Back To the Tips!

So it's been a while since I issued one of my many tips. 
Fear not dear reader, for here's another one. . . . . . 


For Luscious Lashes, Leave 'Til Last!


Whether you favour a volumising one, one that adds length, one that curls or one that does all three (or claims to at least!), ensure you get the best out of your mascara and leave it’s application until last. 


When you use powders on the eyes or face some will always fly loose and settle on your lashes. If you’ve already applied your mascara before powdering, the powder will fall on your lashes, stick and make them look dull and messy. 


If you apply your mascara last you’ll be covering up all the powder on your lashes which has the added benefit of making them look thicker! Add a couple of coats of mascara for extra volume, not forgetting to do both the upper and lower sides of the lashes. For added oomph, use lash curlers to open your eyes up even more. 


You should curl your lashes before applying mascara, not afterwards. If you do it afterwards, firstly you might crack the mascara coating your lashes and will get some drop down onto your face, and secondly you might actually damage your lashes and end up with shorter ones where they've broken!


So, when it comes to luscious lashes it's powder, curl, apply, apply!

I believe that you don't have to spend a lot on a mascara to get great results. 

At the moment I'm using Maybelline Falsies on myself and, once I got used to the curved brush, am loving the effect it gives - really lifts and curls. 

I also love the Lash Stylist which comes with a comb-like applicator to smother on the product - it adds loads of volume and really lifts and separates!

    

Brilliant retro fashion films!

I have a new favourite channel on You Tube!
Just stumbled across  Glamourdaze, who has a whole bunch of films from the 20s, 30's, 40's and 50's.
These include fashion tips, hair styles, and beauty routines.
Check them out they're definitely worth a look!
Find the vids here: http://www.youtube.com/user/glamourdaze

My Work Station

I was working yesterday on a photo shoot and there was a little down time between the changes of looks for the model so I thought I'd take a few pictures of my work station.

It shows a small part of my makeup kit - I was only working on one model, but you can get an idea of some of the products I use and how I work. Thought some of you might like a peek!

Below are some of my fave products - I use Makeup Forever a lot as they are a quality pro brand, and I love my Ben Nye Lumiere palatte!

  

Young, High & Dead: Teaser Trailer!

Check it out, first rough cut of the trailer for Young, High & Dead!

Young, High & Dead

So here are a few pics from behind the scenes of Young, High & Dead:

I made the hands using gelatin and a fake arm that one of the production team sourced mysteriously from who knows where! The stunt hand, which had to be severed, proved to be quite tough and resilient to being chopped up by an axe, but our director Luke Brady eventually got the better of it!

A bit of movie trivia: There wasn't time for me to take a cast of the actor who's hand this is supposed to be so I had to use my boyfriend's hand!

Although it might not look like it, this here is the lovely Su Elliott, who was up for everything her role involved: Rolling around on the forest floor, getting her head slammed in (not actually!) and being covered in various bloody goops lying in the dirt for about half an hour! A very cool lady.

And below we have our leading lady: Louisa Lytton. 

She threw herself into her role, which involved being wrapped in chains, running round the forest and being splattered in sticky blood almost every day! She's very sweet, despite looking quite fierce here!

You can see more images from behind the scenes here on the facebook page. Become a fan!!

Every Busy Makeup Artist Needs a Little Rest...

So, after a very busy few weeks that saw me stressing about wedding fairs, fake hands and horror movies, I finally had a few days off to have a little rest!

For the last part of September I was running around a muddy forest in Dorking, working on location for Young, High & Dead, a horror flick that I've been involved with as makeup and effects designer and key makeup artist. You can see a bunch of stills from the rushes on the facebook fan page here - get clicking that like button!

We had a great cast, including fab actor Philip Barantini from Band of Brothers, and the lovely Louisa Lytton and Hannah Tointon.

Stay tuned and hopefully soon I can get some pics up here from behind the scenes. 

Towards the end of the month there was the Landmark Arts Wedding Fair in Teddington, which saw myself and my 2 assistants do bridal hair and makeup for 10 models in just over 3 hours. Yes, that was TEN hair and TEN makeups in THREE hours!!! Quite an achievement, and it is a testament to my lovely helpers that we got everyone done in time for the bridal fashion show. I will be in possession of pictures from the show soon. One last mention must go to my wonderful boyfriend, who designed and source parts for my lovely stand at the show. Without him it would have been an ugly table with a grey background, so thanks dear!!

Animoto Slideshow

So I'm just doing a bit of work today on SEO for my website and images and have stumbled across this site Animoto. You can create slideshows of images and so I've given it a go - always trying to get my name out there and expand my reach across the internet, thus bringing more traffic to my sites. At least I hope so!
Here's the link to my little slideshow:  Natalie Guest Makeup