I am a Make-up Artist and Designer working in film and television. I am passionate about organic cosmetics and want to show that there are viable, ethical alternatives to mainstream products.
Tag Archives: Ilia Beauty The arrival of Coachella means that it is safe to say that (music) festival season is well and truly here. The California based festival is generally seen as a good benchmark for working out which trends will be most popular throughout the festival season and this year is no different. What should someone my age wear? This is one of the beauty questions I am most frequently asked, especially when working with (for want of a better phrase) normal people (as supposed to actors or presenters etc). The answer is pretty much anything (within reason). There is no reason why you shouldn’t go with the make-up looks you want, […]  The third and final promo in the Volkswagen Motability series is by far and away my favourite and the one which genuinely brings a tear to my eye whenever I see it..  Carmine has been used as a dye by the Mayan and Aztec people’s for thousands of years however the use of Carmine in cosmetic formulation has become more and more controversial. In this post I am looking at the use of carmine in cosmetics and weighing up my options… So what exactly is Carmine? One of […]  A couple of weeks ago I mentioned my love of the new W3ll People Expressionist coloured mascaras and I had a few people get in touch asking me how to wear them. So here we are.  When Pat McGrath created the striking gold lips that appeared on the Spring/Summer ’16 Prada catwalk back in the Autumn, I’m not sure the wider world was quite ready. This futuristic trend appears to have been embraced however and so when Pat launched her 001 pigment earlier this year, it sold out within hours. loading
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