This is the result of me being bored at home and then making my husband who has been at work all day taking photos, take more photos of me.
Thanks Honey xx
It is an exciting day when you get to be made up for the first time. It’s something that for a girl you never forget and it’s also an important step in a females life in the symbol of turning from a girl into a young woman.
I feel privileged to be a part of this experience in a lot of people’s lives and especially when it’s someone I have known since they were a baby so I am going to share the pic’s from Holly’s first time being made up and ready for her graduation from primary school.
It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this day.
Good luck with your next exciting stage of life miss Holly xx
The best way to ensure your lips show off the desired look is to keep them moisturized. I like to follow the simple steps of drinking 1.5-2 litres of water every day and using my favorite balm which is Burt’s bees replenishing lip balm with pomegranate oil.
By keeping your lips prepped you can use whatever shade of lippy or gloss that you desire to go with your mood and outfit.
Keep in mind that when you use a lipstick or gloss that lasts for 12 hours or more that it is full of chemicals and will most likely make your lips peel the following day. I personally stick to natural products on a daily basis but sometimes you just want that vibrant sexy lip to match your outfit and in that case I will spoil myself.
Had sooo much fun with this, hope you all enjoy

We did a plain blue background for the purpose of cutting her out of it and super imposing her into a jungle background. Shots will be up when this side project has been completed, should look amazing!
All images are raw, no retouching as yet.
When post production is finished I will add them up here.
Photography by Travis Smith
Concept, Body Art, Hair & Makeup by Nicole Smith
I have posted this step by step guide for my jungle makeup pics as they have been extremely popular. I hope this is made easy for everyone to re create or as a base to help you create your own version. Have fun playing….

Step 1: Start with your makeup, from foundation to eyeliner and add some false lashes too if you want the total WOW factor. I used individual lashes layered on each other for the natural lash look but a full set would look almost the same and less time consuming. With the individual lashes you have more control with the direction they go and you can add them under the eye like i did for this look.

Step 2: Add some shading and highlighting now. I used the blush for the shading look because of the peach/orange tone but you could use bronzer instead, it just depends what colour sceme your going for. For the highlight i used a golden eyeshadow (the same one i used for under the eyebrows) because i wanted the shine. The highlighter is placed down the nose, on top of the cheek bones and above the eyebrows if you cant tell from the pic.

Step 3: Now the spots! This is the fun part. Do NOT be afraid, it doesn't matter if you stuff up a line or dot, different sizes and shapes look more natural anyway. If worse comes to worse its only makeup and it comes off! So i recommend using a brown eyeliner to create the spots, one with a soft touch rather than hard. My tip for this to get right is to practice first on your hand, you want some dots and some circles and even small lines. If you need further help copy some leopard print material for the design.

Step 4: Now this is the last step your almost ready. I coloured in the dots with green shimmer mixed with water to make a paste, doing this to your loose shimmers makes them a stronger colour. I also used a yellow shimmer in the same manor. Again just scatter them randomly in the circles of brown and also in between the brown. You will need smaller eyeshadow brushes or even craft brushes for this effect. I chose shimmer eyeshadows because of the shine to them but you could use face/body paints or coloured eyeliners to create the same effect.
So i hope this helps and don’t forget to have to cotton buds ready for mistakes and also practice on your hand or arm first.
Good luck and enjoy