CLASSIC DOLCE & GABBANA MAKEUP WITH PAT McGRATH

Delicious makeup looks from Dolce and Gabbana Winter 2014 - perfectly classic for the cold winter months here in the Southern Hemisphere.

CHRISTIAN DIOR COUTURE - BACKSTAGE 2011/2012

If you feel like your Wednesday is lacking a bit of glamour here's a flashback to Christian Dior's Haute Couture Show from 2011-2012

I love the theatrics of it all, the taped eyes to elongate them into the hairline, pristine hair, liner and lips. Not to mention the paled faces, grey contour and white highlights.

Needless to say you might not want to replicate this exact look but here's my selection of Dior products you can use to create a more wearable version.

LIPSTICK: Rouge Dior in Sterling Red
LINER: DiorShow Art Pen in Catwalk Black
POWDER: DiorSkin AirFlash Matte Touch in Universal Beige
BLUSH: DiorBlush in Beige Nude

KATE HUDSON'S HAIR FOR 2014 OSCARS

Kate Hudson wowed fans yesterday on the  Red Carpet. Just as talked about as her stunning dress was her gorgeous hair in Veronica Lake-esq waves. Read on below to get the look using some of my favourite products.

1. Add O&M Styling Cream to damp hair and blow-dry using GHD Thermal Brush to create smoothness and volume.
2. Part the hair in line with the outer corner of the eye using a tail comb for accuracy.
3. Section hair in blocks away from the part.
4. Spray each section with L'Oreal Pli, comb through and curl with a one and a half inch tong. When tonging - wind hair from the ends to the roots ensuring the ends get the most heat therefore the most curl.
5. Pin each curl on top of itself using a flat pronged clip.
6. Do makeup and nails while hair cools.
7. Use Postiche Brush to brush out curls and shape hair into waves.
8. Spray with Schwarzkopf Silhouette Hairspray to set.
9. Finish with a light mist of Bumble and Bumble Shine Spray.

Get the Look: Shimmery Smokey Eye

I was lucky enough to shoot with the beautiful Oona Chanel a couple of years ago and I still love this look we created for her for Topshop Magazine, Topman Generation.

Here are the key products I used to create the look

I firstly applied MAC's Fluidline in 'Blacktrack' up to the crease in the eye using Tom Fords eyeshadow brush. 

I then used a clean MAC 217 brush to buff around the edges to soften the shape. 

Finally I applied MyFace Cosmetics 'Blingtones' eyeshadows in 'Black Ice', pressing it on to the lid using the Tom Ford Eyeshadow brush. 

In some of the shots I added 'Gloss Texture' by MAC to the lids, a look that is awesome for editorial work but a bit harder to pull off in your day to day life.

GET CHARLOTTE JACONELLI'S RED CARPET LOOK

Red Carpet look for Britain's Got Talent Finalist Charlotte Jaconelli

On Monday I had the pleasure of doing the Makeup and Hair for Britians Got Talent finalists Charlotte and Jonathan for them to attend the Pride of Britain Awards. Here's how I achieved Charlotte's Red Carpet look.






Charlotte has fantasic skin and doesnt need very much at all. The products I used were:

Prep: Crealine by Bioderma to cleanse and Embryolisse Cream Lait Moisturiser

Foundation: Myface Mymix Foundation

Concealer: YSL Touche Eclat and MAC Moisturecover concealer

Cheeks: Chanel Jouse Contraste Blush in Rose Initiale

MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Soft & Gentle as highlighter

Lips: Chanel Lipliner in Pretty Pink

Chanel Rouge Allure Extrait de Gloss in Insolence


Eyes: MAC Painterly Paint Pot as a base

Myface Blingtone eyeshadow in Morocco (lid)

MAC Embark eyeshadow (outer eye)

Laura Mercier Tightline Black Liner against lashline

Ardell Individual Lashes (loads of them)

Chanel Inimitable Intense Mascara in Noir


Hair: Prepped and blow-dried with UNITE Session Whip

Styled with WAM hot tongs

Finished with Bumble and Bumble Styling Cream with a drop of Defrizz

and plenty of UNITE Max Control Hairspray

CORAL LIPS AT MISSONI - GET THE LOOK

Lucia Pieroni designed a fantastic glowing, coral lip for Missoni at Milan Fashion week. Here MAC artist Tiffany Johnston talks us through how they achieved this look using a blend of Lipmix colours with Pigment on top.