Spice up your makeup!

When the occasion strikes make the most of your makeup!

It can be fun to break the rules by enhancing both eyes and lips, and a little face bling never hurts. Finish off your outfit by making your makeup PoP and be life of the party.

Winter Wedding Promotion

 

For the months of August and September 2012 im doing Half price wedding trials!

So if your getting married soon and you havn’t decided on your makeup artist then contact me to make your appointment and save 50% on your trial.

For extra savings if you book me for your wedding day I will give you 20% off the total cost of  my services.

To book you can call me on 0424594321 or email nicolesmithmakeup@live.com

T&C’s

  • You must be engaged
  • For Adelaide brides only
  • If your date is planned and im already booked for a wedding then this promotion wont apply to you
  • Half price trials only valid until September 30th 2012
  • 20% off for the wedding day must be used before 2014

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding Makeup Trial Tips

With wedding season around the corner there are a lot of people trying to fit in makeup trials so here are a few things that will help you when your planning your wedding makeup.

  • Try and book your trial on a day that you plan to do something so you can make the most of being done up and this also is a great way to test the staying power of your makeup.
  • After your trial it helps to catch up with people that you trust to give you some feedback.
  • Make sure your makeup artist has filled out a bridal registry that covers the times, location and bridesmaids so you both know what time to start.
  • Be aware of anything that may cause a problem for your skin as no one wants aggravation on their wedding day. This can be caused from waxing, facials, laser treatment and tanning.
  • Research what sorts of looks you might be after so that you have an idea of what to ask for. If you want to try two different eye looks or colours ask for each eye to be different so you can decide easier.
  • Make sure your makeup artist writes down all the products they have used on a face map to make sure it matches the trial to your wedding day.
  • Take a photo without a flash in some natural light to see how you like the look on camera as you may like to try it a little heavier, it’s a trial for a reason so go ahead and push it further so you know how far to go as I have found that people like it much better a little heavier.
  • Most importantly when you have gone home and had another look and you would like to change some things then don’t hesitate to let your makeup artist know, they should be more than willing to adjust the look to your requirements.

If your in Adelaide and in need of a trial please check out my services page and contact me to book in a time

My daily essentials

I have been thinking about my daily essentials when it comes to cosmetics.  Having just had my first baby my daily beauty routine is somewhat minimized :)

Here are my 7 daily items that I can’t live without!

  • I start my skin prep with some Palmers cocoa butter daily lotion spf 15
  • Then I follow with my mineral powder foundation
  • Next up some collosal lashes courtesy of Maybeline
  • I cant go without a touch of colour so on goes my favourite blush which this month is Peach
  • Final touch ready for the day is some glossy lips, 100% natural so my lips don’t tear. 3 fav shades to choose from to change it up

Then to clean my face at the end of the day in my gloriously hot hot shower….

  • Some Palmers daily foaming cleanser to scrub my face clean from the day
  • Finally some delicious cream for my skin to end the day my favourite Burts Bee’s product – Radiance Night cream.

So with the help of my daily essentials my skin glows with the love of some spoiling little treasures and it makes me feel pretty special.  Its the little things that make you feel special when your life has been changed completely to washing, feeding and sleeping ;)

Grecian Goddess

I just love bodypainting!

Big massive thanks to my friend for allowing me to play and then to post for all to see xoxo

Glamorous Beauty from the 1920′s

I have always adored the whole fashion look from the 1920′s – 40′s.  The amount of work that went into maintaining their style is unbelievable especially considering what was available to them.  I have always wanted to create a 20′s look and I hope that I have done my ancestors proud.

A big thanks to my beautiful sister who let me use her for this shoot xox