A New Year

Come 12AM tonight the dreaded January Blues will be over & finally we'll be into Febuary. For some reason this month has dragged in & hasn't been the best of starts to 2012 as I'd hoped. I've decided that I'm not going to dwell on what's happened over this month though, especially the last week & instead look forward to this year & be happy that I'm healthy & have a good family, friends & boyfriend around me to keep me sane. Well, with the odd dose of insanity as well obviously to keep it all balanced ;-) 

I'm very happy to say that I've got lots of work in the pipeline for the up & coming year as well as some cheeky bookings in for 2013 already which is INSANE!! I also finally got around to ordering myself some new business cards as well which I had been meaning to do for AGES!! I still feel blessed that I get to do something that I love so much for a living as well as keeping my Para Planning business on the go as well. No rest for the wicked they say & I must say that I have to agree on every level of this comment. 

For now I'll wish you all a farewell until my next post which will hopefully be daily as I have my trusty Blog App on the good iPhone so I really have no excuse to be slacking!! Before I head though I'll just be posting one photo on this update & it's of a spectacular place that I'll be to in August. 

EGYPT!! ~ I cannot wait for the sun!!

Until next time big Blog world :

Amy xo

End of an Era..

First of all before I start my ramblings I'd like to say..

MERRY CHRISTMAS

& 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

I cannot believe I haven't updated this since the early days of NOVEMBER!!

My life has been thrown upside down the last month or so with a million & one things that needed done & obviously me not being able to say no to anyone had a big part to play in it.

Self inflicted really then eh?? 

I've got a few images to upload from my shoots that I've done & also the BBC Vintage Fashion Show that I worked at. I wanted to do a post on each but as I'm writing this I'm sitting in my comfies when I should be packing my case as I'm off to ESPANA tomorrow morning to spend 12 days in the sun with my boyfriend for New Years. Very excited as I've never been away for New Year as I usually spend it with my 3 wives. As I'm not then I wish each of them a FAB New Year & I'll see them on the 8th when I return.

Back to business..

My first upload is the finished prints from my Futuristic Shoot

Amazing shoot with an amazing team. 

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Next I'm on to the BBC Vintage Fashion Show.

It was an amazing experience..Hectic as I was the only MUA there for 20 + Models & I was also hair styling but it was worth every minute of hard work as it wasn't just for the BBC it was for a fantastic cause for a Gaelic Charity. Here as some shots..

It was a pleasure to work with everyone and the final cuts were amazing.

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Finally there is the hilarious shoot with new model Oliver Wright..We had trouble with our planned female model so using my initiative I decided to go out & scout on Glasgow's Argyle Street & to my amazement I got an AMAZING girl called Nicole Serzhantova who was willing to fill in. She did an awesome job and you would have never known she'd been hand picked at the last minute. 

The shoot & theme worked perfect & I'm so grateful to photographer Siobhan Stewart for making the images :-)

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Final thoughts before I head off to sort my packing out I'd just like to say a big THANKYOU to everyone who I've worked with in 2011..It's been a crazy year in every aspect & I never expected to do HALF the stuff that I have so I really am grateful for all the opportunities I've been given. A lot has gone down in a year and it's crazy to think of what's happened but I just hope that 2012 is just as good if not better and everyone achieves what they want to achieve.

NEVER STOP BELIEVING CHILDREN!!

(Even in Santa..)

I hope everyone has an AWESOME New Year & I'll be thinking of you all when I'm sunning myself.

Peace & Love..

Amy x x 

Busy As A Bee - Bzzzz....

GOD!!

I don't actually think I've been this busy in my life..

Well, maybe once or twice. Ha.

The past few weeks have went by in a flurry of make up brushes, shoots & some fantastic opportunities.

I've got so much work in the pipeline before Christmas that it's actually quite frightening.

Bring it on I say as it's always better to be busy than twiddling your thumbs.

Last Saturday was a new experience for me as I found myself working on the Music Video Clockwork.

Was a totally new to me as I'm used to shoots but I had a great time.

The team altogether were fantastic & working along side Directors, Producers, Camera Crew etc really gave me an eye opener as to what actually goes on Behind The Scenes.

A lot of hard work & retakes were done to get the video up to the standard that it's needed to be & I can't wait to see the end product. 

I'll be sure to post up on here for you all to have a swatch at too.

I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks as my diary is filled with new great opportunities for shoots, advertisements & fashion shows. To think that this is my job is insane but it shows me that hard work really does pay off. 

I'm back to juggling my Para-Planning Business, My make up jobs, Being the social nerd that I am, my 5 Dance Classes a week & generally just being myself. 

(Not to mention getting organised for my 2 weeks in Spain for New Year but that's another story)

It's going to be a toughie but I'm sure that with determination & a can of Red Bull close by at all times then I'll manage.

Until next time big blog world,

Amy x

Look into the future..

