The ultimate shoe. I cannot find a pair any where!

 Hey guys,

 Alongside make up my major obsession is shoes. I have so many that I have no room for new ones! Not that it matters because I have fallen in love with this pair.

 You may be wondering which designer these babies come from?

 Choo? Blahnik? At least Topshop? No Tescos. Yes you read it right Tescos. Tescos' lace up platforms.£25. Bargain.

 The problem is now word has got out I cannot find myself a pair. I can understand why because these are perfect for the christmas party season (as long as the snow goes away!)

 I am off to try and source myself a pair. Tescos if you are reading this I'm a size 7.

 Big hugs

 Katie 

XX

New YT Video- Katy B 'Lights on'

Hey guys,

 I am OBSESSED with this song! It does help that she shares the same but I think she is amazing and this song has one of my other inspirations from the early 2000's Miss Dynamite. The video has three different looks -an eyeliner and bold lip, neutral brown and a black and gold smokey eye. This is the latter and the pic I used is below;

 The products I used were;

 Eve Pearl HD foundation and concealer in Light

 Bad Gal eye liner

 Bad gal palette from Sleek - Noir, Underground and Gunmetal

 Naked palette from Urban decay - Baked and Virgin

 Make up forever aqua smokey lash mascara

 Barbara Daly - Highlighter powder

 Mac's subculture lip liner

 Maybelline colour sensational lip gloss in Cashmere rose

 Hope this is informative and enjoyable!

 Big hugs

 Katie

xx

I am obsessed with new You Tube gurus!

Hey guys,

 For a while I have not found any new inspiring Youtubers. I have always enjoyed youtube with the Pixiwoo sisters and Kandee Johnson being my go to gurus-I am always excited when I see one of their Vid's in my subs box! But lately i have not found anything new to shout about. for me my make up gurus have to have something unique. 

 But the following channels have really inspired me. 

 www.youtube.com/user/sculptbeautytv

  Uzma Yakoob and Sculpy beauty is a breath of fresh air. Her videos are based on looks I want to create and she uses products that I can buy easily and are good value for money. I love the way she edits the videos and makes them informative. I have even bought the Sculpt Beauty Iphone app which alerts me when they have a new video! Keep it up Uzma!

www.youtube.com/user/lisaeldridgedotcom

 Those fans of ten Years younger will recognise Lisa as the resident Make up artist and know that she knows exactly what she is doing! She has crated my favourite look this year of Nicole Richie Marie Claire magazine cover and shares the secrets with us on her well presented channel. I am hooked and love her! I recently read a interview with Sam Chapman who states that when she has time she watches Lisa's videos. If that's not a major endorsement then I don't know what is!

www.youtube.com/user/makeupdesignory

 A new one to me and it's an american school based in NYC. The instructors do things totally out of the box and is fab to see. Check out the Avant Garde baby doll look. I must admit if I ever go to NY again I will be stocking up on their products big time! I'm off to check out the rest of MUD's vids.....

Honorable mentions;

www.youtube.com/user/evepearl

www.youtube.com/user/mizzworthy

www.youtube.com/user/gossmakeupartist

 And me of course! www.youtube.com/user/katielovesmakeup

Shameless plug x x 

Enjoy guys!

Big hugs

Katie x x

My time with Kandee

Hey guys,

 A lot has happened since my day with Kandee J and the rest of her fab Glaministas in London. I went along to learn as much as I could from this fab lady that I have watched for the past two years of my life. I had done a lot of research into Glaminars and read various experiences - positive and the odd negative so I did not know what quite to expect. 

At the risk of sounding trite I really found the day extraordinary! I learnt how to focus my mind to what I want from life and I am now striving to get it. I have remembered everyday to keep being the pink tree in the street!

  I never thought that when i searched for 'wedding make up' for my big day in 2008 that I would now be running my own bridal make up business and aiming from the stars.

 The sunday after the Glaminar I had a stand at a local bridal show in Bedford. It was my first one and I was so nervous but with Kandee's words in my mind I went along and secured four weddings and three potentials. 

 This is me at my stand!

 On a more practical note the Glamiar taught me to market myself and my business and reach new markets for my work. I am also aware of contracts and what I have to think about when planning a bridal make up application. I have put these ideas into practice and i am reaping the rewards. So far I have booked jobs three times the value I paid for the Glaminar. Now i am sure that I had a hand in securing the bookings but I am sure without the Glaminar I would not have taken it to the next level.

 Thank-you Kandee for coming to London and because of you I will always remember

'You were born unique and don't die a copy'

 Big hugs

Katie xx

(The girl with the London telephone box make up case!)

Glaminar

Hey guys,
I am typing this whilst sitting waiting for Kandee's glaminar in Picadilly, London to start. There is a massive buzz in the place and cannot wait for the day to start. I am here all day for the am pro make up lesson and this afternoon for the make up bootcamp so I will have lots of learning to do!

The main issue was what make up to wear? Omg it was a massive decision as I had to put it on at 5 am to get to london in time! I settled for UD's sin in pp and shadow. Lovely!

I will post a face of the day pic later! My iPhone won't let me :-(

Big hugs guys!
Katie

Product rediscoverys

Everyday I look in my make up bag and decide my look for the day. Do I go for full on lashes? 60's inspired flick? Bright cheeks? Red lip? I love this question everyday and never tire of it. This means that in my early morning rummage I 'discover' new old prodcuts that I have either falen out of love with, replaced with the new best thing or I never really gave a try first time around. Today I rediscovered BOI-ING industrial strength concealer. This beats my other concealers that I tried since to see if they were better hands down. Yep thats ALL the Mac concealers, Revlon, rimmel, collection 2000 and bourjois! I know I will not be cheating on this fab concealer again!

 I will post all my rediscoverys as soon as I discover them!
 In the meantime let me know yours!

Big hugs
Katie x x

Kelly Rowland inspired make up look 'Commander'

This is my take on this look.

I used Mac face and body foundation,Studio sculpt concealer and stay matte powder on the face. For the eyes I used the Two Faced 'smokey eye' palette for the silver and the black. On the lashes I used max factor false lash effect and for the liner I used Macs fluidline in blacktrack. For the lips I used chromographic pencil and Bourjois 3d nude in Rose Mythic. I think that's it! Phew.... x

Stay tuned for more looks!
Big hugs
                                                                                     Katie x