A couple of weeks ago photographer Kurtay Okan, stylist Sophie O, model Andrea Chovanova and myself descended upon Canary Wharf to attempt to shoot a fashion editorial....I say attempt because 1. security is super high on the Canary Wharf complex, if they catch you boy, there will be hell to pay and 2.the wind chill factor was easily about -2 degrees... in the sun....
Calling all Brides! Do you secretly wish you could wear your wedding dress again? Do you love having your hair and makeup done? Fancy twirling around in your very own photo shoot?Wedding Art Photographer Sean Casey http://seancaseyphotography.com/ is offering post wedding fashion shoots affectionately known as "Trash Your Dress."The chance to dress up in your wedding dress again, be made up by myself...
Christmas is fast approaching which means one thing..... Christmas parties!Have your makeup done professionally and feel confident and sparkly...I am available to come to wherever you feel comfortable getting ready and with my fully stocked makeup kit in tow, transform you into a party princess!Contact me for details, happy nearly Christmas everyone :-) ...
Sophisticated, elegant and on the ball are just some of the words I would use to describe wedding and event planners Debra Mai http://debramai.com/.I have had the pleasure of working with Company Director Mayowa many times and have always been impressed by her professional and capable demeanor and the seamless way she handles the weddings and events she looks after. Debra Mai are...
Check out this super cute backstage video, images by amazing photographer Shell de Mar put together Allora Visuals.... http://vimeo.com/16097637.There really isn't enough words to say how much fun we had on this project and how pleased I am with the beautiful images taken by David McNeil http://www.davidmcneil.co.uk/and Shell De Mar http://www.shelldemar.com/.See the full shoot here http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2010/10/rock-n-revolution-a-parisian-punk-rock-marie-antoinette-photo-shoot-the-final-results/ and for backstage footage see here http://www.rocknrollbride.com/2010/10/rock-n-revolution-behind-the-scenes-exclusive/....Bravo...
Tuesday 12th Oct...officially the best day of my year so far. About a month ago, I decided to get into Twitter...to be honest, I still dont know how to use it but what I have been doing is posting up my website in the name of shameless self promotion and hoping for the best. It was on such a day that I was...
These pics oare the result of a Tuesday afternoon mess around with Irish photographer Rebecca Naen http://rlnaen.carbonmade.com/, who by the way is one of the nicest girls ever! Rebecca was over from the Emerald Isle to do a couple of testshoots for super cool model agency M and P. James was our 2nd model for the day who hails from Durban, South Africa...
Just wanted to post these pics of Bride Kizzy that I did on the 4th of September. So pretty! In the run up to their wedding, the lovely couple hit a few complications which meant that they were not sure if the wedding was going to go ahead at all.....thankfully it all worked out and I was called in to do Kizzy's makeup...
I just thought I would post these backstage pics of a Bride I did back in March. Abike is not only totally stunning but an accomplished hair stylist too! I have worked on many a wedding with her, so it was a treat to be a part of her special day :-) special thanks to photographer Maria Murray for her beautiful handiwork. Sadly...
Have a look at my new beautiful editorial in Black Beauty and Hair Oct/Nov 2010 featuring Mercura Sunglasses :-)Photography Jayesh PankhaniaHair Eugene DavisMakeup Alison CameronModel Mariam Ogunsanya @ D1Retouch Imre FejesEugene Davis, super duper legendary hair stylist extraordinaire hails from New York and has dressed the locks of celebrities such as Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, Aaliyah to name a few, managed to...
On Wednesday, awesome photographer Antonina Dolaniecka, Super cool stylist Sophie Ono, beautiful model Rebecca from Zone models and myself met by the tube at Warwick Avenue, London for a fun filled shoot day. Our plan was to shoot by Little Venice and work our way up the canal. We found a bench to start hair and makeup, shivering in the wind and then...
