July Update!

A LOT of weddings this month I am now in peak wedding season throughout July and August, I still managed to find some time for makeup 1:1 lessons, makeup workshops and trial's ahead of autumn weddings.  I have worked with some stunning brides recently and met such lovely clients this month as well as working with other great wedding suppliers it has been jam packed and fun filled and I've loved every minute!

It has also been so nice to finally enjoy some sunnier warmer days, I definitely belong in sunshine!

We also celebrated our twelve year wedding anniversary this month and had a lovely Sunday roast lunch at https://thehawksmoor.com in London and a cheeky couple of dinners locally at https://www.primesteakandgrill.com/restaurants/st-albans/ in St Albans and https://vinsantobar.com in Harpenden. All three meals were fabulous and we highly recommend!

Delicious cocktails at Vin Santo

Dessert at The Hawksmoor

Complimentary Dessert at Prime 

I also visited https://smithsrestaurants.com/smiths-ongar/ for my Mums birthday which as always was very nice, especially this dessert!

I have also been doing some painting follow this journey currently @nikicreates on Instagram.

Further details and booking enquires via www.nikimakeup.co.uk and Instagram @nikimakeup

FRIDAY FAVE! ROUGE HERMĒS POPPY LIP SHINE

Ooh this was a nice treat! An anniversary gift from my husband! 

This colour is my kind of colour! I love any shade of coral or orange.  This particular one is a transparent sheer tone combining a subtle sparkly shine.  Perfect for those days when you want to look like you've made little or no effort! The colour enhances lips beautifully with mother-of-pearl micro-particles.

The packaging of this lipstick is just gorgeous! I love to listen to the click as it snaps shut, it simply oozes luxury!  The lip colour is packaged in a cute little cover inside an orange Hermēs box, I feel like I put it to bed every time I tuck it back inside the box!

This one is a definite personal Friday Fave!

Made in Italy and refillable!

RRP £62.00

Friday Fave! Charlotte Tilbury Unisex Healthy Glow

This tinted moisturiser is a personal favourite of mine, a firm staple in my personal make-up bag.

It is super hydrating and moisturising and gives a lovely natural tinted glow to the skin.

I honesty instantly feel more awake and my skin looks and feels so much better once I have this on!

I apply this after my normal moisturiser has settled, you can apply foundation and or concealer on top.

It is easy to apply, squeeze a a small pea sized amount from the tube and apply to the whole face using fingertips to warm and blend the product into the skin.

Containing tanning pigments it cleverly morphs to your own skin tone for a flawless natural finish.

For me it really is summer in a tube!

40ml £39.00

June Update!

June! I love this month it always feels like summer finally in the UK.

A lot of lovely weddings this month, I am fully into wedding season now and loving it! Some hot and sunny ones and some not so hot and sunny ones but all wonderful and enjoyed just the same.

June began at a new venue for me in Peterborough the very grand Holmewood Hall, a great choice if you are still venue hunting! https://www.holmewood-hall.co.uk

I had a lovely wedding at www.farmhouseatredcoats.co.uk one of my favourite local venues, hair and makeup for five it was busy one but fab' all the same.

I also had a Sunday wedding which are not as common, I have a few over the summer this was at www.northmymms.co.uk

A beautiful bride that I did hair and makeup for who had a reception in a marquee at home, it did sound quite a lot of work in the lead up but I am sure it was worth all the joy!

Another bridal party that had a marquee wedding, what a gorgeous bunch of girls!

I do quite a lot of weddings at  www.tewinbury.co.uk and it was nice to visit on a sunny June day.

Incidentally I am now quite booked up in peak months next year already so do enquire and reserve your date soon to avoid any disappointment. For all makeup and hair enquiries www.nikimakeup.co.uk

Proms, Ascot and this weekend (last in June!) I have a school ball all keeping me busy in my Harpenden based studio.

I am really into eating a date or two with a coffee mid morning at the moment I think it is after we had them at breakfast on holiday last month, nice instead of chocalate/cake! Have you tried dates, do you like them I'd love to know!  I have also been enjoying breakfasts in the garden, it is just so nice to get outside.

We visited Knebworth house one weekend which was fab' a really interesting day out, do go if you haven't been! www.knebworthhouse.com

When I am not working I have been doing some painting and sketching you can follow my art shenanigans @nikicreates.  I think I am a "fair-weather" artist I seem to do loads in the warmer months when I can sit outside in the fresh air and listen to the sounds and sights of nature around me which inspires me.