I've been with Limelife since the end of Jan this year. I came for the lipstick and stay(ed) for the community. Sometimes I'm wary of oversharing because of fear of judgement, and mostly I don't let that stop me sharing. But, as much as I won't beg others to buy or join me, I also won't hide what it's doing…
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Hello dear reader, I hope you are well and managing to stay 'ok' during this bat-shit time. Aside from the obvious tragedy, for those of us used to having (and enjoying) control, perhaps you, like me are going back to the drawing board and starting a new plan.. I started retailing makeup at the beginning of this year. Sick of…
One of the things I love most about being a makeup artist is getting to know people. Sitting down with someone and talking about what they do and don't want, what their challenges are and how they want to feel often leads to some really interesting chats. It's so nice (and rare) to have a conversation where you're not both…
As someone who is now planning a wedding, what has struck me is that I totally understand the overwhelm in choosing the right team. Makeup, hair and photography all play a fairly intimate part of your day. Often these are the people who are there when you are first starting off your day and are mixed in with your friends…
https://youtu.be/8wXuzAWC2zI This last week I was working on a short Christmas film with a fab team. Info below from the g6 Moco team. 'Our Christmas film this year touches on how an innocent act of kindness can make all the difference. This was a passion project with likeminded film makers in the northwest, here is what happens when you fill…
Aired with perfect timing for those of us with a Black Friday hangover, today we watched the first few episodes of Broken on Netflix. The first episode is about the mass production and consumerism of beauty products and how this has driven the demand for a shadow market and crazy supply of counterfeit makeup. It talked about the social media…
When I worked on a makeup counter I’d so often hear ‘I’m not a makeup person…I’m no good at makeup…my skin is terrible…sorry my lips are so dry’ and a multitude of apologies before the person had even sat down. I get it, it can be scary to walk into a beauty hall and wonder what is there for you.…
Looking back it's been a busy few weeks! It's been great to work with new photographers and models as well as a few peeps that I've worked with before (and hope to again!) IG tagged in pics, follow these cool cats. My singing pal Jackie Sweeney let me have a look behind the scenes at Buxton opera house :D @gabrielleguest…
Before makeup AKA ‘BM’ I had a host of lady friends and family members who every Birthday, Christmas, Wedding (and other various occasions) I had no clue as to what to buy them. Generally speaking, if they wanted something for themselves they would buy it (obvs excluding luxury island resorts and posh cars). Having recently run some mother daughter workshops,…
Hi all! Just a quick update as my washing is sitting outside in the rain.. A few weeks back I had a shoot in Manchester with the awesome photog Meg Urbaniak (check https://www.megurbaniak.com/) and brill model and YouTube sensation Jess (check her out on YT @ Jingleheartart). Anyway, as we (myself and Mr) landed from Lisbon yesterday afternoon I saw…