Inglot eyeshadow swatches

At a wedding I did a few months ago the bride bought in her own inglot 3 eyeshadow palette which reminded me I hadn't used mine in a while. So I took mine out and remembered what great bridal colours I'd picked out and since I just used it on my most recent bride I though i'd swatch it for you guys.

The only reason why I don't carry this or any of my other Inglot palettes in my bridal kit is because it's so heavy! It doesnt seem like much but when you stack 2 or 3 on top of each other it takes up a lot of room and weighs a ton.

I like magnetised palettes cause you can swap and change colours as needed. A great tip with these, if you want to pop them out, use the edge of the lid to tap the back of the palette. If you try to tap in the middle of each eyeshadow pan you can pop one out at a time.

Inglot AMC lip pencil swatches

My favourite go to lip liners. I initially bought these as I like matt lip colours and the makeup artist at Inglot suggest I use these under their lipstick since I found them to be  a bit too creamy.
The Inglot AMC lip pencils are larger than average pencils so it's much quicker to line and fill in the whole lips. As with all matt lip products it can be drying so make sure you prep your lips before hand (dry cracked lips are a definite no no). If you're not in to matt lipstick you can just use them as liners or easily change their texture with a bit of gloss, something I like to do so it gives a softer colour and doesnt look to harsh with more natural makeup.

A great tip, if you are planning on buying these pencils buy their sharpener also! I have a few sharpeners to fit different size pencils but even though they fit it work sharpen these liners without breaking them and losing a lot of product :(

Cinemas Secrets concealer palette kit #2

I've found myself using my Cinema Secrets concealer kit #2 a lot lately so I thought i'd post some swatches. The texture is quite creamy and since i mainly use it for under the eyes I prefer something not so thick that i'd have to worry about caking especially since the skin around the eyes is so thin. Save product and use concealer after foundation that way you only have to conceal the things foundation missed.

#607-19, #606-26, #605-61, #603-21, #602-65

Tips for wedding hair trials

I've been doing a lot of last minute hair trials and thought i'd offer some of my tips to get the most out of your hair trial/preview.

Bring lots of pictures, examples of what you like and what you don't like and be as specific as you can but do be prepared to compromise. You can come in wanting Beyonce's do but we may have to do a different style but with the same feel for your thin wispy blonde bob... Even if it's just looking at using hair extension or  padding to add volume or shape.

Bring photos of your dress, material samples, bridesmaids dresses, flowers, hair pins, veils, headpiece etc so the stylist has a visual idea of your wedding theme and understands your taste and style. It's ok to want a totally different style to your everyday look, for example vintage makeup to suit your theme but if I know you usually don't wear make then I can make it more natural to suit you rather then go straight into the Marilyn Monroe...

Jasmine's wedding hair and makeup

Yesterday I had the pleasure of doing hair and makeup for one of the sweetest brides, Jasmine. Due to circumstances we didn't have a trial before her wedding but she was very relaxed, easy going and not fussed at all. Since she usually didn't wear a lot of makeup she just wanted  simple makeup and classic hairstyling.

Unless you're having a second wedding I recommend everyone has a trial especially if you are particular about certain things and want everything to be perfect as possible and run smoothly on the day. It took us 3 hours to do her hair and makeup, if you don't have a trial I suggest you treat your wedding as the trial and allow twice as long for everything.