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My Vaishaly skincare dream

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Eat, sleep, work, repeat, eat, sleep, work, repeat. Seems to be my only diary entry of late, working like a machine, not caring for my body and skin in the way I should and averaging about 5 hours sleep a night, I hit a wall, literally, looked at my face and boom there they were, the dreaded character marks, dehydration lines, sun damage. The time had come. Its time to start spending a little more time on my skin. As most of you know, I am an absolute skincare junkie and have never failed in my quest to always look after it. However sometimes we need that deeper pore cleanse, the hydrating oils and the pressure massage, to help us escape the woes of London life and to creep that moisture deep into my 7 layers of skin. To google I went to research, "Best anti-aging facial, London" A whole host of random ideals came up and I landed upon a review for Vaishaly facials, what I loved was the clean, descriptive website, the amazing reviews of the signature facials and the fact tha

Preparing for the BAFTA's

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For this post I wanted to go through the amazing stages of getting one of my wonderful clients and friends ready for this years BAFTA event held in the beautiful Royal Albert Hall. A day in the life of a red carpet makeup and hair artist, as wonderful and glamorous the event is, full of beauty, splendour, pomp and circumstance, there is a lot of behind the scenes that goes into creating, mastering and eventually achieving such wonderment. With a dream to be nominated and having worked with the awe inspiring Stephen Fry in the past experiencing his quick wit and renowned intellect first hand, to witness his hosting skills in all there beauty, what a wonder. To sit amongst your piers and witness the talent in the room from screenwriters to makeup designers, hollywood icons to the driving forces behind their careers. One day I will perhaps be lucky enough to belong in that room next to my love, and even, win an award for my chosen field, the dream that everyone in this industry chases a