My lovely hairdresser, Leigh, just dropped off my hair extensions today after highlighting them for me (ok, the way I phrased that made it sound very celeb, having my own hairdresser, but you know what I mean!). Leigh added a slightly darker tone through the extensions underneath so it just shows through slightly and gives them depth. She also added some blonde highlights so they would blend into my hair colour more. I have to say that I am absolutely delighted with them and they now match my hair EXACTLY. They really are great quality extensions and Leigh was saying the same thing so I would highly recommend you take a look at the FoxyLocksExtensions website if you were thinking of buying some. She treated them with an intensive conditioner so they are really soft and they smell gorgeous...like coconut...yum!
I promised you guys an update on the makeup trial I attended last weekend in Glasgow. Myself and three bridesmaids headed down on Saturday to the makeup artist's flat and unfortunately we missed an absolutely gorgeous day in Aberdeen...sod's law! The makeup artist, Laura, has worked on the Mobo awards, fashion shoots and often travels with a dance company. She did a great job on everyone. I won't go into too much detail about the trials but one thing I will say is that I've decided that I am going to apply my foundation myself. I took along my Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation and Laura said she uses it alot on brides so that settled my mind on whether it worked well with flash photography. She applied it on my with a foundation brush but the result was quite uneven and patchy. This foundation seems to react alot better to being applied with fingers so I decided I would do that myself on the day as that's how I can get the most flawless coverage. I am such a perfectionist when it comes to my skin and I really want it to be perfect on the day. So I will be doing that and my concealer, whilst Laura does everything else. I have decided to go with individual false lashes since they give the most natural effect and there's less chance of them peeling off at the edges like strip falsies. I unfortunately forgot to take pics of the finished look but it was sunkissed with pale gold and bronze eyes, flicked brown eyeliner and natural lips. She did put brown liner on the outer part of my lower eye but it really didn't suit me and made me look tired so I won't be doing that on the day.
I have mentioned before that myself and my friends have been doing Come Dine With Me nights...there's 6 of us and this Saturday, it's my turn! I've decided to have it at my parent's house because they just got a new pergola and chimnea in the garden so we will be dining all fresco! I have really enjoyed planning the menu and all the little details. I really love cooking for people and entertaining in general. Here's my menu that was emailed out to the girls on Monday...
I love Estee lauder lippies, they are just so high quality, smooth to apply and long lasting. They are also non-drying and feel creamy on your lips. Crystal Baby may be the perfect shade to avoid the washed out look in my wedding photographs. I was looking into Mac High Tea but it seems to be just slightly too brown for what I'm looking for. I have heard that Mac Jubilee is a good shade but I haven't got that one in my collection yet. I was going to wear Mac Angel but I decided that a nude would look better with the pale gold/bronze look I was going for. It's all about finding the right shade for your skin tone, because lipsticks can look so different on different people.
So that's all my news for today, I must warn you that I may not be posting as often as I normally do because I am so busy at the moment but I will do my best to check in with you guys and give you updates on how everything is going!
Bye for now!
