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How to Achieve Radiant Skin on Your Wedding Day
After countless consultations and wedding makeup trials, I know that achieving radiant, glowing skin on your wedding day is a common bridal goal. However, with AI-generated imagery creating unrealistic exceptions, we need to step back, ground ourselves in reality, and...
The Best Pre-Wedding Beauty Treatments for Brides
If you follow me on social media, you might already know how much I love a beauty treatment (not to mention the odd tweakment – I’m having my lips done again later today!) If you share my passion for these things, there’s no better time to invest than in the run-up to...
How to Prepare Your Hair for Your Wedding
If you want your hair to look it’s best when you get married, you’ve got to put in a little effort beforehand. Read on to discover all my tips for preparing your hair for your wedding day, including a handy countdown to get your started… Growing Your Hair for Your...
Claire & Danny’s Wedding at Eastington Park, Gloucestershire
Claire and Danny’s winter wedding took place at Eastington Park, a beautiful manor house set in stunning countryside. The couple chose a dark green and orange colour palette for their décor and florals, and we settled on soft, natural tones for Claire’s makeup. The...
Clair and Charles’s Wedding at Kin House, Wiltshire
Clair and Charles were married at Kin House, a beautifully restored Georgian manor in the Wiltshire countryside. They had a clear vision for every detail of their wedding day, and I loved playing my part in helping them bring it all to life. ‘Rather than...
Hair Tools Explained
Picture the scene: it’s 2002 and a young Amelia, who dreams of one day becoming a professional hair stylist, is using a gas-powered, cordless Braun Straight & Style to straighten her best mate’s hair ahead of their school photos the next day. It takes two gas...
How to Choose Your Wedding Makeup Look
You’ve selected me to be your wedding makeup artist, now you just need to figure out what you want me to do. So, how do you choose your bridal makeup look? If you’re confused about what you want, don’t worry!! I’m here to help! At your makeup trial, we’ll work...
The Hair Products I Use and Love in My Bristol & Swindon Salons
If there’s one thing I love as much as doing hair and makeup, it’s browsing, buying and trying hair and makeup products. I was a product junkie long before I had my own business, but now I have the perfect excuse every time I get the urge to pop into Boots or place...
What to Expect at Your Wedding Makeup Trial
As most of you won’t have had a wedding makeup trial before, I wanted to run through what happens and give you some pointers to help you get the most out of the experience. Here’s what to expect at your wedding makeup trial… Why is a Wedding Makeup Trial...
Becky and Alex’s Wedding at Barley Wood, Somerset
Becky and Alex held their beautiful spring wedding at Barley Wood, an 18th century country house in rural Bristol. Set within 11 acres of landscaped gardens and woodland, it was the perfect venue for the relaxed, intimate celebration they wanted. ‘We had the whole...
