From Sephora to Touring with Kesha: Alana Lucky on Building a Career in Makeup

Send us Fan MailLink to blog - all products mentioned linked. Watch on YoutubeAlana has been doing makeup for 12 years. She started fresh out of high school, worked the floor at Sephora's Broadway store, moved to London at 21 with zero plan and a backpack full of kit, built a career doing campaigns for Jaded London, came back to Australia during COVID, assisted the incredible Gillian Campbell, and has most recently been touring the world with Kesha.Oh, and she's now signed with a talent agency for her content. The girl moves.In this episode we get into:Why working retail at Sephora is the best foundation you'll ever get (and why it's also exhausting as hell)What it's actually like to do hair and makeup in London for an Uber-style beauty appThe Jaded London campaign that changed everythingCOVID killing her momentum right when things were starting to move — and coming back from thatAssisting Gillian Campbell and why feeling valued on set matters more than people admitWhat a day on tour with Kesha actually looks like (spoiler: you can't poo on the bus)The longevity routine she used to make Kesha's base last through a full concertHow a TikTok she almost didn't post got her 27,000 followers in a monthWhy people don't care who you are on TikTok — they just want to learn somethingEverything being an exchange and why that's not a bad thingWhat's next: Europe, Canada, America and a product line in the worksWebsite Talent The Hair Edit Waitlist Weekly Newsletter Follow TMI on IG Follow Vanessa on IGThe Makeup Insider Blog The Makeup Insider TikTokThe Gifting Checklist