Lotus Mendes

The gorgeous new Lotus Mendes Collection

Photography - Henryk

Hair and Makeup - Amelia Axton

Model - Jade Garel @ Chic

To take a look at the whole collection click here

SMILE!

SMILE from +61 Collective on Vimeo.

On monday I was fortunate enough to be involved the most beautiful

 and heartfelt day full of smiles, tears and lots of love.

Intershape Hair Salon in conjunction with Oz Harvest and The Starlight Foundation organised a well deserved day of pampering for women who have children affected by cancer.

It really was such an amazing day to be apart of.

Lush Brushes

I constantly hear women say how hopeless they think they are at doing makeup

but if I ask them what they use to do it, they say "Cotton buds and fingertips".

Well be prepared, I am going to say something that may shock you.... 

I can't do an incredibly difficult and intricate contoured smokey eye and double winged eyeliner
 with cotton buds or fingers either!!! 

I know right!? Fire me. 

So here is a list of a few of my MUST have brushes. 

1. MAC - 217

If you were only going to buy one brush to do your eye makeup with then this is the brush for you. You can literally drop this brush accidentally on your face somewhere and it will be blended perfectly. Great for contouring, smokey eyes, highlighting underneath the brow bone, and if your lucky it might even make you dinner. 

2. The Essential Retractable Kabuki Brush by Mish Mash Makeup

So Mish Mash Makeup's very affordable new Kabuki brush is a bit of an over-achiever to say the least, I mean where do I start? The retractable feature ensures it is both hygienic and mess free- perfect for the hand bag. It can be used with the sleeve fully retracted for a beautifully blended soft finish or you can push it up to compact the bristles for a heavier application. But wait theres more! Its bristles are not only incredibly soft but being synthetic means its 100% Vegan and cruelty free (winning!!). 

Get your hands on one here

3. Angled eyeliner brush

Now the secret with the angled brush is that you don't need to spend a fortune on one. 

Whether you spend $4 or $40 they are going to last around the same length of time. 

I usually just go to the craft store and stock up on a few of cheapies. You can also grab some great lip brushes at the same time..

Team one of these bad boys with Mac Fluidline and you can take on the world.

Walkies with a view

Pretty Girly Stuff

Little teaser from a bridal shoot I did last week...

Alyse

Alyce @ Viviens

Photo - www.henrykphoto.com

Makeup - www.ameliaaxton.com

Hair - The Fame Team

Behind the Scenes

A little behind the scenes snap from our latest Guipurean Lotis campaign shoot with Steph Carta @ Priscillas 

Brooke Daniels

The gorgeous new Brooke Daniels summer 11/12 range is out!

You can have a look at the whole range at www.brookedaniels.com.au

This was such a great shoot to be apart of- fantastic team, amazing model, location, and of course the yummy little dresses.. 

xx

Photography - Brad Triffitt 

Model - Sarah @ Chadwicks

Hair and Makeup - Amelia Axton

Styling - Brooke & Bec

Seraphic

Photography // Henryk Lobaczewski @ www.henrykphoto.com
Hair // Kobi Bokshish for Intershape Hairstylists @ www.intershape.com.au using Paul Mitchell
Makeup // Amelia Axton @ www.ameliaaxton.com
Stylist // Shay Alexander @ www.plus61collective.com
Post Production // Zoe Collins
Models // Hayley Bentley @ Viviens, Eva Downey @ The Agency and Elise Pearson @ Platform