Magic....

Alice & Jeremy's wedding was just beyond magical. With photos by the incredible James Day, a horse a bunch of monks form Tibet and a a custom made couture gown there was a lot of magical detail envolved. I was happy to create the hair & makeup for the bride and her beautiful friends & family. This is just one little preview shot I got to see along with a thank you note.

I love my job!

Super Happy Southern Highlands Wedding

...I have been flat out with beautiful work lately and am feeling incredibly blessed to have worked with so many wonderful people. If you want to keep up to date with my latest work and up to scratch news, please follow me on Instagram & like my professional Makeup Artist Facebook page.

Just lately Em & Steve's super cute Southern Highlands wedding, got featured over here at Hello May. Please check it out over there for full credits and links!

CREDITS Photos Anna Turner // Bridal gown and bridesmaid dresses Fleur Wood // Shoes Zimmerman // Rings Diamond Emporium and Laresen Jewellery // Groom and groomsmen suits, shirts and shoes Country Road // Ties Marcello Neckwear via Etsy and Asos // Ceremony St Francis Xavier Church, New South Wales // Reception Summerlees Estate // Catering PB Catering // Stationary Simplethings Press // Hair Sensoria // Makeup by Liv Lundelius

Bright Whites, Wedding Makeup Trends feature for The Lane

"Enchanting, ethereal and evocative, we are in love with the angelic and serene makeup trend that is bright white eyes! From a sweep of white liner to flashes of bright white applied to the inner corners the eyes for an enhancing effect, this trend is the epitome of fresh and youthful and translates beautifully for an ethereal bride! (...)"

Read the whole beauty feature and interview with me over at The Lane. I hope you enjoy!

Time for the important things...

photos by the talented Photography By Nadean

I do love being busy and I am always so full of new ideas and passion about my work that it's hard for me to sit still. However there are things that I miss in these crazy times, most of all: Sleep! 2nd: The time to make healthy food, sit down to eat and eat well, 3rd: Time for cuddles and hanging out with my two fav boys in the world and at last, number 4: Reading!

So I made some things priority no matter how busy everything felt, I bought some fresh flowers, and yummy groceries and cooked at home a few days in a row! Cuddles on the couch followed and also some earlier bed times. All this was inspired by a brand new amazing healthy food cook book named "my darling, lemon, thyme..." which I found in my goodie bag at a wonderful evening that was all about a completely different book "Sapphire Skies" by Belinda Alexandra. Who was just the loveliest person and a true animal lover, so we instantly had something in common. Through my job I got the last minute opportunity to attend a truly magical night at the Watson's Bay Boutique Hotel hosted by the wonderful Nat from the Eat Read Love blog. I guess that was really the theme over the last weeks Eat, Read and LOVE. It was a book launch dinner party, where the author was present and all tables were filled with Sydney's finest creative talents, from photographers, bloggers, stylist, artists, editors, writers, entrepreneurs in many many fields ....

This night really inspired me on so many levels, and also showed me once again how important it is to make room to get together with great people. While I haven't actually had the chance yet to start the book, (I will save it for times of travel and holiday!) I made time for some other important things and returned full of energy back to work with my wonderful clients.

If you are interested in finding out more and seeing more pictures check out the original post over at Eat Read Love

Smile Brilliant! Teeth whitening DIY style

Smile and you will always look lovely! I truly believe in this. While enjoying coffee quite a bit I found myself in need for some teeth whitening help. My teeth are ok to start of with, but there is a slight discoloration. How about turning my admin and writing days in the home office into a tooth whitening session? DIY Style.

Most of my brides get their teeth whitened before their weddings and I do think that it makes a big difference in your appearance. Its important not to go overboard though, as completely bleeched super white teeth do look fake and unnatural and aren't really a good look at all, while healthy looking pearl white teeth look amazing.

While I was at first thinking that getting your teeth whitened at a professional dentist might be a better and safer option, my research showed that they will use the same products to achieve the result. Of course at home it's down to your won judgement of the strength and time and you will need to make your own custom trays too. At a fraction of the cost I decided to give it a go and was hoping not to damage my healthy happy teeth in the process, however I have recently talked to a few clients who happily did the process at home without any problems.

A little bit wary if it will work and be safe I agreed to test smile brilliant teeth whitening pen with the LED lights for a home treatment.

I started a week ago with my treatments and while it's not the most comfortable experience, I did notice a difference. It's super easy to use the clicky pen, the gel can directly be applied with a little brush straight of the pen. The smell of the product was really pleasant of peppermint and I was able to hold the LED light with my lips, so I could actually work while whitening my teeth, it was much easier then I thought. I did 4 sessions starting with 30min and then increasing the time to an hour. I am really happy with the result as my teeth are still natural looking but definitely brighter than before. It was really easy enough to do by myself.

My teeth are a little sensitive in general so I would like to try their desensitizing gel I might review this at a later time and will let you know if it makes any difference.

Did you ever try to bleach your teeth at home or did you go to a dentist?

The set was provided to me by PR for consideration without charge, however this does not affect my personal opinion.