I caught up with James McKnight Lead Artist for Delilah Cosmetics as well as a Bridal Freelance Makeup Artist. James shares his favourite Delilah products as well as information about the Brand.
Hope you are all well as wedding season gets into full swing and thanks so much to Hania for asking me to contribute to the blog as a guest writer!
I am a professional makeup artist myself with almost 20 years experience in the industry and have been doing bridal makeup for pretty much the same length of time…thats a lot of faces to have worked on!
I have been fortunate to work with delilah for approaching 5 years now, starting out as a freelance trainer and event makeup artist and now I have the very exciting role of heading up our sales and education program for the brand!
I’m sure you would agree that our clients are much more savvy with their brand choices now and look for vegan, cruelty free and sustainable products that still provide a beautiful finish and look amazing in your makeup bag, which is why delilah makes a perfect partner for any professional makeup artist.
To hear our Brand Founder and Creative Director – the fabulous Rupert Kingston speak about our core values please do check out this video. https://delilahcosmetics.com/
So – with beautiful, vegan and cruelty free formulas that are dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested and developed in the best laboratories in the world, you can feel confident that you are making your clients look and feel their best while caring for their skin and demonstrating your own ethical credentials with your product choices.
If you haven’t discovered delilah yet, I am delighted to share with you my top 5 kit essentials;
- Full Coverage Foundation Brush –This will soon become your go-to tool for all of your liquid and cream products. Crafted with responsibly sourced wood and super soft Taklon fibres, this brush enhances the application of any liquid foundation and allows you to adapt the coverage to suit with its innovative angled shape. Think a hybrid of a beauty blender and brush all rolled into one!
- Underwear Future Resist Primer -My holy grail of primers and the only one I carry in my professional kit! This super lightweight, peptide enriched formula works to smooth skin texture, plump, smooth and refine the skin and of course prolongs the wear of all base products applied on top of it. Once you try it, you and your clients will be addicted! Try it mixed with a half pump of our incredible Liquid Radiance highlighters for an instant skin filtered glow!
- Stay the night – Smooth Shadow Sticks – If you’re looking for a crease free base for your eyeshadows, a quick fix smokey eye or a long wear, no smudge sultry liner for your clients look no further than these super easy to apply shadow sticks. Simply buff onto the lid with our fluffy eyeshadow brush or apply direct from the pencil and blend with a clean fingertip for instant smoke and glam, no eye primer required! There is an in built sharpener to keep the point defined and keep the product hygienic to use in between clients.
- In Bloom Radiant Liquid Blush – This highly pigmented luminous formula provides an instant natural flush of colour to the skin with a cocktail of skin repairing ingredients. Simply pat a tiny dot over the cheek bones with fingertips or our Full Coverage Foundation brush for a seamless glow that looks skin true every time! Try Peony for a warm rose tone or Sweet Pea for a baby pink hue.
- Colour Gloss – Ultimate Shine Lip gloss – You can’t go wrong with any of our beautiful satin finish lipsticks but to give your clients and instant pumped up pout I highly recommend our silky, instantly illuminating lip glosses! This comfortable, non sticky formula contains vitamin E and cellular repairing ingredients to nourish the lips while providing incredible shine. You’ll want them all in your kit but my go-to shades are Jewel for a gorgeous rose gold to pair with warmer toned nudes or Minx for the perfect nude pink!
We love supporting Pro MUA’s at delilah and offer a very generous Professional discount and affiliate program!
This program offers you 30% OFF online at www.delilahcosmetics.com and if you wish to also join the affiliate program, your clients receive 22% off their orders on the website , of which you will also receive a 10% commission!
For more information, please contact customerservices@
I hope you find all the above useful and I wish you all a very happy and busy wedding season 2023!
With very best wishes,
James x
