Are you getting married next year/2020? Please get in touch as soon as your date is booked as I am working 2 years in advance - it is never too early to contact me!

My price includes the following -

Bridal make-up luxury package – £240.00 

Your Bridal make-up luxury package includes :

Complimentary initial telephone conversation, (if required.)

Private consultation/make-up trial at my make-up studio, (1 hr – 1 hour 30 mins.)

Personalised face chart and product list.

Make-up on the wedding day at your home/venue.

Application of strip false eyelashes.

Top up lip colour.

Travel, (60 p per mile if outside Grimsby/Cleethorpes area.)

I also offer make-up for the rest of your wedding party, please see my website for further details.

From 2019 I shall only be taking 1 wedding on per Saturday.

With my vast knowledge and experience I will advise you and apply products to enhance you so you still look like you..but just better!

The make-up I create is long-lasting, timeless and looks amazing in real-life and in photographs.

I look forward to hearing from you!

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This will only be running for a limited amount of time. First come, first served!

You will be notified of when the promotion begins, and then you can go and purchase your lesson.

You can use this by purchasing either a voucher, (if you perhaps want to buy an early Christmas present, if you are super organised?!) or if you just want to book in for a lesson with me, but at a VERY reduced rate.

Good luck!x

(*Please note - Any money paid cannot be used towards any wedding make-up/special occasion make-up service.)

I don't know about you, but I am quite bored of seeing the same uniformed ideal seen over on Instagram.  Everyone seems to be a carbon copy of everyone else don't you think? Where brows are blocked and almost "fuzzy felt",  Eyeshadow is "cut crease", Contour has gone crazy with noses being slimmed down and cheekbones exaggerated with brown stripes and lips are blown up with fillers.  Make-up is so heavy, I really do feel it is time for the less is more approach, more than ever!  I think that things have gone this way due to brands wanting to promote their products and so having lots of products applied is a great way for them to increase their sales.  However, saying that, I also feel that no one is happy with the way they look naturally or with minimal make-up.  These heavy looks are very much idolised by the majority and so feeding it even more.  Where will it all end?! I really do worry about the younger generation where they feel that they are not already beautiful and they feel that they need to conform to this kind of look.

As a Make-up artist who is considered "well seasoned" shall we say, I do find that ladies of all ages are affected by this too and most are struggling with their identities because of this trend. I have felt the pressure to conform to do these looks on my clients from social media, however, I have never felt it right to nor would I ever.  I will always stay true to my belief that less is more and to show people that they are unique and beautiful in their own way, they do not need to mask it nor change the way they look dramatically to do that.  If someone say has a "big nose" then that makes that person them and I feel we should not try and change it or slim it down, for example.

The area I specialise in is making people look and feel better by enhancing their individuality and not cloning them. It is the way I was taught, (I have been in the industry for about 28 years in total, and boy have I seen a change!) I will continue to do so, despite it not making me very "popular".  It is so sad that people are now under the illusion of having to look a certain way because of Instagram, etc, at a very young age too.  My work is the opposite of that, (thank goodness!)  It is about keeping things real, (hence my lack of followers compared to the drag queen style people who apply make-up.)  I was very pleased to see the fantastic Alex Box highlight this issue over on her Instagram by posting this...

A poem by Alex Box.

I enhanced the beautiful Charlotte by using the following products -

Glossier Skin perfecting tint in Light, Makeup Forever HD powder and then their Pro light fusion Luminizer in Golden Pink, Glossier Cloud paint in Puff, Brows using a Louise Young cosmetics LY30 brush and Bobbi Brown eyeshadow in Mahogany then Glossier Boy brow gel in Clear. Freckles were created and enhanced using a Bobbi Brown Brow pencil in Grey, (as it has a brown undertone). Eyes were Urban Decay cosmetics Naked heat palette in Scorched and the Makeup Forever highlighter. Definition along the lash line from Bobbi Brown gel liner in Caviar Ink and Urban Decay cosmetics Cannonball mascara. Lips were Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood lips in Sweetheart with Kevyn Aucoin The Exotique Diamond eye gloss in Moonlight used as gloss on the lips

Dewy and natural makeup.

Long live natural make-up!! x

I have finally got around to updating my blog, as promised! so here is what I like to use on my skin.

As I mentioned on my Facebook page, I don't believe in spending too much money on a cleanser, as its not on your skin very long, saying that, obviously I wouldn't just use any old thing either!

I used to use the Liz Earle hot cloth cleanser but then Aldi brought out a much cheaper option, (£3.99 for 200 ml).  Sadly, its not an ongoing thing at the moment, (hence me bulk buying!)

Its very quick at removing make-up and gentle, very creamy. Ingredients include rosemary, chamomile, cocoa butter and eucalyptus oil - its smells exactly the same as the Liz Earle product, and you get more too!

I use with a flannel usually, occasionally with the muslin cloth included.  Apply the cleanser onto your face and massage in, soak the flannel/cloth into hot water and then apply onto your face and cleanse.  I usually do a second cleanse too.  I then splash my face with very cold water. At this stage I would use the Paula's choice 2% BHA skin perfecting liquid exfoliant, (I am using this every 2 days or so.)

