Clinique Bottom Lash Mascara

I am not quite sure how I have managed to get through my 16 year career without this little gem?!

I spend so much time getting the perfect lashes on clients particularly for beauty shoots and this mascara allows me to perfect the lower lashes with a quick coat and no clean up needed.

It's such a simple idea, I can't understand why every brand does not do a mini brush for lower lashes?????
For all make up artists and anyone who sports unsightly mascara smudges under their eyes this is a must have!

My skin transformation!

I just have to tell you about a moisturiser I have been using!
Sisley global anti age cream is absolutely amazing. I am onto my second pot and I have never really been that loyal to skincare. I can honestly say I have never seen my skin look so clear and fresh since using this and not only that, I've noticed it also made it look a lot younger.

It's a little luxury that you should try and treat yourself to. Although it is a bit pricey, you can't get back your youth so prevention is better than cure!

Lash Applicator

Even after 16 years of doing make up and applying lashes, I have always struggle to apply them to myself believe it or not! There is just something about the angle you need to get into for precision application!

Anyway, those days I am happy to say are now behind me. Along with the fantastic new range of false eyelashes Bourjois have created, of which there is a style to suit everyone, they have also come up with a clever tweezer to apply them. It has a long curved arm which enables you to grab the full strip and place onto the lash line. There is also a pointed edge which you can use to manoeuvre the lash into place when on the eye. I don't know if you have had the same problem as me but I was forever dropping my lash, putting it practically in my socket or poking myself in the eyelid!

The tweezer (and lash range) are now available to buy and I have to say its one of my must have buys!

Product of the day!

Today my favourite product gas to be the Daniel Sandler mineral foundation. If has a gorgeous glowy finish so the skin looks radiant no matter what. I love that it also has a complimentary coloured concealer in the lid- added bonus!

So if you like that dewy finish that you see in the magazines then this is how you get it. Use a large foundation brush to apply and add a translucent powder over the t zone only if you need to.

Paper lashes!

I am loving the new paperself lashes designed for Bourjois! I recently used them for a festival look on Rebecca Ferguson and I think they look so unique.
They are simple to apply and because they are made out of paper they are so light on your eyes.
You don't have to keep them to your lash line, you can also use them to create fancy designs on the face.

London Fashion Week

This week brings the excitement, inspiration and drive that being in the fashion industry requires......
The anticipation of the shows has London going crazy in the run up and I am so thrilled I got to be a part of it.

As make up designer for the Clements Ribiero show on behalf of the Make Up brand Bourjois I got to work alongside the designers and hair genius Sam McKnight to create the look for their SS13 catwalk show.

The collection was based on Suzy Bishop from the film 'Moonshine Kingdom' and the description of the final range was 'off kilter chic'.

I wanted the make up to compliment this so I went for a 60's inspired blue as the focus of the look. The skin was natural and fresh so the raw beauty of the models still shone through. Brows were brushed up and sprayed into a full shape and lips were pared down to take out any natural redness.

I mixed the Bourjois Healthy mix serum with the flower perfection primer to get an evan skin tone with minimum coverage. To create the blue eyelids I used the metallise pencil liner mixed in with the Healthy mix brush concealer to create a cream eyeshadow. This was applied with my fingers on the lower lid and set with a blue shadow.

The look was effortless and was supposed to represent a young girl who was a little rebellious and doesn't really care. It was as if she just used her mums shadow pot and dipped her finger in to create a smudge over the eye. She never intended to but she ended up making a huge statement with such an amazing vibrant colour on the eye........ It was unintentional but impactful.