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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British Bride magazine thrives with record success
31 January 202026 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Creative Makeup, Fashion Makeup, Wedding Makeup

British Bride magazine thrives with record success

British Bride magazine celebrates incredible success Our current issue of British Bride magazine has been a phenomenal success.  Selling out of glossy print copies within the first 4 weeks of sale and circulation figures being more than 40,000 globally. We knew our New Year issue of British Bride magazine was going to be a special one.  We all felt it while we were excitedly shooting our exquisite front cover and main editorial at the very beautiful Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.  The architecture there was amazing but The Painted Hall (by Christopher Wren) as seen on our front...

Bridal makeup inspiration for the modern bride
5 November 201926 January 2024in Wedding Makeup, Beauty, Latest News

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...

Bridal makeup – a look back through 2018
2 January 201926 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Wedding Makeup

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...

Can you make a CHANGE to cruelty free makeup?
3 October 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty

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...

Veil Cover Cream – A must-have for my makeup kit!
29 May 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Fashion Makeup

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 Makeup

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...

Geri Halliwell before and after
7 March 201826 January 2024in Latest News, Beauty, Makeup Tutorial

“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...

Highlights of 2017
29 December 201726 January 2024in Latest News, Commercial Makeup, Creative Makeup, Fashion Makeup, Wedding Makeup

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...

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