Induction Week

During induction week we was set a number of activities to introduce to our new class mates and also give us a insight into the industry. The first activity was to make a mask from a paper bag, with the inspiration of where we see ourselves in five years time. I feel this was a good experience, however i found it hard to express the way i thought i would be in 5 years time. Another activity was for both leading makeup brands Illamasqua and Charles Fox to both come in, show us products, previous work and also give us an insight into the makeup industry. My particular favorite was Illamasqua, as i found the talk by Spob, Illamasqua's head of professional development was truly inspiring. One of the final activities we had to do was an orientation around Southampton, The first place we went to was

Southampton's Art gallery, then we went to the Mayflower theater, situated only down the road form the gallery. Then the last place of call was WestQuay shopping centre to go and explore the makeup counters, these including: Mac, the first thing that caught my eye was there new collection, Novel Romance, i liked the neutral tones that was based around this collection, and also the images that went with this collection were stunning, however when i asked a member of staff there hero product, they informed me it was there red lipstick, Ruby Woo.
The next makeup counter i visited was Smashbox, there hero product being there Photo Finish Primer, my particular favorite is the green primer, well known for colour correcting red hues on the skin.

Another was Bobbi Brown, with its hero product being the gel liner, known for its staying power. The display of the best selling products really caught my attention on this particular counter.Lastly, the final counter i visited was Laura Mercier, with a product listing of there best selling product, this including there concealer, secret camouflage, there foundation primer and also there tinted moisturizer. 

I really enjoyed my induction week and it excited me for what is still to come.