We spoke about this in last nights live-stream, so I thought I'd follow it up again here too.
We discussed using oil on the skin to make the skin shine and give it the appearance of that chromed-look I tend to go for in my gel shots.
The look can be a little over-the-top for some, but I personally like how the shiny skin reacts with the coloured gels as I'm not going for a 'realistic' look.

Here for example, the makeup artist (also my wife), has added baby oil to the skin like arms and chest etc. But on the face, you can't use oil as it'll destroy the makeup. So instead, the makeup artist has replicated the 'effect' of shiny skin by applying a special glitter 'formula' to the face. -Yes that's right, I'm getting super technical now😅

As it turns out, the skin on the arms and shoulders have absorbed some of the oil here, but the principle is that you're making the whole body look equally shiny. I've seen some great gel shots where the arms and torso are super-slick with oil, yet the face is bone-dry and flat looking. The results look very odd as a consequence.

In short: You really need an MUA to make the models face look shiny. Sure the model can apply baby oil to her skin, but you'll need a more experienced and professional makeup artist to get that same shiny effect on the face without running the makeup.

Can anybody recommend any great makeup artists that you've worked with? Feel free to link them below for others to check out👍🏻

Model: Alicia Conder
Makeup and Assist: Jaye Hicks