Giveaway: Say thank you in style with pen and paper

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The last week was just the best week ever. All my clients and brides were bombarding me with sweet thank you letters, cards and emails, the sun was shining all week and we got back into a great fitness routine to keep healthy and balanced when at the end of the week my wonderful man proposed to me. Read the whole story here. But back to the topic, receiving that handwritten card in the post, totally made my day! It's such a sweet thing to do.

I just realized what a great gesture it is to say thank you in style and write a personal thank you note. In the digital age it truly makes all difference.

Inspired by my wonderful clients, I took pen and paper and wrote my Grandma a lovely card. And stocked up my desk with quite a few cute designs, so I am prepared to write more.

Really there is nothing like a handwritten note. If you really want to thank someone, go and get a card now. To make it really easy for you I am hosting a little giveaway from the lovely 3D Cards! They are very well made pretty little cards in lovely designs.

GIVEAWAY: Prize: A lovely package with a selection of beautifully designed pop up cards by 3D Cards will be sent to the lucky winner! To Enter: Simply comment below before the 30th of October 2014, telling me who you want to thank, or what you are grateful for today. The winner will be chosen at random on the 30th of October 2014, and announced here on the blog. Good Luck!

Artifact Editorial for Elegant Magazine

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Recently I had the chance to work with an especially inspiring model for an fashion editorial shoot. It just got published in Elegant Magazine, so I can finally share the images. Have a look at my professional makeup artist website here. I love the rich jewel tones, so autumn/winter! So I better share this before spring arrives ; )

Mental Springclean & The Busy Trap

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cca74d3572e672b1cc314391bc865f30 I can't wait for spring and sunshine which really puts me in the mood for a good spring clean. I started with a good apartment clean, followed by sorting through files and getting on top of organizing everything and getting ready for the next season. But also I started picking up my own meditation and Yoga practice and am in the process of getting back into a good exercise routine and more fresh and detoxifying food. I also limited my coffee intake to one a day.

I will cleanse my skin from the inside out. Personally I can always see when stress and busy times take over, how my skin reflects this immediately. With the change of season I am doing an internal Spring clean, keeping clear of any negative thoughts, let the god vibes roll and get my radiant skin back. As I am a bit of a workaholic I really need to remind myself to keep a healthy balance.

Time for self care is so very important, getting enough sleep, drinking enough water, regular exercise and quiet time... It seems like the most simple changes have the biggest impact. Today I had a day to myself (as we speak) time for Yoga, meditation, and pampering while getting normal house stuff done. All the things that I haven't gotten around to in toooo long. The little things make all the difference. Today I am just happy and grateful for everything I have got. A mental spring clean.

Do you ever fall into the busy trap?

Makeup Workshop

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Saturday was a big day, my first makeup workshop in Australia! It was held at Create Or Die studio in Marrickville. It was so much fun and I am so grateful to for the wonderful team of supporters and partners that came on board to make it all happen. I can safely say the long days and short nights leading up to the day were SO worth it. The day went by so quickly so I was extra excited about the photos and I can't wait to see the video, once it's edited as well.

All guests were so lovely and curious. I was blown away by their enthusiasm and passion for makeup. I really hope everyone took home new tips & tricks and is encouraged to try new products and techniques. I could have not hoped for a better crowd! Every time I mentioned a new topic one million more techniques and pieces of advice would come to into my head. Questions were asked and new solutions demonstrated.

I could have made this workshop last for a whole week and still would have had more to share... However I think everyone got a good taste and some insider tips during the day.

The workshop was a mix of tutorials shown on our pretty model Jessica and hands-on times, were everyone would have the time to experiment and try new techniques on their own faces. Of course there was Champagne, drinks and nibbles as well.

I love a good challenge and bringing together an event like this was definitely a good one. Thank you for all the wonderful people who contacted me already and asked for further workshops and invited me to come to their cities. As international makeup artist, I love to travel and the Sydney Makeup Workshop was a great start. I will get onto planning and we will make it happen, eventually!

A huge thanks to our supporters Jane Iredale Australia, Atelier Lumira ,People for Plants, Bionade Australia , West Elm, De Lorenzo Haircare, Hello May, BloomboxCo, Ihana

The fab Team: Jaclyn from Blog Society, Nat from Eat Read Love, Julianna from twoguineapigs, Carla from Pebble Coast Films, Jessica Ruscoe our model and my man Dave and puppy Dalston who were there for me all along.

Make Up Liv Lundelius Hosted by Blog Society / Eat Read Love Venue Create or Die Decor West Elm / Hello May / BloomboxCo / Atelier Lumira Hair & Beauty Jane Iredale / People For Plants / Cruelty Free Beauty / Ihana / Delorenzo Photos and Video Pebble Coast Films / twoguineapigs Food and Beverage Bionade / Bourke Street Bakery Marrickville Model Jessica Ruscoe