2012

I am a complete convert to mineral make-up after wearing it for our wedding, so it is lovely to be able to tell you that Purity Cosmetics currently have a special offer price of £9 per jar on their Purity Mineral Foundation. Purity Cosmetics use only the finest quality minerals to create their ‘good for your skin’ mineral make-up, and all their products are completely paraben, chemical and additive free.  Mineral make-up is also great for people suffering from problem skin, such as sensitive skin and acne. Their mineral foundation comes in nine shades to suit all skin types, from …

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Yesterday I came across this fab tutorial from Lisa Eldridge (make-up artist to the stars) on how to create your own natural make-up look.  What’s even better is she uses a selection of organic beauty products to achieve it. Natural make-up tutorial Perhaps a great alternative if you’re planning a wedding on a really tight budget? But if you want to put yourself in the capabable hands of someone more experienced, then there’s Laura Jane Sessions who is an organic make-up artist, or Clare Bryce from Pure Pampering who uses natural mineral make-up.

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Today it’s all about my wedding accessories – from my vintage inspired shoes to the heirloom lace veil, natural make-up to a gorgeous garters.  It’s all here including the details of how I came to choose them for our wedding. The Shoes Mark Tattersall Photography I spent ages looking for the ‘right’ shoes.  So many wedding shoes are elegant but modern, and my dress was so delicate and had a country feel to it, that I wanted something with an old-fashioned feel.  I also didn’t want really high heels as most of our wedding was spent walking on grass.  Mark Tattersall …

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The lovely Clare Bryce from Pure Pampering has sent us this fabulous ‘how to’ guide to create this stunning vintage bridal look yourself.  Clare used Pure Anada mineral makeup, which are natural and great for your skin, to create this romantic and modern feel for her vintage look. Clare believes that the eyes are where most focus should be for bridal makeup, so after applying Pure Anada mineral foundation in Ivory Chinook, a little Sunflower correcting concealer under the eyes, and a light dusting of Matte powder to match the model’s porcelain skin tone, here’s how she created those smokey eyes… Get the look: …

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Last weekend was full of the joys of planning a wedding – my wedding, to be exact, which is less than 9 weeks away!  On Friday I met with Pati and Vanessa from The Garden & Plant Company, enjoying the sunshine and their little shop filled with the fragrance of hyacinths and the colours of spring. Here’s an example of one of their spring buttonholes… I spent the evening with my little sister going through lots of old baby photos in an attempt to select some to be displayed at our wedding.  It was lovely to reminisce and find cute …

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The lovely Clare of Pure Pampering has created a fantastic autumnal look that you can recreate yourself using gorgeous mineral cosmetics. This look has been created by Clare Bryce, a professional makeup artist, who specialises in bridal styling and has attended 100’s of weddings!   Clare told me ”Many brides love to have smoky eyes on their wedding day, this beautiful look is super stylish but will also have your groom captivated when he looks into your eyes!” Get the look… Start with sweeping a pale shade of eye shadow all over your  eyelid, then work your mid shade shadow into the crease …

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