Lovely Thankyou from Mother of the bride

Hiya Jodie 


Have just been on your website as I do he he and seen the beautiful photographs you have put on there of Joanne and all of us they are just breathtaking. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and kindness and fantastic work you are a truly talented young lady. We were all princesses for the day including me and we had such a lovely morning with you. Thanks again and I wish you and Alex a loving happy marriage together.


Ellen xx 

Coverage of a strawberry birth mark around the eye area

Today I covered a bridesmaids Birth mark for Louise's Wedding. Andrea was completely used to her birth mark and to begin with wasn't going to have it covered in anyway. However I think she decided to try the camouflage makeup out of interest to see how it looked. Andrea Also kindly offered to allow me to take a before and after picture.

OK, so the process of the coverage was very simple and quick to do. I firstly began with a green concealer ( Mine was from Dermacolour) I applied this using a nylon brush only to area of redness until the whole area was green. This neutralizes the redness and makes it easier to cover.

The next step was to take secret camouflage concealer from Laura Mercier and carefully apply over the green, softening the product with the warmth of your finger blending it into the skin until all the green is covered.

Now the birthmark was completely covered I then continued to apply the foundation and set with powder, being care full around the area of the birthmark, stippling the powder lightly in this area. I finished with a little YSL touche eclat!

I have attached the before and after pictures, I was really pleased with the results and so was Andrea! :)

Favourite buy this month - No7 BB cream

I'm very pleased with one of my latest purchases, I had heard of the new No7 BB cream. This is a all in one cream and I have listed below the key points...

- hydrates
- enriched with multivitamins
- Spf15 & 5* UVA
- hypo allergenic
- light/medium foundation coverage

What impressed me first of all was how lovely the texture is and how well it glides on the skin. I chose the shade Medium for dry/very dry skin and applied using my fingers. I like to go just a touch warmer then my natural skin tone so I don't feel pale and often wear false tans, so the colour was perfect! It has just the right amount of coverage for a day makeup base and only felt I needed a little concealer under my eyes to finish off my base.

The BB cream also comes in different shades and skin types so I will defiantly be adding some of these to my kit for those brides wanting the natural bare makeup look to there skin, that will still keep them looking flawless!

Blogging About products..Starting with my current dressing table favs!

Well here it goes, my first product review post! I decided as I have started to accumulate quite a few followers through my Facebook fan page and Twitter page I would like to give something back! So I will be blogging about products I am using and products that I think work the best.

To start things off I have taken a snap shot of my dressing table with my current skincare and hair products, some are firm favourites and others are new that I am trying out. I think I was around age 14 when I first got the bug for skincare, since then I have worked on numerous counters within Selfridges, House of Fraser, John Lewis etc and i have tried and sold lots of various lotions and potions! I tend to regularly change too as there are so many products around I like to give them a go... So currently I am using...

1. Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula with Vitamin E (Smoothes Mark's and Tones Skin)

Now, I know most people have heard and used this product, It's the one I always seem to come back to, I find it extremely hydrating as I have dry skin, it sinks in easy. I love the smell and the hydration and smell lasts all day. I also much prefer the pump version of the bottle as the squeezy bottle is tuff to get the product out!

2. Arbonne Fc5 Nurturing Day Lotion with spf20 (with fresh kiwi cell extracts)

This has been my favourite day lotion for quite a while now, I have tried others since it and again come back to it. It smells divine to start with, and is just the right amount of moisture for the day as well as having that all important spf20 ( the higher the spf the better in my eyes). The product contains fresh cell extracts which are released when applied to your face, so you are getting all the goodness of the cells. Arbonne can only be bought online www.arbonneinternational.co.uk

3. Evian facial spray

A new buy which I am loving! Especially in the morning before makeup. It is basically a mist of water which helps to keep skin moisturised and hydrated throughout the day and can also be used as a makeup fix! It can be bought in travel size which is great for plane journeys, handbags for throughout the day to hydrate and refresh. I will definitly be buying one for my kit for makeup jobs and my brides. Big thumbs up from me! ( just had a quick spray! :-) )

4. Elemis Japanese Camellia oil blend

Another new buy, fantastic oil from Japan that can be used for nails, scalp, hair, skin and helps prevent stretch marks (apparently Victoria Beckham has used it through all her pregnancy's- was posted on twitter)
Still early days put so far loving this product.

