T in the park/ Festival beauty must haves :)

Its Festival season and its almost time for T in the park!!! Its so much fun singing and dancing and being with your friends in the wonderful hot (Scottish) Summer weather, cameras and phones will be out and there will be selfies left right and center so here is a few tips to make sure you are looking your best!!!!

Suncream

Lets just throw this one out there right at the start! You need to wear it, its not that expensive and you can pick up a bottle in most shops... dont get skin cancer or blistering burns... just wear a bit of cream!!

Your Make-up

These are my ultimate make-up must haves for holiday or festival season!!! Just a few key products that can be the base for any look!!!

-Urban Decay All Nighter Make-up Setting spray - Spray this both before and after for long lasting make-up setting!! I juts LOVE this product and your make-up really will last all day and night!

-Mac Pro Longwear Concealer - All I can say is you need this in your life!!! Its the concealer sent from heaven

-Mac Studio Fix Foundation - this is great for both natural and full coverage

-Urban Decay Naked Flushed Palette - This 3 colour palette is your best friend, highlight, contour/ bronze and blush all in one product!!

-Elf Eyebrow Palette - Get your brows on point!!

Mac Violette Lipstick - Bright gorgeous lips are a must and this is my favourite colour in the world!

Topshop Lip Gloss - I just picked this up a few days ago and its to die for!

Your Hair

Curls are great for the first day as you can style your hair at home or pop into Cosmetique and let us do it for you. Your hair will be bouncy and gorgeous all day and the next day you might even be lucky to have loose waves or you can easily pin it up.

Updos are great for festivals as your hair is up and out of your way and also looks great. Loose messy styles are in right now so even if you throw it up yourself after a night of camping it will still look great!

Braids are great as you can throw your hair into a braid in 5 minutes, its up out your way, you don't need to think about and it will last all day :) This is a great second or third day hair style as your hair wont have been washed for a few days so this can disguise any greasy hair!!

Floral, chain and beaded head bands look great and whatever you do don't forget the dry shampoo!!

Your Body

Sometimes its difficult to shower when going to festivals so make sure you have a packet of baby wipes, deodorant and some perfume or body spray to help keep you fresh. Baby wipes can take off your make-up (as an alternative to your usual cleanse, tone and moisturise routine for a few days) and also can keep you fresh. Antibacterial handwash is a must for staying hygienic. 

As for sun cream, lotions, eye make-up remover and moisturiser why not pick up these handy empty cosmetic bottle from primark for just £1 and fill them up with your faves!

 Your Eye Lashes

Weekend Lashes or strip lashes are just perfect for festivals. Weekend lashes will last you the whole weekend, you wont need to apply mascara and you will look fab. Strip lashes can be applied every morning and can range from natural to full. These will last for one day but you can re apply them all weekend. 

Your Nails

Gelish and Shellac nails are long lasting and chip resistant. This is a gel polish that is applied on top of your natural nails and can last up to three weeks. This is a service we provide at Cosmetique.

You can get gel or acrylic nails (at this time we do not provide this service) or even buy some stick on nails if you fancy.

Enjoy your time at T in the park or whichever festival you attend this summer :)

Jillian XX

New Airbrush Make-up Before And After Pictures

Hello everyone :)

Ive decided to do another blog post with before and after photographs of the airbrush make-up. These images have been taken by myself on my camera and come straight from the camera onto this blog. There has been no editing or skin retouching so you get to see exactly how the make-up looks on the skin.

This gorgeous lady came for a make-over photo shoot with us and when asked what her favourite part of the experience was she said:
"Having my hair and make up done. (I love feeling pampered)"

When asked what she thought of her hair and make-up styling she said:

"It was very natural and girl next door like. I was happy with this as I am not an all out glam person. I spend most of my time without makeup and like to glam up with a more natural makeup look rather than smokey eyes and dark lipstick."

Nicole came and got hair and make-up styling for a photo shoot, here is what she thought:

Jillian made me so relaxed and talked me through what she had in mind for the make-up. She took on board that I was after a natural make-up. I was so happy with the finished look. Jillian used airbrush make-up for the foundation and it was a great experience. It goes on amazing and the finished result is flawless. The make-up lasted for hours and I didn't need to reapply or do any touch ups. As you can see from the before and after pictures the airbrush foundation creates the perfect end result. I would highly recommend this method of application.  

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Beth Wanted a flawless finish with smudgy smokey eyes, She is such a natural beauty that I wanted to show off her perfect skin and bring out her striking eyes.
This is what she had to say:

"I absolutely loved being pampered and made up by Jillian, you did a wonderful job of my hair and make up, made me feel like a superstar."

Amy has an AMAZING hair colour, so when she came in for a boudoir shoot I just had to team up teal and blue eyes and lips to match.
Here is what she had to say about her hair and make-up styling:
"The hair and makeup was really lovely. I had an alternative look with blue lipstick, it was amazing. I’ve actually been looking for the lipstick colour Jillian used. The airbrushing was quick and really effective. The makeup lasted all day, I could have worn it out as well if I was going out at night. I would definitely recommend getting the hair and makeup experience along with the photo shoot."

These two gorgeous bridesmaids were kind enough to let me do a before and after image of their make-up on the day of the wedding. both have went for a really subtle look to let their natural beauty shine through.

The beautiful Laura wanted a really natural and flawless make-up look with curly hair. Here is what she said:
"I LOVED the airbrush make up! It lasted all day and night, I would recommend it to anyone. It felt so light on my skin and the amount of people who complemented me on my complexion was crazy. I wish I could have my hair and makeup done everyday!"

Hope you enjoyed these make-ups. I wanted to show a wide range of women of all different ages having different styles of make-up.

Hope you have enjoyed.

Jillian :)

The Beautiful Susan's Wedding make-up

I absolutely loved doing make-up for this gorgeous brides wedding :) Susan was such a delight to work with and her whole bridal party were so much fun :)

Both Susan and her mum came for a make-up trial so we could try out different looks and find the best look for them. It was Susan's hen night so she got to make use of her gorgeous make-up and test it out to see if it would hold up to dancing and last all night :)

 Bridal Make-up Trial

Susan said "I just wanted to say how much I loved my make up on Saturday - it looked amazing in photos! I loved the pink lipstick you used and I'm so excited to see it (on the wedding day) and know you'll do such a fab job." 

 Bridal Make-up on The Wedding day

Susan said "Thank you for the amazing make-up you did for my wedding. We all felt fab throughout the whole day."

Mother of the Bride Make-up Trial

Mother of the Bride Make-up on the Wedding Day

The two brides maids were kind enough to let me take a before and after image of their make-up on the wedding day. These images were taken by myself on my camera and have had no editing or skin retouching done on them. 

Brides Maid Before And After Make-up

Brides Maid Before And After Make-up

I just love doing weddings and love using the airbrush make-up on brides. It gives such a flawless finish and really does last all day. For more information on airbrush make up click here

For more information and pricing on bridal make-up and all of the beauty treatments I provide have a look at my website

www.cosmetiquescotland.co.uk

Jillian :) xx

The Selfie Station at Cosmetique

Do you come to Cosmetique for hair, make-up or beauty treatments?

Do you want to be in with a chance of winning our monthly prize?
If the answer is yes then its soooooo simple to enter!!

All you need to do is snap a picture of your self at our selfie station (or anywhere in the studio) upload it to a social media platform (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter- the more the better) and tag us in it :) Also # Jillianelizabethmakeupartistry and #cosmetiquescotland

Here are some of this months entries :)

There will be a new prize every month :)

Lets get tagging and sharing everyone :D

Jillian XX