Manchester Arndale Christmas Magazine

I was very excited to find my copy of the Arndale Christmas mag in my local paper! Hair and makeup by myself and even a pic of me too! ha

Looking forward to billboards out this week! There will be 9 around Manchester so keep a look out! xx

Arbonne launch Evening!

I recently had my Arbonne Launch Evening, was a great success!
It will be the start of many events and evening parties demonstrating and discussing the fantastic products! If you are interested in finding out more about the Arbonne products of having an Arbonne party please contact. :-)

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Louise's Wedding

Today I did the Lovely Louise's wedding at her In-laws beautiful house.
Louise chose tight curls with her hair down, I advised Louise to get a stunning brooch to set off the back of the hair style.

We went with a moss green on the eyes to really set off her own green eye colour, which still gives a subtle effect.

For the bridesmaids we went with the chique french twists and Louise chose diamante twists for their hair and we kept the makeup really natural with browns and creams and pink cheeks!

Fantastic morning with Robyn as my extremely helpful assistant and even had a cheeky glass of Laurent Perrier Rose!!

Hi everyone

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Robyn's Wedding

This weekend I did the hair and makeup for Robyn's wedding at a gorgeous castle in Newcastle Under Lyme. The Sun shone and the church bells were ringing from across the path of the castle. Robyn chose to have her hair curled and wore it down with just a little pinned back. The mother of the bride chose a sleek up style, quite different to her full curly hair she had when I arrived and the mother of the groom chose volumised curls for her hair with lots of body.

Overall was a great morning getting everyone ready and full of laughter.

All my best for a great future together x

Tessa's Wedding

Back in August I drove up to the Lakes for Tessa's wedding. The venue was beautiful, Tessa chose volumised curls for her hair, we then pinned back some with volume behind the tiara to flatter Tessa's face. For makeup we decided on a very natural glowing look. The eyeliner was slightly flicked on the outer corners and we used individual lashes to elongate the corner lashes. The individual lashes are applied using wash off hypoallergenic surgical glue.

The bridesmaids each chose individual hair and makeup styles. One chose a 1940's pin up style which was great!

Weddings Fayes with Arbonne Cosmetics

Just to let anyone interested know, I will be attending 2 Wedding Fayres in September in conjunction with Arbonne cosmetics. Arbonne is a brand I use within my kit and their products are fabulous and all formulated in Switzerland at the Arbonne institute of research and development (AIRD) and made in the U.S.A. all the skin care formulas are:

Botanically based
PH correct
Hypoallergenic
Dermatologist tested
Never tested on animals
Formulated without animal products or by products
Formulated without mineral oil
Formulated without dyes or chemical fragrances*
RE9 and FC5 products revolutionise the skincare industry
Recyclable Packaging & Non toxic vegetable inks

As you can see quite impressive and the skincare and new makeup line that was launched in February 2010 really are beautiful and effective products. The makeup packaging is gorgeous too. My firm favourite is the makeup primer ( essential for you makeup bag!)

September 5th - Chill Factor - 11am - 3pm

September 26th - Marriott hotel Manchester Airport 11am - 3pm

Hopefully see you there x

Engaged

I'm very excited to say Alex and I are now engaged after he proposed on the 11th of August. Alex took me to have my ring designed and I absolutely love the ring ( and Alex of course ;-) ) Lots of planning ahead!

Kim - Bride

Today I did the hair and makeup for the Lovely Bride Kim. Kim came all the way from Canada for a traditional Chinese Wedding. Hence we didn't have chance for a trial, but everything ran smoothly and Kim looked beautiful. Kim decided on a intricate style keeping the front soft and sweeping. For the makeup Kim wanted the focus to be the eyes. I used a plum eyeshadow with black cake eyeliner with a flick to elongate the eyes. We added a few individual lashes to the outer corners of the eyes which complimented the flicks. For lips Kim choose a soft pink and a hint of gloss to highlight.

Hope you had a fabulous day Kim and all the best for you White wedding back in Canada!

W25 Magazine

A shoot I worked on with photographer India Hobson was recently published in W25 Magazine and looks fantastic! Can't wait to get my hands on a copy. You can view the magazine online www.25mag.com issue May 2010. Special thanks to India for getting us in there! :-) xx

Preview of todays beauty shoot with Sarah Jones photography

Boss model Amelia - New face...

Andrea's Wedding

Recently did a wedding at a gorgeous venue in South Wirral - Inglewood Manor.

The bride choose a classic Audrey Hepburn style, french twist at the back and height created on top followed by her tiara. I felt the look really suited her. For makeup we kept it fresh and simple, we used an eyeliner from Bobbi brown - chocolate shimmer which really brought out Andrea's eyes.

The two little bridesmaids wore white flowers in their hair, I loosely curled the hair and twisted up into a bunch of curls, creating a very soft and pretty finish.

Shoot - India Hobson

Here's a recent shoot I did with fabulous Photographer India Hobson (link on my page) and Model Daisy Pettinger (Boss model management) and stylist/ fashion designer Laura Thomas styled the shoot. Had a great location huge room all to ourselves. The makeup and hair was kept natural with flushed coral cheeks and a few lip changes corals/browns.