This was a fun photo shoot where I didn’t have to be shy with the make-up.  Taking the look from Vintage to Fashion/Editorial involved some facial contouring and high lighting.  I used a Mac Powder blush called ‘Taupe’ to contour and  Mac Mineralize Skinfinish in called ‘soft and gentle’ to hightlight.  On the eyes I used Bobbi Brown eyeshadow called ‘Cocoa’ and then a Mac Pigment called ‘Blue Brown’ over the top and blended around the eyes – this is one of my favourites!

I’m posting some images shot in Egypt a while ago.  BA high life did an Editorial and used one of the under water pictures on their front cover.  We also had front covers on Cunard Euphoria, Professional Photographer, Pride Magazine and Dive International.

It looks sunny in many of the shots, but there was a cold wind and the trip was quite challenging – but good fun!  I had a free reign to be as creative as the time and conditions would allow.  For one of the underwater shots I had to apply a bald cap and cover the model in silver body paint!

The Photographer was Candice Farmer who has gone on to have a hugely successful career as a fashion photographer.

I have just got back from 2 days spent with  Celebrity Hair and Make-up Artsit Claire Hanson - www.clairehansonmakeup.com

The first day was a hair masterclass followed by a 1 day photo shoot with 2 models and top photographer, Ben Mostyn -www.benmostyn.com

As soon as the pictures arrive I shall be posting them!

If you want to go for that smokey look but find black too harsh, try using grey, midnight blue or Aubergine – Flattering for all skin tones, just pick the intensity for your skin tone.  If you are very pale you might feel more comfortable with a lighter shade of grey for example.  Darker skin tones can use black or charcoal – it’s really up to you!  Keep the pencil close to the lash line, almost as if you are pushing the colour into the lashes.  Blend with a cotton bud, sponge tip blender or your finger.  Do the same on the lower lash line and blend, blend, blend!  Go slightly lighter with the eyeshadow and blend up to and just into the socket line.  Take a clean brush and blend  again.   With the MAC pencil brush apply shadow under the lower las line.  Blend with the 217 brush.  Apply lashings of mascara and/or false lashes.

The brushes i like to use are; 

 MAC 217  – Shading Brush 

MAC 219 – Pencil Brush 

Check out the MAC website www.maccosmetics.co.uk