Saturday, 30 August 2025

August Update!

Probably one of the busiest months of the year for me this year I started August with six weddings in the first week plus a shoot, two lessons and a couple of special occasion bookings!!

I seemed to attract lots of naturally curly haired clients this month as well which is always a pleasure to polish and enhance gorgeous natural curls.  

Some of my behind the scenes pic's along the way and do check out my Instagram for the full reel post @nikimakeup to go along with this blog post.













































































































































































































It did get less crazy as the month progressed I made time for weekly exercise as always and I enjoyed some sunshine and lovely long dog walks in the Herts and Essex country and seaside. We also visited Cambridge for the day and went on a punt with our little poodle Rufus who absolutely loved it!




















































I had a black eye to expertly cover for this unfortunate Mother of the Bride.



I made time for some drawing and painting too.  
You can follow more of my artist journey on Instagram @nikicreates











































































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Thursday, 31 July 2025

July Update!

My husband and I celebrated our 13 year wedding anniversary we had an insanely good meal and dining experience at Crockers in Tring https://www.tring.crockersuk.com, highly recommend for a special occasion!


















































































We also had an amazing Lunch at Barrafina Kings Cross https://www.kingscross.co.uk/barrafina, Spanish tapas at its absolute best.




























Cocktail of the month was definitely an Espresso Martini, I lost count of how many!










Aside from eating and drinking! I have been enjoying the sunshine with my toy poodle Rufus, we have had some lovely walks and visited Norfolk for a few days recharge and reset before the busy summer ahead of weddings.





















































I have had a weddings, lessons, a shoot and pre-wedding trials, here are some of my pics along the way.



























































































































I have visited some gorgeous local venues including Sopwell house, Beaumont Hall, and Tewinbury farm.

I have also made time to do some art from sketching and painting to cutting tape and sticking!  I am inspired bytes ocean and nature mostly in particular jelly fish and shells collected on various beach walks.




















































































































































Have a fabulous summer and thank you for reading! I am a busy bee throughout August but will update my monthly blog at the end of the month. 

Niki X