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 part of life. Here's...

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 least three months...

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, wearing around...