5. No.7 Protect and Perfect Intense Beauty Serum

Don't think there is much new I can say about this one, I use it purely based on its great reviews for preventing wrinkles a couple of years back, I use it more at night as I feel when used to often it gives me the odd blemish. I also like the silky texture, it really glides onto the skin.

6. Bumble and bumble holding spray

Really great light weight hairspray, works best for scrunching the hair slightly into a relaxed wave or curl, or holding those wispy hairs in when styling hair up. I'm yet to try more products from Bumble and bumble, as I always hear good things about them.

7. Lipocils eyelash conditioning gel with liposomes (encourages lash growth)

I bought this off the plane when I was off on my jollies earlier this year. At first I was unsure about using it whilst away, in case I reacted to it as I can be sensitive, but we had so much rain whilst we were there I got bored and thought i would give it a go. It says to use it for 28days morning and night onto clean lashes and you will start to see growth. I used it for around 14 days and noticed a big difference in the length and thickness. It really filled out my bottom lashes especially and lengthened the top ones , even my friend noticed when we went for lunch! I was impressed by this product, I think the trick is to be consistent, putting it on now and again wont work.

Hope you enjoyed reading my 1st review :-) The rest of the products to be continued in next post....

Another Beautiful Thankyou email from the lovely Helen

Hi Jodie,

Hope all is well with you.

Just wanted to drop you a note to thank you so so much for doing such a wonderful job on my hair and makeup for my wedding day. I felt absolutely amazing and my hair and makeup were perfect-exactly as I pictured it. My hair particularly was the one thing about the wedding which I was so worried about because it is so thin, but you wouldn't have known from the pictures, and you made me feel amazing. Everyone commented on my makeup-particularly my eyebrows and eyes!!

Sorry it's taken me so long to thank you, but I wanted to just express my gratitude to you. I also voted for you in the hair and makeup awards, so really hope you win!!

Thanks again for everything, and good luck for your wedding plans it sounds like it will be a fabulous day. Thanks so much again,
Helen x

Lovely Testimonial from Beautiful Bride Emma....

Such a lovely Testimonial from such a lovely bride, Thankyou Emma! :-).........

Hi Jodie, I have voted for you, hope you win, this is what I wrote in the comments box of the form ........ Jodie is a fantastic hair and make up artist. She is extremely professional yet very friendly and approachable at the same time. She seems to have an intuition of the style and vision which you have in mind and listened carefully to my requests. She was easily contactable and would return calls, e mails and text messages, which puts you at ease. On the day of the wedding Jodie really helped to settled my nerves and put me at ease. It made my day so special and enjoyable. Everyone commented on the hair and make up which she did for myself , bridesmaid and mother of the bride. My hair remained secure all day and my make up looked fresh and flawless all day. Jodie also gave me make up tips whilst she was doing my make up, which I found invaluable. I would recommend, and have already recommended Jodie to friends and family members. In my opinion she is a deserved winner of this award. Lots of Love Emma xxx

Wedding Industry Awards 2012!

Hello Everyone, would love your vote for the Wedding Industry Awards 2012! I have entered for the North West Region for the Hair category and the Makeup category as they are separate awards. Links are below if you would like to vote :-) Much love x

http://www.the-wedding-industry-awards.co.uk/2012/north-west/make-up-artist/jodie-a-smith-makeup-artist--hair-stylist

http://www.the-wedding-industry-awards.co.uk/2012/north-west/hair-stylist/jodie-a-smith-makeup-artist--hair-stylist