A White Wedding

Man, has life suddenly turned up a notch or two! We have had all these lovely public holidays for us to share with friends and loved ones. Even I have found it difficult to snap out my holiday daze as well as keep up with a busy month of spray tanning and makeup. I also had an awesome gig with Jose Cuervo, DjFresh and Euphonik from 5Fm. Luckily we will be back on track from May onwards. My new website will be going live one of these days. I will send you all the details when my web designer and wonderful designer are done.

Well we can’t have all write and no play. I actually saw Kirsty the other day, she had recently given birth to her first daughter. She is majestic, just like her mother. Kirsty had actually dressed her bridesmaids in white. Who would have thought? Only Kirsty, I would protest if my bridesmaids, friends or family would have thought to suggest it. However when I saw Kirsty and all her girls in white, I was in awe! Ps Kirsty and a few of the girls had spray tans for the wedding that I had done for them. Natural and Kirsty's color is fab with her white dress.

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend x

Could August be the Month of Love?

Wilri has indeed married her high school sweetheart, Allan. I can only imagine the sort of concern/advice/worry she must have received when she announced their engagement.. and I love her for it. There are all types of love, the type of love that hits you hard, the type that you feel after meeting a perfect stranger. Or the kind you find after years of friendship and there it is in your best friend.

I love the softness and warmth of these photographs. Wilri and Allan married last year August. Funny how you can tell these picture's were not taken during the summer months.. As I am typing this evening’s blog, my ipod whistles melodies for Café del Mar. I can’t help feeling nostalgic. I have a secret love for poetry, especially WW2 poetry. However I have found something about love by George Gordon Byron.

She Walks in Beauty
by George Gordon Byron

I. She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. II. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express How pure, how dear their dwelling place. III. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent!

Being a woman is wonderful and being in love is even better! Look after yourselves and don’t forget to have the occasional glass of red wine, yum! Goodnight.

Cousins

I have two weddings for you today. I did Claudia’s makeup a few years back.Claudia has become somewhat of an agent, referring me to friends and family for spray tanning and makeup. It was her cousin turn Sandrina, last September.

I remember it being a crazy week. We did Claudia’s trial a week before her wedding. She was busy planning her wedding and I had just started my wedding season.

 

Claudia and Sandrina’s wedding were different from each other. Claudia’s was an early start on a chilly July morning. Though, it did warm up nicely. Claudia’s retinue wore black dresses and Sandrina’s wore dove grey. However, I chose similar colours on the eyes. Both have Kim Kardashian locks, smooth skin and bedroom eyes that must make the boys crazy! I used smokey greys, shimmer pinks, bronzer, pinkie cheeks and lips to finish them off. Claudia and her sister also had spray tans for the weddings.

Sandrina’s wedding was on a hot Summers day. The venue was out in Pretoria East. I remember setting up my kit on the patio outside the room the girls where using. The view stretched out for miles and I felt as though I was far away from home. Well, I was actually.. Another reminder of how lucky I was to be their makeup artist. Claudia and her sister where there and Claudia was cracking jokes right, left and centre. Wicked sense of humour, it most definitely lightened the mood.

Well enjoy this super chilly Wednesday morning.. Have an awesome day.

Lana

The first thing that grabs you about Lana is her turquoise eyes. You then notice her long lashes, her full lips and black ‘Pocahontas’ hair. Is she real? Lana is softly spoken and would never harm a fly. I was also booked to do her mom’s makeup, who was nicknamed “Bergie” as she was always on tops of things, super organised! The two made quite a team.

Schantel was the photographer, I am not to sure how many times I can say this but I love her work. She captures awesome shots and I love how my work looks. We did go very dark on Lana’s eyes. It was the best way to bring out her eyes. Her eyes are her best asset and we chose a soft pink for the lips (no, it wasn't Pout! It was Fame from Smashbox)

I still recall Lana telling me that her dress was from Stuttafords. Yes ladies, you heard me. Stutterfords Rosebank, she then had the dress tailored and had more diamantes sewn to the dress. It was exquisite!  

