Custom made Hair Acessories just for you

I make hair jewels in both pearl and crystal - these break up your hair if it is one colour as you can see below;

 Hair styled in to curls placed at the top of the head with no hair decoration

 

 Same hair style with individual hair pearls placed in to the style

 

Same hair style with individual hair crystals placed in to the style

 

 

As you can see, just a few small clips can really break up the hair and add a bit more definition and interest to your hair.

 

I make these slides myself and sell them in packs of 3 for £3 or two packs for £5 plus p+p

 

The pearls and crystals are available in all colours so you can match them up with any decoration you have on your dress and can even order some in for your bridesmaids to match the colour of their dresses.

 

If you have any questions, or would like to order a few packs please email me at makeupbyamy@talktalk.net

 

Many Thanks

 

Amy

Vintage Boudoir in Brighton and Hove

I have blogged about Taboudoir as I often work with photographer Emma Meston to make over people for their own boudoir shoots.

Recently we have had a few clients asking to do vintage boudoir.  These are people who have never sported vintage looks before as they didn't know how to so they have wanted to be completely transformed for their boudoir shoot.

We also had a client who dresses in a vintage way and her style is very 1950's so for her boudoir shoot she wanted a 1930's/40's feel for it instead.

As the hair and make up artist, I start their transformation in the singstar room at the Hotel Pelirocco I then become stylist to look at their 'wear' that they have brought along to create the look that they are wanting to achieve.

They disappear up to which ever room they have chosen to have their boudoir shoot in and Emma creates their look for them.

From speaking to each client I have discovered that people have boudoir shoots for many different reasons; Some as a wedding present for their husband to be, others have been diagnosed with an illness and want these photos before they go through treatment.  Some people have lost a lot of weight and have these pictures done for themselves as a reward whilst others are given the gift of a boudoir shoot from their loved one.

What ever the reason and whoever these shoots are for, I can guarantee you one thing - with Myself and Emma they will be relaxed and fun and you will love your images at the end of the process.

So, if this is something that you have always wanted to do, or whether your mind has toyed with this idea, please get in touch and book now (we have a special offer for a very limited time)

Here are some results from a few recent vintage boudoir shoots:

 

We are happy to travel to any hotel in the South East of England for your shoot to take place, otherwise we are happy to arrange using a room at the hotel pelirocco in Brighton so please get in touch and book in for your boudoir shoot either through www.taboudoir.com or myself on 07906 393 807 or you can email me at makeupbyamy@talktalk.net

Best Regards

Amy

Make up artist for John Farrar using Annabelle's Wigs

Once in the studio, John Farrar works a bit like myself - we have a little chat about what we would like to create, not too much planning goes into it, we go into the studio .... and then we create something completely different!

I decide on 'Red' so John looks around the studio for clothes and completes the look!

In this picture I have used a white bob from Annabelle's Wigs to complete the look.

 

John then adds his photo magic and an image is created!

 

I will soon be writing about what make up I used and how I applied the make up for all of these creations.

 

make up artist for John Farrar

Yesterday I had the privilege of working with Photographer John Farrar. 
I was asked into the studio by Emma Meston of Emmest Photography and Model Alessandra Gage where we created a few different looks.
It was truly a pleasure to be in such wonderful company and I couldn't but help loading up the first picture that John shared with me.

hair and make up - Amy Prifti
Model - Alessandro Gage
Photographer - John Farrar
Head Piece - Rachel Sigman
Wig - Annabelle's Wigs

Futuristic Make Up Inspiration

I was asked to hold a couple of workshops at Brighton College to inspire their hair dressing students to create hair and make up for their end of year hair show.

It is not possible to teach over 50 students how to apply make up in only 2 hours so I sat and demonstrated a few different techniques that would hopefully inspire them.

I also had only 1 student to demonstrate 2 looks on so that I could show as many different techniques as possible:

Soaped out eyebrows, custom made eyelashes with sequins on them, glitter eyebrows, textured greasepaint make up - glitter lips

Soaped out eye brows - draw new eyebrows on. Lots of highlighting and shading - silver lines, glitter dots

Sequin eyebrows, custom made eyelashes, colourful splodges with glitter on them, glitter outline to lips

Black and silver face - lots of shading and highlighting, glitter streaks, custom made eyelashes, bling

If you look back at make up throughout the ages - it is normally the eyebrows and lips that create a make up look, so on all the above looks, I have soaped out the eyebrows - I will be doing a youtube demo soon to show you how to do this technique so check back to my channel from time to time to check if I have uploaded this for you.

Turns out that I think the future might be 'bling' !

Quite frankly Futuristic make up means different things to different people and it is up to you how far you take this and how far into the future you look.

Good luck to all the hair students for your hair show coming up in 2 weeks

Amy x

How to design hair and make up for a fashion show

On Saturday 16th I was fortunate enough to be the hair and make up designer for Chrissie Nicholson-Wild for her new Autumn Winter 2013 capsule collection that she was showing off at the Guerilla Fashion Show at the Brighton Arts Centre for her brand 'Curve Couture'

I have worked with Chrissie just a few times before so it was really important to get on her wave length with what she was wanting to achieve for the fashion show.  Luckily enough she was happy to give me full artistic range on the hair and make up but there is no point in doing this if it doesn't tie in with the designers theme.

When designing hair and make up for someone else it is important to remember who your client is and why they have asked you to work with them - Your hair and make up needs to compliment and complete their look or theme to the best of its ability.  The finished look will never look right if you have gone off on your own tangent and not listened to the designers needs.

That said..... the best place to start? PINTEREST ! This is a great place to share ideas and get a mood board started so that you are all working towards the same result.
Chrissie had one board already set up before making her wonderful clothing range - this can be viewed at http://pinterest.com/curvecouture/lady-huntress/ Once I had viewed this and had an ind eph discussion I decided to create a hair and make up board using Chrissie's guide lines; http://pinterest.com/amyprifti/guerrilla-fashion-brighton/
Not only was this great for Chrissie to look at and cast her opinion but it was also fantastic to show my creative team of hair stylists and make up artists exactly what look we wanted to create and invite them join in on that creativity by adding their own pins.

I then took to pen and paper to scribble down my designs and the outcome:

Model - Sian Fann

Model - Yolanda Carella

Model - Alice Hayward

Model - Dolly

Model - Gabriella Tavani

 

 

I will do a separate blog on each look and how my team of make up artists and hair stylists - Myself, Kate Bishop and Sarah Vickery achieved each look.

 

I will also be sharing with you the wonderful talent that is Chrissie Nicholson - www.curvecouture.co.uk and her finished outfits.

 

Thank you to Emma Meston - www.emmestphotography.com for taking the above photos and letting me use them.

 

 

Also a huge thank you to Annabelle's Wigs - www.annabelleswigs.co.uk for providing wigs for us to use.

Boudoir photography for Valentines day

……. For who you are

 

Want to arrange something special for your valentine this year with long lasting memories for you both to treasure for years to come?

 

Taboudoir are offering a once in a lifetime experience for just £150.00  This includes Hair and Make -Up and a photo shoot to take place at the hotel where you have whisked your loved one off to, or our boutique hotel 'Hotel Peirocco' in Brighton

 

This offer is available for a limited time only; please get in touch NOW to secure the date for your boudoir shoot.

 

For more info contact Taboudoir on 07807 468555 or

 07906 393807

Email info@emmestphotography.co.uk   

Visit our website for more information; www.taboudoir.com