Body Shop, Body Shop, Boom Boom Boom

A few weeks ago I was asked to assist on Body Shop's 'Brush With Fashion' catwalk show for the release of their new, sustainable, cruelty free make up range for Spring 2011.

It was a collaboration with London College of Fashion, with alumni Nikki Palmer heading the make up team, alumni designs from the likes of William Tempest and Jena Theo on the catwalk and LCF student Katarina Voloder, a Fashion Illustration student who designed the packaging for the new collection. An LCF family affair!

Here is LCF's own coverage of the night… Snapshot

There were four make up looks all created with the new Body Shop range, and I was in charge of the one above.

It was a really fun night and I learnt something new, LCF keep honey bees on their roof!

I was going to post some photos I took myself, but my iphoto won't open, boo hoo!

So instead here are some links to press coverage of the event, I am proud to link coverage from Vogue, my make up work is on Vogue!!

Vogue, Beauty News

Vogue, Beauty Gallery

Vogue, The Green Style Blog

Grazia

Elle

Bisous bisous xxx

Behind the scenes with Ruby and Jude

Second post and it's a fashion one!

These are some behind the scenes images from a photo shoot I directed a couple of months back. The working title was 'Make Believe' and I was very lucky to work with a highly talented team :)

They were. . . Jude Tsang - photographer, Ruby Balthazar - model, Jarna Papinniemi - designer, and myself - make up and art direction.

We shot in Richmond park, (after much stress over getting a permit), on a very windy but sunny day. The tubes decided not to run and we all squashed into a taxi with the 5 surprisingly heavy outfits, a suitcase of makeup and cameras.

I'll post the final edited images soon, after I've had a go at making vegan meringues with my newly acquired VersaWhip, from the USA! http://willpowder.net/versawhip.html

Bisous bisous xxx