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Amazing Transformations from a Professional Bridal Makeup Artist
Many a time, I get requests for 'before and after' shots. There is just something about a before and after transformation that people love!
I too love these pictures. While every single person hates having their before shot- they LOVE having their after shot taken! As women it's like we are hardwired to be insecure about our own natural beauty. I always encourage my girls to smile in their before shot! I don't want you looking miserable!
It gives me great pleasure as a makeup artist to seek out your best features, enhance them with a little colour to bring such joy and happiness. It's apart of why I love my job!
It doesn't matter if you don't normally wear eyeliner, or you don't fill your brows in on a day to day basis. The point of hiring a professional makeup artist it to have something you wouldn't (or couldn't!) normally do yourself. Otherwise, what's the point?
What matters most to me is that you feel amazing when your look comes together with hair, makeup and your outfit. Fashion and beauty really is so much fun, and I believe should be taken light heartedly! People don't get dressed up a lot these days, and being a bridal makeup artist, allows me to have a little fun with makeup giving you an amazing look that ties in nicely with the most beautiful dress ( and most likely the most expensive) you'll ever wear.
Mothers can be a hard to win over. Most of the time, they are a little scared of makeup having grown up in the 70's ( minimal makeup/ free love/natural beauty) to then progress to the 80's ( makeup to them is blue eyeshadow and red lips with crimped and teased hair) . So they find it easier not to apply much, because the fear of experimenting with their now ageing skin. The Mother you see below is my beautiful Mum. She is my biggest critic -I just love her before and after. Whenever she is in my chair, I love to accentuate her amazing blue eyes ( which I didn't inherit!!) But it's the way she looks in the mirror after it, inspecting every little detail. Then she turns to me with a huge smile … "Wow! Great job!" she says. Well, duh! of course it is!(Is what I want to say!) But a big hug later, is all I need to know she feels amazing- because of me. That's a pretty sweet feeling. I figure, if I can please my mum, I can please any mum out there!
I also love the different reactions from my clients!
"Wow!" , "Oh my goodness I never thought I could look like that! " , "thats amazing!", "beautiful!", "I never want to wash it off!" "Do I really have to take these lashes off?!" are just a few of the comments I love to hear and make my heart sing!
A huge thank you to the lovely clients below for their amazing before and afters!
To view more, Check out my Facebook gallery page by clicking HERE
Let's create your perfect look together and see what your before and after could look like! As the preferred makeup artist in Bowral and The Southern Highlands, I book out extremely fast especially in peak season! So don't hold back! Get in touch to book your wedding day makeup by clicking HERE
Michelle x


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Wait Entertainment: None.
Length of Event: About 45 minutes.
Actor Performance: All the actors/dancers were perfect!
Patron Flow Inside Attraction: N/A
Appropriate Ages: 5 and up.
Props / Special FX: Good stage area with lights and fog.
Costumes / Make-up: Great costumes and make-up. The actors/dancers had creepy looking contacts on their eyes.
Summary: This was a great performance by some wonderful dancers/actors. Great location in the dark woods (but not too dark). Plus, the best part was it was free! I drove an hour to see it and it was well worth it!

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From : 29th May 2017
To : 2nd December 2017
Posted : 25th May 2017
Works start Monday 29 May for six months
Following the replacement of five bridges on the A830, Criche Bridge will next benefit from the £10m commitment to bridge replacements and improvements on one of Scotland's most scenic routes.
Work to replace Criche Bridge, located at Arieniskill, approximately nine miles west of Glenfinnan, will begin on Monday 29 May.
The new structure will provide a widened carriageway and improved vehicle barrier containment and safety protection.
Five bridges on the A830 have already been replaced with new structures and the works at Criche will be carried out by BEAR Scotland on behalf of Transport Scotland.
A temporary bridge will be installed as a diversion until works are completed. Temporary traffic lights will help maintain traffic flows and a reduced speed limit of 30 mph will be in place for the safety of road workers and motorists.
The bridge spans over an environmentally sensitive watercourse, which requires the replacement works to be carried out over the summer. However, due to relatively low traffic flows no major delays are expected.
Eddie Ross, BEAR Scotland's North West Unit Representative, said: "We're pleased to move onto the next phase of the bridge replacement programme on the A830, designed to improve road safety along this strategic route.
"As with the previous bridge replacements at Dearg, Utha, Garbh, Ranochan and Arieniskill we urge road users to take care when driving through the traffic management that will be in place at Criche Bridge.
