Half Moon Bay | PART 1

HALF MOON BAY 

PHOTOGRAPHY: Madeleine Roux / @maddieroux

MODEL: Ruby Mackenzie / @rubymackenzie

MUA: Claire Walker  / @clairesmakeupxo 

| VIBES |

BEAUTY | NARS Essentials

NARS ESSENTIALS 

NARS | MECCA

NARS would have to be one of my favourite brands. If you don't own much or want to invest in some key products - I think these products are a good start. These are my NARS essentials and favourites at the moment. 

'Laguna' Bronzing Powder | 'Orgasm' Blush | 'Copacabana' Illuminator | 'Montego Bay' Matte Lipstick

I start off with the Copacabana illuminator and you can mix this with your choice of liquid foundation. Once on the skin, it really allows for a dewy surface and gives your skin a lovely finish. I then go on with Laguna Bronzing powder and contour my face - below my cheekbones, edges of my face and under the jaw line. The great thing about this bronzer is that it can be very subtle but also very durable - it stays on all day. It's my favourite - as you can tell I need to buy a new one. I then take the Orgasm Blush and put it on the apples of my cheeks - AND I also put it on the crease of my eyelid. It seems weird, but it will really create a natural look as it ties in with the colour of your cheeks. This make-up all together creates a really light, every-day look - as you might tell from the finished look above. Lastly, I use the Montego Bay Pure Matte Lipstick. Usually I find that Matte Lipsticks dry out my lips and even get a bit chalky - but this one isn't as bad, and I use it daily. Although I do recommend putting on a lip moisturiser of some kind while putting the rest of your make-up on - as this prepares your lips for the matte finish and allows for the lipstick to go on smoothly. 

So those are my favourites at the moment -

Let me know if you own any of these or recommend me NARS products that are your favourite at the moment! 

xx

VALENTINES DAY

Due to all the love that is shared on this day - I thought I would share a love-ly little snippet of a collaboration with Melbourne Photographer Ben Mulligan and Make-up Artist Chantel Girotto. 

It was a fantastic experience to work with these two wonderful people and I hope to work with them in the future! 

Merry Lovin'

_______________

Ben - Facebook | Website | Instagram

Chantel Girotto

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THINGS

These are a few of my favourite things - right now. 

I always like to make the most of the accessories that I own - at the moment I find myself re-wearing four different types of jewellery, five different lipsticks and continuously filling the same vase with my favourite smelling flower - Daphne. 

-Photography: Myself- 

FUJIFILM - Instax Mini 8 (white), sass&bide "The Imprint"moulded studded brass cuff, leather/gold chain necklace (vintage), Gold pendant necklace (vintage), Silver necklace (from a homemade store), Flower (Daphne), Mac Cosmetics (Lipstick 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)

DAYTIME MAKE-UP LOOK

When you're a child you dream of growing up - you can't wait to put make-up on and you can't wait to dress up in elegant pieces of clothing that make you look 'womanly'. Perhaps this is a phase, but these are things I still like to do. Although, I wouldn't call myself a child, but whose to say otherwise?

One of my close friends Sarah came over and we felt like being children again - we did each other's make up and we dressed up in elegant clothes (well sort of elegant...). Recently Sarah has found a new love for make-up and was excited to do mine, we named this her 'daytime make-up'. We also attempted a 'night time' make-up, but we just found ourselves putting black lipstick on each other and creating more of a gothic look - rather than elegant. 

- Make-up done by: Sarah Pradolin -