Lauren Bacall: An Icon

Lauren Bacall Hollywood Icon.

1924-2014

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/

December Update!

December has been full of Christmas fun! We visited Berlin at the beginning of the month to see the Christmas markets it was bitterly cold and snowed but drinking the Gluhwein certainly helped to warm us up! The markets were all fabulous to meander around carelessly for hours looking at all the wonderful handmade gifts and delicious food for sale. We really enjoyed visits to both The Helmut Newton Gallery and the Bauhaus archive while we were there.  See some of my Berlin photos below.
I also have a couple of Christmas brides and really enjoy beautifying them for their gorgeous winter weddings that are just extra magical at this time of the year.  I have also been busy with many party make-ups and shoots for magazines including Glamour and Good Housekeeping plus a menswear shoot for Duck & Cover...so a busy month what with the additional Christmas shopping, wrapping and baking to boot!
We have had lots of fun festivities with our friends and family and I look forward to a lovely week off over Christmas to relax  and that means no social media! Well maybe just a little...

On reflection 2013 has been a great year for me, I am truly blessed and I hope 2014 will be even better!
I would like to wish my friends, family, clients and followers a wonderfully happy and healthy New Year!
XXX

 Berlin Holocaust Memorial

 Currywurst!

 TV Tower, Berlin

 Brandenburg Gate

 Christmas Market, Berlin

 My Make-up work on the cover of next year's Bride Magazine

 Poodle tree decorations

 My homemade first ever Christmas Cake!

 Snowballs!

 Festive fun at the Christmas Markets in Berlin

Gluhwein!

Fast & Furious 6 Premier

Last week I was one of the Hair & Make-up artists at The Fast & Furious 6 Premiere at The Empire Theatre Leicester Square. I was there to create an overall look for the dancers and promotional staff.  The dancers all had a black smokey eye with glitter on top and a nude lip, the staff had a much softer version of this with high ponytails so they all looked uniform.  Products we used on the eyes include MAC Carbon eyeshadow, MAC Engraved eyeliner pencil and MAC Reflects glitter. The after party was at the stunning Somerset House and it looked amazing! It was a long day 12pm-9pm of non stop back to back glamour! So cramped and stressful at points it was like backstage at Fashion week.
See some of my pictures from the event below.

Somerset House setting up for the after party!

Leicester Square Premiere, Dancers

Dancers eye make-up

Action station!

Leicester Square

Hair & Make-up team in action!