Photoshoot with my sister

I did my sisters hair and makeup. She has nice, healthy, undamaged hair so i decided to curl it instead of using my rollers like i usually would. Tied two ponytails, and stuck in a couple of bobby pins. Easy stuff! Nothing as hard as my braided buns...

I really hate this backdrop. SO many creases. It took my an hour to iron this 3 x 11m piece of shit. And it was still full of ripples. Thank god we're getting a new one in a couple of days! 

Im fully booked with photoshoots from Thursday onwards. Dont know where im going to find the time to edit... Will be posting up pics. 

Im hoping i can get involved with hair and makeup, but i dont think ill have much time to. Some of my upcoming days, i have two shoots in one day :S

Healthy supplements!

I may have gone a bit overboard with shopping at the health food shop today. These are all 100% natural and organic herbs, with no added chemicals. 

The 6 different supplements i take every day! The most important ones to me, are Vitamin C, Zinc, and B Complex. 

I also take sleeping (sort of) pills (100% natural herbal remedy, no chemicals), but never more than one night in a row. You should never get dependant on these or youll never be able to sleep naturally. I use them to kickstart my sleep at 10pm so i can wake up early at 9am. Its a sleep cycle adjuster :)

B Complex is a variety of all the different vitamin b's, mushed into one pill. Its got so many different health benefits that i cant really list them all here. Everyone should take B Complex, and Vitamin C everyday. 

Zinc for healthy skin, hair and nails. Silica gel is also good for this, but i thought id try zinc this time around. So is evening primrose oil. 

If youre taking zinc, make sure you take it after eating breakfast in the morning. Otherwise youll munt. 

Vitamin C is always important for your immune system. I hate getting sick. If i feel like i am getting a cold, i take 2 a day (500mg each). Dont take more than 2 a day, its risky in the long term. 

I think the most important thing about taking drugs/pills/medication is that you dont get dependant on it! 

And of course, that youre not taking in dangerous and harmful chemicals on a daily basis. Mine are all 100% natural herb extracts, which makes me feel better about taking 6 pills a day. I know they are not harmful :)

Btw i have a new photoshoot up and coming. Location will be at the royal botanical gardens because of all the nice autumn foliage there will be. Also, new model. Look out for a photoshoot post in the next few weeks. 

Manicure the french way

Not much to say, everyone knows how to do a french manicure. Its basically three simple steps, plus a technique for the brush strokes.
You dont need long nails to do this. Just a few millimetres of white nail, will do just fine.

First of all you need this:



French white, french pink, and french finish.

You need to paint a strip of white at the top of your nails in a very faint shape of a half moon. You can pain below the white of your nails, onto the pink, to give the illusion of longer white nails.
Once this had dried (I find the manicare french set to very quick drying), apply a coat to the whole nail, over the white. Make sure its not too think, nor too thin. It must spread evenly and neatly. Then once this had dried apply the french polish over the top. Done!

Here is the finished product:



Very sorry about the poor image quality. I took these photos with my mobile phone. Next time i will use my dslr for more detail!

No heat hair care!

Alot of people, friends and strangers, ask me how i take care of my burgundy coloured hair. The answer: high maintenance. The most important part to me is that there is NO HEAT! Because as my whole head was bleached before the red was put through, and heat will make it even more fragile. I reduce the amount i use my hot styling tools as much as possible.

No hot tools mean: Cutting down on hair dryer, curler, and hair straightener use.

A few essential tools for NO HEAT hair care:
1. Rollers
2. Hair dryer with COOL SETTING! Thats the only setting you should use. (Unless you are in a hurry, then use heat).
3. Diffuser with spikes

You will also need the essential, leave in conditioner, or whichever product works for you best.

These tools will help me achieve straight, and wavy hair, with no heat.

These are foam rollers. You can also use velcro rollers, but i find that they tend to straighten out the hair as you pull them out.

This is a diffuser. You attach to the end of your hair dryer. If your hair dryer didnt come with one, you can find a universal one that will fit.

Left to right: Nak moroccan aroma oil, Nak repl.ends conditioning mousse.
Ive been using these alot lately. I find theyre all i need to condition my hair, with out it getting heavy and sticky from products.

Nake repl.ends conditioning foam moisturising mousse. It also has excellent hold. Make sure you shake the bottle. You only need a very small squirt because the foam will expand in your hand.
After putting this through towel dried hair, time to style!

For straight hair, we go straight to the hair dryer. You need to attatch the diffuser to you hair dryer and comb though your hair with the diffuser spikes while drying it. Make sure youre only using cool setting.

For wavy hair, wrap your hair around the foam curlers and twist to secure in place. I like to then spritz them with another moisture spray. This conditions, leaves a nice shine, and also dampens the hair for tighter curls. But this is completely optional. Leave in for however long you want. Theres no need to sleep overnight in it. Take out carefully. And use diffuser to catch the bottom of your locks, and twist the diffuser head to twist the hair with it. Remember, cool setting!

I then use Nak moroccan aroma oil (not more than 1 drop!) and spread it in my palms. Then lightly comb through locks with fingers for more moisture, and most importantly, shine, texture and smell!

Here is the finished result! Photo credit to Aidan Jamison.

Im sorry this is very hard to explain. Maybe i will repost later with more photos of the process. Or maybe even a video, if anyone is interested in more detail! Let me know!

Homemade masks

Matt and i have been planning our day trips for the mid semester break. We're thinking of heading up to daylesford for a weekend.

Right now ive got a mask on my face. Homemade of egg and towel paper.

This is how it works: (it doesnt sound pleasant, but it works!)

You need: one egg white in a bowl, a brush (makeup brush), small square pieces of towel paper.

1. Have a hot steamy shower ;)

2. Use a brush to brush egg white onto face.

3. Place towel paper over egg and brush over again to make sure its all stuck on your face.

4. Repeat untill your T zone is covered.

5. Wait till it dries and hardens. (Touch the inner corners of your nose - thats the last place it dries)

6. Peel off slowly.