Way back at the beginning of the summer me and my favourite photographer Antonina Dolaniecka cam together to shoot a fashion story for submission. did a shoot using a projector. We used Antonina's images as the backdrop to our story by projecting her images onto a blank wall. Katy Cee was our awesome model who told the story of a young girl lost...
I found a this little snippet in The Best Scottish Weddings magazine. The picture is a shoot I did about a year ago featuring jewellery from Flo and Percy and starring the lovely Charlie Howard :-) I found a this little snippet in The Best Scottish Weddings magazine. The picture is a shoot I did about a year ago featuring jewellery from Flo...
About 2 months ago I worked with the most lovely Sophie Pycroft, Milliner Uma Turan and new face Alice French from Cosmic Models. The shoot took place in Uma's back garden which was an oasis of calm away from the hustle and bustle of Richmond. It was probably the hottest day of the year and had been lugging my makeup kit around since...
Check out some of my work on New York model agency's website Models International. Gorgeous model Zainab, awesome photographer Jay Pankhania and uber talented hair designer Angela Plummer (and myself) collaborated on a shoot waaaaaaay back in Feb which was subsquently published in Pride and Black Hair and Beauty magazines. Some of those pictures made it on to agency's website which is used...
On Saturday I had a Bride who was having a post wedding party at the Four Seasons, Hampshire.She had already had a small registry and was now throwing a huge (and might I add fabulous) party for all her friends and relatives. I was on hand to makeover the Bride and a few of her friends. The Four Seasons has a reputation for...
So the shoot for Joy went well and I think its safe to say that I want everything from their new in house range Louche! The whole team was so lovely and accomodating, I cant wait to shoot with them again, special big up to Abi on sausage roll/general awesomeness duty who kept me fed and watered all day while I was dripping...
So excited! Im shooting my first advertising campaign on Wednesday for clothing company JOY!Watch this space..I will post up the my backsatge shots asap, woo! :) ...
Complexd magazine is an awesome new magazine http://www.complexd.co.uk/ "Women come in all shades, shapes & sizes'-complexd" I was very flattered when editor Kered Clement asked me to write a beauty feature based on Summer Colour using some of my work as a reference. I jumped at the chance of course as I like writing and enjoy the chance to share what knowledge I...
Hey!! I havent posted for a while as I have been a very busy bumble bee :-)Been nice and occupied with lots of lovely Brides as the wedding season is well and truly upon us.Back last summer I was lucky enough to work on a shoot with awesome jewellery designer Kirstie Taylor of Flo and Percy (http://vintagetiaras.co.uk/) Kirstie designs the most beautiful pieces,...
Last Thursday, I attended the London College of Fashion BA graduate fashion show as part of the MAC Events Team. 8 of us lead by Resident Trainer Cher Webb created looks on models from Select, Models 1 and Next. The show was held at The Dairy in Bloomsbury.It was a lovely hot day and much fun was had by all...I have attached a...
How cool is this?! Super clever photographer Jason Mark Harris compiled a backstage/behind the scenes video of our Camden Town shoot...check it out here: http://vimeo.com/12045762 :-) ...
Shooting in Camden is a daunting yet exciting prospect, but a creative team made up of Jason Mark Harris/Eugene Davis, Myself and cool models Fifi and Octavia from Models 1, we gave gave it a go and came up with these results...special thanks to Helen Newberry (Fifi's mum) who is the coolest mum ever and has the powers of negotiation that would make...
With Spring/Summer upon us (finally) means that I can shoot outside now and Im able to seek out interesting and visually stirring locations. So when I was asked to collaborate on a shoot with photographer Doh Lee http://www.dohlee.com/ shooting on location at Regents Park I jumped at the chance. I knew the park was going to be lovely but I didn't know just...
Im on a roll... In March I collaborated with revolutionary hair designer Angela Plummer http://www.angelaplummer.com/ and awesome photographer Jayesh Pankhania http://www.jaypp.com/ on submission shoot for Black Beauty and Hair. Again it wasnt going to out for ages, this time not till May eeek! I love seeing my work in print it gives me such a feeling of satisfaction and that Im actively seeking...
