I had the pleasure of attending my niece's wedding yesterday and on myself I decided to opt for a smoky eye look and nude lips. I was wearing a Topshop green dress and so wanted something a little dramatic to compliment it. I had prepped and had a bit of a tan with my beloved Sisley fake tan, I then covered any imperfections with my Nars tinted moisturiser and Bobbi Brown foundation stick, I don't tend to use powder as [...]
My August column in The Lincoln Journal is out now, with lots of tips and advice about bridal make-up.
I love travelling around the U.K, working on various weddings and yesterday I had the honour of visiting beautiful Stamford. I had no idea what a great place it is to visit! It was the gorgeous Rachael's wedding and she was getting married at the very majestic, Burghley house. It is huge! I had to do her wedding make-ups at The George in Stamford, which is a gorgeous old hotel, with lots of character, great food and amazing staff, I took [...]
Its not often I post photos of my daughter, but I just had to recently! It was her Prom day recently and I was just so proud of her, I wanted to show her off to the world! It is a well-known fact, that at this age, teenagers can suffer with bad skin and a few spots here and there. Alisha has completely mastered the art of concealing her little blemishes. She has a great skincare routine, but despite all [...]
A very enjoyable morning this morning working with STALF studio in Lincolnshire. STALF studio creates simple, elegant and wearable womenswear which is handmade in Lincolnshire - www.stalf.co.uk /Instagram @stalf.studio As the clothing is so simple and wearable, for this shoot I wanted to create a classic look, that can be created easily, but using minimal products - who has the time quite frankly, to spend 2 hours applying make-up!? I used - Bobbi Brown vitamin enriched face base and then created [...]
Today's blustery weather calls for a bit of drama I think - its all about the winged eyeliner today! I used Embryolisse moisturiser first and then used Cover FX compact foundation to even out my skin tone, Bobbi Brown corrector and concealer serum under my eyes, and then Anastasia Beverley Hills dip brow pomade on my brows. To create the eyeliner look, use Urban decay eye primer first, then apply vanilla cream eyeshadow stick by Bobbi Brown all over [...]
One of the most common concerns for the ladies that I meet are dark circles. Dark circles are different to an eye bag, and eye bag is a "sag" and no amount of make-up can conceal this, (I will blog about this hopefully on a later date.) There may be different causes for the dark circles, one could be hereditary even. All is not lost, as we have my secret weapon of choice...make-up! Firstly, you do have to make sure [...]
A very hectic time at the moment, as I am juggling with shoots and my wedding work, plus I have just been taken on with an agency in Birmingham, so its all go at the moment. You will see below what I have been up to - a Halloween/Gothic bridal look, just for fun really. I wanted to create something that looked a little haunting but still beautiful at the same time. I blocked out Leannes eyebrows first with [...]
These are the beautiful false lashes from Velour, they look incredible on!
Work has been extremely busy lately as wedding season is in full swing and I have been busy re-stocking my make-up kit and I also did an 80's inspired shoot too, with Tracy Conway-Smith. I always love using strong colours for photoshoots. I used Make-up Forever, Maybelline, Illamasqua, Mac and Bobbi Brown. They eyelashes were from Eldora and they look amazing don't they! Recently I worked on a wedding with some fabulous ladies from Essex and the venue was the [...]
