I recently had the pleasure of doing makeup for my friend the uber talented singer songwriter Lisa Fitzgibbon and her band The Powerfolk Quartet, all extremely gifted musicians in their own right. Lisa wanted some new shots for her websites and for the band publicity. The photographer was Ian Wallman. Check out Lisa’s beautiful music […]
Since its creation in 1964, the Pirelli Calendar has been the most famous of pinup calendars. It uses the most beautiful women in the world and the talent of the world’s best photographers, stylists, hairdressers and makeup artists. This exclusive calendar will then be sent to a very small number of Pirelli’s best customers. It has […]
Belle de jour lingerie story… Here is a preview of a recent photographic shoot with Jutta Klee and model Anneka. We used beautiful lingerie from a small Swedish company called Made by Noemi. For the makeup I wanted to do a strong dark metallic eye paired with a dark grape coloured lip, no blusher, and […]
Ever since I started been interested in makeup as a young one I have been a Bourjois fan. Bourjois is simply part of my makeup history and can do no wrong as far as I am concerned…Recently they have come up with a wonderful range of 2-in-1 crayons which deliver long lasting and intense colours with […]
Neil and Alison launched And Mary in November 2009 and have become known for their original and whimsical, hand painted porcelain jewellery, doorknobs and leather accessories. Based in the Scottish Borders they take their inspiration from the stunning landscape around their home, vintage and antique markets and their travels around the world. Their extensive collection […]
I have been testing Bourjois Nude Sensation in Nude Rosé. This new foundation is super soft in texture, it is a wonderfully light mousse which smooths immediately on the skin and creates a no makeup effect. It blurs and evens out all skin imperfections. I will soon be testing this lovely mousse foundation as I […]
What woman needs to be beautiful when she can just be perfect ? She was neither beautiful, pretty or particularly smart, but Wallis Warfield Simpson, triply handicapped by her American citizenship, her status as a married woman accompanied by a previous divorce, nevertheless managed to firmly plot her way to the heart and spirit […]
Spring is finally here, even though it seems still incredibly cold this morning, I think I can safely say we are all really looking forward to ditching the Winter coat, jeans and boots combo for lighter outfits… With Spring and Summer days coming, I looked for some cool silver jewellery and found Long Jon Silver. […]
