Lipstick, Life & Heather

Hi All!  Something a bit different today :)  I thought i would take a leaf out of Zoella's book (you MUST know who Zoella is!) and start a "Top 5" series! I'm thinking one a week :) Normally beauty related of course, but i will add a few different random Top 5's into the mix :)  Starting with my Top 5 Youtube Channels! Counting down from 5 to 1 :)  Here goes :)  5. Zoella!!   Zoella is probably the most well known Youtuber on this list, if you don't know who she is where the blooming heck have you been? hehe!  Her channel is over 5 million subscribers strong and i think that is down to the fact she is just an everyday girl, so many people can relate to her, she has shared her experiences with anxiety and has therefore no doubt helped thousands and thousands of young people!  Her videos mainly consist of beauty reviews, hair and make up tutorials and monthly favorites with many other really fun videos thrown in too!...

Pixiwoo Day 5  Today was the last day and everyone was really sad :(, Stacey had gone to Brighton for a long weekend with her Boyfriend and Sam had gone to her Daughters sports day for the morning, so as soon as we got to the studio we decided what we wanted extra practice with and got to work.  I decided i wanted extra practice with Gel Liner and Red Lip and Bridal as these are probably the 2 most requested looks that you will get as a Make Up Artist!  I began with the Gel Liner and Red Lip look and was really happy with how it turned out, i think i have got Gel Liner down to a tee now :)!  I then moved onto Bridal and tried something a little more intense than Tuesdays Bridal Look. I still went for Shimmery, just a little darker and more intense, this is how it turned out: I'm really happy about how all of my looks turned out and i am so proud of them!  All in all i had the best week EVER and i will never forget it...

Pixiwoo Day 4 - Period Make Up!  Today was the day in which we learnt about all the different make up looks throughout the eras, from the 1920's to present. Nic began by doing a 1920's look on Stacey while Sam talked us through all of the different make up looks and trends and who the main inspirations were in each decade. Learning about the history of make up and what trends were in and when was so interesting and we were all sat there in awe of what we were being taught. It was then down to us to chose an era to do a look from and i chose to do a 1960's look on my friend Becca!  All make up in the 1960's was matte so there was no shimmer or sparkles just completely matte!  I decided to focus most of the attention on the eyes by doing a striking gel liner shape with a matte shadow and large lashes. This was the look i found the most difficult! I found is SO hard to get both eyes the same and applying gel liner to the eye is quite hard as...

Pixiwoo Day 3 - It's Drag Day So today was the day we got to really experiment with make up and just go wild and i know most of the group were really looking forward to today!  Sam began by doing a demonstration on one of the other girls from the course and talked us through what we had to do in order to make a males face look more feminine. The main technique we had to use was Contouring! Now i have never really tried contouring, i do have a contour kit but have never really used it due to being a bit scared i will just look like i have a brown stripe down my face but Sam taught us how to do it and make it look more natural!  We were also shown how to block eyebrows out by sticking them flat with a Pritstick no less!! Once the glue had set you then cover them with concealer in order to move the eyebrows further up the head! As you can imagine it looks SO strange having no eyebrows! You then use the natural brows as the new socket line!  We got started ...

Hello :) And so begins my Pixiwoo Course blog posts :)  I ntroduction to the Course, Sam, Nic and Stacey Me and Becca were very nervous on the Monday Morning, we forced some food down us, had a shower and set off up to the studio!  Luckily for us our hotel was only a 3 minute walk away from the studio so we didn't have much time to stress until we got to the studio, we nipped to tesco and then walked to the Studio.  As we were walking to ring the buzzer Sam was already walking in so we jumped in the lift with her up to the Pixiwoo floor (whilst having a mini fan girl moment in my brain! had to get it out while i could ha!) We walked into the studio, which is a lot smaller than i imagined and met the lovely Stacey and Nic who instantly made us feel welcome and at ease!  As the other students came in we all had a chat between ourselves and then we started the day!  Stacey, Sam and Nic began by introducing themselves and told us a b...

A Little About Me! Hi :) I'm Heather 23 Years Old  From Saddleworth Since i can remember i have been obsessed with all things Beauty related. I was a massive girly girl and would constantly want to do my sisters hair or do her make up using the little cream sets you could get that came with little plastic diamond rings!! (Remember them?!) As i got older i got more and more interested with make up and would spend my pocket money on a new lipstick or a new mascara.  I discovered Pixiwoo through watching Jessie J Make Up Tutorials on youtube and became hooked on them instantly, they gave me the inspiration and drive to become a make up artist.  Myself and my Friend then discovered that Pixiwoo, which consists of Samantha Chapman and Nicola Haste, ran make up courses in their home town on Norwich. Myself and Becca proceeded to book ourselves on and continue our Journey to becoming Make Up Artists!  Having completed their course i am now on the road to ...