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This week I wanted to write about my latest new love, an amazing brand called Õrn Kuu founded by a fellow hair and makeup artist Alice. Having suffered with severe eczema and contact dermatitis for her whole life, searching high and low for remedies, Alice wanted to create a skincare brand that ticked all the boxes she felt was missing on the market. She became a certified organic skincare formulator after finding relief in blends of plant oils, butters and extracts so she could share her secrets with the world at Õrn Kuu. Centering on the idea of holistic wellness, a connection to nature...


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A letter from Jo It's March 20th and today the Spring Equinox will offically pass at 9.24pm GMT. As we welcome this new season it feels like a time to celebrate, and celebrate we shall as it's also the 1st year anniversary for the launch of my brand Untitled No 1. What evokes an emotion for you during Spring time?  For me personal,  it’s the gentle warmer light in the morning and that extra hour of sunlight on an evening, birds singing and flowers blooming. It's the abundant English bluebells filling fields with a delicate swathe of blue and purple hues, the young lambs that bounce around...


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It's time to let you into a little bit more of my work which doesn't relate to weddings. I love keeping up to date across all avenues in the make-up industry to ensure I'm always giving my brides the best that they can get. I've worked in this field for such a long time now and it never bores me, there's always fresh ideas, concepts and products arriving in unexpected corners of the make-up world and I am so grateful my varied work has given me such a wealth of experiences that I can then pass on to my brides. I've posted about this brand here before but if you're new here then let me introduce...


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I'm very specific when it comes to the skin base as you may know, it's what I am most known for in the make-up world and it takes a special product for me to consider using it as part of my perfected routines. I'm not a huge lover of layering lots of product onto the skin, so I can be very selective in what I'm using but as you will see in my video below I think Nanoblur has won me over to be worth adding in the kit!     As soon as I received the Nanoblur I knew I had to try it as soon as possible, it's become infamous since its use on HBO's Euphoria and all their awe inspiring...


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As you must know by now a few years ago Soap Brow was born, the mini magic soap in the tin I love to rave on about here and on all my socials. Since then the founding company WBCo have gone from strength to strength as a brand launching several more amazing products. I wanted to share with you today one of their latest releases and what I use with it to create my own natural looking brow. In addition to the Original and Tinted Soap Brows, they now also offer the Extra Strong Soap Brows. Launched in April I’ve been loving how this stronger edition is perfect for keeping my brows in place all day long...


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As one of the Brand Ambassadors for West Barn Co I am so proud to see their latest launch that really hits the spot, literally! WBCo Hydro Dots are tiny, discreet and clear hydrocolloid patches which supply a solution of 1% salicylic acid directly to the source of your problem. Designed to protect the area for healthy healing whilst drawing out and absorbing any impurities and excess oil, these dots are perfect for anyone struggling to control their breakouts!   I know it's the advice none of us want to heed warning to, myself included... but we've really got to stop picking at our spots!...


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Peep Club was launched in 2020 with the approach that we need to care for our eyes better. A modern take on eye care, their Instant Relief Eye Spray is especially considered due to all the technology and screens many of us spend our days gazing into now. It's no secret why this little bottle of goodness won awards from the Beauty Bible this year. Since trying it out last June it quickly became part of my daily routine, but it slipped out of habit for a bit. After picking it back up again it's almost a year later and now I'd class it as one of my must have products I carry in my own make-up...


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After we got that little sneak peek of the sunshine to come back in late March, I think we've all been on the edge of our seats for the sun to return so we can take off our layers and embrace the warmth! It might be still a be looking a bit dreary for the foreseeable week but if you're planning ahead some spring and summer outfits I've got a key ingredient you should be keeping in mind! Proshine is a professional body oil for anyone to use, this all over face and body moisturiser will elevate your style from an everyday look to front page ready. It's such a practical little tool that delivers...


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After weddings so often I hear back from my brides asking about a product I used, they loved it so much they want to know what it was and where they can get their own! It makes me so happy to be able to share my tried and tested products with you all, not only on your special day but also for you to take into your married lives with you.   That's why I am so excited to have joined Expertly, it's an online platform in partnership with Look Fantastic where MUA's like me can create shelves of their favourite products to streamline the recommendations process and it's really beautifully done....


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For those of you that know me well you will already know what a huge lover of Steamcream I am. It's one of my must have all time moisturisers that I've used in both my kit and my personal life for many years now. I have tried and tested it up against the many moisturisers that pop up every year promising us the earth, but Steamcream always prevails as my favourite time and time again. This is so much so that the original Streamcream that comes with a delicate lavender scent has almost become a trade mark with me, my regular models and clients know to expect to see it when I open up my kit for the day....


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