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This week on The Makeup Insider, I sit down with Sydney based makeup artist Molly Warkentin for a chat that covers more than two decades in the beauty industry.

Molly takes us from her UK beginnings at Chichester College, through her time at Mac and the tight knit crew she calls the Makeup Mafia, all the way to the moment she chose to step back from bridal work to make space for family.

We talk about taste level, the quiet skill that separates good artists from great ones, and why building real relationships will always outperform chasing follower counts.

In this episode we cover

• Molly's start in the UK and the pivot to Sydney
• Studying at Chichester College and what she would do differently
• Life at Mac and the network that became the Makeup Mafia
• Adding hairdressing to her offering and why she resisted at first
• Taste level and how to build it
• Stepping back from bridal to protect family time
• Her honest advice for new artists trying to break in

Quotable moments

"Skill gets you in the room. Taste keeps you there."

"The best opportunities I had came from people, not posts."

Molly Warkentin

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