Strobe Highlighting

Highlighter, make up, cream

On my quest for epidermal exquisiteness, I pester everyone that may afford me an insight. No one and certainly no make up artist is off limits. Anyway, on my shoot last week and for all our sakes really, I pursued my objective. Insider knowledge, and having been nicely placated with great advice, I have extracted this week’s must have, turn your life around, gem. I give you Mac’s Strobe Cream. You can mix a little with your moisturiser and you will look radiant, glowy ( new model edit word, but you know what I mean ),and fresh faced.  Or if you’re wearing foundation, mix in  a little splodge and this will subtly highlight your face from within your make up. It’s an uplifting, treat of a product.

My Levis Love Affair

LEVIS, denim, jacket, white, sweatpants

I did say that I would procure this, ever so fab item. I get the feeling that this little friend is going to witness all my foibles this summer. We’re going places, little iconic white jacket and I! Sometimes we’ll be sporting ripped jeans and moisturiser and other times we’ll be swathed in flowery frocks and Mac Strobe Creme.

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Tripsy Doodling through my Career

Black Lace, bustier, evening wear

For every fab shot that appears in a magazine, there are a few that don’t, but which helped you get that Magazine or Advertising job. These shots are called ‘Tests’ which are pretty much the Washing Up  of modelling. Quite a chore, but necessary. This shot is one of my many Tests. Here I was fortunate to borrow some clothes by Jasper Conran. ‘S quite hard being a Model…

Hairy Fairy

Hair, ringlets, curls, hair tongs,

I think that it won’t have escaped your notice that I have naturally, quite a mop on my head. But part of being a working model is accepting other people’s view of you particularly a client, and that everyone on set has a job to do, or be seen to be doing, so the tonging and consequent brushing of the tonged hair, at my job last week, were pretty much how I’ve spent most of my career…..

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Time Passes

Time magazine, Christian Lacroix, modelling, Haute Couture

La Voila!  Gorgeous, kind and visionary, Christian Lacroix and his posse, of which I’m one. This was taken the day after his Haute Couture show when his clients were quite literally queuing at his door to order their frocks. As his business director said, they were selling like bread rolls ( may have sounded cuter in french ).

7 Degrees of Separation

mother, child

Here I am, effortlessly holding a very pretty 5 year old girl. The photographer is Ross Feltus, Boris Becker’s former father in Law. Turns out he was quite a slow photographer, and this job got a little less effortless . I do seem to be frowning. German Vogue.

Surprisingly Cheap, Beautifully Cheerful

moisturiser, hyaluronic, vitamin, retinol

Supposedly perusing the internet for something completely different like light bulbs or something, my subconscious vanity  hijacked me and suddenly I was quite happily sifting through anti wrinkle creams, truly . Don’t query the route I took to find these products from OZ Naturals, just read on.

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Sun Shiny

TOPSHOP, Highlighter,eye shadow,glow, iridescence,illuminator

Look what I’ve found to shiny up your life. These little darlings are compatible with all skin colourings, and contours. Just choose a pretty place on your face and smudge them on. They are TOPSHOP treats,and are winners  all the way on the quality, price and fun spectrum.

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Turban Throwback

turban, italien vogue, Deborah TurbevilleAaaagh! I’m a giant. A giant wearing a Turban for Italian Vogue, shot by very fierce photographer called Deborah Turbeville. I would elaborate, but feel that my time may be better spent learning to edit/crop my photos. OMG I thought I was getting somewhere with the tech stuff.

Airing my Views

peacock, window, fields

 

I have a Peacock known and loved by us all. He’s called Narcissus, and true to his name, is mostly found framed by, or admiring his reflection in, a window. He’s quite the curmudgeon and gourmand. Shouting if we are too noisy, and shunning bird food, particularly the type specified for Peacocks. Go figure. Anyway, we purchased him with the house, a sort of perching tenant. Narcissus, is like the Ravens at the Tower of London,talisman, gatekeeper and quite an arse really.

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