George Northwood at the Vogue Festival - Day 2

The second day of the Vogue Festival was ten hours of manic, relentless, worthwhile, stylish, fashion fun.


Based in the Beauty Hall, the Josh Wood Atelier team was working mini miracles.  

Laura Bailey

We were knocking up scalp plaits, up dos, top knots and waving out that beachy tong like our lives depended it. 

The three main looks of the room were the classic smokey eyes, bright red lips and a five minute fling with myself for a style fix. 











By the afternoon I felt like Robert Palmer in the Addicted to Love video. Stunning.  It was such a great buzz for me, amazing to catch up with the Vogue girls, I’ve missed them so much.  The only thing that kept me going all day were the amazing Vogue cookies …. Heavenly!

Russian Vogue - Make-up by Emma Miles

Emma Miles worked on this Jewellery shoot for Russian Vogue with the photographer Mark Mattock and Suki Waterhouse modelling. Here's what she had to say about it:

The theme was tropical so I had to warm the models skin up to look tanned. I applied a sheen of  moisturiser to make the skin look light reflective and dewy. The lip was a Nars Jungle red, with a Mac lip glass on top to create a beautiful full glossy lip. 


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Rainy Day Make-up By Eli Wakamatsu

Today, I would like to talk about 'Water resistant make up' to share with you in showery London. (And any other parts of the world, it seems we're not the only ones!)

This can also apply to the Pool/Beach make up and the Hot and Sweaty summer make up tips.

The first thing I ask with 'waterproof make up' is Do you need to wear foundation ?

If so, invest one like DiorSkin Forever new formula with its extension of super skin care  that are long lasting, sweat proofing coverage or Clinique's Almost Makeup SPF 15 which contain anti oxidants and gives chemical free protection to your skin as well as oil free long wear natural skin perfecter.

If you desire more coverage that lasts a long time without fading or streaking in wet weather, try Clinique's Superfit Makeup, again oil free.

Next the Cheeks and eyes...There is much more water proof point make up available nowadays and the quality of them is just incredibly good, they are durable to apply and come in very wearable colours.

I recently contributed for the Artist Edits page fo Becca, and the brand has my favourite perfectly beautiful cheek and eye cream tints which are water resistant and streak free.

These easily blendable tints can be applied by finger tip or brush, and can be layered.

There are many water proof mascara in the market, so it's about finding the one with the wand to suits your eye shape, if you have almond shape eye like mine, with short eyelashes, try a thinner wand type rather than thick types.

A ball shape wand like Givenchy Phenomen`Eyes Mascara BLACK is great.

If you have big eyes with long lashes, you will need a thick brush.

Finally, if you are still worried for your make up in watery or steamy conditions or by the pool and beach, You can try Clarin's Fix' Make-Up mist to sets the make up and prolongs it's hold with continuous hydration.

After the Rain, comes the Sun, enjoy !

Light & Shade - By Eli Wakamatsu

Eli Wakamatsu worked on this shoot for Marie Claire. Here's what she had to say about it.

Marrakech is a location where lots of editorial shoots happen, especially this time of the year when you need a good sun to shoot spring and summer clothes.

I have been to the place many times yet still, Morocco holds very special place in my heart and is one of my favourite locations in the world. It is a magical and exotic place where Orient met Africa though an ancient trade route known as the Silk Road. It has incredible local cuisine, music and culture.

For this shoot, the team stayed in this beautiful hotel called Ksar Char Bagh located in the edge of Palmeraie.

The room, food, service, everything about the hotel was superb, my room had its very own roof terrace where I could sunbath with a view of the magnificent atlas mountains with snowy caps in distance.

On the Face I used Dior skin Nude for a radiant and transparent finish.

I used the 5 colours iridescent eyeshadow with the Diorshow Waterproof Liner in Chestnut

On the nails I used METALLIC SILVER072 

I swept Dior Bronze Make-up in Spicy Tan 004 on the Cheeks and Temples and used Dior Addict Extreme on the lips.

I would like to finish with a image of  the sunset from my hotel room in Marrakech, truly a magical place.

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