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The sun might be gracing us with plenty of its presence lately, but it certainly wasn't for this Gold Boutique summer shoot back in the end of April! Out on location in the hip area of Newcastle, luckily for us the Ouseburn boasts some super cool graffiti filled arches and walkways that perfectly reflect the intended vibe for the final images. They offered an amazing backdrop and some refuge from the heavens opening before heading to the studio for some close-ups. When I was considering the make-up I looked over the moodboards I was sent and really felt instantly inspired by the street style...


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One of the many amazing aspects of my business it that I get to meet some really interesting people. It's such a wonderful opportunity to sit one to one with talented and brilliant humans to have a chit chat with them whilst I create their make-up looks ready for the day ahead. I've lost count of the admirable women I have been fortunate enough to work with, but working with Hilary to create new headshots was certainly up there as one of the most inspiring women in business! I met Hilary Dunne many years ago and of course we clicked straight away, both of us being strong willed business women...


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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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Just a couple of weeks ago I was lucky to be working on the make-up for the truly inspirational Tilly Lockey, who some of you might know better as 'The Bionic Girl'. At just 15 Tilly is storming the internet with her fun engaging online content, powerful messages and fashion forward looks, often with her bionic arms proudly on display for the world to marvel at. At the age of just 15 months Tilly contracted meningitis and was told she would be unlikely to survive. Instead this powerhouse of a young woman has beaten the rule book and today Tilly is here with us and taking her lifes challenges...


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I met Phoebe Lorenz on another film set a little while back and I can still remember now the excitement when she started to tell me all about a film she was fundraising for asked me to be part the team. Well now the time has finally come where I can share with you the official trailer for that short film!   I'm Still Ethan is a poignant piece of cinema about imprisonment; told through the perspective of a young boy whose father in unexpectedly put behind bars. It is an emotional watch led through the eyes of the protagonist Ethan as he experiences the traumas of family life, social attitudes...


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As the nation prepared for lockdown number 3 back at the end of 2020, I was attending my last wedding of the year. With all the cancellations, uncertainty and moving of dates this lovely couple luckily squeezed in this gorgeous micro wedding to tie the knot just in time before weddings were taken out of the equation again for a number of months thanks to the pandemic.     It was the morning of the 4th of November 2020 and the sun was shining as if it were a good omen of the day to come whilst I met with bride to be Helen. We sat and chatted about the excitements...


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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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Over the easter weekend you might have been busy soaking up a bit of this spring sun we are getting here and there, or you might have noticed super fresh looking faces in the Daily Mail Femmail section. It was great to be invited to work on this article doing Jo Coan's make-up as I got to come see her fantastic display in person. After what has felt like a dragging and long dark winter especially this year, all being cooped up inside. To get out and see such bright and beautiful local displays and another example of fun creative ideas that are popping up from lockdown. You can see the article here...


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If we cast our minds back to this time last year, for a lot of us our lives and news headlines were filled with worry about trying to access groceries as COVID 19 panic buying cleared our supermarket shelves. For the people of Newcastle a lifeline of that moment were their local traders of the legendary 200 year old Grainger Market. Traders met with their own troubles of how to have their businesses endure a global pandemic, had to find a solution quick, thus the mutually beneficial delivery service was born. The traders stepped up to keep the public safe and fed whilst in turn they were able to still...


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Last week's blog we were jumping forward in time to AW21 with some Stila for designer Freya Lillie but this week we're throwing it all the way back to August 2019 for Maria and Sean's wedding. I couldn't help but want to share these shots by the always wonderful and talented Margarita Hope Photography that really capture the cool calm and joyful energy of their wedding day.   Maria and Sean are a young couple who you can really tell are truly, madly and deeply in love with each other that the happiness of their day was totally contagious. On the morning of Maria was super calm but still...


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