***WINNER UPDATE*** – WINNER FOR NEW NAME FINALLY CHOSEN FOR MY SATURDAY BLOG – more to follow in a separate blog!
I had a gentle reminder today that I haven’t done a Saturday Slap blog and haven’t re-named it either after running my competition
Things were just so crazy coming up to and over Christmas and the new year that I was flat out working from one appointment to the next on Saturdays with no time in-between for photos. We were also busy trying to brand our “Lashes and Flashes” and finally got the logo finalised and our Facebook page up and running this week. Here’s the link https://www.facebook.com/LashesandFlashes So look out for all the brilliant makeovers of girls having their hair done, make-up done and then a photoshoot, be it a professionally captured headshot or a full on photo shoot. Either way what a great present and a great thing to have done if you’re heading out.
So this blog is a mixture of some “Saturday Slap” and a few “Lashes and Flashes ” too through the week that I do have some photographs from. I was working until 6.30 pm last night doing my last make-up so the three girls at the end of the day I don’t have photos of unfortunately, as all three (Edel, Donna and Anita) of them looked gorgeous going out the door.

The first photo is of Rachael, who’s aunt Mairead, bought her having her make-up done for her 14th birthday, lashes and all! What a great aunt, I never had aunt’s as good as that when I was 14 and used to experiment a lot in my mum’s make-up which was Mary Quant in those days and on my Girl’s World
(please message me if you had a Girl’s World or who or what you practised your make-up on!)
Rachael wanted good definition round her eyes and when she was in the studio saw a photo of a girl with lots of glitter and loved it so we decided to add some sparkle at the end (Jemma Kidd Crushed Jewel Eye Duo). Her lipstick is “Up the Amp” by Mac, one of my favourites. Her three friends and her mum who came with her give her lots of stick while she was having her make-up done but I think were all secretly jealous and did comment that she looked flawless…
And the lovely Bridget. Bridget is normally behind the scenes doing the hair for our photoshoots but yesterday it was her turn to be pampered as she was going to a wedding. She had her hair set in rollers with David Graham (where she works) and then came over to me for her make-up. She was wearing a red dress to the wedding so we went for a classic red lips, gold eye make-up look which she absolutely suited down to a T (I never really understood that saying – “down to a T”??) Bridget looks like she could be in Downton Abbey on a Sunday evening
Lipstick is “Ruby Woo” by Mac and eyeshadow is “Woodwinked”, one of my favourite gold eyeshadows also by Mac. I also treated her to some By Terry Rose de Rose liquid blush and finished with good eyebrows and contouring. The second photo is of Bridget with her mother-in-law who also had her hair and make-up done for going to the wedding and loved the wee bit of pampering too.


Sara’s mum bought her her “Lashes and Flashes” makeover present and she came in for her pampering with so many gorgeous clothes and shoes I secretly wanted to forget the make-up and start trying everything on! How confident and fantastic does Sara look after hair and make-up and posing for the camera. Nigel always gives loads of direction for what to do in front of the camera so never feel nervous or intimidated if you’ve booked a “Lashes and Flashes” makeover photo shoot, you will love it!

Anne-Louise’s husband Colin (who I’ve known nearly all my life since sitting behind him in P1 and went right through to the same A-Levels with!) bought her a “Lashes and Flashes” makeover experience as part of her Christmas present. She is such a lady and I really enjoyed doing her make-up after Bridget of David Graham Hairdressing did her hair. We both have a common love of The Argory, where I walk my two dogs every day (completely nothing to do with make-up!) and it was brilliant seeing her enjoy her whole afternoon to herself being to made special before going for dinner, what a great present Colin.

And finally, but definitely not least is Lizie. Lizie is the “daughter-in-law” of my friend Gail i.e. she had been going out with Gail’s son Stuart for five years or so and I’ve heard so much about how gorgeous Lizie is so it was a total pleasure spending a good chunk of yesterday with her as she is totally gorgeous inside and out. The rest of her photos are brilliant, keep an eye out for more photos of Lizie and Sara on our Facebook page.
