning Jen ready to walk down the aisle at ✨ 📸

This gorgeous bridesmaid’s classic look was a delight to create, and went swimmingly with the up style by

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The stunning Brionie on her wedding day on Sunday at with makeup by me and hair by

Getting my hands on a face like this is always an enjoyable hour of my work day. The stunning Bianca with a striking pink and rose gold glam style, wearing pink as a wedding guest. Makeup by me for

We went for bronzed all over for this beauty. Olivia was bridesmaid yesterday in Noosa with hair by

It’s always interesting to know where your money is really going, right?

Most of the recognisable makeup and beauty brands that you will find in stores are actually owned by larger parent companies, such as Shiseido, Estée Lauder and L’Oréal. Even what you might consider boutique brands have systematically been bought by bigger companies.

A good breakdown of who owns what: https://www.insider.com/companies-beauty-brands-connected-2017-5

Now I’m not just saying this in a “damn the man” respect, but one thing to note is that these companies buy smaller, successful brands, and often take them to new markets. Like China, where animal testing on beauty products is still mandatory.

Unfortunately, money talks, and with a population of 2 billion, that’s a lot of clams the Chinese market can generate.

It’s a very layered issue... some parent companies recognise the brand’s cult following stay loyal due to its cruelty-free status, so they keep it out of China. That’s great, but your dollar is ultimately still benefiting the parent company that contributes to testing on animals.

Take Too Faced as an example. They were bought by Estée Lauder. There are two ways to look at this: if you stop buying Too Faced you won’t line the pockets of Estée Lauder. Or... If you continue to buy Too Faced, you’re showing Estée Lauder that you want to buy cruelty free and they don’t need to chase the Chinese market, because they have enough loyal customers regardless.

It’s a personal choice, but it’s great to be informed. Let me know if you’d like me to give you a list of fabulous cruelty free brands, as I’ve made the commitment for several years now to only stock my makeup kit with cruelty free products.

Happy Wednesday!

These 7 companies control almost every single beauty product you buy We like to think we're making a conscious decision when we buy from a certain brand. But 182 beauty companies fall under 7 huge manufacturers.

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Cover image: Elk and Fir Photography