christmas party photoshoot!

Hello everyone :)

Today I did makeup for a photoshoot based all around fun party makeup for the festive season, it was so glittery and exciting, it made me want to get my glad rags on and drink eggnogg and share presents!

The girl I did makeup on, Rosie, was sooooooooooooooooooo lovely and had the most AMAZING skin I've seen on any model so far - I asked her her magic trick - and she uses Cliniques 3 Step System, and has done since forever, she said she used to have sensitive skin but the magicness of Clinique has sorted it out!

I know the 3 step system is expensive, but I would have tried a whole finger for skin like that hahaha! I MUST try it soon!

So on her lovely soft beautifully smooth skin, I popped her some foundation on and powder - she needed hardly any! and some pinky blush and contoured a little and got to work on her big lovely peepers!

I used only the Urban Decay Book of Shadows Volume 3, partly because Rosie said she was really thinking about buying it so I wanted to show it off to her, partly because I am writing the product list for the magazine the photoshoot pictures will be featured in so I wanted just one product for readers to get their paws on, but mainly because it's AMAZING! My beautiful Moma got this for me in Summer, and my how I have loved and cherished it since :)

So from the palette, the colours I used were...

'Midnight Cowboy Rides Again'

'Last Call'

'Rock Star'

'Perversion'

'Uzi'

'Snatch'

'Bordello'

and 'Psychedelic Sister'

My - that's a lot more than I thought I'd used! haha but as I'm working I just sort of pop shadow where I think it'll look best and match colours up and blend and shade.. :)

I've done a tick on the colours I used :)

She looked so lovely at the end and I was so proud :) She had tutorial after the shoot - I sure hope she kept the makeup on haha - even these glitter lashes I popped on for her!

Note this isn't Rosies eye - she had big beautiful brown peepers! :)

I had so much fun doing the shoot, and it was great to work with Ben Goulter - a photographer from this area, and see him work his magic. His kit was incredible and he was truly a master at what he did. I can't WAIT to see the photos, and hopefully there'll be published in 'The Tribe' magazine too :D

I'll keep you posted on them!

Glitter Christmas makeup,

Emily

xoxo

overcoming obstacles

Hello everyone,

So today I don't want to write my typical makeup blog - I want to focus on something a lot more meaningful - that of overcoming big obstacles in your life.

Now I might be only 19, but I feel I'm more than enough experienced to speak about such things.

Everyone has their own story - everyone has memories of the time they've been most down and sad, and memories of the time they've been on top of the world. We might think of these a lot, but most people don't think a lot about times when they've been strong. When they've pulled through things they never thought they could, and proved to themselves that they can 'do it'. Now people don't usually speak about any of these times, the good, bad or the strong parts - but WHY?! These are the bits that highlight a personality most, the bits of a persons life we should admire about them, but people are just too embarrassed to admit these kinds of things.

I've had all of those times, and my spirit and soul is so strong because of them. I've cried and cried till I could cry no more, I've wished I wasn't here so many times - even tried to not be here, I've pushed everyone around me away and tried to just hibernate in my own sadness alone, I've had my heart torn and felt like I was no good to anyone, suffered with depression and Bipolar disorder... and I've had times of feeling amazing and brilliant, I travelled to another country alone for a month, I moved to Scotland alone to follow my dreams of studying marine biology, I set up my own business and blog about makeup...

And I know there are people all around me, people I know and people I don't, that are suffering lives battles, but should scream and shout about how amazing they are, and what journey they've been on!

For example, *I hope the people I speak about don't mind me talking about them!*

I've recently been in contact with a photographer called Lynn who after reading this blog told me she's also suffered for a long time with Bipolar Disorder, and that she's been down and in some bad places - but now she's stable and at university studying what she's always wanted to, and is finally doing what she wanted to in life :)

My boyfriend Dan had awful troubles with his past partner and she knocked him down and hurt him and his confidence so much until he took an overdose, but now me and Dan are living together and we are both so happy :)

In life I guess we all have to realise that there will be people that are just mean, horrible and want to pull you down.. but we can't let them!

We have our own stories, we're all amazing, no matter how low we get, we can get through it, no matter how long it takes, we'll get to be what we want to be, we just have to be patient.

WE CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING

Strong thoughts :)

Emily

xoxo

wedding makeup!

Hello lovelies,

I've had a good day so far! :)

I woke up to an email from a bride-to-be asking me to do her wedding makeup, and what were my prices! So finally, my first wedding makeup job :D I'm so excited, I can't wait to do a trial and make her feel all girly and special! :)

And I was meant to have lab to do but it was cancelled cos of snow - double Yey! So that means I can stay in snuggled all day and go on tumblr and do some of my makeup course :)

Hope everyone else is having fun in the snow!

Snowflake smiles :)

Emily

xoxo

all snowed in!

So today the snows come down and I'm all snowed in, so have treated myself (well, my credit card treated me) to some winter boots...

They're Dr Marten Triumph 1914 boots, can't wait to wear them :)

I've decided to give myself a bit of a style/hair/makeup overall, to be a bit more rock chick :) Here's my inspiration, she's called Lezlee and I was pretty good friends with her when I was younger, and I'm hoping to get my hands on her to do makeup for my portfolio! Isn't she beautiful!

I live about six hours from home now, so my little bunnies are a long way away! But my lovely brother has took these wonderful pictures of them for me in the snow..

This is Jack - he's almost 9!

And this is Wallace, who's 3 :)

I love them to bits :D Can't wait for big Christmas cuddles with them!

Hope everyone's enjoying being snowed in! I'm going to have a gingerbread coffee - you can get the syrup for £3.50 from Starbucks and it's delicious!

