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This promotion will be running for the month of February ending on the 29/2/2012. This is for all engaged couples planning to get married between Aug 1st 2012 – May 31st 2013 in Adelaide, South Australia.

It’s easy to enter, simply submit your love story in 200 words or less eg: how you met, how the proposal happened. Then attach a picture of yourselves as the happy couple and email to info_wmp@y7mail.com

There will only be one winning couple for the major prize of the Free Premium Package however everyone else that enters will receive a minor prize 20% off voucher to be put towards either Package of their choice.

The major prize winner will be notified via email and their story and picture will be uploaded on this site on the 5th of March 2012.  All minor prize winners will receive their vouchers via email on the 5th of March 2012.

Major Prize includes: 

Makeup & Hair

•  Makeup & Hair trial for the bride only
• 3 x Makeup & Hair on the day

Photography full day

• Getting ready for Bridal party and the Groomsmen
• Product shots eg: rings, accessories and flowers
• Arrival of both parties
• Ceremony
• All combinations of groupings after the ceremony
• Newly weds couple shoot on location of choice
• Full reception documentation until the cutting of the cake
• Full collection of High Res images with digital re-touching on 200 images

Terms & Conditions of entry:

• You must be engaged and have set the date to be taking place between Aug 1st 2012- May 31st 2013.
• you must be over 18 years of age to enter.
• You must be having your wedding within an 80k radius of Adelaide CBD.
• The winning couple will be decided by the judging panel and notified via email when the promotion ends and their story and picture will be posted on our blog.
• The judges decision is final.
• All images from the winners wedding day may be used by Travis Smith and Nicole Smith for advertising/portfolio.
• The major prize is not redeemable for cash or transferable to another engaged couple.
• All minor prize 20% off vouchers can be transferred to another couple provided that the new couple is getting married within the dates of Aug 1st 2012- May 31^st 2013 and that the wedding is taking place within an 80k radius of the Adelaide CBD.
• We can only provide one wedding per day therefore redemption of vouchers are valid only if the wedding date is available.

Here is a guide to achieve her look for this picture. I just love that this makeup enhances her eyes while keeping a natural element, all part of the simple charm that is Emma Watson and to top it off she has a fantastic hair style!

 This makeup look is all about the eyes so you just need a light foundation coverage keeping any freckles and moles for a natural look. Then once you have powdered add some light bronzer around the hairline as i have demonstrated in brown and then add a pale peach/pink blush. All the makeup used for this look is in matt form so no shimmer in any way will work best for this makeup.

Next up add your lips, again they have gone for a matt look so a pale pinkish skin colour is what I recommend. When using matt lippy be sure to use a lip balm underneath so it doesnt crack through dry lips, just make sure the balm you choose isn’t too shiny or heavily applied

Now for the eyes. To start use the simple method of tint, tone and shade. What this means is’ tint ‘ under the eyebrow with a pale almond skinlike colour, then follow with a ‘tone’ over the eyelid in a pale peach colour. Complete with your ‘shade’ in the crease of the eye with a light to medium brown. Blend all the levels so that they are subtle but still visible, remember you can always add more but its much harder to take off.

To add more depth to the eyes I recommend using a dark chocolate brown with a fine angled brush around the outside of the lashes both above and below.

Now to make the dark brown really effective you want to blend it into the existing brown ‘shade’, so slowly add more of the dark brown with a small eyeshadow brush into the crease and a little over the lid concentrating on the outside edge. Softly blend away any harsh lines so its not obvious but you should notice the extra ‘wow’ factor this added to your eyes. Sometimes it helps to stand back from your reflection when doing your eyes so you get a better sense of how its coming together.

Finally you finish off your look with a thin line of black eyeliner concentrating on the lash line. Take the outside edge out to a little flick and take the line about half way under the eye giving you that ‘almond eye’ look. Then apply some white eyeliner to the inside of the eye to really open your eyes up. Finish with a few coats of mascara. Remember if you don’t want to have clumpy dry lashes you need to regularly change your mascara, they really dont stay fresh past 3 months.

Thanks for reading and have fun playing with this fabulous look.

I just love bodypainting!

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

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

Thanks Honey xx

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.

Before

After

All grown up

Proud mum

It was an absolute pleasure to be a part of this day.

Good luck with your next exciting stage of life miss Holly xx

Step 1: Start with your base first and cover your face with desired level of foundation. Then with a loose translucent face powder apply under the eyes with a blending brush so as to create an easy removal of any mess. Use the diagram above to show you the area in which to place the powder.

Step 2: Using a grey eyeshadow to give a soft smokey effect to the eye over the whole lid and out at the edge to give you a cat like effect. The lighter grey above is representing a silver glitter to add some sparkle to the look. Finish off the eye design with a thick liquid black line to enhace the cat effect to your eyes. This look doesnt need much blending as its supposed to be a dramatic look.

Step 3: Now you can remove away the translucent powder under the eye and clean up any mess before you go on. I reccomend a powder brush to remove the powder in a quick sweeping motion from the inner eye to outer. To remove the excess residue of powder clean up with a few cotton buds then use your concealor brush to freshen with the left over concealor in the brush. Add your desired blush to the apples of your cheeks.

Step 4: Now that there is no more powder products being used you can apply your mascara and for added effect a full set of lashes. Finish off your makeup with desired lipstick or gloss, I used red because I wanted a sexy Cat Woman. Normally a smokey eye with a strong lip can look too much but when its a special event all rules go out the window and you can really have fun!

Step 5: Now you wouldn't be Cat Woman without a face mask so there are a few ways to do this. I have used body paint because that was what I did this look for so if you have a steady hand and want to give this a try then start with an outline using a light lip liner to get the shape right and then fill it in. Alternatively you can buy a pre made mask from a store.

Well I hope you enjoyed my post on how to achieve this look. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions if you are having trouble.  Practice makes perfect so keep at it cause it gets really easy really quickly…..

Enjoy 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.

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