"Friday Faves!"

This weeks "Friday Fave" is the wonderful Lucas' Papaw Ointment.

This Product is an essential in everyone's household!  I have used this for many years now, it is excellent for insect bites, chafing, cuts, burns, spots, irritated skin, nappy rash, dry cracked skin and sore skin such as eczema. It makes a great lip balm and I have often used it to tame my hair!

It is also a staple in my professional kit and whenever I travel, I would hate to be without it as it has so many multiple uses.




Available to purchase on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lucas-Ointment-Pawpaw-Directly-Australia/dp/B00K5O4SRM/ref=sr_1_2_a_it/262-6195997-4095529?ie=UTF8&qid=1510942704&sr=8-2&keywords=lucas+papaw

Beauty Advent: December 8th!

Festive Make-up look December 8th

Autumn trend Berry lips and gold eyes.

Beauty Advent December 1st!

Festive make-up look December 1st:

Golden smokey eyes with gold glitter on top complimented with warm bronzed cheeks and matte red lips.

Eyeshadows used are MAC Medallion, Cork, Mystery and Swiss Chocolate.

Lipstick used MAC Ruby Woo.

March Update!

A busy month of weddings, wedding trials, special occasion make-ups and shoots....

Stand out moments for me were I had a really long day driving and and tough day shooting in Suffolk, too many insanely busy Saturday's and a lovely shoot at stunning Warren Weir at The Luton hoo hotel where I am the recommended Make-up artist.

Behind the scenes on the Warren Weir shoot.

Below are taken at Emily's wedding at Luton Hoo this month what a view from the makeup chair!

I have been doing a lot of hair styling this month as well, see some of my hair and makeup piccies below.

Some of my recent beauty hair and makeup work

December Update!

December has flown by a super busy month of weddings, wedding trials, party make-up's and shoots.  A great way to finish 2014! I am now looking forward to enjoying a lovely Christmas break and have been lucky enough to have had quite a few christmas celebrations already this month with such great family and friends.

I hope you have enjoyed my Advent Beauty blog posts throughout December something a little different to all the chocolate consumed and it also gave me an opportunity to do some long overdue art studies.

December also gave me a good excuse to have fun getting messy in the kitchen baking some delicious gingerbread biscuits as well as pistachio and cranberry chocolates and my annual christmas puddings.

I had my Bronzed Beauty shoot in December's issue of  fabulous online beauty TWO Magazine.

Some of my personal favourite December 'Advent Beauty Make-up is Art' blog posts...

My mum and I made a lovely festive visit to beautiful St.Albans Cathedral and the Christmas Market.

I had a fun Christmas night out in London at Maddison's rooftop bar and Jamie Oliver's Barbacoa with fellow freelancer Hairbyjaydean and our hubbies.

To top it off my last job this year was at The Luton Hoo Hotel for Hannah's spectacular 21st Birthday party celebrations.  As you can see after a beautiful bright day we had the most amazing sunset which I just had to stop and capture on my journey. My arrival at Luton Hoo to the magical twinkling lights and giant holly wreaths was just a perfect way to finish my working year.

I would love to wish my Blog followers and other social media followers as well as my friends, family, clients and colleagues a very Merry Christmas and a super happy and healthy 2015! X

Inside my summer make-up bag!

What to know what is inside the make-up bag of a Professional Make-up artist?

Here is my personal summer make-up bag staples.

Laura Mercier Bronzing gel for face
Smashbox camera ready concealer stick shade 04
YSL Touche eclat
Kiko bronzing powder shade 100
Kiko Rock Attraction shade 05 Sound Coral brightening blusher
Kiko eye base primer
Charlotte Tilbury eye pencil colour chameleon shade Amber haze
Nars Eyeshadow duo shade Isolde
Shu Uemura eyelash curlers
Barry M Lash Vegas black mascara

I'd love to know what your summer make-up essentials are, get in touch and let me know!

Niki

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May Update!

May has been a super busy month for me with lots of wedding make-up's and bridal trials to keep me extra busy as well as some shoots!

See a few of my pic's below that I took along the way.

 A bridal trial make-up on the lovely Sissel.

 Wedding Venue Searcy's for Natalie's wedding on May 17th

 Beautiful Natalie and her bridesmaids in stunning Yellow.

 Bridal prep' in the Melbourne Lodge at Brocket.

 Stunning Mel getting the full photoshoot treatment pre-ceremony at Luton Hoo.

 Erica's wedding morning at Offley Place photographed by by the fab' team at www.bellemomenti.com

Stunning Suja's Wedding make-up trial

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