Behind the Scenes Part I - Hitched Magazine

Location shot - Photo courtesy of Larissa Hrstic | Floral Design

As some of you may have seen on my facebook page I was asked to be part of an amazing team to shoot an editorial for Hitched magazine by Milkshake Creative.

Hitched is a new bridal/wedding magazine that will be sure to grab your attention and will definitely be set apart from all the bridal magazines currently on the market. It will be stocked in Australia, NZ and Asia wide on the 3rd of April 2013 and will be available online for order and subscriptions shortly. In the meantime you can stay up to date with them by following them on instagram @hitchedmagazine.


Here are some behind the scenes images (well, the ones I can actually show you for now) from the shoot and be sure to stay tuned for Part II which will be released after the magazine launch.

Photo courtesy of Hitched Magazine

Photo courtesy of Hitched Magazine

Nastia waiting for hair and makeup to be finished - Photo courtesy of Nastia

Photo courtesy of Nastia

The gorgeous Katherine from Giant Management. Photo courtesy of Hitched Magazine

Photo courtesy of Larissa Hrstic | Floral Design

The gorgeous and ever so talented Larissa - Photo courtesy of Hitched Magazine

Photo courtesy of Larissa Hrstic | Floral Design

The sky on the drive home - Photo by moi (yep - this was the only time I could stop to take a picture lol)

We had such a great time and loved every minute working with them. If you'd like to check out the rest of the talent here are the links:

Models:
Katherine from Giant Management
Nastia
Emily

Photographer|Editing|Styling: Peta Rudd www.petarudd.com
Hair: Eddy Iljin Hwang of Next Hair and Colourseum
Floral Design: Larissa Hrstic (located at The Milkbar Studio) http://themilkbarstudio.com.au/
MUA: Jolina O'Hair

Milkshake Creative | Hitched Magazine

Amika Photography Canberra Tour - BTS

I finally had the chance to work with Amanda of Amika Photography when she visited Canberra on a mini tour.

Here are a few behind the scenes images that I was able to capture throughout the weekend.

Having a sneaky peek at the pics from the first half of the shoot.

From the back of Amanda's camera.

My favourite look of the day

From the back of Amanda's camera

For those of you who missed out on booking a spot with Amika Photography and myself, keep an eye out on my facebook page and Amika Photography's page for the next tour announcement, not just for in Canberra, but also the Wollongong area as I may be up that way some time soon! xxx

Tarazz.com.au - Sephora Purchases

 When I found out that Tarazz was going to be bringing Sephora products to Australian shores I was ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC! While I was in Canada in 2010 I fell in LOVE with their stores AND their brushes but was devastated when I found out that Sephora do not ship to Australia. So as soon as they officially launched I jumped online and put in a big massive order!

One of the biggest gripes that most people had with Tarazz was the shipping cost. Now, I do agree that if you were buying only 1-2 items it definitely was not worth the $40 postage, but I got all of these items delivered to me for $56.99 P&H (which equates to $5.18 per item which is a pretty good deal if you ask me). If you're only after a couple of things I would recommend that you pool with a bunch of friends and just order together and split the postage.

I received constant updates about my order and even got an immediate refund when an item I ordered was no longer available. Overall I was pretty happy with the service from Tarazz and will definitely order from them again as getting these items at the US price is such a steal and definitely worth it!

COSMETIC ITEMS

Korres Lip Butter Collection

Make Up For Ever Black Tango Palette

Urban Decay Ocho Locco 24/7 Glide On Eye

Sephora by OPI Tinsel Town Collector's Set

Urban Decay Primer Potion Professional Size

TOOLS

Tweezerman Eyelash Curler

Sephora Bulls Eye Lash Applicator

Sephora Sharpener

Sephora Collection IZAK Brush Set

Sephora + Pantone Universe Luminous Brush Set

Sephora Collector's Edition Premium IT Set

I'll be doing individual reviews on each item in the next coming weeks so make sure you keep an eye out on the blog! x

On the Road Photoshoot

* ON THE ROAD PHOTOSHOOT WITH JACK GRAYSON*

For those of you who follow me on Instagram, you would've seen these behind the scenes images from my shoot with Jack Grayson, Amelia from THE EDIT Vintage Store and Natalia from early December 2012.

Well now, I can finally tell you that this shoot has now been published on Fashion Journal Online!

This is such exciting news for me as one of my favourite artists Merton Muaremi works with this magazine quite often!

Here is the full fashion story that features online with an extra added previously unseen image!

I hope you enjoyed this shoot and if you like my work subscribe to my instagram or facebook pages to stay up to date on my work! x

Mariah Carey OPI Liquid Sand

I feel like I have been waiting on this Mariah Carey Collection from OPI FOREVER and it has finally arrived in Australia! :)

The mini pack contains the four liquid sand polishes in the Mariah Carey Collection and is ideal for you if you want to try this out before splurging on the big bottles.

To achieve the liquid sand effect it is best not to use a base coat or a top coat and all you need is two layers of polish.

One of the big downers for me was the removal of the polish as you need to use the aluminium foil method for removal (YouTube clip here from MissChievous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0YNmdeNXGQ). Despite this polish having a textured finish it doesn't catch on anything (unlike caviar pearls).

So, without further ado, here are images of the liquid sand polishes.

"GET YOUR NUMBER"

Get Your Number was the most disappointing of the four polishes. To me it still looked like it had a gel finish rather than looking like sand. I am definitely not buying the full size version of this but I did like the different textures/hues of blue glitter in it.

Macro shot - no filter/edit

  

"CAN'T LET GO"

Can't Let go is DEFINITELY my favourite shade out of the four and is definitely the most wearable. LOVE! <3

Macro shot - no edit/filter

"THE IMPOSSIBLE"

This one is my second favourite and would be a very hot shade to wear in summer! It's a gorgeous pink/orange and is almost neon. Great for those girls who aren't afraid of loud colours. 

Macro shot - no edit/filter

 "STAY THE NIGHT"

Stay the Night turned out a lot nicer than I thought it would but I still think it's missing something. If they had just added a little more bling/glitter to it in either a different colour/shape/size I would have fallen in love with it! It's just a little too bland for me.

 

Macro shot - no edit/filter

 Let me know in the comments below whether you'll be rocking this latest nail trend or if you will pass!