Cinema Secrets lip palette # 14 Coral Reef

Swatches of my #14 Coral Reef lip palette from Cinema Secrets. I purchased it from Camera ready cosmetics due to their bright picture (which is never the same and can't be help due to monitors) but was a bit disappointed when I received the palette and the colours looked rather dull. This was quickly changed when I swatch the colours which were actually nice nudish corals, not too bright for bridal, which is what I wanted them for in the first place.

(L-R) copper, coral, caramel glow, sunset, pearl coral

Bronwyn's wedding hair

I realise that my blog is called the bridal hairstylist (only because I was trying to find a name that wasn't already taken) yet there hasn't been a blog on bridal hair... So when I did hair for Bronwyn's wedding last week I thought I'd take some pictures for my blog post.
Everyone had different hair; short, thick, thin and highlighted, so we went with similar curl styles but to suit each persons hair and different hair accessories. The flower girls had their hair done elsewhere but by the time they got to the hotel and after all the running around their curls  had dropped a bit so I pinned their hair and revived some of the curls.
The wedding was amazing and the girls were absolutely lovely, you can see more pictures from Bronwyn's wedding on Jewel's Facebook.

Professional photo courtesy of Jewel Chenoweth Photography. 

Hair and makeup before & after

Last week I attended a wedding so I thought I'd take some photos to show you guys what products I used on my skin to give you an idea of what it looks like on different skin types.

I usually don't wear makeup, mostly because I can't be bothered applying it on myself and i hate having to take it off at the end of the day. Most occassions I can get away with a tinted moisteriser for the discoloration but for special occasions I use foundation to cover scaring. I have dry skin with an oily t-zone and occasional flaking on the cheeks, nose and forehead as well as dry lips so I used a heavy moisturizer as well as primer to prep before makeup application and paw paw ointment on my lips (the before photo is after skin prepping so no dry patches or lips).
The last photo was taken at the end of the night 10 hours after the makeup photos. You can see the break through oils making my face look shiny and my lipstick has all but gone, this can easily be fixed with an oil blotting paper (to get rid of the shine) and powder (for longer lasting makeup) and reapplying the lipstick but I wanted to show you guys a picture of what my makeup looked like after eating,  drinking, dancing and with absolutely no touch ups.

    before                                                     with makeup

Milena's portfolio shoot

I recently did hair, makeup and nails for a black and white photo shoot with K.Li Photography and Milena of Tanya Powell. I like colour but I must say I'm really liking these photos but then again I like all of Kevin's studio work...

The first look we started with a top wing liner, nude glossy lips and high ponytail. Since this was the simplest of the 3 looks i gave her long stiletto nails! The second look (not pictured), I dragged the top liner out more and went with a nude lipstick and braided the side of her head. The third look, I lined the bottom of her eyes and went with darker maroon lips with edge nails and I pulled her hair into a faux bob. You can't see the colours  but I've listed the products I used below anyway.

Crystal's portfolio shoot

I received some photos last week from Marryam Lum Photography of hair and makeup i did for a Model's portfolio photo shoot. Crystal was so kind to let me share some of her gorgeous pictures. A very talented and busy young lady (she made the pink dress!), requested for her freckles to show so I used a tinted moisturizer as a base and went over areas that needed it with a liquid foundation.