Make-up tutorial : Bip Ling's Make-up for Pretty Ballerinas shoot .

We shot Bip Ling for the Summer Collection of Pretty Ballerinas shoes in and around the city of London. I wanted to give her a very young and fresh look so this is how i did it and the products i used .

* Firstly i primed Bip's skin with a little moisurizer , i used CHANEL SUBLINAGE and blotted away any excess with a tissue .
*Bip has really good skin so i needed just a little foundation applied with REVLON foundation brush.I used NARS SHEER GLOW FOUNDATION in Stroboli.
*I used a little shimmery eyeshadow on Bip's eyelids in BOBBI BROWN CHAMPAGNE QUARTZ .
*Next i used black mascara by CODE BEAUTIFUL for lovely separated lashes.
*To give a golden shimmer to Bip's eyes and cheek bones i applied NARS LAGUNA bronzing stick and a little GIORGIO ARMANI BLUSHING FABRIC to she cheeks.
*To finish i used CLINIQUE CHUBBY STICK in PUDGY PEONY and BENEFIT DANDELION lipgloss with a SHU UEMURA lipbrush.

A very simple make-up look !

Thanks Rupert Peace photographer and Goodley PR.

MANCHESTER CITY FOOTBALL TEAM FOR GQ.

It took 2 trips to Manchester to shoot Roberto Mancini and his superstar football team at their training ground for the June issue of GQ Magazine. From top Roberto Mancini, Yaya Toure , Vincent Kompany ,Sergio Aguero and Joe Hart.
Amazing photographs were taken by John Wright.

Photographer: John Wright
Grooming : Carol Morley
Grooming Products: Benefit cosmetics

BENEFIT LAUNCH OF "THEY'RE REAL !" MASCARA

As tested on me at the launch!

Gorgeous Mascara Girls !

Today i went to the launch of Benefit's new mascara at 5 Cavendish Square.It's called  "They're Real" and it will be available in August . If you want natural lashes forget it, these lashes are designed to give dramatic length and volume,base to tip curl, visible lift and long-wearing results. In fact they will look like false lashes except "They're Real !"

I have one to give away to one of my twitter followers! Simply tweet or DM me before next Tuesday 28th June and i will select a winner at random.

Allergy and redness skincare solutions.

Ok , Just a quick blog post to share some information i hope is helpful.
Anyone  following me on twitter will know that i have been suffering a nightmare allergy  reaction to a product i used last week .The reaction being rather like waking up to a hot 'sunburnt' face with skin like sandpaper, rather than a rash . Anyone that knows me, will know that i am obsessive about maintaining perfect skin and that i am constantly trying out new products i am sent . I have also never had a reaction to a skin product before so have been working hard to find solutions to calm it down , and then cover it up.

I would not be writing this if what i tried had not worked wonders. I am totally open to natural and high tech skincare , but i decided to try Bio Active Aloe Vera gel for its soothing moisturizing properties and high strength Manuka honey with its healing antibacterial properties and cucumber! I massaged both in to my skin twice a day and left on as a mask and the results have been amazing..my skin almost back to normal smoothness. I plan to continue using both as masks.


There are many concealing products out there , but the ones i have found most effective to totally cover any redness are :
1. Clinique - Redness Solutions , a foundation with SPF 15.This is very important as the last thing you want on a red irritated skin is sunlight.
2. Benefit "Boi-ing" a very heavy duty but smooth concealer.
3. Teosyal Covering Repair concealer, amazing at correcting skin imperfections and containing arnica to reduce inflammation.
Sorry there are no before and after photos , you will have to take my word for it !






 

Spring Blusher Inspiration .

Spring is the time for rethinking everything [spring cleaning !] and that includes your make-up ! 
I am feeling very inspired by all the beautiful spring blossoms , they are out for such a short time , which kind of heightens their intensity. 
Blusher is a good place to start to create a fresh new look, and its really very simple:
Create a fresh glowing base , don't try to create a tan as a pale face is perfect for this look.Keep your eyes very simple with a few strokes of mascara, and lips need nothing more than a pinky stain or clear gloss. Brush on a touch of translucent powder then apply one of the beautiful pinky/peachy blushers in a circular motion to the apples of your cheeks.

My favorites for this look are Benefit "Dandelion" a lovely fresh pink and Shu Uemura in "M Pink" or "MPeach " all beautiful freshspring like colours. Don't be scared to make a feature of your beautiful blusher.

April Tatler "Oh you pretty things" Bianca

Back on a freezing February Saturday a huge team of  people and many rails of beautiful dresses gathered at Fulham Palace to shoot this feature on the most beautiful teenagers in Britain for April's Tatler. There were 10 girls , myself and fellow make up artist Linda Johansson worked on 5 girls each , and Hairdressers Choccy and Daniel Dyer worked wonders on the hair.All styling is by Mouchette Bell and it was photographed by Iris Brocsh.

For Bianca Morris i used Benefit cosmetics
Hair by Daniel Dyer.