February update!

This year is flying by already and that is fine by me I cannot wait for summer!

I have had a busy month of wedding trials and shoots.  I have been travelling all over the place Brentwood, Leicester, Colchester, Kings Lynn, Hornchurch and Bedford to name a few!

Here is just a few of the beauties I have had the pleasure of doing makeup for...firstly a little bit of hair, beautiful braids and waves in preparation for a September wedding.

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Makeup artist - My Kit favourites!

Here's a few of my favourite makeup picks from my professional kit.



YSL Touche Eclat (a kit staple)



Kiko 3D Instant lip plumping gloss



Bobbi Brown lip pencil in Ballet Pink (a great shade that suits so many)



MAC eyeshadows in Bark, Carbon, Arena, Era, Cork, Woodwinked and Omega (staple long wearing shades)




Daniel Sandler Eyeshadows in Rosy Tan (a pretty and flattering colour)



MAC lipsticks in Angel and Brave (great wearable colours that I use a lot on Brides in particular)




Nars Blusher in Orgasm (a great colour that suits so many)



Charlotte Tilbury Filmstar Bronze and Glow compact (kit staple)




Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour cream (THE best non sticky lipgloss and is a great multi-use product)



MAC Blot powder (excellent at blotting shine all day without caking)

I would love to know what your favourite makeup products are?

Recent Bride Rebecca!

On October 17th 2015 I had the absolute pleasure of doing hair and makeup for beautiful bride Rebecca, her lovely mum and four bridesmaids!

The wedding and bridal preparations took place in a beautiful rural location at Bassmead Manor Barns.  http://www.bassmeadmanorbarns-weddings.co.uk

I arrived bright and early at 7.30am to start prepping everyone's hair, it was a very busy morning for me as I had to have everyone ready by around 1pm.
Super team Andre and Suzanne form Belle Momenti photography were on hand to capture all the bridal preparations.  http://www.onlinepictureproof.com/bmp
I loved doing the bridesmaids hair in a variation of relaxed updo's, achieved by tonging the hair first then adding in braids and pinning hair up in sections.

Rebecca wanted a natural wedding day look.  To achieve this I used a little Benefit primer to make sure the makeup lasted.  I used a Kiko light coverage foundation and a little Bobbi Brown concealer. On the eyes I used a combination of MAC eyeshadows in shades Phloof, Scene and Pink Venus.  The lipstick is Angel by MAC over Ballet pink lip liner from Bobbi Brown. Charlotte Tilbury Bronze and glow completed the look. Rebecca's hair was set in velcro rollers and tonged for a relaxed part up part down style.  I did a little backcombing to achieve some height on top before adding the veil.

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All images via bellemomenti.

January Update!

Who said January is a quiet month? Wow! I've had a super busy month organising makeup trials ahead of this summer's weddings and lots of shoots travelling all over the south east of England.
I have also spent some time organising my home office making sure everything is up to date as well as a lot of diary organising for at least the next six months!

Here is just a few of the beauties I have had the pleasure of meeting this month.

I worked at two beautiful weddings at Luton Hoo http://www.lutonhoo.co.uk alongside Jaydean at http://www.hairbyjaydean.com where we are both the recommended suppliers.

We saw the New Year in staying at a boutique hotel in Winchelsea and spent a wonderful New Years day at Camber Sands literally blowing away 2015 and a had a lovely time wandering around beautiful Rye.

January Highlights included a power cut for an entire evening which meant no television, an insane amount of candles, a head torch to work by!...and worst of all no kettle for tea, so we opted for Baileys instead. Well, it was Burns night, no dry January here thank you very much!

We also saw a couple of inches of snowfall in Harpenden which was very pretty.
The snow at Luton Hoo Hotel created a stunning winter wonderland wedding for bride Gemma.

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My New Favourite Beauty Buys!

A few of my recent purchases...

Jo Malone Candle Lime, Basil & Mandarin

Jo Malone Cologne Lime, basil & Mandarin

I love this fresh, light scent that lasts on me really well and makes my home smell beautiful.

http://www.jomalone.co.uk

Nars Audacious Mascara
http://www.narscosmetics.co.uk

A great shade of intense black mascara with a big brush to make the most of the smallest and fairest lashes aka my own!

MAC PREP + PRIME 24-Hour Extend Eye Base
http://www.maccosmetics.co.uk

This is a must for making eye makeup last the duration, if you wear eyeshadow this is the ideal base to apply first.

Lancome Sourcils Définis Ultra Precision Eyebrow Pencil
http://www.lancome.co.uk
I like the Lancome brow pencils as the pencil come with a short firm plastic brush at one end to ensure you do not apply too much colour.  The pencil itself is not too hard so it is easy to apply the right amount of product. Also available in a good variety of shades.

Tom Ford Lipstick in 01 Spanish Pink
http://www.tomford.com
This lipstick not only slides on beautifully it also has the most beautiful packaging and is quite simply the best lipstick I have ever used!

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December Update!

December has flown by! As I write this we are approaching the week of Christmas so there is much festivity and excitement in the air, I really do love this time of year.

Here is a few snippets from my December 2015.

Our tree complete with poodle decorations!

Christmas in London 2015

St Albans Christmas

Just some of the beauties I have had the pleasure of meeting for make-up and/or hair styling this month.

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"I would like to wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2016!"