Flow: Backstage at SCORE4AFRICA

Score4Africa is one of the biggest events of the year in the football calender, its an charity event that takes place annually to recognise the charitable efforts of football players. This year the award ceremony took place on Monday 30th at The Park Lane Hotel, London



Eryca Freemantle was the Chief Make up Artist at the event and I managed to get a personal backstage invitation from her. So for those of you that wonder what goes on in the powder room of a high calibre event such as this here goes;

When I arrived with Eryca her Make up Artists and Nail technicians were set up and ready to go. As we arrived Eryca was given a brief on the look by the Stylist for the event which was a “neutral” look for the hostess’ and Models.




For those who want to know what a Neutral look consists off I managed to steal some tips.
- matte black shadow on the lids and brown used to highlight
- minimal blush
- emphasize brows with dark brown shadow using a brow brush
- lips neutral brown (a shade darker than skin tone) no lip pencil & use brush!



the makeup artists also had the strong lighting in the banqueting hall to deal with

Nails were
- clean & clear (much to the shock of some of the models)



I also had a sneaky look at the brands the MUA’s used which consisted of MAC, SCREEN FACE & CHARLES FOX! But I found an affordable pallet which happened to be RIMMEL 001 SWEET SEDUCTION which you get for free when you spend 8 pounds on rimmel products!! So go get it guys!





The day started slow and steady but as the evening went on and models starting arriving late things got a little bit maniac, the MUA’s had to hurry and with Eryca assessing every face the pressure was on!

By 7.30 the event was ready to begin all was ready Eryca’s team did the last minute touch ups and managed to work on a few VIP guest and the Event planners.




Eryca slipped into her dress off to auction off her Make services for a lucky winner. I stayed around for a little while and did a bit of mingling and exited on the red carpet. For those who have asked yes premiership players do look better in real life that they do running around on the pitch on tv, I would give more info but it’s not suitable for a blog such as this =D





O and the big award winners at the event were Michael Essien, Diambars, the Senegalise academy set up by the former Arsenal player Patrick Veira, and Didier Drogba and the Cote D'Ivoire national team.
For MAU’s or aspiring Make up artists wanting to know how to get to work with Celebrity Make up artist Eryca Freemante check back as I will posting a blog on the topic in a few days I also managed to interview some of her team on working with her which will also be going up.

bye for now

Much love