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Categories: Skincare
Let's be frank here; if your skincare game isn't on point, then your makeup won't be. You could have half the beauty counter in your makeup bag, but you need a 10/10 skincare regime! So here are some top tips for the winter to get your skin through it in one (gloriously moisturised) piece...
Tags: skincare, exfoliator, advice, spf, damaged skin, moisturise, winter skincare, dry skin, skincare advice, hydrating
Top Tips For Your Wedding Preparations
Categories: Weddings
Being in the business for over a decade, I've picked up so many tips from weddings about beauty preparations before the big day that I'd love to pass on to my brides to be!
Tags: skincare, mental health, exfoliator, makeup, brides to be, bridal make-up, wedding makeup, wedding morning, advice, make-up artist, spf, damaged skin, in my kit, moisturise, self care, winter skincare, flawless skin, makeup artist, flawless make up, dry skin, skincare advice, freelance makeup artist, Freelance Makeup Specialist of the Year, Ed Godden Photography, The Body Shop, summer skincare, Nottingham Wedding Make Up Artist
Hangover repairs
Categories: Skincare
You wake up, you don’t know what time it is, you don’t WANT to know what time it is but you know you’ve got that thing to go to today, and you really don’t want to but you really have to and why, oh why did I have that Sambuca to finish the night... does this sound familiar?! C’mon, let’s not beat about the bush here; holidays are comin’, as are the hangovers. Dirty indulgent hangovers from all the dirty indulgent festive booze...! Here's a photo of me from over 10 years ago after a Christmas party. It is NOT pretty; but it's here to show that I know how awful you can feel (and look, let's be honest!) the morning after the night before when you did all those sambucas...!
READ MORE »Dry skin and make-up
Categories: Skincare
There was once a girl with dry skin who thought she’d never find a foundation to ever make her skin look good. She searched for that wonder product for all her years, and never did her one true foundation come to being. Sad, the felt she’d never get good foundation coverage until she met her fairy make-up godmother who gave her some skincare advice...
READ MORE »Retouching
Categories: Skincare
I shared this Beyonce retouch photo on my Facebook a couple of weeks ago. I've felt this blog post brewing for a little while, so decided to get my thoughts out after having spoken about it with other industry professionals.
READ MORE »Skincare for the summer
Categories: Skincare
So how is everyone's skin holding up this summer? Between dodging rain showers and the baking heat, I think I’ve just sweat a lot!
The sun might be sporadic but we need to be prepared for it. Following on from my other summer skincare post, as today is the first day of August let's make the effort to look after our skin. Here are some super easy things you can start doing every day!
Tags: skincare, No7, confidence, exfoliator, advice, beauty, spf, Simple, damaged skin, moisturise, self care
Summer Skincare
Categories: Skincare
I apply SPF to my face each day; so much so that I probably remember to do it more than I do brush my hair!
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Dry lips
Categories: Skincare
Vaseline is one of those things ingrained in us that it's moisturising and good for dry lips. In reality, it doesn't moisturise dry lips at all; it causes a barrier over your lips and gives a sense of false hydration :/ Even on their site, they say that it's absorbed into the skin but another question says that it provides a protective barrier; which is it?!
READ MORE »DIY SOS - Save our Skin!
Categories: Skincare
Okay, so now it's reeeeally pretty cold and we need to do something about the effects it's having on us. The cold mornings are biting at your nose and toes, your lips are chapped and your skin is drier than a desert. Central heating and air conditioning are awful for your skin. Before this winter really takes hold, take 30 minutes out of your evening to do this and Save Our Skin! If you’re like me, you’re skint in prepping for Christmas so I want to keep this cheap as chips and you can use a lot of ingredients from your kitchen and store cupboard to look after your face. Free beauty treatments? Woo! Maybe you can get your partner or a mate to help or even join in :)
(by Luna Photography aka Flashes and Lashes)
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