#hellopetal

OK listen up all you sad people. I have been reading that so many of you are angry and scared and weary right now, there is not a great deal I can do from this side of the pond but I can do this.

I made you a blog that I will fill with things that are funny, cool, calming, nice and generally distracting, and most importantly NOT POLITICAL. You can go there and get your fix of silly cartoon kitties or sexy ice skaters or awesome nature photos or whatever happens to take my fancy that day. And I will be doing my level best to post EVERY day.

This week saw the early arrival of springtime as Littlewoods show cased their upcoming Hello Petal collection for SS15 in the beautiful surroundings of the RHA Gallery bringing florals and splashes of bright colour to the fore on a cold and rainy November night. 

I headed up the make-up team for the show starting at 9am preparing for a photo call with 2 of our models and Littlewoods spokesmodel Caroline Morahan (above). In the afternoon the rest of our girls arrived and work continued until final touches were added backstage at 7pm before then took their turn on the runway. 

The make-up look I created was inspired by fresh cut flowers and rain soaked fields to go with the Hello Petal motif of the new collection. I kept skin clean and fresh by using water based concealers and then instead of powdering to set the base I chose a make-up setting spray from Diego Dalla Palma for a glowing, dewy finish.

Subtle highlights were created around the eyes, arch of brows and lips using the NYX Milk Jumbo pencil then brows were groomed and filled in used a fine pencil & brow gel. For lips I used 3 products layered up to create a more intense, rich & velvet effect starting with Diego Dalla Palma lip liner, Bourjois Velvet Matte Lipstick in "Grand Cru" and then a Chanel rouge allure lipstick.