Gingerbread kisses,

Emily

xoxo

MakeUp Favourites

So I've decided to do a post on my most favourite makeupy things! And all the things you'll find in my beloved makeup cupboard - yes, I have converted a cupboard into somewhere to keep all my wonderous things! :) I'll do it in order of how I put it on my dear old face..

Soap & Glory Wish Upon A Jar Moisture Cream

MAC Moisturelush Cream

MAC Prep + Prime Skin

Loreal True Match Foundation

MAC Mineralise Skin Finish Natural

MAC Studio Fix Powder Plus Foundation

ELF Cool Bronzer

MAC Eyeshadow in Mystery (used for eyebrows)

MAC 266 Brush to apply brows

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

Urban Decay Naked Eyeshadow Palette

MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack

Eyeliner applied with MAC 210 Brush

MAC Viva Glam VI Lipstick

MAC Lipstick in Myth

Barry M Lipgloss in the brown shade!

And a spritz of Miss Dior Cherie

Then I take it all off at the end of the day with MAC wipes :)

What's your everyday makeup routine? Hope you enjoyed reading mine! :)

Lipstick kisses,

Emily

xoxo

Makeup Artistry on a Catwalk!

*here's the flyer of the fashion show*

Hello lovelies,
Yesterday was such a fabulisous day! :)
So I got all my makeup kit ready for the show, but had an email asking for the MUA's and designers of the fashion show to be there early to help set up the show.. I was kinda annoyed cos I was like I'm coming to do the makeup, not manual tasks! hahaha but I went along early anyway and I'm so glad I did, I met some lovely girls and had such a giggle - which really calmed my nerves!
So my first lesson of the day was never think you're too highly placed to do the menial tasks - they can be rewarding!
After that the other makeup artist, Olivia arrived and we set up our stuff... Look at my stuff all laid out :D

and that's not even half of my kit! Cripes, I definitely have a makeup buying obsession.. :)

So then along came the first model, Laurie, she was so pretty and beautiful and lovely! I had such a giggle with her applying makeup, she taught me how to say the classic Loreal 'Because I'm worth it' in french hahaha

'parce que je le vaux bien'

Here she is in all her prettiness...

Next up I did Miko, she was so lovely, from Seattle! She had such an amazing accent! However about half way though doing her makeup I started feeling so dizzy, I could see two lines when actually there was one, my skin was going clammy, I tried to ignore it, but in the end I almost fainted and had to take 5 minutes out to have a drink and eat some pizza with Miko (my lovely boyfriend Danny had bought me some as he knew I'd had no tea! - and bless him, he sat from 6 till 9 and watched me do makeup before we could go home! I'd been there since 4 - that's lots of makeup time = heaven!). I was scared Miko might have thought I was unprofessional for almost fainting on her and having to have a sit down, but she was lovely! :)

So lesson 2 of the day was don't ignore your body! If you feel ill take time out, no matter where or what you're doing!

Here's Miko with all her makeup on :)

Next I did Annika, I'd done makeup on her last weekend at the photoshoot, so it was great to work with her again! She has the most amazing eyes and lashes!

Here's me and her with her makeup done! And me with my colour back after my almost fainting episode!

I did Stefan next, my first male model, he was so lovely and so much fun! We had such a giggle! He's in the halls I was in last year, so we were laughing about the hideous food they create! Here my hand becomes famous while doing his makeup...

After Stefan I did a guy called Jonathons makeup - who was again great to work with. So far on makeup jobs I've been so lucky, all the models and people I've worked with have been wonderful!

Here's Jonathon far left, and Laurie far right, and little old me in the middle! The idea for the show was 'Green Fashion' - ie envrionmentally friendly, so Superdry donated some of their 'Green' clothes, and there were designs from student designers too, I particularly like Lauries top!

The makeup explained...:

my original idea was like the givenchy perfume advert, a lace mask.. first a stripe of black greasepaint across the eye area, then holding lace over this and stippling on pigment, so when the lace was removed, it looked like a mask was being worn! the pigment colours would be based upon the outfit colours... but then another girl franchisca (who had no kit and no brushes :/) decided that we should do the final idea chosen (that's in the photos).. I do love the final makeup, just wish I stood up for myself a little more! I must stand up for myself next time :) But the makeup did look pretty amazing when they were all together :)

We also concealed the lips and did extra pale makeup, and whited out their hair with Body Shop body powder.

From the left there's Annika, Miko and Stefan who I did makeup on (Olivia did the other two on the right). Nishy on the far right organised the whole event!

Here's me and Olivia the other main makeup artist

Our makeup station! *eek* all that beautiful makeup!

Stefan strutting his stuff, I did the guy on the far right's makeup - he was from Iran! But for the life of me I can't remember his name! Aargh!

Here's the models, some designers, the makeup artists (me! :D), and the organiser!

What a fabulous time!

Crazy catwalk makeup,

Emily xoxo

favourite songs at the moment :)

Favourite songs :)

I am so in love with JLS's song Love You More, I so wish they'd released it a bit later so it could have been Christmas No.1, I love emotional Christmas music hahaha

but everytime I hear this I sing along at the top of my voice, or my eyes well up cos of the words - definitely a good Children in Need song!

I'm also loving Rihanna, everything about her! Her style overhaul, red hair, beautiful makeup, music (especially her colab with Eminem!) but this new song with Drake is a treat too (where exactly does Drake feature?!) Look at this picture, she looks SMOKING HOT.

And as a lover of all cheesey things, I love McFly and Taio Cruz's new song! I can't believe it worked, that's like mixing milkshake with lemonade.. but it tastes good?!

Anyway my lovelies, the links are below for you to have a lovely listen :)