Be Inspired - Pantone Colour of the Year 2017 'Greenery'

Spring is just around the corner... hopefully!

What better way to put a spring into our step during gloomy January than with an inspired fresh start to the New Year.

The Pantone Colour of 2017 is shade 'Greenery', let this 'nature inspired' colour give you inspiration to style anything from your home to your clothing.



Style your home:
Accessorise with accents of green including cushions, throws, vases and ornaments.











Style your Wedding:
Hair crowns, flowers and bouquets can all look stunning in shades of green.
Go bold and choose green shoes, jewellery or even bridesmaids dresses.













Fashion Styling:
The spring summer shows had many versatile green looks, if you aren't feeling that brave why not opt for a green belt or handbag instead.









Inspire your beauty regime:
Green shadows look great on brown eyes and pretty good on blue eyes too for that matter, it makes a gorgeous contrast so will make your eyes really stand out. Be bold with eyeshadow or go subtle with a little green liner.  If green makeup really is too much for you why not brighten your day with a green nail polish.













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Pantone 2015 Colour of the year inspiration!

Marsala is the 2015 Pantone colour of the year.

Use Marsala to be inspired ...

Consider the tones of this colour in fashion and make-up, use it to help you make new changes to what you wear and how you choose to wear it.

Think about it when dining, visiting new places, decorating your home and deciding what accessories compliment a look.

Description of the colour 'An earthy wine red'.

The Great Gatsby Beauty inspired.

The roaring twenties and the glamour of the Great Gatsby, check out my pinterest board for beauty and style inspiration http://www.pinterest.com/nikimakeup/the-great-gatsby/

Autumn/Winter 2013 make-up trends!

The Autumnal chill is in the air so as we head towards winter here are a few make-up ideas to keep you fashion forward.

Autumn/winter make-up and hair looks are polished, ladylike, sophisticated...all a little grown-up!

Choose berry/wine stains for lips, the finish is stained and matte.  Apply using a finger and blot well.

The defined red lip will always be around.

Skin is velvety, flawless and matte set well with powder.

 Choose any garnet shade of red nail colour.

If a berry/red lip is just too much opt for the nude lip trend instead.

Hooray! heavily made-up, dark statement eyes are back for autumn/winter. Go smoky or bold with your colour.

Go easy on the blusher, best used barely there in a pretty pink shade or skip altogether.

                                                         
Long lashes rock!

Brows go bold define using a pencil, coloured brow gel or powder for a softer look.

Create a bold, black feline flick to define your eyes using liquid liner.

 I hope this helps you create and experiment with some new looks and techniques over the coming months, one quick change in your make-up routine can make all the difference.

Behind the scenes at a photo shoot....

Yesterday I had a fun day working at a beautiful nature reserve in the Essex countryside.

The fashion shoot was inspired by festival style.

Art directed by myself, I collated a huge amount of research images on my pinterest board you can see this here:http://pinterest.com/nikimakeup/festival-chic/

The photographer was Ian Hooton (www.ianhooton.com), styling by Jenna Cutter (www.jcfashionstylist.com) and our lovely model for the day was Alessandra Kirn at Storm models.

Below are some pictures I took during the day behind the scenes.

Hair and makeup at www.nikimakeup.com (new website coming soon)!