Looking into the future, what do you see?

This was the theme for yesterdays shoot.

FUTURISTIC!!

As my alarm rang in my ear at the frightening time of 5am I was up & on the go. Double & triple checking I had everything I needed in my kit I headed off to Larkhall to pick up one of the lovely models that I would be working with that day Miss Charlene Key - I've worked with Charlene previously and she's a lovely girl who I believe will go very far in this industry. I also picked up the hysterical and also amazing hair stylist Lisa Brown. With all 3 of us in the car we headed off for Edinburgh, keeping it mind it was still pitch black from the dreadful Winter mornings we managed to natter along and also have a small jam to my woman THEE ULTIMATE NICKI MINAJ!! The journey only took us 45 mins so as we were an hour early for shooting we decided it was time for breakfast & a recharge of Red Bull.

It was 8:45am and we pulled up to location to be met by the Photographer for the day Siobhan Stewart.

As we all bundled into the studio we got cracking, waiting on our second model Louise Marshall & also our stylist Siobhan began setting up while I got to work on lovely Charlene's face..

We were working on 3 seperate looks for each model & also 3 different hair styles each also.

Here are some behind the scene's photo's to have a look at before the final images are ready..

It was an AWESOME shoot with an AWESOME team who I very much look forward to working with again soon. I can't wait to see the final images.

We wrapped it up at 1:20 & after a team clean up it was time to head back home..

The Red Bull had worn off & we were stuck in a traffic jam, home was on the horizon & with a few of Lisa's truly hysterical childhood stories we were back in Glasgow before we knew it.

A productive day was finished and it was now time to sleep.

Until next time.

Amy x

LAGGING BEHIND!!

URGH!! Not impressed with myself at all considering I had my blog well under way & it was getting updated as a blog should be & then BAM - I was struck down with being a busy bee & this little sucker got neglected. I do apologise - Mostly to myself!!

Like I said I've been busy busy, working away on a new line of work which has totally thrown me well out of my world of lipsticks & mascara. It's a new challenege & I've officially been in my CEO role for a month exactly & it's going pretty well. I still have LOADS to learn but this my little friends will come with time.

Halloween has obviously just passed & my oh my didn't I enjoy it. Halloween is my FAVOURITE time of year. Personally I believe it beats Christmas but shh..Don't tell anyone else that. I was MAJOR busy on the night of the 29th when everyone was going out. Body painting, face painting, making the world into all sorts of different things for their night ahead. Tired & dying for a bath I clambered home at 9:30pm - Popped a Pro Plus - Had a vodka & was ready to get my Skeleton on. This is what I went as for Halloween. Can you guess where I pulled my inspiration from? See below.

Before I finish off on this massive rant I would just like to say that I am very much looking forward to shooting with Miss Charlene Key again on Friday in Edinburgh for a Futuristic Theme. It's going to be AWESOME!!

Now I shall be off.
Until next time,
Amy xo

Who Needs Airbrushing?..

As I've added a few new products to my kit this month I've found ONE that really stands out to me..

I've always been a BIG fan of Smashbox Cosmetics, mostly of their colour range as their palettes of eyeshadows are amazing & have excellent pigment which can suit someone looking for a natural look or someone going for something just a little bit more daring.

I was intrigued to hear about their new foundation that was launching called Studio Skin 15 HR Wear. 

As I used to work in a cosmetic hall, luckily enough right next to the lovely Smashbox I got to hear of them launching first. The hype that surrounded these new foundations was amazing & they literally flew out the door so I knew I had to pick myself up 2 just to see what it was all about. They come in 12 gorgeous shades that will suit any skin tone. I picked up 1.2 & 2.3 to add to my kit & I can only say that I've not been disappointed. 

The foundation glides onto your face like silk & not only stays put for the full night it also covers blemishes like you'd never believe. I've used them on photo shoots & also on myself for a cheeky night out & I genuinely cannot say a bad word about them. They're oil free & have a buildable medium to full coverage which keeps your skin looking fresh all day.

Studio Skin is by far flying the flag for the best foundation of the year.

RRP £29.50

Until next time..

Amy x

Picture Perfect.

It's been a mental week but I finally have the time to update my blog - In this short week my cosmetic department store job has came to an end after 2 years & I'm moving on to become Mrs Self Employed. Yes, that's right, I have my own business. I couldn't be more stoked & I'm already a mixture of emotions but it's something I've always wanted to have & who knew that so soon I'd actually be called Boss Lady myself. It's a journey that I'm extremely happy about & it also gives me the flexibility to continue my freelance work like never before.

Speaking of freelance, here are the final prints from last weeks shoot with model Charlene Key.

Photographer - Tom Cairns

Make Up Artist - Myself

Hair stylist - Lisa Brown

Extensions - Robyn Guthrie

Fantastic shoot.

Until next time

Amy x