Bride La Boheme Campaign / Jemma Keech / Liv Lundelius

There are very few photographers still celebrating the dreamy romantic world of film photography in Australia. One of the best in her field and very lovely to boot is Jemma Keech and it was wonderful being able to work alongside her and the creative mind and designer of Bride La Boheme on her latest campaign.

Isn't the lighting just wonderful?

The stunning dresses are all available via The Babushka Ballerina.

My current fav products & a little interview

I had the pleasure of being interviewed over at Walter Osborne sharing my favourite products and a little more about me. Check out the full post over here and see my current top 10 below:

What are your top 5 (or 10!) desert island beauty products and why?

1) Avene Thermal Water – calms and refreshes the skin no matter how stressed or sensitive it might be.

2) Organic Coconut Oil – because I can only choose five products and this is such a great multitasker, that I love to use to remove stubborn eye makeup, as body moisturiser and as hair mask.

3) The Clearisonic skin cleansing brush – it works with any basic cleanser and performs a cleansing miracle.

4) Zkin Line Smoothing Serum – my favourite eye cream and anti ageing serum in one. Very potent yet organic.

5) A good mascara. I currently love Jane Iredale Longest Lash Mascara, makes my lashes look super long and whispy. I am a sucker for the gold packaging. 
Hopefully if I would bring these five I wouldn’t require any further makeup…otherwise I’d be screwed as I haven’t really listed any foundation, concealer or colour products.

6) Becca Shimmering Skin Perfector – the best illuminator that I have ever found.

7) Chanel Pro Lumiere Foundation – this has been discontinued for years, but was an industry and personal favourite and I secretly hope that they will bring this amazing product back.

8) Veil Primer by Hourglass – makes everything used on top of it water resistant, a must for humid locations and long days or teary brides.

9) Jane Iredale Sugar&Butter, lip exfoliator and plumper – a little pretty genius product that exfoliates and then hydrates and plumps, the lip balm also has a very amazing sheer peach tone and golden shimmer to it. Looks great on it’s own or as lip primer.

10) By Terry Touche Veloutee concealer – so light and radiant, never settles in lines a staple in my kit.

A fresh start - body products that wake me up

We have recently moved house and while our new space is sun drenched with morning light warming our bed room,in the midst of a busy season and the general moving chaos I have found it a little harder than usual to get out of bed in the morning. Do you know those days? Good thing La Mav, sent over their new body products...the perfect timing.

The Australian line of Organic skincare, is another favourite of mine within the truly natural, cruelty free and organic skin care ranges. They also carry one of my favourite eye creams: Bio A7 Firming Eye Lotion.

The coffee body scrub, really wakes me up in the morning, the body lotion with the soothing smell of Rose Geranium melts the stress away and the fresh scent of the hand cream keeps me alert during the day, I feel it's a little aromatherapy trio that worked wonders for me.

To tell you a little bit more about the products:

The Coffee Bean Body Scrub has a base of coconut oil and feels very hydrating, my skin is immediately smooth and supple after using in the shower, and I love the smell, I wish I could use it every morning, but I feel once to twice a week is enough exfoliation. If you haven't used this before be careful not to use too much product, a little goes a long way and it's a very loose texture not really a paste. The first time around I lost quite a bit of this lovely product down the drain, so please be careful. The mess you create in the shower is worth it and it does not leave any residue behind. Your skin will glow and feel super soft afterwards. Hooray for coffee scrubs.

The Noruish Hannd Creme is perfect for the desk, it comes in a clever packaging with a pump too and is easily absorbed, no sticky mess when typing. It contains Coenzyme Q10 and Shea Butter to provide long-lasting protection from dryness. A true skin care product for your hands, keeping them young and supple. It has quite a strong fresh citrus smell, I pick out the lemon myrtle oil contained here, so be warned if that's not your thing. Lemon myrtle has many health benefits and a lovely fragrance, however I prefer my day to day hand cream to be unscented and a little more neutral. Right now I am enjoying the scent though.

The Nourish Body Moisturiser comes in a pump bottle and has a lovely rich texture which melts into the skin and absorbing fully without leaving any residue behind, perfect for Summer, but still very nourishing and definitely suitable for dry skin. I am really looking forward to using it each day. It will sure become a bathroom staple.

My sensitive skin liked all the products and I am hoping they will release a body wash as well. Maybe one that smells of coffee as well?

werk werk werk

This year seems very powerful to me, fast paced and dynamic and never a dull moment, I hope everyone will finish this year strong and positive. Let's all hang in there a little longer.

This week was filled with images releases of work that I have done a little while ago, always a great moment to see work published and being able to share the work.

This was my latest fashion editorial for HUF magazine.

Credits (Instagrams) Photographer: Levon Baird (@levonbaird) Stylist: Blake Sutherland (@blakeislively) Hair/Makeup: Liv Lundelius (@liv_lundelius) Model: Ruby Lee (@ruubylee) Agency: EMG Models (@emg_models) Magazine: HUF Magazine (@hufmagazine)

My holygrail hair tools

Working in the fashion and beauty industry I am always on the lookout for the best and latest as additions to my professional makeup- and hair kit. My hair tools need to be fast, reliable and easy to pack, reduce damage on my clients and models hair and super easy to use. I am excited to let you know I found the one!

I usually really like to mix and match when it comes to cosmetics and hair styling products, and I carry a variety of different brand hair tools. The latest luxury addition to my kit are H2Dhair styling tools. I think I will not look back anytime soon. Designed with the professional in mind these beauties come with dual voltage use, for us busy international artists, professional length swivel cords, and sleek professional design. It was love at first sight! Opening the boxes of my new babies was already a great experience. You know, some brands just get it right, the whole packaging experience. During the first use I was super impressed how fast these tools would heat up, they are ready to use almost instantly (20sec), and also the professional very high temperatures, which will ensure the hair takes to the styling properly and that the look will last and last and last and... you get the idea! Let me tell you a bit more about the actual products I have:

Linear II Professional One Pass Iron in glossy black.

This is a straightening iron/styler which can be used to curl the hair as well. It's amazing! Heats up to 230C within 20 seconds. The flexible high quality floating plates are coated with ceramic and infused with tourmaline, which makes the hair smoother, silkier and static free. It uses Far Infrared Technology and Ionic Technology which is the latest and most advanced thing in hair styling. Although I always love the look of matte black tools, I have to admit that they are hard to keep clean. They get a lot of product build up over time, while the glossy tools are so much easier to wipe down.

IR professional hair dryer in black Another hit in the range! It's everything I could want from a hair dryer, fast, gentle with state-of-the-art technology; The Ionic Generator which seal cuticles, infuse moisture, eliminate frizz and provides a silky feel. The Infrared heaters allow to cut the drying time dramatically. It has 4 Speed and heat settings and a cold shot button. If you are in the market for a new hair dryer get one of the few in world that use both, true ionic and infrared technology, you can thank me later, your hair will thank you straight away. You're welcome!

H2D X5 Professional Curling Wand And now the most amazing tool of all: This is the ultimate essential tool for all session stylists. You get one curling wand with five interchangeable barrels, for all shapes and sizes of curls that you could ever want. Do you remember the revolutionary technology of the other H2D tools, I was talking about? Yes you guessed right. This is the first true ceramic and tourmaline infused curling wand, using Far infrared technology and ion field technology seals in natural oils for great conditioning. It comes with a heat protection glove which I recommend using, as Even more: Micro-porous technology looks in moisture to avoid split ends. To sum it up: It's very gentle on the hair, super duper fast, and your hair will be shiny beyond belief.

And now, excuse me, please. I have to go and play with my new toys.