 I've had another busy week this week. The highlights of my week were being backstage at the London College of Fashion graduate show, and working with Jenni Falconer (GMTV, National Lottery) in Glasgow for a Scottish Fashion Awards photo shoot. The LCF show took place in the Royal Academy of Art which is in a the centre of London. We used on the eyes - MAC Rose Gold metal pigment (www.macpro.com) on the lids, MAC Coppering eye shadow into the inner and outer corners of the eyes, MAC Embark eye shadow through the sockets, MAC Teddy Kohl pencil under the eyes blended in with Embark eye shadow. MAC Pro Lash in black was applied to lashes. On the face we used Studio Fix Fluid Foundation and Moisture Blend concealer and Bronze Bronzing powder to contour the cheekbone. On the black skinned girls we used Deep Dark Mineralize Skinfinish Natural to achieve the same effect. On Friday morning my alarm went off at 5.30am, though I'd woken at 4am worrying I wouldn't wake up! At 6.30am I was in a car to the airport to take my flight up to Glasgow to meet Jenni Falconer for the photo shoot. On landing in Glasgow airport I met with Jenni and the driver to be taken to the studio where we would be working that day. The driver and Jenni were so lovely I found myself waking up quickly and chatting all the way there. Once arriving at the studio I was briefed and saw the dress Jenni was to be wearing. As the photo shoot was for the Scottish Fashion Awards promotional material I can't really say what she was wearing - but she looked fab! Now, I'm off to sort my make up kit out to travel to Birmingham in the morning. I'm going to watch a Bollywood style master class by top Indian make up artist Mickey Kontractor. Mickey is also a MAC Senior Artist and responsible for many of the Bollywood film stars make up. MAC are the make up sponsors for the International Indian Film Awards being held in Sheffield this weekend, and I'm lucky enough to be working there. How exciting! --------------------------------------------------------- Q: How do you apply bronzer so that it looks natural rather than orange? A: Choose a bronzer that is going to work well on your skin. This may be obvious to some, but many people will buy make up among other things on the recommendation of a friend, and if the friend looks good... that can go a long way. But, remember, everybody has different skin tones and although you're not looking for a shade to match your skin, it must compliment it in tones and depth. There are so many available, at MAC there are five different colours to suit all different colours and shades of skin, from Golden which can suit the lighter skinned wearer to Refined Deeper Bronze which can suit a darker skinned wearer. Matte Bronze, which falls somewhere in the middle is very popular with men as it adds only matte colour, as the name suggests. As well as Bronzing powders, MAC have the Mineralize Skinfinish Natural powders which can be used to create a beautifully satin finished colour to the face. The MAC Bronzing powders are well pigmented and so don't have to be heavily applied. Once you have chosen your colour and have your brush of choice, brush a sheer amount of colour on the higher plains of the face; forehead, cheeks, chin, nose. Apply colour to the parts of the face the sun hits first, as applying even colour all over can look flat and too fake. Start light with the application and build up the colour until you are happy. | 
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