Waaaaaaaay back in February I collaborated with hair genius Eugene Davis (http://www.freelancetheworkspace.com/), visonary stylist Ihunna Iberendu and photographer James Bell on a submission shoot for Pride magazine..After waiting impatiently for 2 months (I couldn't wait, it has long been a goal of mine and I was happy to have achieved it:-) It was oout in the April edition and I was very pleased...
I have always been fascinated with prosthetics but never had the opportunity to try it out. Good Friday was my Church's Easter drama production Unfailing Love. Fellow makeup artist and all round lovely woman., Sarah-Jane Goodman taught me the basics of prosthetics and together we recreated Jesus's back after he had been whipped, beaten and scourged.Pause for thought. What we created is not...
Last week Tuesday 6th April, I was given the opportunity to fulfill a dream of mine... shooting underwater baby!! Let me just fill you in. Its a rarity to shoot underwater...1.COST!! Its sooooo expensive. You are looking at between £60-£100 per HOUR to hire a pool!!! 2. You have to have the right equipment to house your camera otherwise its going to get...
On Tuesday night I was requested to do the hair and makeup of song writer/model Layla Manoochehri gorgeous girlfriend of Simon Webbe from Blue. On location at the Mayfair hotel, I set about turning her lovely thick hair into a glossy bouncy blowdry with tumbling girls and then worked on her makeup ensuring that her skin was flawless with a Jennifer Lopez-esque glow...She...
Heeeey! I collaborated with up and coming designer Viking Wong for his Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook and I spied it featured on website StyleIndependence.com yaaa! Viking's tailored womenswear is beautiful and easy to wear...keep an eye out for him.http://www.styleindependence.com/style/vikingwong.html ...
I have been silly busy over the last couple of weeks...I have been a busy bee, shooting lots of exciting new work which I cant wait to show everyone yay! I shot a fashion editorial with photographer Melissa Jenkins http://www.melissajenkinsphotography.com/and model Jose Wickert http://www.modelmayhem.com/1074519 at the legendary Adrian Pini Studios http://adrianpinistudios.sm4.biz/ on Monday.Tuesday was another fashion editorial with Shareen Akhtar http://www.shareenakhtar.com/ and up...
Check out Du Jour magazine...my new secret crush and haven for inspiration....all things feminine and girly but with a beautiful whimsical edge.... I heart *sigh* http://dujourmag.com/ ...
Introducing Antonina Dolaniecka http://www.adolaniecka.dphoto.com/....totally amazing, up and coming fashion, beauty and portrait photographer....Polish in origin and only 20, Antonina has a unique and visually stirring style of photography. I was lucky enough to shoot with her last week and was incredibly happy and inspired by the results.. I cant wait to shoot with her again!!Photography Antonina DolanieckaStyling by Louise LitchfieldHair by Shana Bond-DixonMakeup...
Last week I was ridiculously excited to be given the awesome opportunity to assist amazing makeup artist Martina Luisetti http://www.martinaluisetti.com/ on a fashion and beauty editorial for Vanity Fair Italy (er wow!)Shot by Fillipo Fortis, hair by Angelo Seminara and styled by the incredible Kimi O'Neill who managed to call in the most wonderful peices from Alexander McQueen, Mark Fast, Chanel to name...
Im looking forward to shooting the Look Book for up and coming designer Viking Wong this Thursday...www.vikingwong.com look out for the results of the shoot! Im looking forward to shooting the Look Book for up and coming designer Viking Wong this Thursday...www.vikingwong.com look out for the results of the shoot! ...
Teneisha Bonner, UK dancer and actress has just finished another run as lead character "Spinderella" in hit West End show Into the Hoods. You might see her popping up now and again as assistant to the Creative Director of UK dance company Zoonation Kate Prince on BBC's "So You Think You Can Dance" as well as countless videos, tours and music shows.Soon to...
