25 Years, No Rules, No Regrets — with Max May

<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/2281621/fan_mail/new">Send us Fan Mail</a></p><p>This week I sat down with Sydney makeup artist <a href='https://www.instagram.com/maxmade/?hl=en'>Max May</a>. Nearly 30 years in the industry, self-taught, Armani Australia ambassador, Charlotte Tilbury Glow Squad, and one of the first artists in this country to build a blog and digital presence when the industry told him it would ruin his career.</p><p>In this episode we cover:</p><ul><li>How <a href='https://theministryoftalent.com/products/max-made?variant=42356612989142'>Max</a> got started — growing up in the country, moving to Sydney, falling into hairdressing by accident and discovering makeup on set</li><li>Why he never did formal training and why he still thinks assisting is the best way to learn this industry</li><li>What it was actually like to assist in those early days — it was tough, the industry was different, and he got on a bus to pick up dog poop for the person he worked under</li><li>His years doing fashion weeks in Paris, New York and Milan</li><li>Being the Australian Armani ambassador and what that role actually looked like</li><li>Directing fashion shows in Australia for ten years straight</li><li>Working with Jennifer Hawkins, Laura Bingle, Sarah Murdoch, Cheyenne Tozzi, Miranda Kerr and Mel B on The Masked Singer</li><li>Why he finds editorial more creatively satisfying than TV</li><li>Being one of the first Australian makeup artists to go digital — he lost work and friends over it and did it anyway</li><li>His social media formula: how many times he posts a week and what the algorithm actually wants right now</li><li>Why he has zero interest in TikTok and is not sorry about it</li><li>His thoughts on AI and staying relevant in a changing industry</li></ul><p>Full list of products mentioned over on The Makeup Insider. </p><p><a href='https://www.dlmau.com/max-may'>Max May </a></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/baf29ffc50'>The Hair Edit Waitlist</a> </p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/9666ce6b05'>Weekly Newsletter</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/the.makeupinsider/'>Follow TMI on IG </a></p><p><a href='https://www.instagram.com/vanessabarney/'>Follow Vanessa on IG</a></p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com'>The Makeup Insider Blog </a></p><p><a href='https://www.tiktok.com/@vanessa.barney'>The Makeup Insider TikTok</a></p><p><a href='https://themakeupinsider.kit.com/b25a976daa'>The Gifting Checklist</a> </p><p><a href='https://www.themakeupinsider.com/subscribe'> </a></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>