Beyond The Brush
Welcome to Beyond The Brush, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the makeup, beauty and body art industries. Created by professional makeup publisher and educator, Emma Rutherford from Warpaint Magazine, and professional body artist and international bodypainting judge Jennie Roberts from Paintopia. The guests interviewed on this pod make fascinating subjects for all makeup and beauty obsessives including students and pros.
Previous guests have included Paul Merchant, Head of Global Makeup at pro brand Kryolan; professional makeup artist Vanessa Davies known to many as The Wigs and Makeup Manager on Instagram and who has over one million followers on Instagram alone; award-winning international fashion makeup artist and author of her Elements book - Yasmin Heinz; and Fashion and editorial photographer and owner of The Glass Factory Studio, Graham Cann.
Beyond The Brush
Paul Merchant
This week’s guest is Global Head of Makeup at professional giants, Kryolan. British artist Paul Merchant is that rare creature who is a master at everything he turns his hand to. From education to live TV, theatre to Fashion Weeks, bodypainting to cosmetic camouflage, Paul’s self-taught style breaks down barriers and his natural ease make him one of most in-demand artists working today.
Cheekily dubbed a frequent flyer, Paul’s punishing schedule is not for the faint-hearted and his work frequently sees him crossing continents. On top of this he edits Make-up International Magazine, produced by Kryolan, and during Covid he and the team have turned their hands to online workshops and Live streaming. Is there nothing he can’t do?
We find out about his start in the industry and why performance will always be close to his heart.