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Make-up by Jo selected as one of the UK's top 50 Wedding MUAs! Catch me on the North East segment of Go Hen's latest UK Top 50 Wedding Make-up Artists featuring the best of the best for 2020. Whilst Go Hen usually focus on rounding up the most exciting up and coming ideas for your Stag and Hen parties, they also blog about other top tips for your big day. Truly a one stop shop for all your wedding wants and desires! At the start of this month I was lucky enough to feature in their listicle of the best wedding make-up artists 2020 has to offer. It's a warm and welcome commendation in trials...


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As much as I am so happy to be back at work currently, during lockdown I did also love having some time to get my hands stuck into some DIY and decorating my home. From little bits to repainting my sash windows and clearing through all my products to make my home space a happier place! One of my favourite things I finally had the time to do if what I have lovingly named my 'Wall of Fame'. I decided it was time I put some of my accomplishments pride and place up on the wall, so I framed some of my front cover magazine shoots. It fills me with such pride to look at now as it did at the time of doing...


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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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Nisha Halo is an exciting new online handmade jewellery brand by jewellery designer Nisha Postlethwaite. Nisha’s jewellery is influenced by both darkness and light; Nisha's name itself means ‘Night’ and with ‘Halo’ being synonymous with a circle of light and purity, the brand name couldn't be more apt. Her jewellery is ethereal, luminescent and light yet otherwise edgy, hedonistic and mischievous. Her creative process to fuel her jewellery designs are fully inspired by her life experiences, by nature and emotion. When you see a piece of Nisha Halo jewellery you are looking at a piece...


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Oliver Smith is an ultra talented writer, director and cinematographer as well as a good friend of mine so today I wanted to have a quick chat about his latest film Spider & Fly and how you can support the project. Using Crowdfunder Ollie is currently raising the funds to get this passion project of the ground and into our screens for your viewing pleasure. If he reaches his goal or hopefully even beyond, I am super excited to say I will have the privilege of doing the make-up! So of course you are thinking I am gonna be a bit biased right? He's my friend after all and I am excited about the work,...


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This year has most certainly been one hell of a rollercoaster ride and as individuals we have all had to deal with 2020 in our own personal ways. For me during lockdown I have learnt family are undoubtedly the most important factor of life. I am so grateful my dear friend Danny Lowe came and took some snaps of us during this strange time to look back on and remember how much we came together. You can see more of his Lockdown Series on my blog! Anyway, this has been a huge personal revelation as a business woman who has had a real tendency to be a workaholic often spending long hours, days,...


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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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What would it mean to you to back beauty? Usually the answer might be going to your local beauty salon for a treatment, to hire a make-up artist for an event, maybe it'd be to go get some advice from your nearest beauty counter and buy a few bits while you're there or perhaps it would even be hiring us for commercial work. Due to governmental restrictions after COVID 19, none of that is happening right now and the people in the industry are suffering. Enter Caroline Hirons, our beacon of light in this really uncertain time for the beauty community. Famously known for her incredible skincare expertise...


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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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It's a bit of a diversion from the usual make-up and skincare chat today but I wanted share with you my dear friend Kate Chaytor Norris and her wonderful new book I Wish My Doctor Had Told Me This. In my line of work it may be a lot to do with artistic expression and creativity, but it's also about making people feel their best and most authentic selves. This book is just another path of that same notion, all be it a more literal one - about feeling good within our health. After personal experience on working with Kate to improve my own health and lifestyle, I couldn't be happier to share her work...


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