Christian V, a licensed esthetician and educator, has been a professional makeup artist for 25 years. By night, he executes glamorous red-carpet looks on private clientele. Then by day, he uses his experience and expertise to help educate the next generation of beauty professionals at a premiere cosmetology school in Chicago. His wide range of work has graced magazines, runways, TV, film, and more. Having worked for some of the most acclaimed prestige beauty brands, Christian has honed his skills and learned from the best to fine-tune his personal beauty aesthetic. As he continues to work with his private clients, students, and brands, he is constantly on the hunt for the latest products and tools, often clean and cruelty-free, to create cutting-edge and modern looks. OMNIA® does just that by providing makeup artists with some of the best tools of the trade. You don’t have to have multiple brush shapes- just multiples of some key brushes that multi-task! Here are some of his top picks:
“A must-have for setting complexion. It can also be used for blush, contour, and highlight depending on how you hold the filaments.”
“Perfect for cream, liquid, or powder complexion formulas. It gives smooth blendability with an airbrush finish.”
“Brows are the frames of the face. I have many of these in my kit to groom and shape brows with everything from powder to pomades. The spoolie doubles as a brow groomer and lash separator.”
“This is a multi-use must-have. You can execute many eye looks, apply highlighter, diffuse hard lines, add detail, contour, and highlights. I always have multiples of these ready to go.”
“I have multiples of this brush as well. This liner brush is perfect for using all sorts of mediums for lining. In addition, these are great with a bit of eye crème or makeup remover to clean up a winged liner, fix fallout under the eye, and more.”
“This brush is another multi-tasker in my kit. Use it to pack on shimmer and pigment. It also does double duty to apply and diffuse concealer.”
“You always should have a nice thin brush for lip application and detailing. Another multi-tasking hero- the shape of this brush can be used for detail, concealing, inner corner placement of eye color, eye-lining, and so much more.”
To learn more about Christian, follow him on Instagram @iheartlipgloss or visit his website .
