HAIR & MAKEUP WORK FOR CLOTHING BRAND ORGANIC PIRATE AW13 CAMPAIGN & LOOKBOOK

Credits:
Karl Slater - Photographer

Models: 
Brooklyn B Sanchez
Billy Degg
Zia Almos Joshua 
Alice Wahtel

All designs available to purchase online at
www.organicpirate.co.uk
http://organicpirate.bigcartel.com/

LIME CRIME VELVETINES LIPSTICK! NEW COLOUR PINK VELVET!

I know there has been lots of reviews already about the very famous and popular Lime Crime Velvetines Liquid Matte Lipstick but as i'm such a fan of these lipsticks and I'm super excited today as I've just ordered their latest colour Pink Velvet :-)

Pink Velvet

I already own in my kit their two other colours Red Velvet and Suedeberry and can't recommend these products enough! 

Red Velvet Velvetine

Suedeberry Velvetine

They go on as a liquid and dry to a beautiful Matte finish and are very long lasting.  

Here's a picture from a recent shoot where I used the colour Suedeberry and as you can see the finish is beautiful. The colour lasted most of the shoot and was easy to apply by adding some of the liquid to a palette and then applying with my makeup brush. I also found when I had to change the lip colour to a natural lip for another look, the velvetine was easy to remove and left no stain.

Photographer: Ed Gregory for Veeveers 

I have just ordered mine online from Love Makeup and as soon as I receive it I will do another post featuring the swatch :-)

Love Jo

x

LFW EMILIA WICKSTEAD SS14 - ASSISTING EMMA O'BYRNE WITH AOFM

Last month I had the privilege and a great time assisting an amazing makeup for another on schedule show at London Fashion Week.

I joined 10 of my fellow AOFM graduates backstage at Halcyon Gallery in New Bond Street with Key Makeup Artist Emma O'Byrne who designed the look for Emilia Wickstead SS14 Show.

On arrival at our 7.45am call time Emma O'Byrne demonstrated the makeup look. 

Firstly the skin was prepped using Dermalogica skin care, who sponsored the show with their products. The skin was thoroughly cleansed with their Ultra Calming Cleanser followed by their Multi Active Toner and Active Moist Moisturiser . 

The makeup was keep simple and very natural with an emphasised brow, beautiful skin and a hint of Plum colour to the lips. Some of the makeup brands used were OCC, Tom Ford & MAC.

Here's some backstage and final look images...

Love Jo x

LFW BORA AKSU SS14 - ASSISTING HAIR DESIGNER CHRYSOSTOMOS CHAMALIDIS

Once again I was extremely happy to assist Hair Stylist Chrysostomos Chamalidis for London Fashion Week.

Key Hair Designer Chrysostomos Chamalidis

For a third season Chrysostomos was the Key Hair Designer for Bora Aksu SS14 and was sponsored by hair brand KMS.

The show took place in the Courtyard Space at Somerset House and with a 20-strong hair team and an early start, with a call time of 6am to ensure the models were ready for the 9.30am show.

Hair Designer Bio...

Chrysostomos Chamalidis is a hair-stylist with over 20 years of experience and a master in hair! Early in his career he started working in hair salons, later moving to fashion, advertising, music and theatre. He has worked at top international hair salons, styled numerous fashion editorials and worked with countless celebrities including most recently last week Sienna Miller for the British Film Institute Gala. 

Sienna Miller - British Film Institute Gala 2013

He has worked on campaigns for labels and companies including George Jensen, MAC Cosmetics, Valentino Red, H&M, Rimmel, and Ann Taylor and is also the hair designer for Roland Mouret trunk shows and look books. 

Working with renowned names in the industry such as Malcolm Edwards and Eugene Souleiman, he has also worked on various fashion shows for Temperley, ISSA, Kinder Aggugini, Antonio Berardi, and Gilles.

Chrysostomos style can be described as feminine, avant-garde and exaggerated classic forms and to view more of Chrysostomos’s amazing work please visit his website.

The Show & Hair Style

Celebrating 10 years at London Fashion Week this year, Designer Bora Aksu looked to his Turkish roots for inspiration for his S/S 14 collection “Nazar”.

Chrysostomos Chamalidis explained the hair inspiration:

“The style I created was evocative of a beautiful rural Turkish peasant girl who has been outside in fields all day. Her look is youthful and fresh with a windswept, but not frizzy, hair texture to perfectly complement Bora’s collection."

To achieve the perfect wispy texture the hair was carefully prepped with KMS ADDVOLUME root & body lift, KMS ADDVOLUME volumising spray and KMS HAIRPLAY makeover spray, and finished with KMS HAIRPLAY playable texture and KMS TAMEFRIZZ taming creme. 

Here's the video from the show and to find out how we created the look click here

Love Jo x

MY REVIEW ON THE COLOUR BUG BY KEVIN MURPHY

Here's a quick review of a hair product I used on a recent shoot :-)

With lots of coloured hair chalks on the market and the trend for temporarily colouring our hair with crazy colours I recently came across a product by international hairstylist Kevin Murphy called the Colour Bug.

The Colour Bug is a fun wipe in, wipe off colour that comes in 6 colours - orange, pink, purple, white, neon & shimmer

With easy application and quick removal by washing your hair, the Colour Bug also adds body and texture to the hair leaving it full of life.

My Review

Photographer: Shooting Beauty      Hair & Makeup by Jo Coletta 

Styling:

The model in the picture had really long hair and I wanted to create a shorter style.  This I done by adding texture with products and tonging random sections to create some movement. Tying a very low ponytail at the end of the hair with a clear elastic I rolled the hair up and underneath itself until I reach the nape of the neck.  I then pinned the roll into place with grips to secure. 

Keeping the front tonged pieces loose around the face I pulled out random sections of hair from the roll and tonged again to create loose curls.  This helped soften the look and to make it look more of a natural shorter style.

Application of the Colour Bug:

As advised on the directions of use, I used a cape for around the models shoulders and wore gloves.

I started by applying a styling product to the pieces of hair I was going to use the colour bug on. This is recommended to help the powder stick and dry to the hair.   I applied the bug a few times to create subtle Pink highlights.  I found by adding more pressure to the bug against the hair on application it made the colour darker.  

As I wanted to match the Pink to the models lipstick I only applied very light pressure.

To get more of an understanding on how to apply the Colour Bug I have included the YouTube video by Kevin Murphy. The video explains in full what the results will be on different hair colours.

The results I thought were great and it was really easy and quick to use.  I think it's definitely handy to have in your kit as a hairstylist as they're small and will last a while and perfect if you want to get creative!  

Also fab for anyone wanting to try them at home for a fun day/night out.  

Are they messy?
I had a little bit of product on the gloves I was wearing as I was using my hand underneath to support the hair I was applying it to and was rubbing it throughout the hair with my fingers so that was to be expected.

For any fallen colour from the hair after applying, I didn't notice anything on the models clothes or shoulders. So no mess!

Where to buy? To find your nearest stockist please visit

http://www.kevinmurphy.com.au/findus/findus.php 

Can't wait to add the other colours to my collection!

Hope you enjoyed my review guys!

Love Jo x