Published Again!

Beauty & Bones Editorial published again!

This time in online & print fashion editorial mag Etoilee...
Click here to see the rest of this lovely magazine and buy your copy!

Hot Vintage Bridesmaid Dress, or 'What should I wear to my trial?'

I had a hair and makeup trial with one of my lovely Winter Brides the other day and although she loved the look, she was having a hard time feeling 'bridal' in her work dress and slippers. 
In order to get into the feel of being 'The Bride' and get to grips with the vintage-inspired hair and glowing makeup we had settled on, I suggested she get changed into something with a similar colour or neck line to her wedding dress. 


Lo and behold, it turned out she had her sister's bridesmaid dress at the house and so she swiftly got changed.
Well all I can say is WOW what a difference that outfit change made!


I've always advised wearing something with a similar neckline to your wedding dress for your trial.  Seeing that extra bit of neck, shoulder and decolletage can really make a difference to how you look, and how you feel about your wedding hair and makeup, especially when the alternative is jeans and a t-shirt!


I just had to write this, not only because it was a great example of how what you wear can really influence how you feel at your trial, but also because the bridesmaids dress in question was absolutely fabulous! 


This picture does not do it justice, but it is gorgeous - very vintage looking with beautiful detailing on the shoulder straps and a lovely golden champagne colour. You wouldn't guess where it's from either - John Lewis! Details below if you would like to track it down to have a closer look, which I'd strongly advise if you're going for a vintage theme to your day.  Dress by John Lewis: Uma Satin Back Crepe Dress

Papercut Editorial

New editorial published in Papercut Magazine!
Loved this shoot - really creative, lots of fake hair and hair pieces, massive long plait!
See larger images here: PAPERCUT

Shot by Rossella Vanon,
Hair by Natalie Guest,
Makeup by Katie Wilton,
Modeled by Irena Kiseleva. 

Behind the scenes, Teddington shoot

Oops, well it's been a while since my last post, but it's only because I've been soooo busy! Never a bad thing, so that's certainly not a complaint.

Last month I did quite a lot of photoshoots, and have been getting some of the results back over the last few weeks, which has been very exciting. I can't show all the pictures, as some are going for submission to various places, but I thought I'd share some behind the scenes pics of a shoot I did based in the comfort of my own home! It was lovely not having to lug my kit around and we made use of the lovely day by the river and over the bridge at Teddington Lock. I love the results, and even these images are pretty cool too - looking good unretouched.
Thanks to photographer Jenna Davies for great images and the lovely models from D1.

         

Prepping for a slicked back wet-look, and faux-afro hair!

Unique Bridal Shoot... Images

Yay!

So, I've got the pictures back from the shoot with Unique Dress, Hearts N Crowns!
These are my favourites!...

Unique Bridal Shoot

New Photos!

I joined forces last week with some of my wedding supplier friends for a bridal photo shoot session! 

Bridal shoots are always fun and give a good opportunity to do multiple looks in one day - a good challenge for everybody involved!

So, I thought I'd include a few behind-the-scenes pictures of the shoot in this blog before you see some of the finished images, which I'll post soon.

The makeup stayed the same for all the looks as I wanted something to be constant throughout, but I changed the hair style for every new dress we shot.

The jewellery and hair accessories were all provided by Jess from Hearts n Crowns and I loved how her quirky, pretty and alternative pieces go so well with Ali's vintage-y, one-off Unique Dresses.

We were shooting in Ali's studio where she works her dress-making magic, which you'll see in the lovely garments in the finished pictures which I will post soon!

Thanks to Church Photography for taking the pics!

Look Good... Feel Better

Whoever thinks that makeup can't make a difference to the world... think again.

Look Good... Feel Better is a charity that runs classes in hospitals all over the country (and all over the world), where ladies going through the traumas of cancer and it's treatments can come together and learn about skin care and makeup. Their aim is to empower women with the ability to combat the visible side-effects of their treatment by restoring a positive self-image, confidence and a sense of control.

Participants of these small classes get a lovely goody bag filled with products (all donated by some of the best know beauty brands) and are talked through a step by step process of cleanse, tone, moisturise and makeup application, including eyebrow-pencilling and lashline-emphasising for ladies who are suffering hair loss.

I am proud to be a new volunteer for Look Good... Feel Better, and having just joined I am very much looking forward to my first class at Kingston Hospital in March.

If you know someone who would benefit from a class, or you're a makeup or skin care professional who's interested in volunteering, please go to the Look Good... Feel Better website for more information.