Sneak preview of Saturday's photo shoot...

On Saturday I headed to a studio set-up in Deal to work with talented photographer David Christie and his wife Jodie from Crystal Memories Photography. I had been booked to do the make-up and hair style for this make-over shoot with Kirstie Jackson as part of a fantastic Facebook offer -

Make over photography from Just £150 this includes make up Hair style 1 hr studio shoot & 7 8x10in professionally printed photo's plus a DVD with your chosen high resolution photo's on. Offer only available to friends of the Crystal Memories page. For more information contact David Christie on 07969 113696.

First we all looked at the different outfits and discussed the type of image Kirstie wanted to achieve, I then got to work straight away with straightening, backcombing and creating a stylish half up half down bouffant style for Kirstie. As for make-up, the desired look was to be something smoky that took her out of her comfort zone, creating a look Kirstie wouldn’t ‘normally’ wear.

Here are some of the main products used to create the looks and a sneaky peek at a few of the images from the shoot.

Face:

Clarins Beauty Balm
Smashbox photofinish Primer
Chanel Lumiere Foundation
Bobbi Brown matte bronzer
Benefit Dallas blusher (Bronze look)
Mac Dollymix blusher (Red lip / Pink look)
Estee Lauder Double Wear concealor

Eyes:

Urban Decay Eye primer potion
Highlighter and pink tone eye base
Lancome Ombre Absolue Palette - Intemporel smoky
Mac Satin taupe eyeshadow (Contour)
Mac Grain eye shadow
Mac Black trac gel eyeliner
Lashes: Eylure Naturalite Strip Eyelashes no. 107

Lips:

Nude Lipliner
Mac – High Tea
Mac – Saint Germain Lipstick (Pink)
Lancome – L'Absolu Rouge rouge odyssee (red) / Illamasqua limited edition gloss