"Whilst we've taken steps to minimise disruption by providing temporary bridge for traffic, we'd advise motorists to leave a little extra time to complete their journeys and hope road users will be pleased with the results of the new Criche Bridge."
Dearg Bridge was the first structure to be completed in December 2014, and was followed by the replacement of Garbh and Utha Bridges in late 2015. Ranochan and Arieniskill were the fourth and fifth structures to be completed in 2016 as part of the £10 million investment from Transport Scotland.
Real-time journey planning information is available from Traffic Scotland on www.trafficscotland.org or twitter @trafficscotland.
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LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig is running into problems with the Los Angeles Dodgers yet again.
The star outfielder arrived late to the ballpark Monday and was benched by manager Dave Roberts. Puig was not in the lineup Sunday, either, after a baserunning blunder the previous day.
Roberts stopped short of saying Puig got punished Sunday, but made it clear the 26-year-old Cuban slugger was being disciplined Monday before the National League West champions hostedSan Diego.
"Yasiel has been great all year, but to be frank, there was a situation where he was supposed to be on the field today and he was late," Roberts said. "Where we're at right now, it has to be clear to everyone in the clubhouse that the only purpose is to prepare for the postseason, to finish the season strong and for it to be about all of us. I think, and I know, no one player can be bigger than the team. The priority has got to be for all of us. For me right now, that was a decision that he made, not me."
Los Angeles began the night with the best record in baseball. When the playoffs start next week, the Dodgers will be trying to reach the World Series for the first time since their 1988 championship. But they hit the skids in September, and now one of their regulars is back to his old habits.
"[My] level of concern [is] very minimal," Roberts said about the recent issues with Puig. "When you can lose your best player like we did last year and parts of this year in Clayton Kershaw and continue to move forward ... again, no one player is bigger than the whole and the sum. The onus is on him. I want him in there. I expect him in there. ... When you show up late for work, there has got to be consequences. That's just the way life works and the way life should work."
Since Puig's electrifying debut in the summer of 2013, he has been equal parts fascinating and frustrating. He dazzles with his arm in right field and power at the plate, but he has fizzled at times with attitude and effort problems, along with tardiness, speeding while driving and other distractions.
Last year, he was banished to the minor leagues for a month. He worked his way back onto the team and the playoff roster in October.
This season, Puig was seemingly a model citizen for the most part. His only known discretion was an obscene gesture toward Cleveland fans in June. He was batting .259 with 26 homers, 70 RBIs, 15 stolen bases and a .339 on-base percentage.
It was unclear what time Puig was expected at the ballpark Monday, but he was on a Dodger Stadium elevator in street clothes just before 3:20 p.m. Many of his teammates were already on the field in uniform.
Roberts made it clear Puig was not above the rules.
"That's the way it always should be," Roberts said. "At this point and time, the last thing we all need to be concerning ourselves with is somebody whose sole focus isn't on the ballclub. I think this is a decision that I made that I feel is in the best interest of the ballclub."
In 2014, Puig arrived late on opening day and was scratched from the lineup by then-Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.
More recently, Puig was caught stealing to end Saturday's 2-1 loss toSan Francisco. He didn't have the green light to go and, to make matters worse, didn't slide.
Without specifying on Sunday, Roberts alluded to other problems with Puig this season and said it was important he can "trust" all the players in the lineup.
"It's very disappointing, but he's made tremendous strides and he's had a tremendous season," Roberts said. "I never like talking about a particular player, especially in this context, especially this time of year. I think this is something that, again, it's unfortunate. All year long he's been great. He and I have talked many times about accountability. I think this is one of those situations where he has to be accountable."
Dodgers' Yasiel Puig benched for arriving late to team workout
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Deep concern has been expressed by the World Council of Churches (WCC) over the many challenges that still remain in securing human dignity and rights for all, in a statement issued on International Human Rights Day, 10 December.
'Our concerns have not diminished', 66 years after declarations made at the WCC inaugural Assembly in 1948, says the statement. 'Still today, 27 countries have ratified neither of them, and eight states have ratified only one'.
'Faced with both persistent and new challenges to the realisation of human rights for all without discrimination, our call for cooperation and action must be renewed and strengthened', the statement continues.
'On this International Human Rights Day, the World Council of Churches joins the call for universal ratification of both covenants; the vision of human dignity is incomplete without the totality of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and freedoms'.
For the full statement on International Human Rights Day, see the WCC website.