Garden designer Peter Dowdall on the best places to find unique pieces for your garden
Garden designer Peter Dowdall on the best places to find unique pieces for your garden

Megan Burns

Key trends and challenges shaping the job market in 2025
Key trends and challenges shaping the job market in 2025

Leonie Corcoran

Inside this five-bedroom Edwardian Terenure home
Inside this five-bedroom Edwardian Terenure home

IMAGE

In The Meadows 2025 review: A festival for the fans
In The Meadows 2025 review: A festival for the fans

Sarah Gill

Sole Steps: Join us for a run and a coffee in Phoenix Park
Sole Steps: Join us for a run and a coffee in Phoenix Park

Edaein OConnell

We’re taking notes on the rich, tactile details of this Belfast café for our own homes
We’re taking notes on the rich, tactile details of this Belfast café for our own...

Megan Burns

Cathy White talks honestly about taking to the road as a new mum, without her baby
Cathy White talks honestly about taking to the road as a new mum, without her...

Fiona Alston

‘Grief was like being knocked down by a speeding bus. It came out of nowhere and completely floored me’
‘Grief was like being knocked down by a speeding bus. It came out of nowhere...

Mary Ann Kenny

Daniel Rankin of Man Can Cook NZ shares his life in food
Daniel Rankin of Man Can Cook NZ shares his life in food

Sarah Gill

‘I don’t want to be empowered, I want to be resourced’
‘I don’t want to be empowered, I want to be resourced’

Dominique McMullan

Image / Beauty

The beauty models to follow on Instagram


By Aisling Keenan
23rd Sep 2019
The beauty models to follow on Instagram

Beauty models are a very special type of model. They’re faced with the need to be always ready for a HD close-up, and have a different set of requirements than for fashion models. Here are some of the best in the business.


If ever I’m putting together a beauty shoot, I immediately go to Instagram. Years ago, I would’ve asked the modelling agencies for their ‘best beauty girls’. This would’ve resulted in me receiving a selection of images to go through, not with fashion in mind, but specifically beauty.

A ‘beauty girl’ will have a different set of requirements from a fashion model. Either thick, long and malleable hair or else entirely unique hair (a tight cut, à la Iesha below). Big brows, as is the trend right now. Symmetry in the face, particularly lips and eyes. Immaculate skin and if possible, really lovely natural nails.

It’s a big ask, absolutely. And while there could always be more diversity, the easiest way nowadays to find a truly different beauty model is to go to their Instagram – so much so that all the model agents now link their models’ pages to their personal Instagram accounts. Here are some of my favourite faces to watch.

Sandra Kaczorovaska

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Sandra Kaczorowska (@sandrakaczorovska) on

Moya Palk

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Moya P (@_moyap_) on

Millie Rose Loggie

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Millie Rose (@millieroseloggie) on

Iesha Hodges

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by IESHA (@ieshahodgesofficial) on

Kirra Jones

 

View this post on Instagram

 

A post shared by Kirra Jones (@kiirrajones) on

Eden Fines

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Eden Fines ??? ???? (@edenfines) on

Photograhy by Jason Lloyd Evans.


Read more: The beauty photographers you need to follow on Instagram

Read more: The beauty of the Instagram Explore page

Read more: In defence of the Resting Bitch Face