#fetcham park

A few weeks back I received a phone call from Penny at Tigerlily Weddings telling me about this gorgeous launch party she was organising for Parallel Venues new venue Fetcham Park. When I heard about all the talented people involved in the launch, I couldn't help but say yes to her request of doing makeup for the catwalk show at this amazing launch party.

        Photo by Juliet Mckee Photography

The theme for the catwalk show was "The Sirens Collection" and let me tell you, it was stunning. There were two looks for the sirens, one dark, the other light - I was lucky enough to do one of each looks. The whole feel of the makeup was sexy and mysterious, which complimented the hair Leo Bancroft and his team created for my two models Emily and Gemma (who also happened to be the winner of Australia's Next Top Model in season 1!!). Doing makeup on these gorgeous ladies was not hard, they both had stunning features and gorgeous skin. After the show a few people were asking me for tips on recreating the makeup, so I thought what better place than here on my blog!

     Dress by Suzanne Neville, Photo by Eddie Judd Photography

     Dress by Suzanne Neville, Photo by Eddie Judd Photography

     Dress by Jesus Peiro, Photo by Eddie Judd Photography

     Dress by Jenny Packham, Photo by Eddie Judd Photography

Radiant and glowing skin were key factors to The Siren look, to prep my model's skin I used Dr. Lewinn's Instant Beauty Radiance Booster. I am a huge fan of this miracle cream, which really gives the skin a gorgeous glow and deep hydration. I then airbrushed both models with Temptu S/B for their foundation, contour, and blush which gave a gorgeous dewy finish. I highlighted their features (brow bone, bridge of nose cheek bones) with Jemma Kidd Dewy Glow Radiance Creme in Rose Gold, which is so pretty and cannot recommend enough!

      Photo by Mariam Jensen with Instagram

     Photo by Mariam Jensen with Instagram

For Emily, the Light Siren, I blended soft silver and taupe tones on her lid and added touches of MAC Pigment in Frozen White to the inner corners to really make the eyes pop. I also used MAC Pro Glitter to highlight just under the brow and inner corner of the eyes. The look was topped off with gorgeous Shu Uemura Dazzling Diamonte False Eyelashes, which are perfect for the holiday season!

     Photo by EFC Photography

For Gemma, the Dark Siren, I used MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack all over the lower lid and blended into the socket, I then deepend the color with MAC Carbon Eyeshadow all over the lids and around the eyes to create a smokey effect. In the socket and bottom lash line I used MAC Sketch Eyeshadow to warm up the look and bring out the eyes. For an added pop, I added MAC Copper Sparkle Pigment to the inner corners of the eyes and added some false eyelashes. On the lips I used Smashbox Cosmetics Lip Enhancing Gloss in Underexposed which gave a gorgeous, sultry lip that works so well with the strong, smoldering eyes. 

     Photo by EFC Photography

My models both had the most insanely gorgeous dresses on the evening, I am still lusting after the black Siren Mae dress by Suzanne Neville that Gemma wore, with it's detail and fitted bodice! How perfect was the floral/crystal skull that Bloomingayles created to be accompanied by this dress?!?! I seriously want one in hot pink!

       Photo by Juliet Mckee Photography

I think I may need to head over to Miss Bush Bridal to see Emma and swoon over all her dresses that were showcased at the event! Such gorgeous dresses from some of the UK's best designers, I seriously loved them all! Maybe we could open a Miss Bush in LA?? ; )

     Photo by EFC Photography

I am very proud to have had my work showcased with such talented people and am honoured to have been asked to be a part of this wonderful event launching this fantastic venue. It was so nice to see old friends and meet friends from Twitter finally in person! 

     Emma Meek of Miss Bush Bridal, Model Gemma Sanderson, Myself and Designer Suzanne Neville (Photo by Juliet Mckee Photography)

     Myself and Lester Gettings from No. 10 Weddings (Photo by Juliet Mckee Photography)

Lastly a huge thank you to all the photographers who kindly shared their images with me for this blog post, I sincerely appreciate it!