5 November 201926 January 2024in Wedding Makeup, Beauty, Latest Newsby Gemma Clark

Bridal makeup inspiration for the modern bride

Bridal makeup – tips and inspo for choosing your look 2019 was a year filled with stunning brides, beautiful bridal parties and fabulous venues. I had endless requests for beautiful, timeless bridal makeup. Red carpet makeup where you wear the makeup, the makeup doesn’t wear you. Book Gemma Clark for your destination wedding – UK and international Bridal bookings take up a large percentage of my work and I’m lucky to travel around for weddings wherever I am needed. I will travel to your chosen wedding destination. Wherever you chose to get married I will travel to your location. UK...

2 January 201926 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Wedding Makeupby Gemma Clark

Bridal makeup – a look back through 2018

Looking back through all of the weddings I did last year I have so many favourite looks – some seasonal, some natural, quite a few sparkly glam looks and even a Lord of the Rings inspired wedding. From starting earlier than normal, weddings were busy all through the year. Summer weddings have always been popular but I had bridal bookings starting from February all the way through to 28th December. I had 6 Christmas weddings this year and I absolutely loved going to the festively decorated venues getting my girls ready. Throughout last year I also had 3 personal...

3 October 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beautyby Gemma Clark

Can you make a CHANGE to cruelty free makeup?

If you were aware of the painful experimentation animals were subjected to in order for us to use certain cosmetics, would it make you think about the products you buy? A couple of months ago I decided to research animal testing for cosmetic use – because firstly I am an animal lover. I adore animals and rescued my own dog who is one of my biggest loves in life! Toby – the westie – with the cutest face and the funniest personality. Secondly, I was one of those people who used to get really angry when people would share...

29 May 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Fashion Makeupby Gemma Clark

Veil Cover Cream – A must-have for my makeup kit!

As a professional makeup artist, my kit is hugely important and I rely on using quality, high performance products when working on jobs – from brides, events/shows and magazine editorials. I also travel around a lot for work so I am always looking ways to travel lightly and efficiently. This is especially important when working on location for photoshoots. A little while ago I was introduced to a brand called Veil Cover Cream. Initially I had heard about Veil when I was looking for a good quality camouflage makeup brand – I had a bridal client who had a large...

Boho bride Laura at her wedding at Danby

10 March 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Wedding Makeupby Gemma Clark

My favourite bridal makeup looks

Your wedding day should make you feel a million dollars and choosing your bridal makeup for the big day can be a daunting task. Some brides have a very clear vision of how they see themselves on their wedding day – having already imagined their dress, hairstyling and makeup since the first date (maybe the second – as well as practising their new signature?!)… obviously I never did this (!)….anywaaaaay…. for some brides, choosing suppliers can feel a bit like “where do I start?”. Firstly, I fully recommend doing your research. Ask around for recommendations, look for recent reviews on...

7 March 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Makeup Tutorialby Gemma Clark

“Age is irrelevent” beauty inspiration

This morning I read (and shared) an article about the difference between editorial makeup and the ever growing insta-glam trend makeup. It was a thought provoking read for me as a Makeup Artist (who admittedly prefers the editorial style) and it explains the difference between the two types of makeup, the arguments for and against both styles and it generated a response on my social media when I asked my clients to comment on their preferred style inspiration. The comments generally came from ladies in their 30s… struggling with the concept of changing their makeup style from the heavy glam...

29 December 201726 January 2024in Latest News, Commercial Makeup, Creative Makeup, Fashion Makeup, Wedding Makeupby Gemma Clark

Highlights of 2017

So this time last year I was sat writing about the highlights of 2016 and feeling really proud at how much my business had grown… I never expected 2017 to be such a game changer. What an amazing year – so many highs, personal achievements, new clients, great weddings, new skills, published work and an award! So here are my highlights through the year… January January was a month of new beginnings. I kicked off the year by creating a home studio in Guisborough to work from as my base. This was an ideal solution for me… working from home...