Beauty Advent

A little Christmas fun!  My Pro' make-up and beauty tips, a new tip every day until Christmas Eve.  Enjoy!

Dec' 4th

When applying mascara look straight ahead into a mirror ideally magnifying. Apply mascara beginning at the root of the lash using a zig zag technique through to the lash tip. This helps to separate, rid clumps and lengthen eyelashes.  I always suggest applying to the bottom lashes first. If you do apply to the top lashes first, in most cases this usually means you then look up to apply to the bottom lashes.  The top lashes will not yet be dry, resulting in black marks of mascara all over your carefully applied eye shadow.

Make-up lessons are available at www.nikimakeup.co.uk

Beauty Advent🎄🎅🎁

A little Christmas fun! My Pro' make-up and beauty tips, a new tip every day until Christmas Eve. Enjoy!

Dec' 3rd🎄

Try using a flat eyeliner brush to press gel or creme eyeliner at the root of the top eye lashes. Begin at the outer corner of the eye pressing firmly from underneath the lashes at the root (not in the rim) working across to the inner corner. Press the index finger of the opposite hand onto the eye lid to gently push back the lid for ease of application. This method achieves beautifully natural defined eyes.

Beauty Advent🎄🎅🎁

A little Christmas fun! My pro' make up and beauty tips, a new tip every day until Christmas Eve. Enjoy!

Dec' 2nd🎄

Nail polish chipping a day or two after applying can be really annoying. Try applying a thin coat of nail polish across the edge of the nail tips this will ensure your nail polish stays chip resistant for much longer.

Apply a base coat followed by two coats of nail colour. On the second coat apply across the nail tips and finish with a top coat. I like to apply this across the tips as well for a perfect finish.

My favourite nail care products can be found here http://www.mavala.co.uk/nails/

Beauty Advent🎄🎅🎁

A little Christmas advent fun! My pro' make up and beauty tips, a new tip every day until Christmas Eve. Enjoy!

Dec 1st🎄

Try something new I like using a fan shaped brush to apply bronzing powder instead of your usual dome shaped powder brush.

Apply to cheek bones and forehead for a natural defined finish this winter.

I like Laura Mercier's brush:

http://www.lauramercier.co.uk/store/shop/Brushes-for-Face_Fan-Powder-Brush_prod300018

A recent Luton Hoo wedding

At the beginning of August I did  bridal make up for Huda, her mother and three bridesmaids at the stunning Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire (www.lutonhoo.co.uk).

Suzanne and Andre from Belle Momenti (www.bellemomenti.com) did the wonderful wedding photography documenting Huda's special day.

I kept Huda's make up very natural. Glowing skin was achieved using Chanel Vitalumiere foundation and complimented with a touch of Nars cream blush in 'Orgasm'.  Natural brown toned eye shadows all from MAC were used to define the eyes and a soft pink from MAC in shade 'Bare again' was applied to the lips. The addition of some individual lashes from Ardell completed this elegant bridal look.

"I am so very pleased that I asked Niki to do my make- up for my wedding. 
I had seen Niki's work on a bridal photo shoot and was really impressed with her talent; so I just had to book a trial with her! Niki's friendly manner during the trial made it very easy to talk to her about what I wanted (and what I didn't want!). She offered me expert advice and gave me the exact look I was aiming for on my big day. 
On the day of the wedding, she provided a great atmosphere of calm, which immediately settled my nerves. Niki worked quickly and with excellent skill, making us (bridesmaids, mother and myself) look (and feel) really fabulous! The make- up lasted the entire day, too. 
Niki is an amazing, talented artist and I will definitely be recommending her to any future brides. 
Thanks again, Niki."  Huda Al Haddad.

For further information on bridal make up please see www.nikimakeup.co.uk and for photography enquiries please see www.bellemomenti.com.

A wedding at South Farm

Recently I was at the gorgeous South Farm (www.south-farm.co.uk) in Royston for Angela's wedding. I applied make up and individual lashes to Angela plus her three bridesmaids and Jaydean at www.hairbyjaydean.com styled the hair into beautiful up do's.
It started off a beautiful sunny day but we did unfortunately have rain while we were getting the bridal party ready. It certainly did not dampen everyone's spirits for the day though as it is to be expected in the UK!

South Farm is such a quirky, different venue a great choice for any bride and groom currently searching for the perfect venue. Guests can even choose to stay in restored gypsy painted caravans for a real outdoors fun experience after the partying ends.
It is also a lovely journey to get there all through narrow country lanes with acres of stunning fields surrounding you South farm is set in what feels like the middle of nowhere and the drive into the farm itself along a tree lined long drive is stunning. This brings me to the bride Angela who looked gorgeous in her fitted lace fishtail dress complete with sparkly Jimmy Choo heels!
Angela's make up and hair was classic and timeless with soft smokey eyes and lots of individual lashes to add fullness to her natural lash. Jaydean effortlessly swept Angela's hair up cleanly into an elegant, smooth up do.
Angela made my job easy and it was lovely to be involved in her wedding day. X

Mavala MAVA-WHITE for yellow nails!

It is not very often I come across a really fabulous product that gives instant results so I had to share this one!

MAVA-WHITE Optical nail whitener by Mavala comes in a 10ml glass bottle complete with application brush.

It is recommended for yellow/discoloured nails, due to specific pigments that react to the UV light.

MAVA-WHITE can be worn alone to make nails appear whiter.  It  is also a great choice for men if they are concerned about the appearance of their nails ie. if they are stained due to nicotine as it has a matt finish.

It is perfect worn over base coat before applying a natural nail colour, a french manicure or simply a topcoat.

My nails looked instantly whiter this will be a staple item for me from now on that I highly recommend.

Available online at Amazon.