99% of my clients come to me with a Foundation, Tinted Moisturiser, or a type of Base in their makeup bag. But only 85% of those bases matched the skin tone of the owners. Finding the correct foundation shade has been one of the biggest challenges for us all and continues to baffle us. Brands... Read More

Throughout the year you’ll probably notice your makeup can go from sitting perfectly to looking patchy, to breaking up or moving around. Sometimes we get grumpy areas other times we can look radiant and smooth. We never really notice the pattern, but we do notice the change. So why is that? Because we focus on... Read More

Out With The Old In With The New Its that time of year where we get into new routines, weather changes, your wardrobe changes, and with this change comes a ‘clear out’ or ‘rotation’ of all kinds of items including makeup! I want to talk about makeup bag changes over this season as summer has... Read More

You’re probably wondering why I’m talking about habits when we should be talking about makeup? But the truth is you are not going to change anything with your makeup by simply finding out some new information. Makeup habits are usually deep rooted and have been carried out for years and years …. You see the... Read More

Summer is great isn’t it?! Nights are longer, the days are brighter, and the sun just makes us ‘feel good’. Our skin is even better and has a healthy glow to it unless of course you’ve got ‘Oily Skin’. It’s not your fault but during the summer months your skin just naturally produces more oils... Read More

Who doesn’t feel like they need a bit of brightening up? Hands up now? I know I generally feel like I do, so here are the different ways to brighten and which will work best for your needs! So, the two different ways to brighten that we are going to discuss are through concealer or... Read More

We’ve all heard this saying less is more and in the world of makeup ‘no makeup’ makeup is an ideal for many women…. In fact, more people prefer ‘natural makeup’ over ‘full dramatic makeup’. So, lets look at how to achieve this. Many clients show me images of ‘natural’ makeup but in ‘real life’ this... Read More

Anti-Ageing, Age Rejuvenating, Age Defying, Age Proof are all buzz words in the wonderful world of beauty! And lord knows if X beauty brand says it is so …. We believe it! But is there any such thing as ‘anti-ageing’? Can you turn back time? I think you know the answer …. Absolutely not! So... Read More

Congratulations! you’re engaged, and now for the mammoth task of planning your special day. It seems so easy when you start out but as you get closer and closer to the date its pretty apparent that it’s not just as straightforward as you’d envisaged! Don’t worry I’ve been there just recently and can honestly remember... Read More