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  Last Christmas I was lucky enough to be the recipient of a box full of delightful goodies from the one and only founders of Soap Brow, West Barn Co. If you know me and are a reader of my blog or follower of my Instagram you will know I am already in love with Soap Brows, so I was super excited to see if their new product the Brow Elixir was up to par when I spotted it in the gift box. Over the last few months I have been putting it through its paces and comparing it with other brow products I have used over the years. More recently this has become of pretty important interest to me as my poor...


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I'm back again to talk about my all time faves! Usually when it comes to West Barn Co it's brows I'm raving on about and don't get me wrong I could easily do that for another blog, but today I'm here to focus on the exciting new launch of the Prep Mists. In a world where we're all striving towards a more sustainable future, even in our make-up bags, these brand new Mists in refillable glass bottles are a welcome change. Not to mention the glass bottles themselves give such a luxurious high end feel, that experience is only enhanced when you get to misting. The scents are heavenly and the effects...


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This time of year I am normally in the likes of Milan or Paris for fashion week, living my best life rushing between shows creating high end editorial looks for catwalk models. Instead thanks to Covid I am at home celebrating the latest news that we finally have a roadmap to get out of lockdown, which means wedding season is ON! I know it's still all hopeful target dates from Boris, but I will keep all of my fingers and toes crossed that the R rate stays down, vaccine rates stay up and we finally do have an end in sight to what has been truly the most challenging time for us all. KY / Photographer...


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Writing this blog I am sat looking out the window as it snows and becomes a winter wonderland outside, I can't help but think about how much time we really are spending inside this lockdown number 3 especially. I took it upon myself earlier in the day and seized the opportunity to get out of the house for my walk so that I could take a few photos of the magical snowy scenes. By the time I got back home I was really feeling the effects on my face of coming in from the cold bitter elements into the intense central heating. Although it may be a beautiful time of year it's a hard one on our skin! It...


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What better pick me up than a make-up lesson? Whether its winter blues, lockdown blues or just a lack of taking the time to do your make-up blues, you can blow them away with me in a virutal make-up lesson! Today the 18th of January is apparently the most depressing day of the calendar year, blue monday. But this year lets not be blue, lets lighten the mood by booking in with me for a virtual lesson and get you feeling yourself again. My lessons can be held for thirty mins, an hour or two hours, which ever is best suited to you! In it we can discuss all aspects of makeup, skincare and any other...


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As a make-up artist and all around lover of cream textures on the skin I have been on the quest to find the perfect cream based shade of burgundy. On my hunt high and low to find something to replace my sadly discontinued favourite Bobbi Brown shade, I came across Jillian Dempsey. I was lucky enough that they sent me over a selection of their lid and cheek tints to try my hand at not only for myself but as I am always looking for new exciting additions to pop in my work kit for my upcoming projects. As you may know by now I often like to get my hands involved when applying make-up,...


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It's so great to already have work coming out that I've been part of post Lockdown no 1, it was safe to say I was raring to get started on this shoot that was booked in just as work opened back up again for MUA's. So to now see the final results in the limelight is such a proud moment and a reminder to keep me going through the potential woes of lockdown no 2 whilst we figure out how that affects work again. Anyway focusing on something beautiful to uplift the spirits is always a welcome distraction from 2020, so here's my latest work on the QP Jewellers photo shoot for their Autumn Winter 2020...


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In considering the huge market that make-up is, High Life North know it can be overwhelming to try and choose what's best to get your look just right. That where this article they put together comes in super handy, it's an incredible encyclopedia of all products worthy of your hard earned cash and precious skin! Consulting the North East's best make-up artists, me included, you can find out some of our insider secrets of what we love to use and why. It's a total honour to be included in this list with 8 other talented ladies and a definite worthy read if you're in the market for some new make-up...


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For this blog today I wanted to share with you a brand who's products I have used for many years - Evolve Organic Beauty. I love sharing them with my clients, they're perfect for my brides and I've even used them on a set for the film 'A Very British Christmas' which was showcased over in the USA. I try a lot of skincare and there's a lot of great products out there, but this brand in particular really is strides ahead of the rest. Why do I love this award winning brand you ask? Have a little read of their mission statement below for a starters! Then we'll get into my list of some of the absolute...


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After what has felt like a really tough couple months work wise it's been a real treat to start to see things looking up, as of August the 1st I can finally get back to work and doing what I love! Albeit safely and with guidelines, I'll take it right now. I'm happy to toe the line for the safety of the country and am grateful for so much but it has been hard watching so many similar industries go back before make-up could! In this time it's been really special to see creatives banding together to take care of and uplift one and other to get through it all. Just recently Belle Bridal were the one's...


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