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About Me:

My name is Marta Walsh and I’m the founder of  www.talkingmakeup.com I was born in Former Soviet Georgia, moved to Israel when I was 4 months old and then moved to New York City in my late teens. I didn’t begin my career in the beauty industry. My very Jewish parents only encouraged practical subjects like accounting or medicine. Following their advice, I went to New York University STERN School of Business and studied Finance and Marketing. I even worked as an assistant to a Market Maker on Wall Street for Madoff for few years soon after I graduated. I remember my last day at Madoff, Mark Madoff told me: “When you look for your next job, make sure to go after what you really love.” 

I’ve always loved makeup, beauty, and glamour as long as I remember myself. Sephora was my playground and Elle, Vogue and Cosmopolitan magazines were my bibles. My bathroom in my old West Village flat in NYC while working in Finance was full of beauty products and I was often described by best friends as a product junkie. I always wanted to try every product out there. I then got married and moved to Cheltenham England and had my first son Jake. I used to go to the local department stores in the UK like House of Fraser and Space NK and literally go from counter to counter and check what new products are out. Feel them and touch them, sometimes even sniff them. I would then go home to my lap top and search for the products I became obsessed with online and read about them. I was looking for reasons for why I should or shouldn’t buy that product. My husband saw what I was doing so one day he suggested I should write a blog. I looked at him and asked: “What’s a blog?” Talking Makeup was born.

I have never been to a beauty school and I’m NOT a makeup artist. In fact I consider myself a total amateur, even today. I just love makeup (like you, I hope). Therefore, Talking Makeup is never about telling you what to do or how to apply your own makeup. It’s all about beauty news, celebrity beauty news, my own way of applying makeup, expert tips, celebrity beauty secrets and interviews so you can make up your own decision on whether you like the products, looks or techniques you’ve read about. There are no rules. I really like what Nicolas Degennes, Givenchy’s Artistic Director and who I met in NYC, once said: “makeup is freedom…Freedom to become whoever you want to be in that moment…to experiment…to create..to express…”

My greatest success so far was being able to interview many celebrities about their beauty secrets. I enjoy interviews so it’s a dream come true and I would love to do more of it. I’m also fortunate to meet fabulous industry people in the beauty PR world, and being able to attend New York Fashion Week and other fun fashion and beauty events. I’m also a member of the Daily Makeover Beauty Bloggerati team as part of a group of elite bloggers from across the United States. I was featured in Cosmopolitan Hong Kong.

Growing up in Israel and English as my second language I could never imagine being able to write in English for a beauty magazine, so for me it’s a huge achievement and realizing I can do anything I want in life. There are no limits!

I would love to continuously increase my traffic or readership and truly become the best in beauty blogging. I also can see myself creating my own makeup line. I’m all about shimmer, sparkle ,and flawless skin. And I also would love to have my own interview show where I interview celebrities about beauty secrets, life, and movies: something like: “Style & Beauty Interviews With Marta Walsh“. Stay tuned!

About the site:

What are we all about: Talking Makeup is a top daily makeup and beauty blog. We bring to you daily, the latest beauty news and product launches, Celebrity beauty news, Fashion and style news. Celebrity inspired beauty tips, Celebrity interviews. Product reviews, Makeup and beauty video blogs, amazing giveaways, and How to makeup tutorials by top celebrity hair stylists and makeup artists.

Traffic:

According to Google Analytics Talking Makeup’s audience and readership exceed 100,000 visitors a month making it one of the biggest beauty blogs.

Demographic:

Our readers are mainly women between 18 and 49.

Information for PR, Press, Brands and Advertisers:

If you like to send us press materials about your product, brand, and personality. If you like Talking Makeup to consider a product review. Or, if you are looking to schedule an interview with your celebrity client. Please contact us at email address below.

Brands & Advertisers: Talking Makeup accepts sponsored paid posts at this time. Please contact us (see email address below) to discuss rates.

For all above inquiries please contact us at:

marta @ talkingmakeup.com

Legal Notes and Disclaimer:

Disclainer: Talkingmakeup.com receives many free products from beauty brands and PR companies. On occasion we also receive other gifts. Gifts and free products do not influence the content of our posts. Sometimes talkingmakeup.com will be given financial incentive to make posts, such posts will always be clearly marked as a ‘Sponsored Post’.