Bridal makeup perfect for the modern bride

Your wedding day is one of the biggest days of your life. You will want to feel and look the best version of yourself and my bridal style is very much influenced from beautiful red carpet looks.  I create bespoke looks, tailored especially to each individual.  Reflecting your personality, enhancing your natural features and makeup that feels wearable is my overall aim.

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How to get 20% discount off your favourite beauty products
29 January 202126 January 2024in Beauty, Latest News, Makeup Tutorial

How to get 20% discount off your favourite beauty products

“I don’t need a discount for my makeup haul…” said nobody ever. I have just joined the Beauty Pro Look Fantastic programme. That means you can enjoy reduced prices on your favourite makeup and hair products, tools and fragrances using my discount code at the checkout. Look Fantastic is one of the biggest premium beauty retailers and the ultimate place to shop online for all of your beauty needs. With over 660 brands to choose from, you will certainly find your favourites as well as uncovering some new brands who are taking the beauty world by storm. Some familiar brands...

Best Bridal and Fashion Makeup Artist 2020
29 October 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Fashion Makeup, Wedding Makeup

Best Bridal and Fashion Makeup Artist 2020

New award incoming woohoo! I am ecstatic to be named Best Bridal and Fashion Makeup Artist 2020 at the Northern Enterprise Awards this month. One minute you are losing all of your work to global pandemic. The next minute you are celebrating your business achievements! A very strange rollercoaster of a year. My second recognised achievement this year This news follows being listed in Go Hen’s national Top 50 bridal Makeup Artists only a few weeks ago. This has kept my spirits lifted during a very difficult year. This award recognises innovation and outstanding performance This prestigious award is based...

Gemma Rimmington named in Top 50 bridal Makeup Artists in UK
8 September 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Wedding Makeup

Gemma Rimmington named in Top 50 bridal Makeup Artists in UK

I was super excited to learn I have just been listed in the highly coveted Go Hen list of Top 50 bridal makeup artists in the whole of the UK! This feels like such a special achievement considering there is probably 50 MUAs in my town alone. Not to mention the big cities around the UK such as Leeds, Manchester and London. Beautiful natural makeup As a bridal specialist, my aim is always to enhance the brides natural beauty with makeup. My inspiration always comes from the red carpet. Effortless, timeless and classy. A bride should feel her most beautiful...

Dewy skin – My How To Guide
16 June 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Makeup Tutorial

Dewy skin – My How To Guide

Dewy skin is super sexy and fresh… Love it or hate it – this look is everywhere.  From catwalks to bridal inspiration – there is no escaping the dewy skin look right now and personally I am a massive fan… infact I am a little obsessed if truth be known.  There is a fine line when creating this look between looking effortlessly fresh (like you have just been out on brisk walk) to just looking greasy. It’s my go-to look… It is my own go-to look these days and I am always getting compliments on my skin during my online...

Gemma Rimmington working on an editorial for British Bride magazine
9 June 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Creative Makeup, Makeup Tutorial

Introducing Makeup Artist and Beauty Editor Gemma Clark

An introduction to Award Winning Makeup Artist and Beauty Editor Gemma Clark Just another “MUA”? No – and I hate that term… I was recently asked to write an article all about my brand.  The Editor wanted me to share my story of how I became an award winning Makeup Artist and my career highlights.  Have you ever tried to write about yourself? It’s so hard!  You want to tell everyone all of the amazing things you get up to but without sounding like a brag-fest.  It is a difficult task and one which took me a little while. Beautiful...

Hannah and Dan's wedding at The Talbot, Malton
1 April 202026 January 2024in Wedding Makeup, Latest News

Hannah’s stunning autumnal bridal makeup

Back in October 2019… I first met Hannah for her bridal trial back in the summer of 2019.  Hannah had great skin and really pretty eyes – she liked to wear makeup and was keen to make her eyes her feature for her bridal makeup. After discussing styles and tones, we decided on going with some beautiful autumnal inspired tones for her October big day.   The look… Hannah already had really good skin so I really wanted to emphasise this with my signature glowing base.   I prefer to get the radiance in the makeup from the skin prep...

Beautiful bronze bridal makeup
30 March 202026 January 2024in Wedding Makeup, Beauty, Latest News

Beautiful bronze bridal makeup

Bride Sophie’s brief When I met Sophie at her wedding trial, chatted about the kind of look she wanted – which like most of my brides – she wanted to look like an enhanced version of her natural self.  As a new mum, Sophie wasn’t used to wearing a lot of makeup due and tended to stick to mineral makeup in her own personal makeup kit (which tends to be a common with makeup wearers who prefer the more natural look).   Colouring and complexion Sophie’s complexion was naturally pale with beautiful freckles and she had great skin so I...

Get the look – nude cut crease glam
28 March 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Makeup Tutorial

Get the look – nude cut crease glam

Do you love the cut-crease look? Some of the cut-crease looks you see on social media can very dramatic and bold but might not necessarily feel wearable for “most” people but the beauty of makeup is that it’s all about personal preference.  If we all looked the same or liked the same things the world would be a very dull place.  I prefer to create beautiful looks that “feel” wearable as well as looking beautiful too.  So, this is my version of the natural cut-crease look as modelled by stunning Min Cai (represented by TTM Model Management). Preparation… Min’s skin...

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