Well, another beautiful wedding for you to enjoy from Morrells.

Michelle

I met Michelle through Bride&co. Michelle was referred to me through Phern (now at Morrells) who at the time worked there as one of the Wedding Planners. I was also one of Bride&co’s service providers.

Michelle had told me her venue was in Northcliff. I had never heard of Morrells. Well, neither had Phern. All that mattered to me was how was I going to get there! Northcliff was a long drive from the East rand (I was living with mom and dad at the time..)

I did a smoky liner for Michelle and individual lashes for that ‘wispy’ look. Her makeup was warm which suited her pictures. Schantel from Kiekie Photography was the photographer. Her pictures are vibrant and seem to have these warm hues (excuse my photo lingo, perhaps need to ask what the real terms are) Schantel is able to bring such brightness and color to her pictures. She captures moments, I love her work!

Anyway, Phern booked me for Michelle.  Phern then left Bride&co and I was very sorry to see her go. The twinkle in Phern’s eye told me that I will hear from her soon. Little did I know that I would start a new love for weddings, brides and bridal makeup.

Michelle’s Wedding was the first wedding I had done at Morrells. I was in love, Lata Mangeshkar sang through the venue’s speakers, tricking me into thinking I was in France.  And there was Phern, Morrells head wedding planners. We had good fun that afternoon. As we did Michelle’s makeup, Phern would pop in to check on the bride (and to top up the champagne glasses) Schantel was in the corner snapping like mad as Michelle and her bridesmaid giggled away.

My next bride to post, the beautiful Alana. Also got married at Morrells and Schantel was her photographer. Will post soon!

Tammie @ Morrells

6am and I am sitting in my kitchen eating a warm bowel of comforting oats with honey and milk. My little radio softly sings tunes from the Buena Vista Social Club. Despite the impressive storm we had last night, the sun is up and no sign of clouds.

You probably already know what I am going to be blogging about this morning. Ok, a bride of course, venue.. The one and only, Morrells. I have about four weddings already booked at Morrells this year. Every time I go there I am reminded of the romance of getting married and how special a wedding day is.

I had such a lovely time doing Tammie’s makeup. No elements of a ‘bridezilla’ here. Tammie was cheerful and super excited. I remember it was a hot October afternoon. We were sitting on the patio, Mat was doing Tammie’s hair while I did the makeup.  A true pamper session. We had done your traditional sort of makeup at Tammie’s trial (well I suppose my ‘take’ on bridal makeup). However, on the wedding day we changed our minds. We decided to do a flawless foundation, thick liner and lashes and finished with… hmmm ok, maybe I need to get a new gloss as yet again I have used ‘Pout’ from Smashbox. You must be thinking I have shares in the ‘pout’ lipsticks and glosses. Ps I wear the pout lipstick. There is moments where Tammie has a slight resemblance of Christina Aguilera, though she has softer features. Btw Tammie also had a spray tan.

Well I wish you all a lovely 2012. Let it be romantic, positive and always remember to laugh out loud so everyone can hear you.

Sherilee @ The Westcliff

Sherilee was one of the first brides that I had seen sporting a side pony. I did her makeup a few years back and up-styles pretty much dominated the bridal industry. Since then it has become fashionable amongst brides and I am always happy to see something new and different.

I loved how Sherilee looked. She has beautiful skin (which I spray tanned a lovely bronze colour), blue eyes and fantastic features to do makeup on.  She also has a cheeky grin, as though she knows something that you don't. Got to love it! Her wedding dress was tight at the waist and showed off her figure beautifully.

You cannot see it but I had done a purple pencil on her bottom lash line. It made Sherilee’s eyes pop (not that she needed it). On the odd occasion, I do a khaki green or navy blue pencil liner for something different. Try mixing different eye liners with your natural eye shadow colours.

Well lovely ladies, I am looking forward to 2012. I hope all of my brides, future brides and readers have an adventurous year ahead. One of my New Year resolutions is to blog more often than not.  

All the best, lots of love

Candice