Ep. 72: Why makeup is thrilling, therapy and more for photographer/director Brinsley Edwards

Brinsley Edwards is a talented, inspiring and inspired New York-based photographer and director who works mostly in fashion and beauty. Born and raised in North Carolina, she moved to New York to pursue her photography career back in 2017. Of course, like many of us, her creative career ground to a halt as we entered the pandemic in early 2020. 

I first came across Brinsley's work, including her #unretouchedselfportraits, on Instagram, and fell in love with her amazing and varied art pieces, sometimes co-created with her fiancé James Conkle.

In this episode I find out how makeup became Brinsley's go-to when it came to just getting through lockdown. She shares that journaling, writing morning pages and reading The Artist’s Way (a favourite of mine also) have helped with motivation and just being kinder to herself.

Brinsley admits that: ‘everything I know about skincare is from TikTok’ and shares early memories of playing with her grandmother’s red lipstick and why she's taken up embroidery again. This episode is for the creatives and for those who are still too nervous to claim that label as their own. Oh, and a special thank you to Brinsley's cat Bestie, for making an entrance. I hope you love this one!

You can follow Brinsley on Instagram and check me out @beautymepodcast. Thank you for listening.

Products mentioned:

CeraVe SA Smoothing Cleanser: https://www.boots.com/cerave-sa-smoothing-cleanser-236ml-10272454

The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23%: https://theordinary.deciem.com/gb/rdn-vitamin-c-suspension-23pct-ha-spheres-2pct-30ml.html

Cerave Moisturising Lotion: https://www.boots.com/cerave-moisturising-lotion-236ml-10246703

The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution: https://theordinary.deciem.com/gb/rdn-aha-30pct-bha-2pct-peeling-solution-30ml.html

Weleda Skin Food: https://www.weleda.co.uk/skinfood

The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-artists-way/julia-cameron/9781788164290