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

When a girl turns into a woman…


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.

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

How to guide: Cat Woman Makeup


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

Makeup tip: Lucious lips


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.

Leopard Body Paint shoot


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