Skin care

I have used Jurlique for the last year and I have written a few blogs on the range in the past due to my love of “roses”… did you know they can use up to 8000 hand picked roses from their farm in South Australia for some of their 100ml bottles. The cold weather setting in and seeing the first few flurries of snow here can play havoc with our skins which can make it feel dry, sore, red or even worse rosacea can flare up during this time. Over the last couple of weeks I have asked a client, who suffers from rosacea, to try the Jurlique Calendula Redness Rescue Spray Mist morning and night....


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I am thrilled to see my latest work on the front cover of a luxury magazine called La Di Da. The shoot was arranged by myself and a talented up and coming photographer Rebecca Elizabeth Tate. We wanted to create an autumnal feel to the shoot to involve all aspects from the colour of the hair to the choice of make-up. Hope you enjoy these images and I have given you some ideas on wearing some vibrant colours during these dreary grey winter months. Contact me via jo@makeupbyjo.co.uk if you would like any further information on the make-up I have used. Moisturiser Liz Earle super skin...


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I spend mmmmm lets think most of my working days on my feet and they do feel tired and neglected when I come home. During time off from the business of make-up I practice Tai Chi and Pilates to help clear my mind and keep the body moving! Many years' ago I met a nutritionist who recommended Epsom Salts to me to help encourage me to increase the level of mineral supplement plus help the art of relaxation. I thought this is an old product to recommend as I used to hear my Gran talk about it for her aching feet. Why have I not discovered this before with my aching body after work!!!! I...


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September is quickly upon us and we are trying to keep hold of our last bit of our summer suntan. The jumpers and cardigans are on with button up blouses but I hear you all say 'I want to have that summer time glow…how can we create it without looking orange and streaky!!?' I came across this superb brand which was sent to me to trial for the company.  The range is so easy to use and wonderful for the skin with no horrible residue left from the old tanning products from the past. HE-SHI EXPRESS LIQUID TAN HE-SHI EXPRESS LIQUID TAN This lightweight liquid tanning lotion gradually...


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I wanted to have a “healthy look” on the skin during the lead up to the autumnal months ahead. I created this look for some of my latest work with photographer Rebecca Elizabeth Tate and hairdresser James Reid        Make-up used Firstly I covered the skin in a superb night time oil called Superskin Concentrate by Liz Earle to create this overall healthy look and glow. Foundation Sheer Skin Tint Concealer Light Reflecting Concealer Blusher Healthy Glow Cream Blusher in Shade 03 Eyeshadow Signature Eye Colour Golden Sand 09 Mascara Lash Care Intensify Base in Black Lipstick Signature...


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People that know me are aware that I am a huge fan and supporter of those furry black and white striped insect bodies called bees. You may be shouting out as you are reading this not bees, bees sting, I am allergic to them, they are annoying why Bees.? Bees are essential to our planet and our lives on a daily basis. A 3rd of our food comes from the pollination of bees and these furry insects are a critical part to the food, plants and herbs on our planet. 30 years' ago in 1984 Burt’s Bees was founded in Maine Canada by Roxanne Quimby and Burt Shavitz. Humble beginnings from selling beeswax...


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About a month ago I was given a selection of products to try from Liz Earle. In the past I have tried the award winning Cleanse & Polish with the muslin cloth but hadn’t really tried anything else from the range.   I was, therefore, really keen to start using my Liz Earle products. Liz Earle co founded the range with Kim Buckland in 1995. Liz Earle is an award winning Great British brand with its Head Office located on the Isle of Wight. Liz Earle excels in excellent customer service,  product research and finding the finest ingredients for the range. What were my thoughts about...


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Quoted by the famous Irish novalist James Joyce from Ullysses “ I’d love to have the whole place swimming in roses” Spring is leaving us and early summer time is nearly upon us which can only mean the sweet scent of roses which I adore. Rose has an age old history with the Greeks mythology with the love goddess of Venus. The Romans crowning their martial partners with rose wreathes and showering rose petals at the feet of heros. Every time I apply Jurlique Rose Hand Cream it sends my memory back to rose gardens of the damask roses. Jurlique farm their own ingredients in Australia. Rose...


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