Weddings, beauty and whatever else is worth talking about

And it's only taken me 16 years to come to this conclusion. For me, individuality is sewn into the very core of my being. I remember afternoons spent watching Fashion TV when I should have been revising for my GCSEs. Back then, fashion seemingly allowed creativity and freedom of self-expression in a way that totally had me hooked, because for as long as I can remember, I've been obsessed with doing the thing that nobody else is doing. And as a neurodivergent, fat, bisexual, s

When I decided to become a makeup artist, I thought it would just be that. Makeup. A kit. Clean brushes. Book clients. Done. Nobody tells you about the rest of it. The constant admin. The advertising. The website that somehow always needs updating. The emails. The invoices. The scheduling - fuck me - the scheduling. If you work in bridal, scheduling is its own entire job inside the job. And for ten years I did it badly, stressed about it constantly and just accepted it as par

Getting your hair ready for a wedding isn't just about the style on the day. What you do in the weeks and months before makes a much bigger difference than you'd think and some of the advice floating around online is either vague, contradictory or just plain wrong. With 10 years of bridal prep under my belt here is what actually works: Start further out than you think If you want your hair to be in its best condition on your wedding day, you need to be thinking about it at le

After many years of working with curly-haired brides, I’ve developed a considered approach that allows your hair to look its best, every time. Curly hair can be unpredictable. Wash days don’t always behave, textures shift and what works one day can feel completely different the next. Because of this, I’ve designed a way of working that removes the guesswork from both your trial and your wedding day. For your trial, I’ll ask you to arrive with first or second-day clean hair, w

Most makeup artists have a signature look. Mine just happens to be the absence of one. I didn’t set out to become the person brides call when they want to look like themselves. It happened because every time I sat down with a client, they told me the same thing. They wanted to feel beautiful, not unrecognisable. They wanted someone who understood the panic that comes with a heavy base or a makeup with lines. They wanted to breathe. And honestly? Same. I love makeup, but I don

I’ve realised recently that my queerness has quietly slipped off my website, which is strange because it’s such a core part of how I work. I’m a queer makeup artist and that shows up in the way I move through wedding mornings, the way I approach beauty and the way I make space for people to feel like themselves. Weddings are incredibly gendered. There’s often an expectation of what a “bride” should look like or how feminine someone should be. Queer weddings don’t work like th

Embracing Your Unique Style Everywhere I look, I see people mourning the death of “clean girl” makeup. And honestly, it really irritates me. The modern makeup industry is built on the foundation of so-called clean girl makeup. What we’re actually looking at is how foundation was always meant to be applied: to enhance and correct the skin while still being somewhat undetectable. Attaching a trendy label to an old technique just so people can announce its funeral when the hype

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The discourse surrounding this question is astounding. Makeup artists trained in heavy “bridal” makeup will swear blind that natural makeup won’t last the day. This is factually incorrect. Natural wedding makeup applied by a professional will last. But there are variables, such as your skin type, environmental conditions and the amount of makeup you feel comfortable with. My approach as a skin-first artist is to give you only as much prep as you need, makeup applied in small

If you're getting married and feeling confused about wedding hair prep, I'm a bridal makeup artist and hair stylist based in London/Hertfordshire. I work with people who want modern, natural wedding hair and makeup that feels like themselves. This is the most common question I get from brides: when is the best time to wash your hair before your wedding? The short answer is either the night before or the morning of your wedding, as long as your hair is fully dry before styling