Lilly in the field shoot - product list

Just thought i'd share the list of products used to achieve Lillie's look in Fawn Magazine. I love flowers and  coloured lips... can you tell? We kept her makeup simple and i only applied a light wash of gold on her eyes so that her lips would stand out more. Her hair was curled using a conical and brushed out for a nice wave to compliment each flower head piece. 

Sedale's portfolio shoot

I just wanted to share some pictures of Pride Model Sedale's portfolio shoot that I did hair and makeup for on the weekend with photographer Marryam Lum. We started off with natural clean beauty and wavy hair, then added more subtle colour to her makeup palette and changed her hairstyle with each different look that was styled by stylist Imogen Sabel so she could have a bit of variety to choose from. Which has actually made it harder for me to choose which pictures to post so instead i've uploaded a few too many of my favs, the rest can be seen on Marryams blog and i've also listed all the products used down the bottom.

Claudia's wedding hair

Such a beautiful day for a wedding, congratulations Claudia and Tyrone! I just wanted to share some pictures of the hairstyles I did this morning for Claudia's wedding party.

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.

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

OCC tint swatches

 Before                                         After

Just some swatches of my Obsessive compulsive cosmetics (OCC) tinted moisturizes. They come in red skin tones,  R0 to R5 and yellow skin tones, Y0 to Y5, I keep the Y1-5's which i transfer into little bottles to condense my kit.

I purchased mine from Makeupandglow, they aren't cheap compared to consumer brand tinted moisturizers but they do last a while as they have more pigment in them so great for people with good skin who don't need a lot of coverage and want a natural no makeup look. Like most pro brand they don't have SPF so apply sunscreen beforehand if going out into the sun.

Kimberley's wedding makeup

A picture of my gorgeous bride Kimberley taken on my phone from her wedding last Friday. We got ready at Long View winery in Macclesfield where her ceremony and reception was being held so it was a nice and relaxed atmosphere and the views were just amazing, I love my job!