So yesterday saw me up and out the door at 7am with the lovely Hayley Wood of Flair Beauty to attend to the beauty needs of lovely bride Sarah at the equally lovely Selsdon Park Hotel, just outside of Croydon. It was so lovely to be invited to be a part of Sarah's big day. [...]
Now what I am about to say here is something that I whole heartedly disagree with, but what I am sorry to say is a stereotype out there. Being a trained beauty therapist/makeup artist/hair stylist = you are stupid and not academic. This is something that I have come up against a few times in [...]
So as you may be aware bridal makeup and hair is my area of expertise and accounts for 99% of my makeup bookings year on year. I am however a trained makeup artist, not just a bridal stylist and can do a full range of different makeup looks to suit different occasions. I love a [...]
So, being in the beauty industry I am surrounded by products, and am often told that I should have shares in Boots due to the obscene amount of goodies that I have. Having said that, these are the things that I absolutely cannot live without and would defiantly be on my desert island list. 1. [...]
Because I have recognised that I have seriously neglected all of my loyal Flame Beauty followers, by being the worst blogger ever on this planet, I have taken the decision to blog on a more regular basis bringing you topical information about the beauty industry, my life, my brides, hair and makeup tips, or whatever else [...]
Yes, I know I must be potentially the worst blogger ever.....but it's been busy over here at Flame Beauty so I thought I would give you a brief roundup of what we have had our teeth in to so far in 2014 Weddings And lots of them! So far this year we have 64 booked [...]
So I continue my roundup of some of the lovely weddings that I had the pleasure of styling in the second half of 2013. Here is a round up of July-October. You can catch my earlier blog post with the first half of the year here Here comes the bride..... Debbie and Simon got ready [...]
I have decided to share with you my daily makeup routine and show you what is in my makeup bag. These essentials go everywhere with me and are those that I use to create a natural daytime look. I start with Illamasqua Hydra Veil Primer. This makes a fantastic base for makeup, it is a [...]
Well how the hell did we get to August? The speed at which this year is passing is faster than the recent lightening we have had here in sunny Kent, but with August brings lots of weddings, and in turn lots of gorgeous brides and bridesmaids! I just wanted to share with you some images [...]
Facial contouring and Kim Kardashian seem to be seen together on the pages of glossy magazines, the internet, beauty blogs and digital media videos as if the two go hand in hand. Kim is a massive advocate for contouring, previously a technique favoured by professional makeup artists, and although she has bought this vital makeup [...]