For morning, I would then follow with Paula's choice Resist skin restoring SPF50 moisturiser, and depending on how my skin looks and feels, I may add a bit of the Paula's choice Moisture renewal oil booster if needed.  I also add one or two squirts of the Resist Anti-aging 1% retinol booster, (either just in a morning or at night too.) My eye cream of choice is my beloved Bobbi Brown Eye repair cream, (£48), you only use a tiny amount and tap gently.  I love this as it is very rich.  I have tried lots of eye creams, but for me, this one is the best, (I wish Aldi would bring one of these out!)

For evening, I would use the Hot cloth cleanser again and then use Paula's choice 2% BHA, (every 2 evenings or so.)  I love this product.  My daughter and Husband are hooked too!  It is a fluid, fortified with salicylic acid to help renew skin and minimise pores.  You don't rinse this product off, you leave it on.  It targets the skin surface and deep down too.  It calms redness and any blemishes are reduced too.  I have really noticed a difference in my skin after using this product.  My skin looks so much more polished.  It also increases collagen.  (If you are allergic to aspirin, don't use this product.)  Always use a sunscreen of SPF25 or higher after using this product, (not on an evening though obviously.)

I would then follow with a good moisturiser, depending on the time of year and how my skin looks and feels, my favourite includes Embryolisse Lait creme concentre, (not shown in photo - £20), but this is such a lovely, rich moisturiser and very nourishing, you can even use it as a mask and on babies!  Rich in fatty acids and vitamins, (sadly no SPF so not suitable for day use unless you mix in your own SPF.)

If my skin felt dry I would use Bobbi Brown Extra repair moisturising balm, (£68).  It is very thick, but you do have to warm it between your fingers first and then press onto your skin.  It smells amazing too.  I sometimes add this for day too, under my make-up.  I also use the Bobbi Brown eye cream before bed too.

(I have been trying out the new Midnight repair Aldi skincare range and I must say its very impressive but it did give me a few spots, I think as it was a new product, but I will report back about this range.)

Spring is in the air!...(well nearly!)  this is the perfect time to Spring clean your make-up!

Get rid of anything that is smelly, dried up or broken...a time to declutter and purchase your go-to products, (and a time to book me for a make-up lesson so I can save you money, so you know what suits you, thus not waste your money on products that do nothing for you.)

Look on the bottom of your products and this will give you a guide to how long you can keep your products for, before they go off.  You may be doing your skin more harm than good if you don't adhere to this guide.

Here's a handy little guide -

Lipstick/liner - 1 year

Lip gloss - Up to 2 years

Pencil eye liner - Up to 2 years

Gel liner - Up to 3 months

Foundation - 12 - 18 months, (depending on the ingredients.)

Powder - Up to 18 months

Mascara - 3 months

If you were to book a make-up lesson with me, I would show you each step, from skin prep, foundation, concealer, powder, eyes and brows, blush and highlight and lipstick.  I then provide you with a personalised face chart and product list, so then you can go and purchase any products you like, (I don't work on commission nor am I affiliated with any brand.)  I also give you a step by step guide to take away and then e-mail you your before and after photo.  Plus, I am always there for back-up after your lesson, if you need a bit of help via email or message.

Lessons are an hour long and are £150 in my new makeup studio here in Lincolnshire.  I have an extensive, professional make-up kit, I use mainly Charlotte Tilbury, Bobbi Brown, Urban Decay, Make-up Forever and Glossier.

I found some Swarovski crystals recently and thought I would have a little play - here is what I used -

Makeup Forever HD foundation, highlighter and Aqua cream eyeshadow, Rodial beauty contouring powder, Brows Anastasia beverly hills Dipbrow pomade and Glossier boy Brow, Eyeshadows by Urban decay cosmetics, blush is Pale pink from Bobbi Brow,  lip colour is from Mac cosmetics Necessary nudes Pro palette in Frou and liner is Bobbi from Bobbi Brown.  I then stuck on the crystals with some Duo false eyelash glue.  It always feels good to play around with make-up and have fun with it!...try it!

I can't wait for January to be out of the way! I don't know about you, but I find it a bit depressing! What with Christmas and New Year just gone, I am feeling a bit frazzled to say the least, so I am really looking forward to Spring, (plus its my birthday...not that I am looking forward to being a year older!)

My make-up studio is coming along nicely. There's still a bit to do, but I aim to be in there for the next few weeks. I really can't wait and I am so grateful to Jo of The Wedding and Flower boutique for letting me work from her studio. A lovely lady! Check out her work on Facebook and Instagram...amazing!

Valentines day is next month and I thought I would post up one of my favourite make-up looks which I did for a shoot, for around this time of the year. I used Make-up Forever HD foundation, Bobbi Brown Instant long wear concealer and a Charlotte Tilbury highlighter to give the skin that lovely dewy glow. Brows were defined with a little bit of eyeshadow and held in place with a bit of brow gel. I then used an Illamasqua eyeshadow in Android, (probably best to do the eyes first if you are doing a smokey eye, as its less messy!) I then used a Bobbi Brown long wear pencil in Jet and finished with some lovely MAC false lashes. I then used a creamy blush, I think this one is Pale pink from Bobbi Brown, but only a smidge. For lips I used a Charlotte Tilbury lip pencil in Kiss n tell and then a Charlotte Tilbury Matte lipstick in Love Bite. I only used a bit of powder down the t-zone to stop shine - I like the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush flawless finish.

Lots of enquiries this week for weddings next year! My diary is now open and I have started to take on bookings, so please get in touch to check availability and to book, to avoid disappointment.

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