Never leave your kit unattended

I once made the mistake of not packing my kit away before my nieces came to visit. Little girls + unattended makeup = mayhem!

A year later and I still cannot get the kiss marks off my pillow cover, and to think we use products like this on our faces! I'm surprised none of my models have grown a twin in a lip or sprouted an extra head...


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French Twist

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Thou shalt not steal

I was working on a shoot for the Wine Laid Bare competition with Robert Russell and Myla Radicchia (spelling?). Essentially the aim of the competition is to shoot an implied nude and somehow incorporate wine into it, the proceeds go to a Breast Cancer charity. So the tog had some wine chilling in the basin and a jug that he was using to refill or empty the model's glass depending on the angle of the glass in the shot.... I walked past the basin and naughty ol me decided I deserved a sneaky swig of wine...
*looks around to see if anyone is watching*
*takes a long sip of vino*
BLEEEEGGGGHHHHH!!!
The tog had diluted the wine with a lot of water!! Apparently diluted wine photographs better.
So gross.
*spit spit spit*
Thou shalt not steal.


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Fab nails are the new black

Is this a wedding or a tea party?

The bride, the bridesmaids, the mother of the bride, the mother-in-law and even the hairstylist were drinking tea as if it was going out of fashion. The staff at the venue had to go to the venue across the road to ask for more tea bags, and we had only been there for about two hours! I had visions of the staff member returning empty handed and being faced with an angry mob (not very weddingy at all): "More tea, more tea, MORE TEA!!". And they say coffee is addictive


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Behind-the-scenes: the not-so-glamorous life

People who don't work in this industry often imagine it to be very glamorous; they imagine bright lights and big names dripping in glitz and glam! Once in a while it is. But more often than not you are leaning against a door to keep it open in the hopes that it will help create that one perfect shot. Thank goodness for sms/facebook/twitter/(insert boredom alleviating cellphone application here)

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A worthy opponent

I heart every mua I have ever met, we are just the nicest bunch. I have not met Alexa Wilson (yet), but I am certain when I do I will heart her too. She is a mua based in Johannesburg and has a blog called Shiny Pretty Things (see we have to love her, she's one of us!). Her blog is entertaining and her writing style is right up my alley. Here is an edited version of her first post:

Hi my name is Alexa, and I’m addicted to shiny pretty things…
25Feb10

So… my first blog entry and I thought to introduce myself to the group, I’d share a little about my addiction. I love shiny, pretty things. As simple as that. Give me sparkling and bright and gorgeous anyday of the week.



This is me in disguise.

I’m a makeup artist and horrific makeup hoarder. I love fashion and beautiful glossy magazines with all the gorgeous people plastered on the pages. I love statement rings, and chunky jewelry. Having said all that, I’m not really that shallow, I do love the simple things in life too! Oh all right… it’s an addiction and these are my confessions.

Hope you enjoy what’s to come!

Alexa

xx


Follow her blog to stay up to date with all the shiny pretty things http://alexawilson.wordpress.com/

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